The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-30
INNOCENCE CONFUsED.
A Country Girl on the shores OF Lake
Michigan.


DEAR MorHFR 7 nm having gay time -
| NOR Eay,tv thnn genuine comfort Tor you sec.
mamma. am la constant fear OF making some
! outrageous h.uudrr and II keeps me in u state
! O. nervousness that DO not buliovo even DR.
| Mitchell himself could rellgvc or cure II IL
hi'''''''r e',.e. thina- On Tho t.Lis thni may hS
! w., HphinNs tool for all that know, ana
| VU'h reuse luud mat am Just dylng for. be-
cause am 80 terribly afraid that | shall not
convey IL To my mouth or swallow II in lust the
! correct way. AMI Whenever | rot up 20 cross
the room / feet Ns ~ belonged To- MY hands
instead OF my hands belonging TO ne. / have
an uuilcasant CONSCIOUSNESS that The girls arc
al ia" time expecting mo la iuoftifv them I'm
som" way. They are very kind but whenever
tifre Is company present | hear them eaten
90 'ir breath slHsrNl aily every time that |
MAXI "a remhrk and you know I will iuik. NJ
nUnr WHAT para, u-. todd "a = ,ui'emau the
oiu"r night that milkrd three cow. at home
regularly. ant flli told me uft,rward That
should not Ntle a. oui iu,INlug CONS "a company;
" was MT customary. and not quito proper,
AMI that very evening when we went To-
larry 7lr wore dress that WIS nothing but
SKIRT. Tor there was 80 little waist To it really IL
was not worth Ia .ntluuIug. and she put white
pusto on her forehead and red pnsi,, ON L,r
cheHA9, ana BLACK IA tne corners ol her eyes,
ana she waited all the evening with her li.ad
On the gentlenens shoulders / saw them brush
N oats "llniMard WHORE size had left some
pi nor comrlrNionl and nobody seemed u bit
shorkod. So ! suppose all that was proper hut
hiiAing good. hon, II OLD rOw j. not considered
-. II makes mo feel a littls confused IN regard
To the true, si.niilrai,r OF words. will write
AMI a-k Mr., Grant White about It. fashion
alto young lady. who WAS oven more economi.
al in the waist departing M than Ella asked inc
i wa- not vrr, Uncomfortable. my cheeks wrre
~ rel aud was dressed no warmly. "Why"
Wh,h 10 10 parties. and she told Lila that her |
hn,e country cousin was very -uiiciul.
Mumnla. really am li'tie concerned about |
my wardrobe: 1t - 30 dstrrssinglv plain and |
snow ~ tnc ers laugh al II Ihey say ,hat my /
dress 81 ris must all have fan ia them. The |
IAN J. Just ike turkeys tail-so highly |
s"4teri YOU snow ind with few yards OF silk |
unnyl They lust lax" any III ra. for mn ~ mo No
d'rskirt. ana put ON II hounce of silk-thun, |
with a l~Onase over il. they sail round is elr- !
halr short IN front. and weor little cnrls and |
iriH'~. hut Uncle David said. No Kat" don't
you 10 any such tlngl Ii In "A relief to look at
you after sso ll.- nothing but human poodle dogs
ana SKYE terriers ~ tine week. And the girls
got up and bounded HIM until he gave them IS
apiece. But | would Ike 10 looS rs the othcr
hnir loo. Ana wGuii Won s.ire n ,eiyf ~. ri1
my lacef Woulu not Use IL" rod stun tor IN.
W't'd; tut tnr WHO 10 80 dlll irrnt. and LILA
s.ys Lave 10 nn.h color. surl'Q~. uncle
a,hioA"'.-ile is -, ioaiol H. wife
cou-ns Elln thu eean,y she s ia aI ne, ,sy
inu'h, uui sir. Nos attitudes and makes tthleauN
~ h'rarii, rolling Lp hsr eyes then lowering
nom again tn show the long lu-h,S PARTING tho
il7 u display No Mhtir teeth. and when she
ia II iinl = ln' other rtl ir aitrrtlng too mach
q ltn'inn She puts iDr hand g. her for. hoad rs
ID in l"ti'gie agony. ana lpuAs In II She were
q, rug ~ iatit iN lOf most Impressive manner.
itn tao re.r.aut ba.uX all lath.r about her
wiih IAN ana s..i- am waller. ANA you have no
J - ll' Interesting ann amusing the little I.r-
l9rhHnre .--ihc first tim you Sec il. But
alter ue nun o. sixth representation - pall-
aiie upln tlc fancy. uud ylu wish She w'ni
,l@ sometiAns els. Llla's LITTLE dido Show
C.-ra is the wit OF he family. or she considers
No r7'il ~. hhi nor wat merely ptIsunalty and
wIihl she says lhe ulIl'si p.Is1n might say. If
rii at goose, aud ihru eNpeet every ono to iHush
p u She hai sad lu-i the funniest thing ia thn
Digging Tor thcg 10 mush aaile Hari whNn
Nhnel 'hl! up even m ,ghp~ "i a smile. She