The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-12-18
A roRrUNArE EnRoR
BY vIxIL DUuRiSo.

toms dressingrooD, one pleasan
morning in June IL consisted c
Mrs. Remington and ber three un
married daughters, and the subjec
under such animated and anxious dis
cussion was where they shuold g
for their usual summer holidays.
/ It had always been on interestin,
subject. and to the maternal element
attended witt considerable anxiety
Ebut never such matter Of perplexi
tY. almost amounting to despair, ai
now.
The contents OF the varicus ward
robes bad been laid ont aud examin
ed; silks aud muslins, cambrics ant
lawns, sufficient. il would seem, for
dozen, snd vet the two elder Misses
'tRemingtoa declared, With tears il
their eyes. THAT they had nothing
absolutely nothing ft to wear"
/ It's noteworthy with yhat sur
prising unanimity The two sisters
agreed 90 this point, who SO seldom
lagreed on any other.
Mrs. Remington locked wiih dis
may upon this fnery spread ont be
fore her, after listening TO the above
assertion
ai'm sure, loy dears,p she ventureG
to say. "Some Of these are hardly
worn, and with little alterationu--
Ne, mamma ~ interrupted Belle
"wby will you talk so ridicuiously
" heB you know there is not thing
here bnt what Il wretehediy cut ol
! styleg And as to altering anything
ii alwsys gives me pain In the aide
10 scR-and I'm rot going 10 the
seaside all tagged out. If | never
goip
or course, this settled that. 1t Is
i little curious what o small amount
of work viii flag" girl "all out,'
who can dance until The break Of day
without the slightest Inconvenience
"There's one thing certain" said
Lucy, the seeoud daughter, I'VE must
at least each have one new dress"
/ Il don't know where it's to come
from, them responded Mrs. Rem.
ingion, sinking down YEARLY into q
I chair II vas as haBcb as ! could
do to get your father to consent 70
our goiag at all II was two O'Clock
last aight before lie gave ID, and
ther, I verify believe. It vas from
pure #eariness, and Inability to keeF
awake longer"
! Mrs Remington said this with The
air OF woman determined to ger
form Der duty II al haz@ards, and
arxiOas 10 obtain credit for the same
Bot 1t seemed 10 have quite The
contrary effect upon Jessie, ths
lyoungest daughter, who had not be
| fore spoken, Int who now burs
forth.
= derlaTe il Il isn't 9 s;n snd /;
Ishape, mamma, for you 10 worry pa
rs SO e
Mrs Remington cast reproaeh
fol look upon the speaker.
81 viii say, Jessie, that you GFe th'
most ungrateful child ever saw
I'd Ike to know how much money
I'd get out of your father if | didn'
worry him, as you call it. But that'i
all the thanks | get for lying awak,
nights scbeming and planning how Il
give you q chance TO settle In life
I'D thank you for not doing so
I'm not going to Long Branch o.
! Cape May. In the irst placeI know
that papa can't afford 1t. And ther
| / promised Mary Crofton that
would visit her this summer
Though Mrs Remington affected
TO be displeased at this announce
ment she was secretly relieved.
Belle and Lucy were very mucl
pleased with this arrangement, too
| Jesse was very handy at furnishing
| up and altering dresses, aud if shi
was determined TO bury herself in |
country farmhouse she would no
need TO do much of that for herself
and could, therefore, devote mort
time to them. And so busy did thel
keep her during the two weeks tha
followed, that Jessie vas glad enough
20 see the big trunks all packed ant
waiting in the hall
To save expenses, Mrs. Remington
bad arranged to dismiss the servant
and shut up the house, with the ex
csption Of one room for her husband
who vas to tske bis meals at his sis
ter's
} "0f course, she won't charge bin
anything, SO that will be one iter
saved, 2 remarked Mfs Remington. q
she regarded complacently the etTec
of Bella IS new dress which her man
egemeDt had secured.
"As though papa would ssddl
himself on them for nothing va
Jessie's indignant reioiDder. "whe
, Uncle William hes such baTd tim
to get along
w ell, II your father chooses {
paw when he needn't, aud it isn't ex
pected Of bin. it's bis own loss. Fo
. my part, l don't see what's the goo,
OF having relations, if yea o.
make use Of them"
Mrs. Remington certainly believes
in making her relatives useful, carr,
out ;h6. belief to its fullest ex,en
wherever it was practicable, as som
Of them knew TO their cost. Evel
her love for Der daughters parteok O
the selfshness Of her intensely sellsI
nature. h9r ehieI anxiety being t
get trem "oif her hands, aud in
manner that would be as advanta
geous aud reflect as much credit o.
herself as possible.
But they were gone st lsst, an'
Jessie was at liberty to make be
own simple preparation, which di
rot take her long 10 complete
The father and daughter had
nice gSiet evening together. .Iessi
was going On the morrow, and, a
sitting opposite him, pouring out b
tea, she saw The hard lines soften !
bis care-waTn face, snd how napp
be was in her Sc ETY., Der heart r.
prosched her for leaving him.
"I've half mind not to go, pap;
\ it seems too bad to leave you here a
/ by yourself
But Mr. Remington, hard-worl
ed surgeon in one of the poorest di
tricts il the city, would not hear I