The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-18

w nat s,sd Of trimming, ~vusd you
like
What would you suggc., for m,
cumplcsicn - rrplied The btts
miliincr loo Nod nj m, pl~ssAntly Tor os,e
moment
"flls. bring thu, pt-cr ~ iigh, blue
silk here" The d~elics,, liu. .fk ~..
almost instantly wound aruuud the hs,
In grscrful fold. box after box ~ siow.
cr~ we're examined Nv the MI. miliin.r
:. b-forr she saw tust what she desired
, and when she had found IL. " ~u .
b-.autiful creamy t.a.rusc. " hos. lars.
petals seemed 20 eaivcr A. u possessed
with life. 80 ns,drai was its form alton.
80 pure and delicate It's CREAMY color
ing. u was MOI hard To imagine the air
odorifetous With the aromatic fragrance
4f ro~es. ''liuw would YOU IA. this
Uo-" and buds' See how beautiful with
the blue back ground"
The centre Of the ro.c decp~ncd In
shade rs !, lay almos, hidden In the ncs,
Of blue.
This ostrich tip II the same shade
rs the silk would look lovely falling
! over the crown just IN this manner
VIVA, do YOU think Miss' am ylai
YOU are pleased with my selection. 4,
will he ready 10y siN o'clock Thu. evening.
will that he y enoughH'
The little millncr WAS a stranger 10
me bu, her cheerful face aud gentle
manners Interested me NOR. thar | had
thought /, possible, because for DAYS aud
weeks ! had taken no interest in N
one or anything but myself and my own
troubles. Her face Mas not pretty, IL
Wa. snA thin AMI M.S xA l.-s L..
the shoulders that carried between them
u VI those protubcranccs whose ow n
cr Is familiarly spoken III ss a bunch
back. The little woman " ~ defoTmed.
All iay long I could not Danish her hap.
. py face from my mind, and promptly
q At the time appointed ] stood in her lit
> tie shop. AZ ! entered | saw that she
was busy with other customers. so Ia
King a seat ! glanced around the little
room. one part Of which was curtaincd
OF for the use Of her sewing girls. who
were trimming hats and chatting aud
quietly laughing among themselves at
the drollery Of one of them. Every
M in this little shop looked happy.
tse bird in his brass cage. the white cat
~ II lay an n rug n the floor In the
sunshine NJ IL came into the opsn door.
but above all was the happy face Of the
little woman, whose presence every
where was like a ray IT sunshine on n
stormy day. ] even felt less despond-
cnt when in her presence. Aunt had
said must have u lighter hat. as the
spring sun was too warn for my black
Spnc. but IL the milliner had said. ''br-
cause your hair is yellsw. you must
have yellow trimmings," I was SO In.
different to personal appearance ] should
have taken II with no comment. WHY
study what Wa becoming In order Ia
attract, when l only wanted IN be- alone!
l had come to the little town TO be away
from all my friends. excepting dear
auntic, and ] thought no one was 40 un.
happy and miserable ~ I. My one
bright particular star had gone out in
darkness, and I was determined no 9th.
or light should take its place.
do you not get very tired some
timcs9" said I 70 the little woman.
yes. sometimes, and then nv girls"
here she looked lovingly st her assist
ants. -- will have me go and lie down.
You see l live with my father in that
house Just across this vacant lot. When
!. ] have taken q half hours nap ! Am
wonderfully refreshed"
You like millinery workP'
"Oh yes! ] am never 40 happy ~
when I am here and surrounded by
bright ~colors.'
By this time my hat was ready for me.
so I had no excuse for remaining. On
my way back TO auntie's I determined I
would ask her to tell me oil she knew
shout tho little milliner. learned
from aunt that Miss James waA the
eldest daughter Of one Of the village
pastors. At two years Of age she had
had q fall that resulted In spinal COM
plant, and from that time she almost
seemed the idol Of her parents; and
when other sisters and brothers came
she seemed to them the dearest one. be-
cause of her affection. Excepting when
suffering she was the life of the family.
Sbut alt hOugh she tried hard to hide her
feelings her parents saw that she felt
her helplesncss, and when the children
talked of their hopes and expectations
for the future - - children always do
- she could not entirely hide her tears.
She had q passion for making miniature
hats and bOnncts To the delight Of her
girl friends with doils. She often asked
Eor parents II she could keep a millin-
cry store when she WAS grown At first
they tried to get her III Of the notion.
"A they had considerable property. and
they felt she would never be obliged to
maintain herself, hut Mt last they con-
scented to allow her to have q little shop
IL she desired when grown, for they dis
liked TO deny their little unfortunate
daughter. From the time she gained
their consent she was q different child.
she feat that her life would BIZ something
more than a mere existence, she would
B. Of some use. II WA amusing to
hear her tell how she would have things
in her little establishment, snd Whist she
would do with her money. Instead II
firing Of the idea, IS her parents thought
she would /, time only increased her DE-
sire for IL. When she wa ready 10 buy
her goods, her father went TO the city
with her, and every time she goes her
father or somebody goes with her. She
always see 80 mach In tbs city every
time she goes, and her descriptive pow
nj ar. 40 larOa that her frienda osfeem