The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-02-09

hence little Clarice's forte is the kitchen"
"NTy dear boy" said Victor, "Charlie
nearly told me as much the first day we
came here. Charlie likes his causin-by-
the-bye, I, wonder if she Is going to be at
the grand ball to be given here tomorrow
night?"
"Not she" said viii, laughing, "shc'll be
too busy experimenting it,
an ask Charlie said Victor
"By Jovc? Clifford believe you're in
love!" said Will, with genuine surprise.
For an instant Victor's face was rosy
then he shrugged his shoulders laughed, ard
turned the conversation.
"AIothcr is Clarico going to be at the ball
tomorrow night?"
"Well, what stupid questions you can ask,
Charlie, said his sister, who was present,
"When did you svcr see Clarice at ball?"
81 don't remember just now when," said
Charlie, in his tontalizing way, "but must
see her at the ball tomorrow night"
"Charlic E' said Mrs. Ashmore
"Iavc said any thing dreadful, mother?"
"Charlic you know Clatice will be to
busy
"Mothcr, if Clarcc is not to be at the
ball tomorrow night, none of my friends
will be there, for I will get up some plan to
keep them away in spite of themselves.
You know can do it if | try.
1 }. J. -. I
in consteration, The one thought ran in
both their heads, After all the. preparations,
the elegant toilette coming from New York,
Victor Clifford not to be at the balll And
he wouldn't if Charlie took into his thick,
obstinate head-just like his father's-to
keep him away. What was to be done?
They must submit; they saw it in Charities
eyes.
"But Cloricc has nothing fit to wear"
said Mrs. Ashmorc.
"Oh let her wear that white Swiss of hers;
she'll do well enough in it," said Miss En-
ma.
"Yes Clarico will look charming in any
thing" said Charlie.
That was just what Mrs. 7Ashmore and
her daughter were afraid Of But it couldn't
be helped the best they could do tindcr the
circumstances was to make her as plain as
possible for the occasion.
"Plain Jane" said Charlie, making a wry
face at Claricc, "but never mind, Claricc,
there isn't one, honestly, not one here that
looks as well as you"
Perhaps Claricc tool, heart from Charles
words of praise, for she moved about in her
plain white Swiss in the midst Of the grand
toilcttc5 quite at her ease. And well Clarice
Ashmorc might feel at her case, for her
cousin in gossamer robe Of fabulous price, or
ladies in trailing silks, bcdeclied with costly
jewels, with heads perfect marvels of the
hair-drcsser's art, could not hold a candle to
her. In white Swiss, pink ribbons and
rose-buds in her wavy brown hair, Clarice,
the drudge, was By far the lovclicst girl in
the room-at least Victor Clifford thought so
when he looked down at her and asked her
to dance and when she danced with him,
he was Mt once reminded of Bvron,s lines ,
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Wbere mon have souls mr. bodies sbo must
answer"
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