The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-04-18
AUNT CALISTA'S HAIR.

SPLENDID!'
Magnificent
80 longr'
$50 Thick
And softr'
And glossyr'
THE lovcliest brown
with just Il tinge of gold!'
And it waves 50 sweetly!'
1t was Edna and Alice Bristol who
were praising their Aunt Calista's
hair. Aunt Calista "pishedr' and
''pshawed:' and begged them to hush
but it was evident. after all, that she
was pleased at their enthusiastic praise
of what was her only positive attrac-
ton. An attraction of which she, poor
soul, had been heretofore but dimly
conscious, for all her life thus far had
she been so occupied in caring for 9TH
ers, that she had no time to think of
herself, whether she were fright or
otherwise: though a fright she certainly
was not. for her complexion was fair
and clear, and her expression was one
of great sweetness and intelligence,
too, 50 what matter if her features
were not all cast in beauty's perfect
mold.
A quiet, sober. and. ut times, 4 sOr-
rOwful existence had been hers since
her earliest girlhOOd-she was now
bordering upon old-maidenhood =
when. for several years, she was almost
the sole nurse and companion of an in
valid mother: and then, later. when
death had removed from her clinginc
arms this loved charge, her father was
N m Inn HI NIL
lingering disease, and she was kept
close but not unwilling prisoner by
his side for many more long, weary
years, until now he, too, was merciful-
ly taken to rest, and she had come to
make her home for while with an
only sister, who had married and re-
moved far from her native place many
years before.
This sister and her two young daugh-
ters were gay and fashionable, and it
seemed like being in new world to
her, quiet old maid as she was, and
she kept within the seclusion of her
own room as much as her lively nieces
would allow her.
DO not imagine, though, that she was
either awkward or vulgar, for she was
nothing of the kind. Her father had
been man of high mental culture and
refinement, and the few friends who
visited him occasionally during his long
illness were gentlemen of like tastes
and advantages; beside, too, she. with
him, had been constant reader of all
the standard literature, as fast as it
came before the public; SO that, al
though dreading society, and shrinking
and easily embarrassed when COM
PEELED to mingle in it, she was far from
being person of whom her friends
need feel ashamed, had they been much
more sensitive than they were.
''Oh! Aunt Cally," pleaded Edna,
edo let us dress your hair, just this
once. You've no idea what differ
ence it will make in your appearance
to have it done fashionably. You might
be stylish if you only would. Why,
your hair alone is enough to make your
fortuner'
make my fortune?'' said Aunt
Cally. Il don't understand. Sell it,
you meanp''
Catch a husband with it, 1 mean.''
laughed Edna. SHOW, don't lool. 40
Mortified, aunty! You must know that
every girl and woman wants to do that
catch husband whether they will
own it or not.''
Aunt Calista aoas Mortified, quite as
much as her looks expressed.
"Catch q husband!' she gasped.
Girls of your age talking like that!
Why. l thought it was women who
were caught If there was any catching
in the case. didn't know that they
hunted or fished for husbandsy'
"Well they do. Aunt Cally," asserted
Alice. she, as well as Edna, intensely
amused at their aunt's ..countrv sim
plicity," as they called it. "Whv. half
the women here are doing their verv
best to catch Lawyer Chester now,
"The bold, forward things!'' ex-
claimed Aunt Calista. in great digust.
IF he has any sense, he won't have
any of them. hope neither of you are
included in the number"
Alice tossed her head, with little
sniff, saying:
81 don't care for q husband old
enough to be my father, if he is rich
and popular; and as for Edna with an
arch look toward her sister), she has
her fish already caught; so don't worry
about us. but just be nice, and let us
braid these beautiful long tresses and
put them up high upon your head, in q
lovely coil, and then you'll look young
and pretty; and you shall catch LAWYER