Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-03-09

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the cause Of her sofrow-in the strictest
Confluence, remem ber-.he sum total Of
her grievance was this: her father had
refused TO get her y new dress. and
when we add that she had had but three
that week, our readers cannot fail
TO perceive the rank injustice with which
her father treated her. We have
another secret for our readers. Clafice
had falling, not bad or evil one-but
one of those little things that are too
small to be destroyed, though large
enough t. often bring their possessOr
into Notifying and disagreeatle posi-
tions. The failing in question was that
she could never come to decision; she
could say neither yes nor NO, however
pressing the occasion was, but always
confined herself to non-committal "if''
or a simple II don't know" In her
youth it had been looked upon as q sign
Of amiability; as she grew older she
had been occasionally laughed at,
but no trouble had been taken to cure
her of it; 30 the result was that she was
apparently without a mind of her own.
On this particular day she had re
tired to her room TO indulge in q fit of
sulks over what she considered her ia
theirs injustice.
"The horrid brutc!" she sobbed. "He
might have given me new dress to wear
- Mrs. Covel's ball. sha'n't be fit to he
seen in that old rag of silk dress that
I got last week. The rich Colonel Moore
will be there, too. It's real mean, 80
there!"
The Colonel Moore alluded to was an Of
ficer who had just arrived from the South
in search of chum who had been through
the late war with him, and who lived in
the neighborhood of the Unde.woods.
Through him the UnderwoOds had pro.
cured an introduction to the Colonel
for be it known, be wac the owner of
several cotton plantations and an exhaust
i've rent-roll-and as soon as etiquette
would permit invited him to pay them a
visit. The invitation was gladly accept.
ed by the colonel, who was evidently
pleased with the beauty aud converse
tional powers of Clarice.
1t is not to be wondered at that a
man Of his intelligence and chivalrous
disposition should be pleased with Mise
Underwood; for she was beautiful, witty
and prominently agreeable when she
chose to exert herself; and it was rarely,
indeed, that she showed the other side
Of her character beyond the home circle.
The day of the ball came, and in
spite of her determination to remain ut
home, Miss Underwood shone resplend-
ent 10 the silk dress that she had alluded
to Is an ''old rag"
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mel Noore's partner in several seis; but
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