Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-06
POOR AND PROUD.
GLENNA.

GLENNA.
Can nothing be done, Glare p
Anice looked ut mo with anxiety in
her lovely face, while 1 viewed dis
tractediy the serogeneous collec
ton OF used mp dry goods before ne.
It's dreadful thing to be poor,
sighed my sister, seeing no enoour.
agement in my face and gathering
none by my silence; poor and re-
spectacle enough To he invited to
nice places by nice people,
Dear Anice who loved dainty
things and luxuricA, who needed
beautiful surroundings | groaned
myself, over our poverty, though
could stand IT better than she. We
were poor and proud bearing a
name that had been handed down
through long line Of irreproacha-
bic ancestors; name which served,
even then to open to us-the sole
survivors and representatives of the
name of 'Nilcourt'-the doors of the
first families but which did not
serve, alas to olothe US IN manner
suitable to appear in those houses
Perhaps we were ungrateful for
our privileges, but fully agreed
with Anice, who said with a sigh, Il
do wish our grandfathers had left us
little less name and little more
money We lived in town where
were many aristocratic families ,some
living there, having their houses
there, more only staying during the
summer.
Our father, before his death, had
become so involved that he had
mortgaged his home; the grand old
home which had been in the family
for generations, and with all the
failing fortunes been left sacred,
and, at his death. Anice and | found
ourselves tuned out of the house
we loved 80 well; possessors only Of
a small annuity, and cottage left
us by our mother; there We lived
with two servants who had refused
to leave us under any consideration,
and distant relative of our moth
er's who was glad to play propriety
for us for the sake of the home; and
it was very pleasant home, though
so different from our Old one.
1t is there you find US tha' bright
day, discussing the probability of
getting something to wear to Mrs.
Cheriton's party.
saw, with modification of spirit,
that my sisters faith in what she
had supposed an inexhaustable mine
of resources, was shaken. After |
had achieved brilliant triumph by
manufacturing for her very stylish
black carrick Grape out of the tails
of coat that once adorned our
grandfather her faith and conviction
that | was genius was not to BIO
shaken. And though we kept this
lighted candle under the busher of
secrecy, so the world saw OILY the
result of it's burning, l knew she
gloried in it and believed Der trou-
bles at an end.
Iucted TO further action by her
evidently waning faith, | viewed
with redoubled interest the mass be-
fore me-which represented the
most available things for dresses for
the ball-an old blue silk, torn and
soiled by many wearing; an old
pink silk, ditto; pile of frayed
white tarletan white organd,e
waist and skirt pretty far gone on
the road to destruction; black net
limp and rusty. | groaned in spirit,
and in truth also. at which Anice's
face sank to the zsro of despair
If they we're only muslins | la
mented, | conld wash them. But
stop, | thought, couldn't wash the
silk st surely would make it no
worse, and there was probability
OF success. Not wishing to raise
Anice's hopes to dash them to the
earth Ggain, proposed ripping all
the goods up as they could do no
good as they were; so we CON-
menced with the silk, of which /
found there was large quantity,
such as it was, and leaving my Sis
ter to flush tho rest departed for
the kitchen.
Soap and water in that as lie most
other cases worked charmiugly,
and while engaged IN the cleansing,
Twas seized with further inspira.
tion; the organdie followed the silk,
and the net was put through the
stiffening and cleansing process used
for old lace, and then, with joy and
thanksgiving and with tho conf
dence of Anice fully restored and
her admiration increased | went TO
| work
.Aniee,' said |, how do l look 2
Two weeks had passed AID we were
dressing for the party.
Lovely = said Anice with rather
too fiattering an emphasis. And
though / knew better than to be
battered, | did feel elated at my sue
cess.
Anice, with her brown hair and
eyes, clear dark complexion. was ell
egant with the pink silk. which
looked fresh aud new-made up
with pleatings and puff. of silk and
fresh laundried organdie; with an
overdress caught back with sasnes
OF pink, and basque, square N the
neck and short sleeved, lined with
the silk.
Mine was tbe blue. which with