The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-27
4" Only a Farmer"

Quito an interested and anxious group
had gathered in Mrs. Wilson's dressing
room one pleasant morning in June. IL
consisted of Mrg. Wilson and her three
unmarried dau yhters, and the subject
under such animated and anxious dis.
cushion was how and where TO open their
nsual summer campaign. II Ind always
been an interesting subject, and, 10 the
maternal element, attended with CON
siderable anxiety, but never such mat
ter OF perplexity, almost amounting 80
despair, M now.
The contents OF the various wardrobes
had been laid out and examined; silks
and muslins, cambrics and lawns, sui.
ncient, it wouid seem, for a dozen, and
yet the two elder Misses Wilson de.
clared, with tears in their eyes, "thRt
they had nothing. absolutely nothing 10
wear"
II ia noteworthy with what surprising
unanimity the two sisters agreed OF
this point, who 80 seldom agreed on an,
other.
Mrs. Wilson looked with dismay upo,
the fnery spread out before her, afte
listening TO the above assertion.
I'm sure, my dears," she venture,
TO say, "some of them are hardly worn
and with little alteration -
"Now, mamma |" interrupted Belle
"why will you talk 40 ridiculously
When you know that there is not thin
here but what is wretched1y out Of
style And as TO altering anything, j.
always gives me pain to sew, and In
not going to Saratoga all tagged out, i
never goi"
OF course, this settled that. il is
little curious what a small amount OF
work will "fsg" girl call OUT" who
can dance until the break of day with
ont the slighteet inconvenience.
"There's one thing CERTAIN" said
Lucy, the secC nd daughter, Eve have
rot to have Mt least one new dress.
81 don't know where it's coming from,
them" responded Mrs. Wilson, sinking
down YEARLY into chair. at was az
much MS I could do to get your pa to
consent TO your going at all. II was two
4 o'clock last night before he gave in, and
then, | verify believe, it was from pure
WEAKNESS and inability to keep awake
any longer"
Mrs. Wilson said this with the air of
n woman determined to perform her
duty at all hazards, and anxious to OBJ
h-ip credit for the same. But it seemed
have quite the contrary effect upon
ie, the youngest daughter, who had
before spoken, but who now burst
. \: ct declare. if it isn't sin and q
!, 2, mamma, for you to worry pa
w Wilson cast 4 reproachiul look
wv, We speaker.
s"N ill say, Josie, that you are the
& ungrateful child 1 ever saw. I'd
10 know how much money I'd gel
your pa if ] didn't worry it ont
It's all the thanks get for laying
ASo bights, scheming and planning
I,eae pve you a chance to get settloC
L hnk ysu for not doing so. In
go. :. to Saratoga or Long Branch
III et place, l know that pa can
z,1TSi And then l promised Mar,
Wy II would visit her this sum
y Yrs. Wilson affected to b,
ON u this announcement, sh,
ireIieved. Belle and Luc,
ll suited with this arrange
Josie was very handy 3
and making over, and i
y mined to bury herself il
II N,;ionM tmhouse, she would no
81 auA W. much of that for herself
80 pvlu, therefore, devote more tim
to them. And SO busy did they kee
her during the two weeks that followed
that Josie was glad enough to see th
big trunks all packed and waiting in tn
hall.
To save expense, Mrs. Wilson ha
arranged to dismiss the servants, an
70 the house with the exception ,
- for her husband, who was
els at his sisters.
IS she won't charge hi