The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-08
ONLY OUR SEWING-GIRL.
BY NANCY MADCAP.

Mary Dinsmore and went to spend
our holidays with one of our schoolmates,
Belle Archer, in the city of Montreal.
The vacation only lasted week, but we
took a fortnight; and as Alf. Archer,
Bellies brother, brought with him Charlie
Lucas, John Travers and VIII Curtis, all
splendid fellows for fun and flirting, and
all heart-breakingly good-looking, we had
delightful times in sieighing and sliding,
and skating and coasting, during the
day, and dancing and playing whist and
what-not in the evening.
One wild, snowy January morning, too
stormy to think of going out, the whole
eight of lis gathered round the blazing
fire in solemn conclave, TO determine low
the day was to be spent. -.
81 vote tor change of programme"
said Alf. Archer "weve had sleighing
and dancing enough in all conscience.
What say you, ladies and gents"
81 second the notion" said Charlie,
"as my Lord Byron sings: There's pleas
ure at least in change" "
"There, that's enough of that, Master
Charles said Curtis. Don't you know
its sacrilege and high treason, and tear
ing of our wigs to quote Byron, except
you are rambling with some lady fair,
alone by the light of the moon.'"
"But to return to our notion" said
ALI, "what is the change to be? Let the
ladies have the casting vote"
'Let us act charades," said Mary Dins-
more; that's good fun"
NO; it's not!' exclaimed Sue, who had
an inyeterate antipathy to anything re-
quiring mental exertion. dts such a
bother to feel You have to remember so
many words. I'm quite certain I'd not
rmember two words of my part
"Nobody asked you to play, my dear
Sue,' said I. Suppose you content
yourself with being one Of the specta-
tors?'
80, that would never d." said Alf.
1--WE must have little black eyes, Think
Of something else"
"Tabeauxw suggested l.
"Ihe very thing!" was the unanimous
rejoinder "Tahleaux, by all means
"Uness Sue thinks it too great a
bother to stand and be looked at, i" said |,
laughing.
80, no, don't mind that, because I
know I'm very well worth looking at.
Amt |, CharIie?"
Il never make a point of contradict
ing lady" said Charlie, politely, $50
ahem! yes--of course, Miss Mae"
81 rather think there was mental
reservation there, and very ungallant,
Charlie said Belle Archer. "And now
to business we must invite some friends
here this evening, and not 60 wasting
our sweetness on desert air. I'll make
Miss Marshall write the invitations di-
rectly Ring the bell, Alfred,''
"Can't you write them yourself with
out troubling Mis- MarshailY' said Ar
cher, in slightly irritated tone.
NO, Of course not; ! have something
else TO do, and it is no trouble to her;
besides, she is paid for all that sort Of
thing; ring the bell. :"
Archer obeyed, and a servant entered
">end Miss Marshall here, Elem" said
Belle, ''and tell her to bring some en-
bossed note-paper from the library"
.Who is hi. Miss Marshall Bellcqo
said snp rurinnalv "Ihayn oftrn thouoht
Of aslinc onIv I always FORGOT. is she =
goyeyuesS,',
90, no: mammals sewinq-girl A sori of
unnpr servant " said Relic Who was soma-
wbat arrooani "Shn was what Won call
reduced Her father was a scioolmas-
tar or somoth;nr and when he died sbo
had to sunlort a blind mother She
couldn't oct a situation as teacher 20 She
came here to sow and make herself
GENERALLY uscfn1 Tbcro's the whole
history 50 far a. know if Of Miss an
n;e MGrshoIj"
"Shc's a very l,dv-I;ke oirl for sarv-
AMI said Jnhn Trayer. ~ met ber This
morpinr crossing [he hail and She migbt
have Laan . dn9bess for gracc and elc.
~ancs "
"Yc,. she's we'll eronoh " said Rallp
,nd;ananrlv Wv hsn'Iv abnut tho
nous hnt ',irs Of ,orace and eloo9nce' are
rather ont Of nla,,g IN an nnner servant
She !, aniet rbonnb and knows her nlace
Sncr lho addni . "uanny for vnlr
th"1,,bt.n, "