Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-01-08
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III, IA animated aud anxious discussion
was how aud where they should open
their usual summer campaign.
II had al~a,s been an Interesting
.uId ct and. to the maternal element.
attended with consid, rablc anxiety, Dut
never such a mater of pcrplrxith. al
most amounting To despair, AZ how.
The contents of the various ward
robes had been laid out aud examined;
silks and mcslus. cambrics aud lawns.
suthclent. it would seem. for dozeh'
and vet the two elder Miss Wilson's de-
clareJ with tears IN their eyes. that
they had nothing. absolutely nothing
I'll to wear
# is noteworthy with what surprising
unaninty the two sisters agreed on th''
n lint. who so seldom agreed on any
other.
AIRS Wilson looked with dismay on
the linrry spread out before her. alter
listening to the above assertion.
Pm sIrc. my dears,' she vcntur'd %
s.v some ofthem are hardly worn.
and with little alteration -
.Now. mammal interrupted Belle
.why do you talk 81 riIicul"usly p
lien YOU know that there is not .
,nino here but what is ~retchedly cut
Of style! And Is to altering anything
il alway, gives me pam III the side To
sew and Pm net goins TO Saratoga al
fagred out, if never go!
Ot course. this settled that. 1t Is a
,,,l. curious what small amount OF
q, YORK will 'fls' a girl all out who can
dance until tnc break Of day without the
sH.htcst inconvenience.
There's one thing certain. said LII
~, thr second daughter. we've got 10
hay. nt least one neS dress.
Il dou'l knoN wnerr its coming lr"m'
r,eu. responded Mrs.. Wilson. S"S'"s
down ina cnair, 1t Mas as much H.
could do To- get loIr patio cohN'i' III " l.
,, tvo,'c.,ck lat ni.ht before H.
,.,v,. m. and then. verify believe. II
was from pure wearlue9s' and INABILITY
To keep awake an, l"n-ef.'
Mrs. wilson said THIS with tie air ''
= vo,,,;n Determined to perform ncr dn'
t, at all hazrd-, and ANXIOUS 10 nave
credit for the same.
but it seemed to nave quite the con-
,rar, effect upon Josie, the youngest
d,urhter. WHO had not before SpoN' u
bul who now bursts forth
i declare. if it isn't "A sin aud II
shame. mamma, Tor you TO worry pa
! SOP
Mrs. Wilson cast arrplo 'chiul look
upon the -pcaker.
Twill sa,. Josie. that you are lne
mo.t Hateful chill ever "A 1t
l,l,.. to kuoS how much money Ia Gc'
.u, q, yonr IA. if | didn't worI 1t "ut
R,i that's all TIE thlnks get for l'lns
wake OF ni.hls. schrmns aud plhnnin-
,ow to sel YOU chance To set settled
IN life.
i Il thauk YOU for doing so. I'm
not goins to Saratoga or l. M Branch
In the first place. | know pa cant M
ford it: and tncn promised Mary Croi
ION that | would visit her this summer.
Thou,h Mrs. Wilson affected to lie
dispea,cd at this announc m'nt' She
vas secretly relieved.
Belle and Lucy were very well sul'"
with thl, arrangement. too. ioNlr WAS
very handy at furnishing up ana max
,o,, ov.r and if she was determined ia
hurv herself IN couptry tarm'hnusr >
.ho owould not needIo do 30 much o.
that for hers, If. aud could. therefore
d.yore more time to them. Aud s. bu
:, did they keep her dnrin- th' two
,.,ks that followed. that Josie was
.,lad enough to see the biz trunks al
ra,ked and wai ius III the hall.
To save expense, Mrs. Wilson bad
arranged TO disnlss the servants. and
slut up the house. with the exception
of one room for her husband. who was
q take his meals at his sistrr's.
OF course she won't charge him any
,biug so that will be on lem saved.
remarked Mrs. Wilson. as she regard
complaccnlly The effect of Bellies ne"
,lress. which her management had So
cured,
AS though pa would board there ic
no,hmg.' was .Jo>ic's indignant rrj'm
der. when Uncle William has such I
hard time To get alonI.
We'll. II your pa chooses to pay "h'l
- needn't and il isn'l expected ol lnm
rs lis owl, loss. For my part don
s.e what's tie good OF havln. relations
+ YOU can t make use Of them
Mrs. W il>on certainly believed in ma
lin, her relatives useful. carrying ou
t,at belief to the fullest extent. when
ever it is practicable. rs some Of t''ci
knew 10 theii cost. Even her love Ia
aer daughters partook OF the selfish Nd
= Iure. her chief anxiety being t. gt
thrm of her hands, and in a mamie
unat would be ~ advantageous and RI
dect as much credit on herselfas posi-
. Die.
But they were gone at last. aud J'
= lie was at liberty to make her o"
u simple preparation. which ii DID ut
take her long to complete.
The father aud daughter had hic'