The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-12-25
THE LOST RINU.


80 disappointed if do not, bat really
and truly have nothing to near."
"But John kuows you ere not rich.
"Oh. yes; John vo,;ld not care if |
went in calico dress and gInghan ap-
ron, but-but please don't think it Is
false pride, but al his family will be
there, and yoa know they all look down
on me because mother has to keep
boardefs, aud John is rich. | don't mean
all, because his mother is very kind to
me. But [ would not Ike to shame John
by being shabby. and cannot ask
mother for even the price of tarletan,
till she gets ahead little. ;"
Il see. But your pretty pink dress 2"
"C~ne 30 g-iei at my la-t party. One
Of the gentlemen upset ice cream ell
down ons side, and dresses are 20 cut up
now ads-s, you can't alter them one bit.
WIZ, Miss PattisoG, that very dress was
one of mothers, and there vas so many
long, full widths ii it, shat we easily
made dr.ss and overakirt, with miles of
,uring, ont Of the skirt. To be sure,
mother is very sell. and small, bat am
sure none of the dresses she wears now
could be altered for me-"
While Daisy was speaking, Miss Patti
SOP, her music teacher, was looking at
the pretty fAcs. the soft blue eyes and
foesy curls, and thinking.
cit is useless to ne, and as she says,
there is plenty OF material for a modern
dress in All old fashioned skirt. I have
kept it, to be sure, for many years, but
after all"
And here she spoke hesitatingly:
Daisy, ] h.va dress I shall never
wear again, that should like &c see you
dressed in for Mrs. Ransom's party"
"But-"
"But," half sadly, half merrily, "you
will not mind accepting it from such an
old friend as ao, or from one who loves
you so dearly rs do. VIII show ii. TO
you"
She rose as she spoke, and opening o
closet in the room, took from trunk
there an opsl silk. It vas certainly old
fashioned, with vide skirt, founced to
| the waist, Offering material for modern
costume OF most elaborate style.
"Oh," little Dsisy said, cit is lovely
And the waist is plain. scarcely needs
any alteration. Only, Miss Pattison, this
is real lace in the deep bresths."
Eyes, dear. You can easily make q
modern fchu Of that"
cit is 80 kind 30 give it 10 me-" said
Daisy. ''For I do -ant to go on Wed
nesdsy, more than I cen tell you. And
oh, Miss P.ttison, We have new board
er. He came this morning, and took the
two second story front rooms. did not
hear his name, but he is an elderly man,
with facs that is very plessan. and ye'
very sad. A good face, but sorrowful
I know shall like him"
I klu Sssu lle IUOLIs E1S WALL
Eyes, indeed, for they have been va
cant nearly siI months and that is the
reason mother is SO straightened. But
hope now she will get slons better. Oh
dear, hate being poor / would love
John if he was a psuper, and marry him
but am glad he IS rich, too. He prom
ised to be ever so good to mother, an(
he loves her as much as l love his moth
er. Only his other relatives think he i
very foolish to marry poor girl. Mis-
Pattison," this hesitatingly, ''were yol
ever in love? q
Yes, dear. When / wore this dress
, twenty years ago, | wore it to please eye
as loving and tender as John's will be t
you'll Mother-I, too, had mothe
then, Daisy,-told me it was en- unluck
color, but the dress pleased me, and be
ing a spoiled, wilful child, bought it.
''But was it unlucky2
Dear child, if did not believe ths
to be all nonsense, I would never Civ
that dress to you. But on the evening
wore that dress, the first cloud arose NJ
on life that had been all happipes
before. Mine began then, in a separatio
from the only man 1 ever loved. I hay
kept that love in my heart all thes
years, Daisy, though have never see
r.
please tell me all about it." pleade
Daisy.
''Shall / tell you, dear? 1t is lon
since I spoke of it. WAS an only chilC
&C Daisy, and my fathey, although never
wealthy man, had handsome salar,
We were in a good socisl circle, and
had all the gaiety and fnery a your
heart could desire; and ] had suitor
too, dear, in those days, but my who
Z love was given to one, Walter-ve
never mind his other name. While
, loved him only, | had other friends, al
one Clarence Fisk, loved me, though
9, never had suspected it until the evenir
rs when wore the opal silk.
at was my birthday, my eighteen
st birthday, and had a large party of n
: own young friends. Was intensely "a
h, py, Daisy.
Al only that morning Walter hi
= brought NE choice basket of flower
=, and told ma h;S loxa asl;,,r 40 u, he ;
J wife. Upon my finger was his betrot
sn ring, large pearl encircled by dial
r. onds. 1t was trifie too large, but aft
n, Walter put it on with loving words,
would not let him take it of, promini
ed to buy guard the next day.
srs ''Ihe evening was half over, VIII
or Clarence, who had been walking wi
, me, drew me into small room leadi