Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-31
ONLY A FARMER.

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Quite an interesting and anxious group
had gathered in Mrs. Wilson's dressing
room, ono pleasant morning in June. 1t
consisted Of Mrs. Wilson and her three
unmarried daughters, and the subject under
suoh animated discussion was how and
where they should open their summer
campaign.
It had always been on interesting subject,
and to the material clement attended with
considerable anxiety, but never such a
matter of perplexity-almost amounting to
despair, as now.
The contents Of the various wardrobcs
had boon laid out and examined silks and
muslins, cambricks and lawns, sufficient, it
Misses Wilson declared with tears in their
Dyes, "tlat they had nothing absolutely fit
to woat."
1t is noteworthy with what surprising
unanimity the two sisters agreed on this
point.
Mrs. Wilson looked with dismay upon
tho Gnory spread out before her after the
above assertion.
"I'm suro, my DEAR" she vcnturcd to
say, "some of them arc hardly worn, and
Wlth ItlCc altcIaCluu-
"Now, mamma" interrupted Belle, "why
will you talk 90 rdioulously when you know
there is not thing hero but what is
wrctchcdly out of style! Aud as to alter
ing anything, it always gives NC pain in
tho siio to sew, and I'm not going to Sara
toga all tagged out if never Co."
Of course this settled that. 1t is little
curious what small amount of work will
stag" girl call OUT" who can dance until
the break of day without tho slightest in.
convenience.
"rherc's ono thing CERTAIN" said Lucy,
the second daughter, "wc'vo got to have at
lcast ono new dress"
m don't know where it's to come from
thon," responded Mrs. Wilson, sinking
down wcariy into chair; 'sit was as much
as could do to got pas consent to going at
all. 1t was two o'clock at night before he
gave in, and then l verify believe it was
from puro woarinoss aud inability to keep
awake any longer"
Mrs. Wilson said this with the air of q
woman determined to perform her duty at
oil hazards, and anxious to obtain credit for
30 doing.
But it seemed to have quite difFcront
effect upon Joso, the youngest daughter,
who had not spoken, but who now burst
forth:
81 declare, if it isn't sin and ahamo,
mamma, for you to worry pa sol"
Mrs. Wilson cast rcproaohful look upon
the speaker.
81 will say, Josie, that you arc tho most
ungratcful child l ever saw. I'd like to
know how much money I'd get out of your
pa if | did not worry it out--but that's
all tho thanks l get for lying awake nights
schoming and planning how to give you II
ohanoc to get settled in )ifc."
"I'd thank you for not doing SO. Pm
not going to Saratoga or Long Branch.
In the first place know that papa can't
afford it. And then promised Mary
Crofton that would visit her this summer"
Though Mrs. Wilson affected to be dis
pleased at this announcement, she was
secretly relieved.
BcIlo and LUCY were well suited with
this arrangement too. Josio was very
handy at finishing up and making over, aud
if she was determined to bury herself in a
country farmhouse, sho would not need SO
much of that for herself and could there
foro dcyoto more time to them. And SO
busy did thoy keep her during tho two
weeks that followed, that josie was glad
enough to SOC the big trunks all packed and
waiting in tho hall.
10 save expenses, Mrs Wilson had ar.
ranged to dismiss tho servants and shut up
tho house, with tho exception of one room
for hor husband, who was to tako his meals
at his sisters
"Of courso she won't charge him any
thing, so that will be ono tom sayci,n
remarked Mrs. Wilson, as she conn mplaccntiy
regarded Bcllo's new dress which her man
agoment had secured.
"As though papa would board for moth
ing" was Josic's indignant rcjoindor
"when uncle William has suoh hard time
to get along"
DWELL, your pa chooses to pay when
he needn't and it isn't expected Of him, it's
his own loss. For my part / don't 500
what's the good of having relations if you
can't make uso of them"
Mrs. Wilson certainly believed in making
her relatives useful, carrying out that
belief to its fullest extent Whenever il was
practicable, as some of them know to their
cost. Even her love for hor daughters
partoook of the solfbness of hor intensely
selfish nature, her chief anxiety being to
get them "off her hand" and in manner