The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-01-29
A FoKrUNATs EnRoE.
By VIXIL DUHRING

Quite as Interested aid anxious
group had gathered 10 Mrs Reming-
tons dressing room, one pleasant
morning in June.
/. consisted of Mrs. Remington
and her three unmarried daughters,
and the subject under such animated
and anxious discussion was where
they should go for their usual summer
holiday.
1t had always been an interesting
subject, and, to the msterael element,
attended with considerable anxiety,
but never such matter of perplex-
ity, almost amounting 10 despair, as
now
The contents of the various ward
robes bad been laid out and eXamin-
ed silks and muslins, oambries and
lawns, sufficient, it wonld seem, for a
dozen, and yet the t@o elder Misses
Remington declared, With tears 10
their eyes, "thst they had nothing,
absolutely nothing, fit TO wear"
1t is noteworthy with what sur
prising unsnimity the two sisters
agreed on this point, who 50 seldom
agreed on any other.
Mrs Remington locked With dis
may upon the fnery spread out be-
fore her. after listening TO the above
assertion.
"im sure, my dears, she ventured
to say, "some Of these are hardly
worn, and with very little alteration
-r
Now, mammal" interrupted Bella,
why will you telk so ridiculously,
when ycu know that there is not a
thing here but what is wre,ehedly
out Of style And as to altering
snythiog, it always gives ne a pain
10 The side to sew-and | an not 90.
ing to the seaside all tagged out, if !
never go !"
0fcourse this settled that il is q
little curious wha; small amount of
work will flag" girl "all out" who
can dance until the break Of day
withoa, the slightest Inconvenience
VT a;eyer.
There's one thing eertaio,n said
Lucy, the second daughter, I'VE
must each have at least one Eew
dress"
Il don't know where IFS coming
fr I'm then.n responded Mrs Reu.ilg-
ton, sirking down YEARLY into a
chair. alt was as much as could
do to get your father to consent to
your going az all Ii was two O'Clock
last night before be gave 10, and then
verify believe it wss from pure
weariaess end liability to Keep awake
any longeF,
Mrs. Remington said this With the
air Of . woman determined to per-
form ber duty a. oil hsEsrds, and
very anxious to obieia credit for the
same
Bn, II seemed 10 have quite the
contrary fleet on Jessie, the young
est daughter, " bo had pot tetore
~, ken, but now burst forth
Il declare, if il isn't sin and a
shsDe mamma. for you 10 worry pa
pa SO "
Mrs. Remington cast reproaehfui
j OK upon the speaker.
Il will say, Jessie, that yoo are
the most ungratefal child ever ssW
I'd like 70 know how much money
I'd get oct of father if dida't worry
him, az yor call it But that's all
the thanks get for lying awake
mig bts s:beming and planning how
to give you chance to get settled in
life.r
lid thank you Tor not doing so.
I'm not going to Long Branch or to
Cape May. ln the 6rst place, ! know
that papa can't afford IT, And then
! promised Mary Orofton .bai | would
visit her this summer"
Though Mrs Remington affected
70 be displeassd at this announce
ment, she was secretly relieved.
Bella and Lucy we're very well
satisfied with these arrangements
too,
Jessie VAS very handy a. furnish
ing up and altering dresses, and il
she was determined to bury hersel.
10 a country farm 5oase she wculd
aos need to do so much of that Tor
herself, aud could, therefore, devote
mere time TO ,hsm
Aud 20 busy did they keep her
daring the two weeks that followed,
that Jessie vas glad enough to see
the big trunks all packed AID waiting
in the hall
To save expense. Mrs. Remington
bad arranged to dismiss the servants
ana shut DIP the house, with the ex-
ception OF one room for ber husband,
wEo was TO take his meals at his SIS
ter's.
"0f course sbe won't charge him
anything. 80 that will be one item