Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-04-02

and rosy poppet, who udored jaclyTaull
.rebelled against her mother and Sarah
hourly. Jack was a born nd Isance Miss
Beulah could hardly bndhrohim, ha did
so conrovtrt all the orders tndhnathefs
of her neat house n IL - ~ s
Mrs. Smith began to fear her visit
weuld be prematurely shortened on
Jacks account, and Sarah, who had
wisely confded her love affair to Aunt
Beulah, and stirred that hardened heart
to its core by her pathetic tale of pow
erty and separation, began to dread the
failure of her hopes also, for her aunt
had more than limited that she would
give something toward that travelling
money which was now the girls great
object in life, since by diligent sewing
she had almost finished her bridal out
fit. AS for Janey, she was already, in
spite of her naughtiness, mistress Of
Aunt Beulah's very soul. If Janey
said, "Tumr' in her imperative way,
Miss Beulah came, whether her hands
were in the wash-tub or the bread-tray.
Janey ran riot over her most cherished
customs, and while she did not hesitate
TO scold or even slap Jack harshly for
his derelictions, she had an excuse
always ready for Janeyls worst sins,
and a kiss instead of blow for her
widest exploits OF mischief Jack
hated the old aunty as much as he
feared her tongue and hand. and this
only made matters worse, for he felt a
certain right to torment her that would
not have been considered q right had
he felt instead any shame for abusing
her kindness; but a soft answer from
her never turned away his wrath, or
this tale of woe about her bonnet had
never been told 'Std aIod
There had been long delay concern
ing that article; the bleacher had been
slow, and the presser impracticable it
had been sent backonce to bereshaped
and then the lavender ribbon had proved
of scant measure, and had Z to- be
matched; but at last, one hot day in
May, Nanny brought the queer old
bandbox home from Mrs. Beers, and
Aunt Beulah held up her head-gear TO
be commented ON. 1t was really a very
good-looking bonnet; the firm satin rib
bon was a pleasant tint, and contrasted
well with the pale color of the Leghorh,
anda judicious use Of black lace gaveitan
air of sobriety and elegance combined,
which pleased Miss Beulah's eve, and
even moved Mrs. Smith to express ap-
probation .4 fsier Il7
"Well, I'm free to own it suits me, y
said the old lady, eyaing the glass with
her head little on one side, as bird
eyes worm. It's neat, and it's be-
comm, as fur as bunnit can be said to
be becomin' to an old woman4t Though
l amt really to call old: Mary Jane
Beers is older than me, and she amt but
seventy-three-jest as spry as a lark,
too. Yes; like the bunnit; but itdOos
sort of-seem-as though that there
bow want really in the middle of it.
What do you think, 'Lizyp' .ta.sI
Il don'tsee but what it's straight,
Aunt Beulah." .',..... T'8 /.
"'Tain t." said the spinster, firmly!
"Sary, you look at it, ~ -.i..I 1 ursI
Sarah's eye was truer than her moth
er's. "'Tis mite too far to the left,
Aunt Beulah; but | guess can fix it.''
You let her take it, - sand Mrs.
Smith. "She's a real good hand at
millinery; she made her own hat, and
Janey's, too. should hate to have her
put her hand TO that bunnitif she Want
for it's real pretty specially for
place like Dorset TO get up" ,.,
Lay il Off on the table, Aunt Beu-
lah. Pm going up stairs to make my
bed, and I'll fetch my work-basket
down, and fix that bow straight in a
iify." ..-'...
"Well, must go up too,f said Mrs
Smith, and followed Sarah out of nthe
room; but Miss Beulah, though duty
called her too, IN the imperative shape
Of batch of bread waiting to be mold
ed up, fingered little longer, posing
the bonnet on her hand, holding it of
to get distant view, turning 1t from
side TO side, and, in short, behaving ok
actly as younger and prettieT women do
over new hat, even when 1t Is a mira
Gle of art from Paris, instead of re-
Vampod Leghorn from a country shop.
She laid it down, with q long breath
| of content, for taste aud economy had
done their best for her; and then she
too left the room, never pereeiying that
Jack and Janey had been. all the time
deeply engaged under the great old
fashioned breakfast table, silently rip
ping up new doll to see what was in
side it--silently, because they had dn,
Inward consciousness that ii was mis-
chief they were about, and Jhck, AZ
least, did not want TO be interrupted
till he was through But he had not
been too busy TO hear and understand
Aunt Beplal was plfased, and still
smarting from the swiich with which
She had whipped his shoulders that very
morning for putting the cat into the
eistern, he saw an opportunity for re-
venge before his eyes; he would hide
this precious bonnet so Aunt Beulah
could never find it again. How to do
this and not be found out WAS prob
lem to be considered; but mischief Is
I quick-witted, There. stood IN the win
dow a large rocking otahc wen stuffed
under its chintz cover aud, holding a
plump soft feather cushion so big it
fairly overfldwed the ,seat,6 .Uhder this
cushion he was surf" nobody would
think of looking; and to save himself
from consequences, he resolved to
make Janey caFs-paw pofbe Jed her
up to the table, made Aherf lift the
precious hat aud deposit it under the
cushion, which he raised for. the pur-
pose; then carefully dropping the frill,
he tugged Janey, unwilling, bit
scared and silent, out into the yard,
and impressing on her infant mind with
wild threats OF bears and guns that she
must never tell where the bonnet was,
he contrived to interest het ID new
play so intensely thai the bohnet went
utterly into oblivion, as far as she was
concerned; and when they were called
in to'dinner, and she had taken her
daily nap, Janey had bedome as inn6,
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