Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-11
spoke; then. with pleasant Lightning up
of her worn face, she said:

eff you want to stay ut home because
you have nothing to wear, stop worrying,
| dear, for I've thought it all out. I'll
press out my old black merlno for you
the rustiness won't show at highland
we'll cut up your little old white dress
and make a fancy apron like the one l
had here to do up for the young lady
! that boarded at the hotel last summer;
and We'll take the ribbons of your hat to
put on it; you can put them back before
Sunday"
a cloud a. the idea Of the disreputable
old merino. moments doubt. at the pos
sibility of the fancy apron, then a tull
burst of sunshine at the quick mental
picture of her pretty self IN becoming
costume for oace, and TIME danced up
to hug her blessed mother, with:
ooh, nanny darling. What nice
things mOtheIs are!"
Low as the misery of a drunken hus-
band had made Mrs. Blair's position, she
was lady by birth and education, and
had brought uE her two children with
all the refinement possible in their mis-
| fortunes.
She was proud of her pretty daughter,
and felt most keenly the sighting cold
ness with which the young ladies Of Off
port treated her. She was glad now that
a taste of pleasure seemed to be thrown
IN her way.
But, although the plans were made,
not step could be taken toward their
execution until small basket Of clothes
could be finished and sent off to the ho-
! tel; but they were quickly done and dis
patched by Bobby, TIMES small but
| very wide awake brother, and then both
mother and daughter gave every thought
and energy to preparing the simple COS
tune the latter was to wear.
Bobby proceeded on his errand after
the ususl manner of small boys, who
have so much business of their own to
attend to that it is with difficulty they
can keep their attention fixed on the
special mission upon which they are
sent.
He found the young gentleman to
whom he was to deliver the clothes, and
pltying the benighted ignorance of a
stranger to the village, kindly spent half
an hour of his valuable time enlightening
him concerning It's affairs, the fair quite
coming in for the largest share of men
ton.
The handsome young stranger listened
with flattering attention, and when Bob
by was beguiled by his interest into Civ
ing graphic account of his sisters So
cial snubb1ng by the other girls, and
told of the meanness which had assigned
the poorest position to her, his sympathy
was outspoken in language which, al
though less pious than energetic, much
delighted Bob.
Yes, it must have been the apron that
MADE TIME so irresrible that customers
hung around her vicinity, apparently
unconscious that just opposite black
eyed Rebeeca waited to draw lemonade
from an unfailing spring for their delec-
tation, Or that Flora's temple, just be-
You'd, was covered with attendant vestals
eager to supply button-hole bouquets at
ten cents apiece and pin them in with
out extra charge.
| TIME was dOwncast at first, and telt
like weed IN a garden bed when she
saw the cold scOrn IN the eyes of those
who thought her pushing and forward.
they gave her little thought, however,
being busy talking of the expected
crowd that evening would bring.
There were strangers in town, stopping
| while the yacht was being repaired from
the shock of a collision: and the hope
that the gentlemen would seek to while
away the tedious hours by saunterlng in
| to the bazaar animated the gentle bosOms
~ the chatterers.
Even if the strangers CANT, Tinie
thought, there would lie but dim pros
pect of their looking at the ponderous
volume she presided over; neither would
any one else, she said to herself, thought
fully inclined to give up and run home.
But the dear old face OF the rector
showed itself at the lower entrance, and
he, the first visitor, came in with pleasant
words and smiles dispensed upon all
SIDES. but walked straight by all the
booths to hers.
His stay was short, but he left her pref
ty face bright with smiles and flushed
with pleasure. She forgot her annoyance,
and before she had to encounter any more
looks of disdain her attention was claimed
by fresh visitors.
She had forgotten all about the ex-
pected strangers that the others were on
pins and needles to see, till her eyes
caught flutter of excitement among the
fair sellers of fancy wares at the other
stands.
-Four young men, with that unmistak
able air OF cultivation and fashion that
makes such felce havoc in the rural heart,
were entering the hall together.
They separated into couples after they
came in, and slowly began the tour OF
the hall; but, like most of the unfair sex
who had been in before them, were drawn
by some force of attraction to the album
table, where Time faced q frowning
world, as represented by the matrons and
maids of Offport.
Murmurs v,ry unfattering to his
protege began 10 reach the old clergy
mans ears, and he dragged a chair to
her side, and took his seat behind the
table to lend her the shield a protection
of his presence, just as the diplomatic
first directress sailed up to the floral
temple, graphically suggesting to her
ownsnature daughters and the other Cat
PENDANTS, that, as some peoples effron-
terry was disgusting to all decent people,
it might he well for them to take pity on
those who were purpOseiy detained at q