The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-05-05
MISS MhHoNEY'S LACE.

They were having a very good time
st the FARM rs pleasant party of gay
girl graduates as could well be put to-
Rether when Miss Mahoney arrived
upon the scene OF action, and her APP
pearance was certainly like 4 wet blanket
on nil pleasure.
The farm was on mountain-side.
hish up In air; all below 1t 8 great
amphithealer Of lesser hills, mellow wed
Ii distance and vapors till they looked
Ike the waves Of a purple sea, with
now and then mighty Tainb0ws SPAN
ming them and all above it the lofty
tops of hills whose woods here feaili-
erred OF upon the morning sky, and
whose cra9s there jutted sharply IA the
STARS 1T night. The air WISE full of the
song Of birds, the rustic of leaves, the
hum Of bees and the rushing Of water
falls, and Il seemed 10 the happy young
things that they were somewhere above
the vorld-in an ideal region from
which no voice could summon them.
But. for ali that, a sharp voice called
when Miss Mahoney was heard at the
door, and The cruel common world burst
In behind her.
She came in the noon stage, and she
brought such tons Of luggagel That
had to come on another. What did she
mean to do with it at the farm. where
linen lawn was full dressP And she
had a collie dog, and huge cage with
a magpie Ia it, and the magpie chatte ed
like tEe confusion of tongues Miss
Mahoney stopped at the door, opene {
the cage, and let the magpie 70. 4" He
comes back at cal, said she to Mrs
PieFson. our landlady, who hardly
looked with kindness on the bird of
evil. 's He likes to have his liberty and
make his nest, and so ] let him have 1t
all the summer-city life is so combining.
And Laddie keeps an eyeon him" {" But
we all embraced = Laddie" at once. ms
he put up his pretty nose and tender
brown eyes to our faces, and the collie
became lhe best friend of all the young
girls that day, particularly Of the pref
tier ones, for ne had quite a taste In
beauty; he seemed to know that there
was not gallant about the place, and
he might be escort to the whole party If
he would, and he presently attached
himself go pertinaciously TO Adele
Montrose that Jane Hunt said she
should have toshow him Philips picture
next, and tell Laddie that Philip was
coming in q month.
Miss Mahoney came down to tea in
EeEal array. No such garments had
NA.|AA LIZ
pie striped velvet gauzes, with their
satin under-stutf AS for her string Of
pearls, perhaps they were only Roman /;
but If they Wefe zeal, they were worth
more than the n and then the lace
shawl which sno knotted up round her
tllroaf as they sat on the piazza look
i ng st the sunset more underneath than
above them, as lit had been Shetland
WOOL said Jane, when it was price
less Brussels net
But she has oceans of Lace said
Miss Meyer = opened her door by
mistake as she was unpacking, ana
there it was, some IN boxes and trays,
aud some over chairs. What with lacel
and Jewels, the room looked like the
milky way
She'll think we are q set Of bar.
bafians, said Adele, with her quick
blush, . with hardly SO much as q
tucker
And we shall think her a vulgar
parVenue, bringing such things to such
place. said Jane.
She's not n0uVeau richie, at any
rate, answered Miss Meyer. Z" For shs
isn't rich at ALL Mrs. Pierson knows
about her. She Inherited all her dns
things from some relation or other, an(
has only enough money to live on and
when wants TO DO something ex
lraQaeant. Ike coming to the noun
taine. for instance, she sells pearl ol
ahit 0l lace.
Miss Nahonsy, Of course. became az
object Of study 70 the girls, and was al
ways accompanied In her progress b.
some awe and more ridieule-thl
former as the possessor o. finery tina
somehow went 90 their heorts ever.
time they SAW IL or heard of it, the lat
ter as a woman past forty, tall and an
gnlar and ugly and ignorant, aping th
appearance and manner oi Young girls
wonder how she came by Ladder
said Adele. one day.
She gave Jewel for him, said Mis-