The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-11-18
"wOn't l look just loyly r she

where, IN a box all by Itself, his
fathers new silk bat Was waiting
tor him to initiate il into the cere-
mony OF ehurch-g going.
ave got to do up my hair,n said
Dot, and fell to making au elaborate
coifNre.
Ii eliminated in comicaf bunch
on the back of her head. kept in
place by q dozen hairpins aud her
mothers back-comb. Then she put
the bonnet on.
"It's most 100 BIC, but guess
it'll stay she said.
"Yes, ! dess it'll stay said
Dixie. "0u dit tazzer's hat down,
Dotn sl
Dot climbed up on the bureau
and succeeded in reaching the hat
box on the shelf over the door.
"Ain't il purryi' cried Dixie.
"See it shine, Dot | most know
It's too bid for mew
Too big it certainly was, for when
he tried it on it slipped over his
ears, and his head disappeared en-
thely in the depth OF it.
II tan't wear it,' said Dixie rue
fully.
"You wait-I'll fix it, said Dot,
ready for the emergency.
ayes, you fits it,' said Dixie, with
serene faith in Dos ability to help
him out of the dilemma.
Dot hunted about and found one
of her mothers aprons, This she
put into the top OF the hat, and then
mounted it on Dlxie's head. It wss
pretty loose. but it diiu't ceme
down over his eyes, so they conclu-
ded it would "do.n Hs
"Hark ! there goes Ned and Su-
sy," said Dot. "We'll wait till
they're out OF sight, then we'll do,
too.n
Aud she adjusted the dolman
about Ler shoulders. 1t came near
ly to her feet all round, aud gave
her a most comical appearance.
All that there seemed to be OF her
was head, body and feet.
81 guess I'd better take the par
sol, and you'd better take the Der.
elias she said. "lt's awful hot
out to.day.n .rsa-a
So she got the par'sol aud Dixie
went into the hall and found the
"herelia." Then they were ready
to start. s4tt..
am look an see if Ned am Su-
sy's got gone fur cnough,n she said
and took observations from the
chamber window.
"Can't see 'em nowheres," she
said. "Let's do, nown
"'Es, let's do now," said Dixie,
Aud they set out.
1t was "A very warm day, and they
walked toward the village slowly
The minister had plenty of time ia
get his sermon under way before
thoy reached the church.
"Oh, dear, it's so warm n said
Dot, pausing at the church steps to
adjust her bonnet. "This dollum's
80 long it's hard work to walk in
it,
"'Es, it's awful warm |" respond.
ed Dixie, wiping his red face.
The big hat aud it's stufling OF
apron had conspired to give his
head a local Turkish bath, aud he
looked as if he were about roast
ed. The strings OF the apron hat
worked out of the hat aud were
danglins down iIis back in a very
conspicuous,if not ornamental fash
ion. But neither of them was aware
0f this feature of toilet.
"Now you be sure to take yonl
hat of when you get iu," said Dot
with motherly solicitude. 81 CUES
we'd better set In a pew by our
selves. Mebbe Ned an Sus,
wouldn't like it If we set with them
so we'll stay BY the door,"
"Es, stay by the doorr' echoet
Dixie. .f'
Now, it SO happened that tn
morning sermon that day was OIL,
expressly tor the children, and tn
minister was quoting, when Do
aud Dixie entered: .s.-sa ~
"Who are these in bright array"
Hearing some QUE at the dooI
and the sermon being half through
: OF course q good share of the cou
+ gregation tuI ned their heads to Sc
who the late comers we're.
Such a sight as they saw! A Iii
little girl with. q woman's bonne
I hanging on the back OF her heat
4 and all the rest OF her completed
: enveloped in a cape, the whole su
monted by y parasol and, Just
/; little behind her, q little boy wit
1 u red,. red face aud q big, big ha
under cover of an umbrella thu
Is looked like quite . rospectsbl.
:. sized tent, 81 as',frsia -
!, The minister paused at bis qu'
lr tation: "Who are these in hrigl
i array n aud looked at the new q
rivals.
b Welfmight he ask who they wer'