The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-01-14
The Wedding DoWry'

"Only one silk, and that not new
Dear me, dear me, it is dreadfulw and
Mrs. Grayson caught up the pretty
bodice of the garment in question, and
gave it shake. Kathie. hemmjng
ruflles by the window, laughed.
"What can't be cured must be en-.
dured; there's no help Tor it, auntie," !"
she said.
eyes, there was help for it," cried the
lady, tossing the bodice from her, eli
you had taken my advice; but you must
go and act like simpleton! The idea
of girl of your age giving away her
hard earnings, and then getting married
without even a decent change of cloth.
ingl | declare it is too absurd! And
you are making good match, too.
Charley Montague comes of one Of the
best families in the country, he'll be
rich one of these days"
"At which time, let us hope, my
scanty wardrobe will be replenished," :"
said Kathie, merrily.
Her aunt frowned Contemptously.
"But what are you to do nowP" she
went or. "What do you think Mrs.
Montague, of Oaklands, will think Of
you when she sees your marriage ousdt?
Wait till she sees you in your shabby
garments"
"Shabby garments!" said Kathie,
opening her bright brown eyes. I" Ny
garments are not shabby, auntie. ] sm
quite sure never looked shabby in my
whole life"
Mrs. Grayson glanced at the trim,
graceful figure, The close-fitting blrc
merino was faultless; the linen cuffs and
collars were rs spotless IS snow. Kathie
was right; she never did look shabby.
Mrs Grayson, Kathie'S well-to-do
aunt, with daughters of her own, who
trailed their silks in the dust, and tum-
bed their plumes and laces, and looked
dowdy all the while, regarded the trim
little figure at the window with a half
admiring, half-sneering smile.
"Such a simpleton as you have been,"
said her aunt, "afler toiling and teaching
for your money, to turn round and give
it away! / declare it puts me out OF
emper to think of it,"
"What else could l doP" the girl burst
out, passlonately. Gould l see poor
Georges cottage sold over his head and
he and lis wife and children turned into
the street."
"Assuredly," answered the lady,
coolly, "he could have rented house
easily enough. In your place, l should
have kept my money in my pocket; but
you wouldn't listen to my advice. You
are sorry for it now, no doubt"
Il am not sorry, / would do the
same thing again tomorrow. I'm glad
/ had the money to pay poor George'J
debts, and ] don't care if do look
shabby"
"Very well, shall not try to care
either. l shan't help you; told you
that in the beginning. lcan't afford it;
and even II could | should not feel it
my duty. You would be headstrong and
sensclcss, you must bear the conse-
quence. llgive you some lace for your
neck and sleeves, and you may wear that
garnet set Of Josephine's."
81 don't want any lace-Ive some
that belonged to mamma; and l
wouldn't wear Josephine's garnets for
anything"
"Oh, very well! don't snap my head
off, beg; you needn't wear them.
Much thanks one gets for trying to assist
you! You won't wear my hat either, !
suppose--how about thatP"
vuuH-a
81 have plenty of trimming; l shall
trim that light felt l wore last winter"
And your jacketP where's that to
come from, prayP"
X uhic's tears were gone; her brown
eyes flashed like stars.
&" intend to make myself Jacket
Of grandiuther's old overcoat," she re.
piled.
Kathie then threw aside her ruflles,
and going to the cothes-press brought
uttho old coat.
1.-The material is very fine" she said,
"and this rich, old-fashioned fur will
cut into nice strips for trimming; ! can
mako handsome jacket out Of it, and
think" she added, softly, "grandpapa
would like me to have II If he knew"