Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-09
4 Scarlet Room.

blessed hT scarlet flannel said Laura
GAY" ''and blessed be the man who in
vented il"
She had certainly done wonderful things !
with il, and viewed her work with pardon
able pride Such lovely scarlet room as
she had gotten up for poor Cousin Annie. |
who was well I-nigh cr,4zed with decade OF
s'plain living and high thiuking never
being able, as she said, to have her sur
roundings represent her IN the least, until
this deft handed maiden appeared upon
the scene, and, waving her magical wand
of red flannel, made
-tltn low. rude furnished room
Burst Hover -lk,>nto 70 y bloom.
Mrs. Mathers had scarcely been de
lighted at first, with the advent OF her
city visitor Three small children, and
doing her own work, left little time tor
extras and she had Lo idea that Laura
would prove SO helpful and gifted No
airs, either, but just took right hold and
worked as though She had always been
used to 1t. SO charningy y frank, too; her
most admired dresses. she confessed, had
been made 5out Of old ones, her bonnets
were fashioned by her own hands, until
her cousin declared, half cnviously, that
She belle we'd there was notLil z those hands
could not do.
But that scarlet room was her crownlng
triumph.
What is The use Of your telling ne,
said Mrs. Mathers, one day, ''of the won
,erful things that can be done IL the city.
haven't the ''llttle money!" and | Ger
.ainly am not gifted with genius. 1t Is
like saving thing can be bought for a mere
song what tLen?"
She was rocking in an rlitattd frame Of
nud in "a most uDgalElN rocking chair,
one OF these hIdccus spraW Wlers that are al
ways enlangllng themselves With peoples
feet she WAS fresh, too, from the kitchen
hlc and baking day and altogether a
set>e ot injury Was strong upon lter.
Il have lever had any thing | wanted in
IN Tie way OF furniture, she contlnued,
"uud never cxi cct to. Ike pretty thing
as We'll as anyone, and know them, too,
Wien | st, llcn; but just lock at this par
lor 1t makes ne mad every tine con {
into it. I've got about twenty dollars
suyc from tie chicken money! have Tic
sac of tie eggs, you know-but what
al the stores lcIc that one wanted
Laura glanced around tie bare, unat1ac
tlSc room, and SAID vc'y qulcly:
Curtains would lc great improve
ucnt.
"Jrdoub,el they would, : was the re
Ply, but wtc.c am to get tLcn:"
Nv i'll You Ut ne sIend Your twcnt,
collars for You, was tie smiling question
II Will cngaec TO lc'urnlsh tie par.or 5
that you Would sCarCr,y know il ]:
81 end II and H,lconc; am sure tha
you Will set at east huLdted dollars
wor.h OF goods With il. Only YOU Will fiji
nothing in b, my Gear
'llev keep led flannel a, Il stores,
sulpcst = asked Laura, ccaIur,tv.
:. suppose tlcy Go. EepIlcd her cousin
"ALI unh., lcL,l mus n ::
AID uub.e ,cicl muslin, II tle It,
of my lc..cf. Bu, what. in the name j
common sense, has liza, 10 Go With clvIl.7
lr- tie palor
"A gttAt.Ctll. ma am As YOU will sye,
.y see. but first. rs You ,tle Dot "A nlao bu
Lake II tur granted thA yau have no Oh
jcC'lou - seatletf
'.Nore N hc .,a>t; deed! | think il
beautiful color, aad i wears d !mi1atly"
. Precisely my own sentiments; We W
- oGt tAis afternoon q. q Go oar shopping.
l}u, inst. Laura, who was very exa,
!, li,ts, BODY GG great t,a oi measuring
: She measured WINDOWS, sofa, IT,, hlns- { haI
I mantle piece ,-eN.,i q gr,a., an kward tab
very severely, ana finally Appeared 70
2 u ! z