The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-29
MSS "BHLY BUTTON %

MSS "BnLY BUTTON"
"Hallo, There goes Billy Button,
Lets ruu aud see who will carry tine
hoohs aud luuch-box to-day" cried a
hriahtcycd aud rosy-chcrkcd fellow Of
seventeen, who seemed to- have bis arms
already luIl Of books and lmuch-box.
This BILLY Button was not the fat
little tailor, who, covered with buttons
the sizo Of sauccrs, used to makc-pcr-
hups still makes people laugh at the
circus
No, the Billy Button who had Just
turned the corner, with books, lunch
box, and bunch Of spring yiolets was
a pretty girl Of sixteen, with eyes like
stars, and cheeks like roses; and with
Notwithstanding her iolic3- kind
and true.
Tho bare act Of living and breathing
WIS n joy to Sarah Leeds; and life had
been one gala day TO her. Every wish
WAS gr@titicd, and every freak laughed mt
Mt home and among her friends; so that
she felt she was quite an important per-
souugc in this little world. Her satisfac-
'iOn with herself was shown in her
bright eye and dancing step.
Is it any wonder that she sometimes
did silly and ilnprudcnt things?
Sarah leeds had n weakness for pccuI.
inr dress. She preferred to wear dresses
unlike those worn by other girls, or she
oycrdid fashion till people turned
round and looked after her in the street.
When long Bacqncs camo in fashion,
hcrscXtcudcd to thchcmof hcrdress, and
was ornnmcntcd with white buttOns-tho
size Of IN old ccnt-dOwn the front and
back seams, on the strap ut the back,
md on the pockets and cuffs.
She came in view like n galaxy Of pearl
buttons, and thus gained the BObriqiet Of
Billy Button.
A felt hat Of her brothers, without
bow or plume, sat on one side of her
head, completed her costume that win.
tC.
She was so bright and funny that the
high school boys We'd with each other for
iho honor Of carrying her books, aud
showing her other little attentions; but
mono Of them wished their sisters 10
copy her dress or her manners.
They even rave her uiciuancs when
talking with each other calling her
"Duuciug Sally" in reference to her
put, and the "Snappmp Turtle" he.
cause she auuppcd up all "thc bcaus"-
G- they called themselves from the
other RiIs.
one bright spring day n merry group
the ndiaccnt woods in search Of Nav
flowers Snrnh's marked garments
proved too warm for it's owner. mud the
bows took turns carving if
One said, "Yon won't need this thing
any moro this ycar. Won't YOU give me
n linton for Il to,nsolcp"
ayes. indeed. if Won wnDt one" wng
the merry reply.
"Oh. give me one. tool
"Aud me, too"
"Aud nc, and me" ring through tbo
group
"Iiclp Yourselves OuIy stop yo,rr
,'''"r. ere" me httle belle, clappinB |
NV myers over i'cr ours
Out came pcnknivcs and iackkuiycs.
and OH came the buttons. ANY one who
knows bows can Imagine fine condition Of |
the garment after this. II wns fnIl Of
holes like eyes, all up and down the
front; and was never worn again.
A few years went by. One Of these
fellows. who Ind had such finn with
h,i'y luton, had grown to manhood,
ana moved from boSton to Chicago:
,,l., ''',,''i H''o ','n,"B p' II new lriuiiu'
,,', - " ~" w." vi H'yio WIN
Wv, Ia1 "','m,,' '', ,,; i'' was u'T 60. II
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' "D r','.,'u' ,,., NJ,
"y"ung Boston" his eyes full of fun.
"Ncs."
Indeed! did know her we'll
The oId lady, who regarded all girls
who were strangers to her as dangerous
Ns9oclntCs for her son, pushed buck the
lcro from her ears aud Strengthened her
sell to listen.
Many trolic I've had with her!
Shc'. L;gh nm. isn,t sIoo CLo u,,o
-Ioht onnj-bc,rtnd oirI and oIi ,ho foI
uWS ut school used to ilnttcr round her.
''''''n my '''' -, 'h'"I o'oi
wanted 10 marry her was the reply.
Mercy! what ana she do, and who
v;th nm nvni,o,no,t ,,',; ,"' , ",, ""~Ti
W ,hc s;n,Ia n"os,;on 1 IS "ran ia,'i III,
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80 madam, 7 don't think she ever did
really wrong thing in her lifc; and she /
,as Ms good hearted n girl ever lived" ,
aid tho Young man.