The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-08

Grandma Greenleafs basket OF quilt
pieces.
And Mrs. Sim mp-son said her
nephew from the ci-city would be at
churchr' sobbed Floss, who was never
troubled with dignity OF any kind,
perching dismally upon the table, and
crying in her white apron
Sallie Ann, the cousin from Cane
Greek, rubbed her little turned-up nose
and pouted her scarlet lips, till her
pretty mouth looked twice rs large as
common.
"WeII, gals" said practical grand
ma, ''suIkin' round and bcin' babies
amt goin' to help uothin'; you'll have
to fix up your old hats somehow or
mother"
"Old ugly thingsr' said Geneva, con-
triving to send the basket on the floor
with her Juno-like elbow. -
'sAll out of STYLE" sobbed Floss,
scrubbing at her round, blue eyes with
her starchy apron until the rims were
as red as Strawberries.
Sallie Ann had been sitting by the
window, resting her short, dimpled
chin on the sill, and gazing thought
fully out at nothing; and now she said:
''Pll tell you what Pm going to do.
I haven't any hat that viii possibly do
to fix over even. I'm going to get
couple of yards of white Swiss, and
make me q sun-bonnet."
'GoOdnessr' said Geneva Il would
not be hired to do such thingr'
'Me neitherr' said Floss, as indifer-
ent to grammar as she was to dignity.
why not?'' asked Sallie Ann. Il
can hear the gospel as well in a sun
bonnet as anything else. IUOUid have
liked a nice hat, but I don't want
fiXed-over hat, and l reckon my soul
will be Just as safe in a sun-bonnet.
Pm going to the store now for the
stuff"
'.Now, SaIlie Ann, don't! You'll
look so like a country-Jake began
Floss.
But Geneva gave her 4 sudden poke
in the back, and winked at her; and as
Sallie Ann tied on 4 broad, tapping
brOwn-straw hat, and ran down the
steps, she said:
''What a goose you are, FlOssi You
can't see an inch further than your
nose. Can't you see that if airs. Simp-
sons nephew is at church tomorrow,
Sallie Ann is doing US the greatest IA
VOr possible in wearing a sun-bonnet?'
Sallie Ann, coming back half an hour
after, found the household in breeze,
caused by the arrival of Miss Lucretia
Hopkins, a stout, ruddy and stylish
aunt, who had just come up on the
stage from the town below.
''Just bought fashionable millinery
and choice fancy-goods store, and OF
course 1 didn' forget you all, - said she,
busting about in high good humOr,
with her bonnet sliding off the back of
her head, to open various parcels and
packages. ''And I've brought Geneva
a perfectly excruciating parasol, with
the most exquisitely-carVed handle you
ever set your eyes on; and Floss as ele-
giant a lace fichu and tie as you
could scare up; and Sallie Ann a hat
latest shape and Podyila'll turn
green and over it; aud AuGg Lucy "a
But nobody heard anything else, for
with a wild cry, Geneva and Sallie Ann
and Floss made a rush for the hat; and
Geneva, possessing the best scrambling
powers, fourished alOft the most aston
ishiug structure composed of delicate
white straw and lace, and creamy rib
bon, while Floss and Sallie Ann held
their breaths in speechleSs admiration.
Then, with a sudden inspiration, Miss
Geneva, brushing her silken black
bangs down across her white forehead,
gave the hat a flirt, and settled it CO.
quetishly upon her handsome head.
"Oh. oh! look, girlsI' she cried, in
ec-tatic rapture. 'Oh, l must have it !!
Sallie Ann, III give you the parasol if
You'll let me have the hat. Can't we
change, Aunt Lucretia?'
Law, YES, if you both want to-"
said easy Miss Lucretia. Don't mat
ter a pin which gets which, just so
you're all satisfied
Then you will let me have it-Oh,
won't ven. Saliie Ann? Please, Salie
Ann, that's q dearr'
And Sallie Ann, mentally comparing
that lovely hat with & common little
sun-bOnnet, almost burst into flood of
tears, between her desire to look pretty
and her wish to be unsetish. The
Struggle was sore, but conscience
gained The day and the hat was Gen
Cya's.
Not much of q sacrifice, perhaps,
come to compare it with the idea of
sacrificing ones life or liberty for
friend; and yet have little doubt chat
when weighed in the scales of the great
hereafter the small sacrifices shall DO
found to weigh heavy for their size.
Il hope you fell in love with some
body ut church to-day, Eustace," said
Mrs. Simpson to her nephew, rs they
sat upon the porch, enjoying the calm
of the still Sabbath afternoon. 81 am
sure You could find just as good wife
in POdville as anywhere"
Mr.. Blake ran his fingers through his
heavy locks and gazed relectively at
the toe of his boot.
Il saw an uncommon lot of hats" he
answered, thoughtfully, at last; "but I
sat back, YOU know, where 1 couldn't
see much else. And am sorry to say,
Aunt Margaret, there was no indiyidu-
ality to be discovered about those hats
very little variety, the principal differ
enoe being that whereas half Of them
had pink ribbon on them, the other
half had blue-There was something
that struck me, thOugh-not a hat, but
the dearest cunningest, sauciest little
white sun-bonnet, with puifs, and lace,
and blue ribbon all over it. Character
enough there. It showed in every liz
tie tuck and frill. I was afraid some
one would catch me staring at it. Yes,
Aunt Meg, l did fall in love to-day, Iut
couldn't see the lady's face. She
would look straight at the minister s
face all the time. )"
And where else should she look?
/ That was Sallie Arm Hopkins, from
| Cane Creek. I'll take you over and
! introduce you, if you like"
When Eustace Blake went back to
the city, he took SalIie Ann with him,
( and she was Mrs. Blake.
''And you fell in love with me first at
/ church?'' asked the rosy little wife as
they were whirling off.
NO" said Eustace, mot till after
ward. 1t was there 1 fell in love with
your sun-bonnet."
AsHBURNHAlI, Mass., Jan. II, 1880.
have been vsry sick over two years
They all gave me up as past cure. l trisC
the most skillful physicians, but they did
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