The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11

! Win hcr ian. and ! felt rs IL nIWav
had hated that girl from the becinnin,
~ time. Stiil. must aclxnowledr'
That by-and By. when John took her I.
the piano. she did sing most dclicionsly
but then IN the evening. when every
body WA, dancing--well. never sav
such dancing before. and hope neye,
shall again. Mrs. Rokesby said Hero
d'as' daughter conldn't have done anv'
thing moe shameful, and she was elad
neither Marcia nor ! lung herself round
IA that sts le. But John and her Other
partners liked Il. noticed AT least
everybody wanted 10 dance with her.
Somehow. II she was lean and sallow.
she was awfnlly handsome. and 50 va.
her brother. as said once 10 John.
Hes Young. too,' said John. Y and
that seems 70 be your sine qua NON.
Alice
ut ISM yours said T." for Miriam
Pagers thirty II she's day
And then John laughed. and went Ia
take the seat that was always kept for
him by Miriam FACETS side.
50 the time went on. with rides and
rows apd picnics and parties; but il
wasn't very pleasant TO me. and ex-
cused myself from all could; and the
way that Miss Paget conducted herself
about John was simply simply out
rageous! And II was no wonder that
Mrs Rokesby and Marcia were worried
70 death about it. while he hung round
her like moth round candle. SO daz-
zled that he was entirely unable to see
her as she was.
Marcia and her mother were to give
dinner party one day, and as our
places adjoined. IL was mamma who
REQUIRED 70 her former proposition that
should invite them all af;erward into
our garden, and wind up the evening
outdoors with peaches and cream, for
we had tho first ripe peaches in that
part Of the country. / protested; but
mamma had gotten il into her head.
and said the peaches were there. and
the cream wouldn't cost two dollars.
and we could nip and save that from
something else. And nobody but Sissy
dissented, except myself. and not be-
cause Of The nipping and saving. but
because | was tired OF doing up that
everlasting white dress overnight. and
l did not want new one. after all.
I'm sure" said mamma. "your
white dress Is agreat deal prettier than
Miss Mervin's patchwork affair, that
new thing --" {.
The Illuminated Dress?' Oh.
mamma, il was perfectly lovely! It
looked just like q page from an old
missal."
Il never saw an old missal,r said
dryly.
well. you know what l man. Just
D perfect harmony Of rich colors."
1T might have been made Of an old
bcd-quilt." persisted mamma.
What shamc.' l said. "that we
haven't any old trunks and chests fill
d brocades. and feathers and things.
the way girls in stories always have
hem turn up 70 fall back on! just
Ihink what toile.tes one could get up
nowadays from such rich odds and
cnds,'
"Thcre's the old chintz curtains in
he attic" said mamma. satirically.
\ Nobody could tell that stuff from Miss
Neryin's."
And what mamma said made me
hink; and as soon as began to think.
began 10 act; and before night had
he old chintz curtains washed and
Tried and starchcd. and cut out and
tasted together, and the scwing-ma-
'hinc was rafting away, and bands Of
,lain colored camoric. that cost me Just
en- cents. contrasted with the great
oriental pattern. and there was some
I'D inserting that had. and ruilling
'crc and putting there. and when it was
II done. and Topped and draped, it
ealIy looked as il il might belong to
ONE woman Of wealth and style, for
obody else would dare TO wear II. And
hen | remembered Alec's old broad
trimmed fishing hat. discolored as dust
nd tan could make it. "All the bet
err" said 70 mammals remonstrance.
md lined II with my plain cambria,
nd there was some yellow mosquito
citing IN the house that had grown
all and dingy, too. l took good care
ct 70 wash that. but wrung IL out OF |
omc mucilage water, and clapped II |
ry, and pulled IL out. and wrapped II |
ound that hat. and tied II down over
IL brim in huge bow under my chin.
There. said |. !. that will set OF nv |
yes. and dcadcn my hair--my hairs
% bright 10 be fashionable in this old
old mania. Don't look rs II I'd Just
eppcd out Of an old Illuminated man
script, the 'Romaunt Of the Rose.
~
THAT you dor said mamma. "And
m well enough to see TO the peaches.
al Ill have the chairs all IN the garden
seven o'clock" And or l went
''Ohn' said Miss pagct. ~ YOU
mi look just like one u Burnc Jones
omcnr'
1" You look as II you had stepped out
ono Of William Morris medieval
cries. dear" said Marcia.
But ! saw Miss Mcryin going over me
itically. and ! saw twinkle in Johns
o+-for John was iii The secret 81 the