Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-15

peCG all the Cf0dul Ol HE JusI DcCduse
they are rich. We poor down-trodden
sewing-girls must have some little
chance. And this yellow dress is such
beauty, exactly the color of a
Marechal Neil rose!"
Could the bellies of Fifth Avenue
and the languid queens of Japonica
square but have known the atmos-
phere through which their dresses had
been trailed before coming home in
folds of silver paper and boxes labeled
"Modes de PARISH
When Bella Brown called her in the
morning, Flora Nottingham rubbed
her heavy eyelids.
"Do you know, Bella" said she, II
had such q strange, strange dream, IN
the middle of the night? [ thought
you were standing here, and dressed in
the yellow satin robe"
Bella laughed sharp, affected
laugh.
"What nonsense, child" said she.
"Be quick and dress. It's late already.
And the robe is folded up in the box,
ready to carry to the store"
Flora Nottingham need not have
been in such haste, as it TRANSFERRED.
Mrs. DR.. Truefitt did not call for the
dress until nearly noon, and then her
husband was with her.
make haste, Madame Fontani," she
cried. "The doctor declares he hasn't
more than five minutes to spare, and |
want him to see this lovely dress
Mrs. Trueftt was a dark, sparkling
,1Yly, IN Anr 1p-
ling color The doctor looked down
upon her with mild, benignant eyes.
"AlI her dresses are lovely for the
first month";" said he, laughing. "And
then they become odious."
Madame Fontani, all smiles like a
venerable specimen Of the cheshire
ca" were read of, lost no time in dis
playing the yellow dress on one of her
chintz -draped dummy figures.
There, DIR. Truefitt !" said she, 81
think that is-Dear, dear what can
possibly have happened to it? Miss
Nottingham come here this instant ~
Mrs. Truefitt uttered little cry of
dismay, for there, on the very front
breadth, was u dull, dim stain-the
glass of wine that the tailor's clerk had
spilled there the night before, and
whose traces Miss Bella Brown had
vainly endeavored to move.
Flora stood aghast before it.
buckingham, its your fault y
screamed Madame Fontani "The
dress was in perfect order when it was
intrusted to your hands last night
You alone are responsible-you alone
nyt
What have you to say"
81 know nothing about it, madame"
family gasped Flor9, turning rs pale
~ ashes, and instinctively glancing to.
ward Bella Brown, VINO, with unnatural
red cheeks, was STOPPING over some
satin goods III Il corner.
Just then DIR. Truefitts groom, u nat
tily-aLtired youth of two or three and
twenty, in velvet-banded hat and
livery Of sober black, who came up to
get the parcel, while the coachman
sat ON the box below, stepped forward
and touched hiS hat.
"Mlght speak, sir?' said he. "Be-
cause I've seen this ere gown afJre.
1t WAS wore at the CicerOnic Clerks
Association Ball, where | was last
night, and had the honor Of dancin'
with that there young woman In the
corner -nodding his head at Bella
Brown CAS- had it ON. Aud her
young man keeled over glass of
Widow Cricket champagne on it at
supper, and there was a tirst-clas row
about it,"
"Oh,i Bella! ON, Bella" cried Flora
Nottingham, responsibility; Chen my
dreams were true, after al"
And Bella Brown burst into tears and
uttered not Il word of selfdcfen-c.
Madame Fontani discharged her with
in the next half hour.
"Such assurance | never saw said
the indignant modiste. CAS- If my Gus
toners elegant orders were to be ruin
ed at her balls and hops, AMI low class
things And she may thank her stars
| don't have her arrested, and ilung
into Jail"
While poor Flora stood by, with such
an expression of white, mute dismay
on her face that Mrs. Truciitt turned
kindly to her.
an " dear" said she, in Il low voice,
"yOu are not happy herc?'
"Oh, no, no? cried Flora wringing
her hands.
Isn't the woman kind to your qucs-
toned the doctors wife.
NO." murmered Flora.
Don't they pay you well?"
Not very"
an that case" said Madame Foi-
TAM, turning suddenly to her appalled,
workwoman, "y0u, too, mad better
leave my service, Miss Nottingham.
Pm sure beg your pardon, Mrs. True
fit hut if you could Only know the
laziness, the treachery and ingratitude
of the creatures that have to deal
with"
Pray don't excite yourself" inter
rupted Mrs. Truetitt, coldly. Here is
my address, child" scribbling a few
words on u leaf of her notebook and
handing it to Flora. Come to me
this afternoon, and we will see what
can he done"
And So she went away, leaving the
yellow satin dress on Madame FOntani's
hands.
"Don't come to me for recommend
ation," said the dressmaker in a blind
rage.
And Flora didn't
But that is how Flora Nottingham
came to leave the great, grinding city,
where the poor are borne down to the
very ground, and go to Mrs. Truetitt's
aunt, Il smiling, kindly old lady. who
kept fancy store i'll one of the sew
era! New England villages, whore
double rows of naples shaded the
streets, and the scent of the honey
suckle fills the air. To the poor child
this atmosphere of peace and quiet
less was like n fore.taste OF heaven
itself.
And old Miss Hedgeley was equally
pleased with her new shop girl.
My dear" she said to Flora one
evening, after half an hours media
ton in the purple July twilight. do
you know what am thinking Off,
mo, Miss Hedgely," said the girl,
laughing.
"of adopting you, Flora, as my own
child"
"Oh, Miss Hedgeley" faltered Flora.
"If you don't marry. mean" the
old lady corrected herself.
Flora blushed y bright soft pink.
81 shall never mary, Miss Hedge
ley" said she.
Il am not sure about that" said
Miss Hedgeley, rs she thought OF the
number of visits thai Mr.. Pattison, the
new minister, had considered it neces-
ssry to make at her domicile of late
"Rut ANYHOW NV dear | hone VOu