Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-06-22
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.

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II SLlGHI MlSYAKE.
Gray and ice-cold the twilight had
dafkened over the Stone Tower, until
the ruddy glow OF the fire became in
sufficient to dispel the creeping shadows,
and Mamie brought In the lamp.
IL was great, low-ceiled room, with
an antlque-carved oornice and 3 vains-
2 COT OF OAK which reached above Nannie's
shoulder room where the faded
crimson hangings shut out the dying
daylight. and the pattern OF the carpet
nad long become 1ndistinguishable.
And the the three blooming, bright
eyed young girls IN this ancient room
seemed as much out OF their element as
cluster OF rosebuds would have been
is.ne On an Eeyps'an saroopnagus.
Dus 'oionel Oopeiy hkeo seciusion
ana anuqulty. moreover ne liked econ
omy. And when ne brought his three
mo1neriess daughters down to the Stone
LoWer, ne gflmiy gave them TO under
s1ano 1na1 tney TOO must teach them-
serves 20 IKE these three aspects of.life.
Inere's one thing, Colonel Oopely,
VINO was . man-nater. added TO himself,
they'll get no beaux herel No girl
ought to dream OF beau until she is
twenty-five years old, at the very least" "
Which was rather hard on Amy and
Nannle' who were nineteen and seven
TEEN and mad their pretty heads full Of
vague visions OF love and lovers. And
even little Folly, the youngest, who had
.J .uineu ni'een' nau an imaginary
iueaa u ner Dfaln' WIN oark' meian-
oDoay eyes ana : DroW NE IVORY winch
sne hoped one day might be realized in
sultor.
And upon this windy March night,
when Colonel Copely was in the city,
and Miss Baird, the governess, was con-
fined TO her room with an attack of in
aammatory rheumatism. Amy and Nam
oie were going to surreptitious party.
"Of course papa wouldn't let Us 60 il
he were at home,D said Amy.
"And we couldn't manage it If Miss
Baird wasn't laid up. eithern saoalv
added Mamie.
..But everything happens for the
best" said Amy. "Do look at this
lovely, gold-colored silk. Nan. Wasn't
Il good of Mary Sinclair to lend ua tbe
three dresses to choose fromf I think
I'll wear the gold -colored silk. with tb;s
black lace mantle
stAnd ~ said Nonr;a uho - .>;.r
end ,,ln,o, viii o,,;ra ~ - = -, 80
rad;ant bronza-brown e @ ha;r ss.h.,s r ~. r,.s
the white. ali brocaded over With mink
rose buds. and the rosa.colorad sst;r.
slippers oh. ANY. darlinpp p-,,onnc;no
npon her sister WITH l;ttla acst.+;a
kiss-sswe shan't know ourselyesip r.
aCouldn,s I on too p, ,,laada5 po,rv
whose cipsv beautv pleamed IN batvae,
The apple bloom faces of her sisters l;le
= Jacouerninot rose AMONG wb;ta r,-.. 60
pinka II s.conldn,t I vaor a. nras.- - -
net silk that von,va na;tber - 81, e.
chosen y,
sr,Ja,,aop, ;, ..oz - 80.
only ! child ~
aT sball bs s;vts.,, - - u..u.nu y
nvoad po,,v nAnS r. - I s,sss-. 's..''.e, ~,
q vou and Mamie AndTnsss. s : aa-a. -.
was a crown mn nar,v i ~ liz ~
sPolly.s said Mamie. with autocrat;c
severity, ahoid your toncuei It,a ouita
out Of tie question. You ara e. stav
here, with Miss Baird
ssBut Miss Baird IL alwavs aslaar, i tho
evening p, whimpered Pollv
80 much the better far vor ), nro-
nounced Nannia s.And q looI sfter
the houaep
ssThe house won't run away ), ,,onted
Polly. still rebell;oua
.That isn't the question under dis.
QUESTION, 2 said Amy. aGet the work
basket now, ike darling, and help us
tuck up these dresses little. for Mary
Sinclair is at least half . head taller