The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-10-12
STRIKING IT RICH;
Or, From Kitchen to ParlOr and
Back Again.
LBy Etbei AUsn.l
CHAPTER III.

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,,;rb two 49, o;,ti+ s;..os rba av sIe
,,o,.a ., ,,sa W. o,,.,,,. 10 bors -,,,o
- 20 mn, +birlir,, for sbo viii +bint
we di5n,t ,,,,n - ba fricr5I,- Hurry nd
n,+ ~, vour bopret. it's after scynn o'cI,,k
no.
"Wonrd Won wear vour ney sill, dress. linn.
ifvon was n,a2n
Now what do Won want 70 nu+ ON another
dress for? There amt no bolct in that air one
,-o,,,,,o ,rot ~, T.. i.tl.,r.2-
"Ba+ lin Mrs lIrrarerv had on all her
hest clothes when sba came over hero. and I
don't have no cbanco 70 wear my, silk d rcss,
avconfin. ,,hcn 90 doun town and on SnD-
davs Hike to feel # trafIin, brbfnd me-
..But IL don't sit down 81 cor, s,rtabIa does
itq 1on a7vav. not os if vo,. was afcared il
won1d 20 All to niocos =,
.Weu I'm 50 carcfrl not to rumple it IN.
Won see. The velvet on If muses. So catv. !
don't want f., snoiI if if / can helm it. It cost
sucb an awful sjght"
81 sbouId saw If 6idl Ten dollars inst for
tbema}ju, Issucl,v I'm a mil -}cc-o,,-ai,, else
7 coyI8,.t stand no sncb hills cco here SslIia
the next time vou want dress made su,.qosin'
Won ask Mrs. AicCal3erv who she gels t. make
bern Naybe she'll tell you of some one who
does sewfn' right cheap. Go on now. and hurry
and get on all YOUR best THINGS. if YOU feel You
can't 90 without EN-"
..oTruts on my ELEGANT new dark red silk
dress. all n,mmei with velvet toe very same
color. and then takes out Of the box where
keen 'em a light blue bow. edged with lace. and
white one inst like Il and for the ljty oC me.
couldn't make up nv mind which of en- to
wear, niuped on the blue one first to see
how liked il and tl,cn .,ut on the white one
to see if that didn't look better. and at last |
nicl,s 'en, bo+b nm and rims ont TO the scttip'
roo,n where Jim was snc} kim his nine,
".Jim which Of these bows shall wcar2" I
savs boIdin, en- nm.
whichever one Won like best. sin't par
ticular"
"Rut 1ilya ,a,o bo+b Jirrv
"Here, give EN- to me. III settle this oues
Ton in less AN 2 minnie"
So he takes bow in each hand and tells me
to sbut nv ewes tight
"Nov. which hand do Won chooseP~ he saws
boIdiu' 'em behind his hack So can't see 'em
no way.
"Tbe right! No-wait q minute. The left!
T,l take the left hand
"Here take vour fIpe how" he saws, tossin,
II at me.
a most wish Td said the ripnt hand after
sU,"
s.Weu. if Won wanted 70 wear that air white
how why didn't vo,, mt # an instead Of comm,
out here and inte,runtin' nv snol,in' = GOOD
Zen minptas2 That's inst like q an,n
.Wcu 7 mess I'm wear the blue one, saws.
So ! cuick pins it on. and then calls TO Jim
that Pm ready.
..Wajt = While iii make nm my MIND
whether nv hats more becomiD' 2 little mire
10 the left or the cirbtb Of ~, inch 70 the ro,
he s9vs. irwin 70 tease me. Non. bn,v do Won
think lool, best with it on2 What are ven
,yearip, ,-or,r cloves ror inst to 40 over t}.c
street, You amt half careful enough Of vour
things"
But. Jim. Mrs, McCafrerv had gloves on"
"WclI. come ahead rhenr 7 heard t,a clorly
gtrikin' eight rs much as ten minutes aoov
There was = right nice lool,in, bIa.!y man
came to the 5oor over at Ms NcCafr..r,-,s and
he asked us to walk in the narIor bov;n, away
all the time as if we r,as the kim, and cuaen
and then he saws to linn "yiU Won send nm
your card. sirq. And what does Him do but
hegin and On +bro,,,I, I,is ,,,,l-ots os = ta
wanted 10 find soroetbino, yvinI had aud was
mighty afraid he had lost If
.1Wba+ are vo, Ioolyi,, for Tir,qn COWS
"Djdn't Won hiring no bsndLarcbiafp Never
mind. III lend Won mine -
epve zone and left INV, car5s a+ boroa ,, he
saws 10 the black man. 1TeU ,em Mr. and Mrs
Miller is waitin, to see ,emo
"Jim vbisne,s when we was alone mbova
vou really cot any ca,dsqv
..,Course haven't Rr+ Iu c,a+ so,no the
first fling +o-norrovv Wbot asa ,,o, ,,,.,,,+ =,
sneal, ont g, for2 Soc bare salia md l..t+,.
let me do most of the taIlip, to-,,iob+ yo.,
can saw ives, and sno, once IN . Will r. ,.o,,
want r. -
Inst tban Nrrs rEcCa f;.,.,- oo,,,, p, +Io ro,-
"Good evoninr Mr. aJfI'ori oo,5 o,,e,,i,,,
Mrs NiIIcrt 7 am 60 b,,,,,, n SOC z,our M
NC, qr.,,- will l,o H.. IN ,,,,,.-..,,,,.
Hasn't If bcen 5eliabtr,I day2 ! rg,s 'do,r
toyvn all tbe r,ornino We have ,ou,,c, 1ol,-
friend from NJ NJ;
ana J7l,Is-so 7 ,c,.,,t ont Will, Er ,d
came boma co,puIe,eIz, tirrd n,t yor, oe,,.
tIarnap Mr. Miller k,,o,y rotI,inc, about tI,o
,oruIcvitics of a three hours, sbo,,,in,, evr.li
tion -
"WaU 7 reclor wa boya orr sbo~. or tbo
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