Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-06-17
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JUNE II. 1882.
Grandpapa's old Cont

lie. uedr me, III Is ureau1ul! anu Aunt
Grayson caught up the pretty bodice of
the garment in question, and gave 1t
spiteful little shake. Kathie, hemming
rufiies by the window, laughed.
what can't be cured must be endured;
there's no help for it, auntie," she said.
Eyes, there was help for it," cried the
lady, tossing the bodice from her." if
you had taken my advice; but you must
go and act like a simpleton! The idea
of girl of your age giving away her
hard earnings, and then getting married
without decent change of clothing! l
declare it Is to absurd. And you are
making such good match, too! Charles
Montague comes Of one of the best fami-
lies in the county, and he'll be rich one
OF these days, though he may he poor
enough at the start, and you, having as
good as thrown your money away, can
contribute nOthing-nOt even able to
buy your own clothes, which every wife
ought to do"
''At which time, let us hope, my scantv
wardrobe will be replenished," said
kathie, merrily.
Her aunt frOwned cOntemptuOsly.
'Bnt what are you to do nOw?" she
went on. "What dOyOu think Mrs. Mon
tague, of Oaklands, will think of you,
when she sees your OUTFIT"
Not one whit less than she thinks of
me to-day" answered Kathie, stOutly,
cor should be greatly mistaken in my
estimate of her character.
Mrs. GraysOn laughed in scOrn.
you poor little simpletOn! Wait I'M
til you know the world as know it, and
you'll change your tune. | tell you,
Kathie, appearance is everything. Your
bridegroom himself will feel ashamed of
when he sees you in the midst of his
stately sisters, in the grand rooms of
Oakland"
Kathie WINGED, but she answered
bravely:" don't believe Charlie will
ever feel ashamed of me, or would give
him up to day."
Wait until he sees you in your shabby
garments"
shabby garmentsp said Kathie. OPEN
ing her bright brown eyes. My gar
ments are not shabby, auntie. / am
sure never looked shabby in my whole
life"
Mrs. GraysOn glanced at the trim,
graceful little figure. The clOse-ftting
blue merinO was faultless; the linen
cuffs were as spOtless as snow. Kathie
was right; she never looked shabby. Her
garments seemed to be part and par
Gel of herself. like the glossy feathers
and black tuft OF the canary. Yet these
garments were usually made of all sorts
of DDS and ends,for Kathie was poor, and
obliged to be rigidly economical. But
she was possessed of that tact, or talent,
or whatever it may be called, which is
more to woman than beauty or fortune;
enabling her by the mere skill of her
willing fingers and artist sOnl, to make
life, her home, her own person, "a thing
OF beauty and joy for ever"
Mrs. GraysOn, Kathie's well-to-dO aunt
with daughters of her own, who trailed
their silks in the dust and tumbled their
laces and plumes and looked dOwdy all
the while. regarded the trim little figure
by the window with half admiring
half cOntemptuOus smile.
You're rather a pretty girl, Kathie,'
continued her aunt, land you under.
stand the art of getting your self up in
we'll enough, perhaps, but there's so little
of it. Your bridal outfit is shameful
What will you do for carriage dresses
and dinner dresses, and evening dresses
when you are Charles wife? Why, when
l was bride had every thing; round
dozen Of silks of every hue, pOplins
merinOs, tissue, and half dozen sorts
of wraps. Ididn't 90 to James GraysOn
bare of clothes. tell you"
Kathie said nothing for moment
but bent over her ruffles, her bright eyes
dim with tears; then answering, "YOU
may well say that aunt; but is it kind
that you should tantaliZe me, when you
know that your father was a rich mar
while mine was poor, and my uncle
with all his promising to me died leav
ing me nothing"
"Such simpletOn as you've been,' hel
aunt continued, latter toiling and teach
ing for your money, to turn round an(
give it away! Ideclare it puts me ou
Of temper to think of itr'
"What else could l dO?" the girl burs
passiOnately. "COuld see poor George
children turned into the street,"
"Assuredly," answered the lady cOolly
"he could pave rented house cas-.
enough. In your place, l should hav
kept my money in my pocket; but yOl
wouldn't listen to my advice. You ar
sorry for it now. no doubt.
II am not sorry. would do the sam
thing again tomorrow. I'm glad l ha
the money 70 pay poor Georges. debt
and ! don't care If l even should loo
shabby"
"very well, I shall try not to care
either. shan't help you; | told 20
that in the beginning; l can't afford i
and even If could should not feel
my duty. You would be headstrOng an
senseless, and you must bear the conse
qdences. I'll give you some lace TO
your neck and sleeves, and you ma
wear the garnet set of JOsephine's."
lam perfectly well aware of your no
caring, though you are my aunt; but
don't want the lace, nor should anythin
induce me to wear borrowed garments