Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19
STRANGELY MET,

STRANGELY MET.
wen, am really very sorry!' sighed
Airs, Evans, looking ruefully AT the
small pile OF bank-notes in her lap, and
then at her fair daughters, Bell and
Augusta, who were standing near her.
examining wreath of flowers.
Il IN sorry, too mamma. - saws Miss
Bell.
TO be sure Elsie ought to be pro-
vided for her visit, but you know she
Is the youngest, and we"
why, we can't go out without de-
cent dresses!'' chimed in Miss Augusta.
: won't, for one, know.n
Never mind my London visit, - said
little Elsie, the plain sister of these
petted girls, as she quietly entered the
room and overheard the conversation.
Il would as soon go and spent a week
with aunt Laura, and that won't take
much preparation"
Would you reallyp" asked Mrs.
Evans, hesitating between a selfish
wish to please her beauties, and what
was only Justice to the young girl be-
side her.
Il really would, ma. L dare say
should not be at home among those city
people. Just let me go to aunt Lau-
ra's, and give Gus and Bell all the
tinery."
We'll, that relieves my mind Won
derfullyl" said Mrs. Evans, with very
long sigh. L didn't know how to ar
range Tor you all. Three girls are so
expensive. You can have my last
winters cloak, Elsie, for one thing"
mo, she can have mine, mamma,
eagerly cried Bell. ''It's lIttly out
of style for me, but it will do very well
for Elsie, and III get new one"
well, yours, then," agreed Mrs.
Evans; land I'll try to save enough
out of the girls shopping, Elsie. to get
you new black shmere."
Then l shall be grand!" said easily
contented Elsie. May L go next
week."
Yes.
.'Go to work and get ready. Come
girls. If We want to do any shopping
to-day, we must go Immediately"
And I'll get dinner while you are
gomez Elsie consoled them by adding.
So while the mother, Gus and Bell
tossed over the gltterlng silks on snewy
counters. patient Elsie heated herself
in the kItchen-where her beautiful
sisters would never go II they could
help ito have dinner all ready 1or
them. 1t was waiting when they return
ed, tired, and with good appelites. from
their shopping. After II was eaten,
Elsie followed them all into the sitting
room. to see the new purchases COIN
mented on and nicely displayed.
..WeIl, where's my black cashmere!"
she asked, after the last bundle was
uurolled. and not as much as neck
ribbon gwen to her.
"Oh! [ am so sorry, but really there
wasn't shilling left after the girls
shoppinp was done, and So" And
20 i got none, like Mother Hubbard 5
dog" suggested Elsie, trying 10 lausL
but feeling inclined 10 cry. She hau
very much wished TO 90 TO Lonuoh,
ana now she had given that up, she
did think that she lad 4 rlght 10 cle
new dress. ,,,, on
Well. If does seem too bad!'' con-
Tossed Augusta, but you can be pretty
We'll dressed out of our things. Let 5
soc ma. ..She might travel In her
black luster, and have my gray popilh
NO. III travel in the gray poplln,
and spoil it as quickly as can! lia'iieu
Elsie. reused tUr once.
why. EisieY'' mildly reproved MIS-.
Evans. ,-ow look
horrid III gray. My WATERPROOF - W."
cover it up when l travel, ana nly pi'0n y ;,
luster will do for best, but "lsnL
she only finished her sentence VIZ "
sigh. She would not say, MiSn 80
had got the cashmere" IL "0uio '0
,oo much like blaming her motiiei.
Mrs Evans thought II best noI W
,otics tine abruptly-ended sentence, Dul
nronosed to the girls that lhey io'
dress their haIr at once cords for
There was party on the caius nor
the evening, and their hlotlei' -" hair
a off in tuat line, often acteu do -
JrsSser to her lovely maldenS; Inc.
,,,aTe ,e,dv. in their dainty ropeo anu
s"nawv GLOVES flour buttons, tooJ, viz
,hoir c.,valiers arrived, and away lne!
went so gaily, While Els,e, ,".de her
,neuded her old gloves, and nau1 n
simple preparations for heI IL !o camt
She was asleep long before tney o"rn1 ~
hnne But AL breakfast tie leAt ino, .',,a,,
inc 1bey went into raptules w. ,,oei,IIv
a n.lphted party" Anu ~ their
Hr Lowell, the brother ol NC
49, 80 ..such a splendid 1eloM' a.
very handsome, aid worth 'lo'
'i'.nn ..nt " conrse he would look handsoine' n,
:, oe we,e really hdeous, Wv
ser.ea ..,7a,I E cong away for few days, pn'
no nromised Iocall when ne Go E,s,e. y
Won lust ought TO see nlln' ,nIicing
dacI.red Miss Bell, wIthou. no hana,
EIsie,s caustic remark. me . ~ '''
So. ..it makes very little difference So'neIv NJ M
,,rnss Elsie, buttering ron. ., Archie
We'll, Pm not, If l eau ai, I'. SHINING her
1ovell y nayerred Miss Bel, Sifpns
cnocoid'o % ovell was dropped, Jusl 'aex' aex
MI; -; - two or three times tila' y uay
but tlsie' " ;s he were really SO veia a
handsome. OF SO rich, or IL Sn0
ever sts SEE i herself, was a pleasant u .ns shs
~ saa r She was not a beauty, ,.at,on.
stood IT. Cd upon the platform at 'ne