Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-24
world, though my best muslin gown
had done duty for several years."

world, though my best muslin gown
had done duty for several years."
"Oh, grandma! what would you
have thought then of . pink satin re.
ception dress and everything to match,
like the one I am having made2" OK.
claimed Lily.
Shouldn't q been . bit happier,
my dear; couldn't q BEEN" was the
calm response. "Besides, young girl
never wore satin In those days, bless,
you!-plaln white null was considered
dressy enough, with flowers, which, ia
my taste, are prettier than jewels any
day. And 1ow I am coming to how ]
an the toll. Ned Hamilton was con.
sidered n of the best young men In
town. He would q been handsome,
but his nose was too thin and his eyes
were too close together, though they
were fine eyes. At all events, he was
a great favorite, and the girl who sc.
cured him for q partner considered
herself fortunate. Nobody treated
him Just exactly as I did, fer I would
tell him to his face that he was con.
ceited, though secretly I did feel fiat.
tered by his attention. I suppose
the great Rosedale farm had
something to do with 1t, and
the two grays and the handsome
carry all. Perhaps I was ambitious
and didn't exactly know it; for, to tell
the truth, when I did think of him al
all seriously 1t was the big farm that
doomed up, not my liking for him. To
be Mrs. Hamilton-the name was
good one to step from our homely
one.story bouse into a grand old nan
sion, where the furniture had stood for
q hundred y~ears-thst was something
for a poor mans child to achieve. I
was very proud and happy when he
showed me any unusual attention. 1t
did stir what vanity I had to see his
team at our cottage door, to pass
our acquaintance seated beside him,
to be singled out at parties -me, In my
plain dress, with perhaps only q rose
at my throat and another In my hair.
"Now confess that you were hand.
some, grandma" said Lilly.
"That's not for me to say, my dear,
though l believe they did call me
rather pretty. One day Ned Hamil-
ton invited me to 60 with him to Sill.
g Spray, a beautiful waterfall, six
miles away. i was particularly pleased
with the invitation just at that time,
for matters at home were complicated,
and the atmosphere was not agreeable.
Father had been paying money on a
mortgage, and that always made him
cross-not croEs exactly, but very,
very miserable. The sight of HE Sor,
rowful face and the sound Of hia de-
pressed voice can5od Us all TO feel
more or less wretched.
"That night there wss was 10 DO q
parry at the house Of judge Mills.
They only gave one a yoar, on the &C.
casion Of Meeny Mills birthday.
Poor Maenyl A hohelisr girl never
lived, but the judge Was rich, and she
wore all the latest fashions, 20 perhaps
abe eve realized how plain she was.
l had been busy over my only white
dress, taking a tuck out here aud add
ing a bit Of lace there, Wishing, for a
wonder. that L could have something
new to wear At sight of Ned and
the team, however, all my troubles
vanished into air, and l ran down stairs
laughing.
II do wish't you'd be a little sober
minded, said my father In his fretful
way. 'tIt seems kinder hesrtleAs to be
laughing when there amt q cent In the