Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-03-21
THAT SUNDAY.

Nobody gees to church ON Easter Da,
without a new suit in the very lates
fashioni" said Mrs. CIairville.
Certainly not!" said Alicia, her ED
est daughter.
"Mrs. Pelham has written to Pari.
for new bonnet, to my certain know
ledge"
And, Of course" added Emily, the
youngest section of tine house of Clair
vile, Gas you are spending the winter
with US, Madeline. You will be expected
not to disgrace u.s.
Madeline Moray looked from one tc
the other of the speakers with troubled
look Of countenance.
''But, aunt Clairville," said she,
"mamma writes me that our old cousin
Zephaniah and his wife have come from
Maine, very poor, and that We must
economize as much as possible.
"They are very old, and they need q
great many little Injuries, aud whatever
Mrs. CIairviIIe's face darkened visi-
bly,.
Madeline, - said she, ''will you never
forget thai you belong to farmers fam
lily down east?
.sYour cousin zephaniahs are nothing
to me-
"Of course, while you are my guest,
shall expect you to dress as becomes
your station as my niece.
Madeline knitted her pretty brows In
sore perplexity after aunt Clairviiie had
rustled ont. leaving a strong odor OF
patchoui behind her.
She had some bank-notes yet left OF
the store which they had scraped to-
gether at home, when they sent her to
spend a winter in Boston with aunt
Clairville, and she took it from her
purse and smoothed it out upon her
desk.
Twenty five dollarsi
She had hoped to save itall for cousin
Zephaniah.
Hx pretty shot silk, with the damasse
front, was very fresh and pretty stul-
she had only worn it so2le half-dozen
times and her neat little split-straw
hat would look very nice, if she bought
new ribbon for it and re-arrapged the
flowers.
At least that was the mental conclu-
sion at which she had arrived. when
Mrs. Clai1ville issued her commands,
bin6ing as an imperial ukase, that a
new Easter SUIT was among the necessi-
ties.
Madeline knew very well that she was
pretty.
Sine never looked into the glass with
out perceiving the difference between
her fresh apple blossom of face, and
the enameued and rouged complex
ions of her city cousins.
She knew that her hair was like burn
ished coils of gold, her long-lashed eyes
like stars, and she would have liked
new Easter suit as well as any one-and
the bonnets ID Madame Printemps
widow looked infinitely beautiful Id
her ewes. with their French roses and
perfectly simulated violets; but there
was .he old man and his enfeebled wife
to renember-the ancient relics OF
bygone generation, who had out-lIved
the sympathy of almost all the world.
ssNo." sald Madeline to herself. Il
must not spend this money, Easter suit
or no Easter suit.
So she sat herself down. in the rainy
March afternoon, to rip up the short SILK
dress and alter it over SO that even Alicia
and Emily should not know it for the
same.
But. with all her skill in amateur
dress making, the folds would not hahg
stylishly, tile old creases would obtrude
Themselves Oh the eye, and the costume
proclaimed, IN its every glisten ana
puff-s.Made over, made over!
Emily Clairvllle shook her head
"Madeline." said she, sit is OF no
use.
"You never can wear that dressl And
your hat, tool
"a plain split-straw, without SO muen
as French flower"
Madeline burst into tears.
Every well, Emily she said linen
1 will remain at home.
"You need not fear that I will DIS
grace the congregation OF st. EtheioreaA
on Easter Sunday. =, .,;ovaa
And this pledge evidently renewed
the mind of Mis-. Clairville.
And the two elegant sisters dld no'
take the trouble, when Captain brapa-
zin dropped in to five o'clock tea 70
send mn word to Madeline that there
was company in the Parior.
20 p