The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-23
MRS. HOPKINS BONNET.
IY PERSlE ,. CHASE.

'ies, Matilda, that is very handsome
bunnit, and l hope you will take a
sight of comfort wcarin' it, and Mrs.
Hopkins turned the pretty velvet bon.
net round on her hand, and held her
head on one side, pronouncing her ap.
proval of il in i very critical manner.
Il am glad you like it. | have no,
had new winter bonnet for two years,
and | thought | would get nice
one
Wal, It's beauty, but don't you 90
tn bein' proud OF it,: il you do you'll
have fall, Sartain. could tell you a
story about bunnit | had once; il
happened good while ago, but can
tell yc hain't forgot it. II caused me
more modification than anything that
ever happened tu me, but guess on
the whole twas good thing, for was
kinder apt, in them days, tu he proud.
80, Mrs Hopkins, don't believe
you were ever bit vain or proud
'Yes was Matilda, thought a sight
OF havin' pretty dresses and bunnits. -
You set down in that rocking chair,
and rest, YOU must be real tired talkin'
tu them scholars all day, and I'll tell
you all about that bunnit.'
Il do feel rather tired teaching
school is hard work
wal, Matilda, kinder guess, by
the way Joe Brown comes round here,
you won't have tu keep school always.
You don't know, ! suppose, scein' you
havn't been acquainted round here
long, that We hain't lived in this town
more than ten years. When We was
first married We lived in NJ, 4 real
smart little town. John, he used to
work in the mill he had first rate pay
but it didn't agree with him very well,
so We came here and bought this farm.
l hated to come away from NJ. We
had pretty little place about a mile
out Of town. John kept 4 horse and
we had nice top-buggy. We used tu
always ride 10 mcctin.' was pretty
dressy, rs said, but | took a few
boardcrs, and used to do some dress
maxim for the mill girls, so | got all
my clothes myself.
should have taken 4 sight OF com.
fort livin' in NJ il it hadn't been for
Miss Wilson. She was my neares,
neighbor. Wewas good friends enough.
She was the fastest dressin' woman !
ever see. Everything she put on look.
cd well, il it want nothin' but 4 six
cent print. II there was anything
pretty she would have il. know now
] was dreadful foolish, but it did rile
me up, 10 see her come out in thing:
not bit better than mine, but some
how anything she wore looked a good
deal better.
She come over TO our house one
cvenin' and We got to speakin' about
bunnits. was calculatin' to wear tn,
one ! had the summer before. She
said she was goin' to have n new one
and asked me il had noticed the one
in Miss Evans window said She:
Il don't know when | ever see .
bunnit that took my eye as that one,
and mean to have it. II is a perfect
beauty
What kind Of 4 bunnit is it9' Task.
cd
'lt is n beautiful white Dunstable,
trimmed with cream. colorcd ribbon
and pink roses, said she.
After she had gone | kept thinkin'
abou, that bunnit. Here was a chance
where | could get ahead Of Miss vii
son. could buy the bunnit, but
knew did not need il, so l argued
with myself all night, fur / could no,
sleep much, and when did git into 1
browse Idreamed ofbunnits, and cream.
colored ribbon and pink roses.
Wal, the end OF il was ! got up in
the mornin' bound to have that bunnit
Just as soon as got my work done UP
| put on my things and started fol
Miss Evans shop, and sure enough,
the first thing see in the window wa.
that bunnit.
went in and priced it. Miss Evan.
said il was six dollars, that Miss vii
son was talkin' about buyin' it, but she
had not promised tu keep it for her.
and if wanted il could have il, for
she could trim her another il she want.
ed one.
tried it on, il looked we'll, il was Z
handsome bunnit and no mistake. II
want the fashion then to have ties, but
an elastic cord held il on, and there
was long ends hanging down behind.
Wal, paid the six dollars and wenI
home with the bunnit.
When John come tn dinner, he said
there was a man goin' tn lecture that
evenin, who had been livin' long the
lnjins and he wanted tu go and heal
him. John always did take a sight o
interest in Injins. Ididn'tcare nothin
bout the lecture. l always did ihinl
Injins tcrriful treacherous critters, bu
thought it would be a good chance 4
wear my new bunnit, so said right Of
that wanted tn go.
John was hindcred about somethin
at the mill, and was late tn supper, bu
one Of the boarders harnessed the hors,
while we was gittin' ready, and we 60
started little after seven. felt pret
ty grand with my new bunnit, I car
tell you. kept hopin' Miss Wilson
would be there tu see il. We wan
long goin' to the hall. John let dowr
the top Of the buggy and jumpeC
out.
The man had lust got nm to sneak A