The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-12-05
sTRANGELY MEr.

~" trAiil very toIffI
sig9e Mrs. Evans, looking rueiul
ly y the small pile Of bank note
10 her lap, and then at her fuil
daqlhlers, Bell and Augusta, VIII,
weFe standing near her, examining
q Vrealh of flowers.
1'm sorry, too, mamma" SAID
be sure, Elsie ought to be
lpl I for her visit, but you know
She Ae Youngest, and we-'
why w' can't go without de.
cenI sssseslp chimed in Miss An.
3n't iOs one, know.
esar mind my London visit, (
sssie we Elsie, the plain sister 81
thee reIted girls, as she quietly
enssre il~ room ana overheard
!tlsscn ersation, Il would as soon
go lrl spend a week with Aunt
Lapfa, abd that won't take very
imulh PREPARATION"
agoaId you really2" asked Mrs.
Eydds hssitating between a selfish
wish oIplease her beanties, and
whSf fwas only justice.to The young
girIbesi9s her.
a really would, ma. Idate say
! wouldinot be at home among
those citE people Just let me 60
to Aunt iaara's, aud give Gus aud
Bellallths fnery."
swell, that relieves my mind
wohderfulls" said Mrs. Evans
wifi 9 very long sigh, 81 didn't
.knpR llI y how d arrange for you all
TArse girls are so expensive. You
can have my last winters cloak
Elsis, for one thing"
4No, she can have mine, mann
ma eagerly cried Bell. ats q
litile out of style for me, but will
do very well for Elsie, and then III
get d hew one.p
aWell, yours, them" agreed Mrs
Evans, "and I'll try tosave enough
outcf the girls shopping, Elsie, t.
get you a black cashmere"
"Then l shall be grandl" sale
easily coniented Elsie. "May | g
nextweek?"
eyes
"Gp to work and get ready
Con girls! Ifwewant todo any
sha Sing today we must go al
IN get dinner while you
4 ac gElsie conspled them bs'
saving!
So, hile the mother, Gus and
Bell tossed over glittering silks on
snowycounters, patient Elsie heat
ed herself in the kitchen, where
her beautiful sisters would never
go if they could help-to have din
ner all ready for them.
1t was waiting when they re-
tired, and with good appe'
ti!es, from their shopping. After
it was eaten, Elsie followed them
into the sitting room, to see the
new nurchnses commented nm and
nicely displayed.
"Well, where's my black cash
mere2' she asked, after the last
bundle was unrolled, and not al
much as a neck ribbon given her.
"oh, l am SO sorry, but really
there wasn't a shilling left aftel
the girls shopping was done, auc
So"
"And so l got none, like Mother
Hubbard's dog" suggested Elsie
trying to laugh, bu. feeling in
clined TO cry.
She had very much wished to g
to London, and now she had giver
that up, she did think she had
right to one new dless.
"Well, it does seem too bad" con
fessed Augusta, "but you can bt
pretty well dressed out Of ou,
things. Let's see, ma, She nigh
travel in her black ulster, anc
have my gray pOplin for best"
mo, I'll travel in the gray pop
lin, and spoil ii as quickly as
can!' flashed Elsie, reused for once
"Why, Elsie!" mildly reproyet
Mrs. Evans.
"Well, mamma, you know l lool
horrid in gray My waterproof
will cover it up when l travel, an,
my black ulster will do for best
but l wish" she only tinishe,
her sentence with a sigh. sh'
would not say, II wish you woul'
have got me the cashmere" i
would seem too much like blaming
her mother.
Mrs. Evans thought ii best no
to notice the abruptly ended sen
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