St. Landry democrat., 1883-07-14

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manner.
The following week there was to be
grand party at Plainfield to celebrate
my seventeenth birthday. How happy
| was in those days, choosing my dress
and having it made up, and receiving
and visiting the. dear old friends who
| crowded in to welcome me! It seemed
to me no girl in the world had more
blissful lot, and the future stretched out
before me, cloudless vista. If an in
trusiye memory of the past year forced
itself upon me, thrust it quickly away,
and went singing and dancing through
the house.
At last the momentous day dawned,
and from earl y morning the household
was in stir. l had taken upon myself
the decoration of the two large parlors,
and mounted on q step-ladder, was nail
ing some trailing wreaths of ivy and
roses over the doorways. Old Uncle
Zeb, our colored dining-room servant,
marched in holding card ON salver.
Its no use bringing that, Uncle
Zeb,'' | cried from my lofty perch. '.I
couldn't see the Car of Russia to-day,
with all this work to be done. Tell my
visitor I'm very sorry, but it's impossi-
bic for me to see any one. Tomorrow
l shall be glad to receive visitors.''
II done tolt him so, Missy" Zeb
said, in an injured tone. '.but | reckon
he amt much of a gentleman. least
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along with an Ielv frown on his fore.
head + would INST nc soon have an
nealed to the courtesy Of = tramn., 50
ttrenbl;pn II, ayerr l;n,h sl,,nl- b.cI
until he had nassed
az course had heen a sensible riobt-
minded eirl 7 shonld have eone stra;eht-
wav to the honse and confessed everv-
thing TO INV father Bnt + was az fool
ish IN that as T had been in the whole
wretched business and NV only object
was TO sbush matters mn tbnuob What
steps to take + did NOT know
Ny father met me at the door, and
looked keenly at me. ..Who is your
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