Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-10-28
JANE CARY'S OUTING.
A Mysterious Dispensation OF
Providence.

you'll have to cut your cloth very
savingly, Miss Cary, if you calculate to
get good full dress out of eight yards
of cashmerem
II know it, Mrs. Barker, but I've
planned it all, and can have it made
up in this style by using sham skirt. |"
Miss Cary took up 1.-THE Bazaar" and
pointed to figure on the pattern plate
IL was quite while deciding whether
I'd have a basque or polonaise, and
then was bothered to know whether
I'd better have the skirt box-pleated or
side-pleatcd, but finally settled on this
pattern"
1T will be very tasty, too" replied
the neighbor, land those pleats will be
worn for while longer, Think, though
the city boarders had some of their
dresses made that way last summer"
While Mrs. Barker was speaking she
kept rubbing her fingers over the piece
of black cashmere which was lying on
top of Miss Cary's sewing machine.
II call that a pretty good piece, for
the price, don't you, Mrs. Barkerp"
Miss Cary asked, as she took one end of
the goods in her hands and held il up to
the window. "You see it has blue
black shade, and the filling Is beaten up
thick and firm"
1T is an excellent piece, il / am any
Judge; but when are you going to start,
Miss Caryp"
Il hope to get off next week, while
work is slack. Next month, you know,
I'll be driven, for the spring sewing will
come in then"
You'll miss your daughter, Mrs.
Cary" said the neighbor, turning to
address the mother, who sat in an old
fashioned rocking chair by the stove.
"Yes, but Amandy Wells is coming
to stay with me. and I'm glad enough
to have Jane 90. She's been trying
to get out to her brother Jacobs for ten
years, but every time she's made up her
mind TO go something has happened to
keep her home. Last spring had ma
larry, and wasn't fit to do anything
about the house for three months. and
the spring before Sam was under the
weather and home here for quite SPELL
When Jane laid her plans that fall to
go, John had his bad luck. and she
thought twas more her duty to stay
and keep her money to help his folks
with"
The old lady took up her knitting
work and began to pick up some
stitches she had dropped.
1.-THE truth is" she continued, Jane
hain't never been nowhere. Always
stayed right here and worked and
tugged and took care of me-"
IF there is any one who deserves an
outing it's your Jane" said Mrs. Bar
ker. Everybody is glad she Is going"
Eyes, James earned vacation, and
good long one, too" the mother re-
piled. "But folks don't always get
what they earn in this world, I've found
out Luck always does seem TO go
agin some folks"
Don't talk that way, mother" the
daughter replied. a she pinned pat
tern on to the piece of black cashmere
and traced out its dimensions with her
scissors. Don't you believe peoples
paths are marked out for themp'
swell, sometimes | do. Jane, and
then again don't. But we can't none
of us understand the Lords dealings
with us.
"'God moves I'm n mysterious way
His wonders 70 perform
"1t's time my dinner was going"
Mrs. Barker said, glancing up at the
face Of the tall clock which stood in one
corner of the room. ''I'll try to run in
and see you again before You 60. Miss
Cary"