South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-22
New Series Vol. 20 mo. 8.

library aud picture toree. where she
chiefly consulted old books cad old
pictureB.
So the days slipped hy asd The in.
portan, evening caas. The Seminary
psriors we're throvn open, The long
school.hall brilliantly lighted aa1
thronRed With guests, while on the plat
forn. erected for shss iccAsicn, AID
trimmed with viass and Savers. we're
the group ef xirls Who were to bid good.
bye to school life. Tteda was nes With
them. Al first. aud whss che came che
slips "a quietly into her place hshisa
the others. where 1Is cssld sit in the
shadow.
Fsss Thsda! OF course che wants 70
keep out of siSht as mech ~ possible.
II will be dreadful for her 70 reed the
vsledictory! whispered enc TO another.
But neither face nor manusr betrayed
the least consciousness Of aaythiug
dreadful ~ Thet,s tame forward when
her nsmo was called. A little rustic Of
surprise, . ripple Of laughtsss and then
. murmur Of admir- atieu greeted her, ~
she stood there In her rich OH brocads.
not 1T OF It's antique style abatsd.
but her fair hair coiisd high aad
coi6ured after the fashieu Of the period
20 which the dress belonged. and.
sSeepng . low courtesy, announced
Ter subjs &:
N.Ys Maybe Of OlAsn Tyas'
She drew quaint. skillful pictures Of
the days gone by, aud told Of what that
they had bsquea,hed to the generations
that follow Ell, contrasting their limited
advantages With those enjoyed by the
gir's at the present, and drawing vari.
Gus useful ieaso s,hsrsfren. But il 10
To be feared that her classmates did net
receive all the In. Traction intended.
They were toe deeply absorbed IL
studying her costume, from her heat 10
ue DAD high hesled little slippers
manufactured by covering ell ones With
the hits Of brocads from Aunt Prisoilla's
pocks'--snd in exchanging sisnihoans
anu congra'uistory node.
= 'SplsndiS =
Nobody but Theta would have
thought oil such y plan as thai.
Or have darst To carry Il on
The story was aadsrs oed by all sA
tha platform. even before the readipg
Was finished; for, when tie Presidents
delivered her diploma 10 Thsla Gray
hs added, MY, after her name. N. c.
4 do no. quite understand NV rev
honors, Professor, sue said. Isughingly
a little later in the evening", when the
sraiuslss we're ningiing with their
frlends in the hall. What degree did
you confsry Your 81. c. did not mean
Member OF Congress. certainiyr
1t -nsaut Mistress of Cirsumsta ucss.
which is far better, he answered
promptly. 'ihs talent 10 wia victory
from esming dsfss', and make the be a
Of what We have AMI where We are, 10 .
GIT mere valuable than any degree
whish a university can bsstow and il
is yours, Miss Thsds. ! prophssy .
future for yoL.'
A surprise awaited her that evening"
Tor. from q quiet corner, whers she had
'ercnsly listened to all the proceedings,
came Aunt Priscilla. Who had induced
her TO break the habit OF years aud
travel so far on such an Grand, was q
mystsry Tbeda could not solve until
faithful uepssy, who had aecem panied
her mistress, snl ghtsnsd her.
It's just that old eress,' she sx.
planned, as soon as she could gain op.
poriunity for a werd aside. 'Ps,Iin2 it
out of its hiding place stirred her all
NJ, someway. and after II was sent, she
Kept wondering boz you would look ia
1t, and saying that no girls ne ~adsys
look as pretty as girls did in her time,
TIL all of sudd size took . n1tion to
come and see for herself. gusss sizes
satisfied
Apparently she was In her grin
fashion. though she said very little
sbout u, and accepted ~ . matter OF
course all the congratulations offered
her on Theda's account. Whether the
praise really bad any effect, or wLsthsr
sssing Theda In the gown admired In
her own youth lent TO her young relative
Of the glamour Of those old
days Is unknown; hut II Is certain thar
Aunt Priscilla treated Der with q new
respect from that time forward /; and
long afterwa'd lhsds, . useful, sue.
csssfni woman in happy homs OF her
orn, ussd 10 show that old d.sss, and
call 1t the beginning Of her fortuas.-
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