The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-25

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JOIN AID NELLIE
at will only be a country froliG,
Nellie % don't dress TOO elaborate.
Ily You must be prepared for
blind mans buff and tutisits.o
@iorribld Molly, / lst. those
games behind me long ago.
%well, when yoa'te in Rotns
you must do as Romans do For.
ge. ysu are Miss Nellie MuntOs, Of
Madison Square, and / am sure
you will enjoy yourself"
"Ail right, Molly III be a coun.
try girl just like The rest. You'll
see how ] shall enjoy myself"
The twogirls were cousins, Mol.
ly aud Nellie aunfos. Molly was
the country minister's daughter,
and Nellie's father was a wealthy
New York banker. She had just
arrived on d visit to Molly's home
in Grassmere. They had been in.
vited to a rry.maElng II a
neighbor's and Molly was very
much afraid her stylish cousin Mel.
lie would be shocked " the gay
romping games she had grown aG.
customed to, but which were 80 diff
ferent from the stately parties she
had witnessed at Nellie's city
home.
About seven o'clock The girl flit.
ted down the stairs to the minis.
ter's study.
"Well, uncle, do l look like a
city girl nosS"
The Transformation was com.
plete. Before she had disappeared
from the tea table she was a per-
feet specimen Of a beautiful New
York girl-from the top (Which
wasn't very far of) Of her puff.
crowned head to- tAe-lip Of her
French lid boot, which psspsd
from a dress Of three marvelously
mingled shades. Now q demure
maiden stood before him in q sim.
pie, neatly.ftting white dress. A
blue scarf was tied around her
waist and her hair, arranged in
four heavy curls, dropping to the
ends of the sack, was tied back
from the sparkling face with a
blue ribbon.
"Why, little niece, before supper
you were Miss McFlimsey, Of Mad.
ison Square, and now you are a
country daisy"
"That's just what | wanted you
to say, uncle, Molly Is afraid l
won't enjoy myself; but I'm going
to show her. Doesn't she look
niceH I'm afraid the young farm.
ers won't look at me-"
"Now, Nell, no flatteryl Come,
we don't make a point Of being
late. Come, father!''
The immense room which had
been cleared Of all furniture ex.
cept chairs, was wellflled. Nellie
was much amused by the way the
youths all got by themselves, as
far from the girls as they could;
but she restrained her smiles and
took observations instead. Among
the young men she noticed many
tall, spIendidly developed figures,
with 6nS heads and intelligent
faces, who were evidently longing
for the restraint to be broken. She
could not help comparing them
with the gentlemen of her set at
home-the bewhishered exquisites
among whom she had in vain
searched for an original idea,
Nellie's little head held a good
deal Of common sense although
one Of a glitIering social circle, she
had always taken the glitter fot
what il was worth, knowing there
were better things in life,
Blu. now affairs began 10 grow
livelier. Some one proposed blind!
mans huff, and a merry scurying
around began. Nellie had plonty
to do to keep herself from being
caught, for 1t was no feint at the
ancient game. Az length her turn
came, and the blindman touching
one Of the thick curls, said instant.
ly: "Miss 1olly's friend" So she
stood quietly for her eyes to be
baudased, and then. with u quick
spring, caught some oug standing
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