South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-22

\ ~ u-iy oit Iuttys WIZ, IL onCe eue W
gan to do nythiog for her Cinderella
would not cop shott OF msgpi6sencs
They gave their fancy free rein; but
rnsda shook her head.
1t viii; not bs ANY, thing elaborate,
sir's.' sLs said. Blu, she consoisd Der.
self with the ,hou.Lt that sae stould
be easily sa'isfsd, and that even a little
money could 10 matte 10 work wonders,
" judiciously expended. She walche d
anxiously for . reply 10 her request.
aud Tue sympzthixirg and Interested
girls grew fsvsrisn in their impaterce
10 knew what the anAwer would b..
They almost forgot their own mails
when the postmaa came 10 watching for
Thedss letter.
A. last Rosa Dane rushed up stairs,
one day. in brsathless excite msnf.
1t has come, rhsdal IL has come
Not q letter 1t ali. but box by ex.
press Didn't l tell you /. would be
something handsomef'
An esger group gathsrsd in the room
10 watch the opening Of the BOX, con.
mentiuy. CO; occurring aud prophs ~ in z
until the I'D was pried Oft, revssiiu !:
! frst . letter.
oh. never mini that; you can read
That aiterwar.'. Let Us see the dress,
| importuned tue impatient voices.
L. eda unroilsd the wrsppings with
trembling fingers, ami disclosed no airy
muslin, no fresh, new fabric oil any sort.
tut au odd, oid-fsshionsd gown OF
erocaded sik, made ia the style IF
years long gone. For a minute the
Ii ar in,
Then the ifieprsssibls Rosa began:
What in the world is that foti'
And c.,"rus of voices followed:
Looks as IL II came over In Tue Nav.
aowerv
Does she think you are going TO &
msAquersde.
WAT can els nsan!'
DO reRt the letter
That last was q sensible sugssstiou,
and ihsda caught up the note. Aunt
Priscilla wSs ny no means convinced of
the seBss OF any SUCH tuss al the clos.
oil schDoi; but a. Ths 'dors Q. smed to
nave cone pretty vel. considering, size
sent her dr.ss that had been LAID ava,
Tor long time. 'Oue that has uavsr
been worn tn hurt 1t or SOIL il n bit-A
good, rich SILK, too. not like the f,lp.y
stuH they make nowadays. H. Was
good enough for me when was q girl,
aud 30 it ought 10 be COOL enough or
you, especis ly ss you haven't the ex
psctations | had. You are about IN,
height. and suppose il can bs altered
a mite, aud the seams taken IN 10 AZ
you but 1 don't want it xii cut into
BITS
That was all. Tbeda's checks wore
hot and hsr voice unsteady as she read
the last words. Tho gIrls looked nj
each other and thsn At the dress as il
lay upon the bed. One OF them liftsd
1t Tor closer inspection.
Maybe il might be made over sCns
way, she susses ed, Ioub fully.
Bu' tina short waist and narrow skirt
offered no possibilities in that direction
and even If tue garment could 10
modernized in shape, the mat erisl would
remain hopelessly antique. The young
critics Understood all tnat at a glapcr.
And you are sure shs wouldn't .end
anything else. il you explain to hsr?'
questioned Rosa.
Notbins.els.,' Theda answersd. posi.
tvsy. You don't know her. She bss
v.d away FROM everybody so long.
doing just the old things in Ike old way.
She has no itlsa how hard il 10 for me-
We'll, It's TOO
Rosa left the sentence unfinished.
Something in rheda's face told her that
abuse OF Aunt Priscilla would not be
any comfort, and bsr own good sense
told her that IL would not mend mat
tsrs. Then she offered 10 lend a dress
Of her Own.
III 10 white IL can be freshly laun
dried, aud We can Tx IL 70 fit you, /
know
Thank you; butt wouldn't DO NV
own. L must be myself answered
fheds, looking as If herself were a
somewhat forlorn one.
What will you dor demanded snoth.
er, Il declare would call myself sick
and 60 home. You would get your
diploma anyway
Bat J am not sick, and don't want
to go bone, answered honest Theda
'BesidsS, just running away (rsm
difficulty isn't cOnqucriDg 1t
We'll, III SAINT TO get out Of il some
how
'But "sot 20 get out on the other
side insisted Tbeda. with faint smile.
Ibere really ssemed no way 10 help
her. There WIS much talk. and mapy
attempts az sdvies but, when IL nae
ended, and lbs' bad all gone, the stu
s-ion remained unchanged. and the
srss' also. Lett TO bsrsslf rh.da ,ut.
v'tsd TIE obnoxious gsrnsnt in every
light, and studied II in d-t.ll. Sine
"'s;oTefed nOthing new except small
roll OF pieces. left frsm Tie original
pattern which Aunt Priscilla had pru.
"snIJ placed 10 the oeks.
Issrs 10 no p0's,bl. wsy Or naking
ths ress sut ne, ~ tie only tang to
ne done 10 to make Myself suit the
dress shs concluded.
BeT idea csme With the words. and
cue studio u With slowly biighs.niug
eyes. Sue said nothing more Of her
pi ms or her ~isbss. and her clu,,-
mstss cid Not ques ion her. Indeed.
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