Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-07-08
Nechanrsown frederick County Maryland ThuIday Juy g. 1885,

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l do for you:?'
Keturah's s heart seemed to leap up
! into her mouth, every drop of blood
rushed to her face, while in a guilty
whisper she murmured
IIair-dye, sir, please
Dye?' repeated the purblind and
partially deaf old man. What kind
Of dde?'
Il don't quite know, sir! The us
ual kind, I suppose. Anything but
black she added, remembering Barba-
ra' S remark.
And with yes, yes and patron
izing smile old Mr.. Mill put her up a
bottle of the brightest adillne-red that
he possessed
Gals is always partial to bright col
Or he said to himself.
And Keturah ran all the way home,
as if the whippoorwAlls and rabbits
would know that she had a bottle of
hair-dye wrapped up in her pocket
handkerchief.
Once safe in her own little garrett
room, she rubbed the mixture we'll in
to the roots of her hair, brushing it
out to the very ends, according to Bar
bara's description Of the 'city boarders'
manipulations.
She had scarcely finished, when she
heard her stepmothers voice calling:
'Keturah. Ke-tu-rA'ah!'
Ma am? she chirped feebly back.
Come down stairs quick" said Mrs.
Htchings, in sort of stage shout up
the back stairs. Here's your brother,
Sim, and Harry Boyce, come by the
night stage, and supper to get for EN-,
and nobody knows what all! Do make
haste
Aud momentarily forgetful of the
chief sorrow of her life, Keturah ran
blithely down stairs to be kissed by
Sim and chivalrously greeted by Mr..
Boyce.
Both student lamps were lighted,
and Mrs. Hltchings had even gone to
the extravaganza of pair of mould
candles on the mantlepiece, and as
Keturah turned to help set the table,
there was a unanimous shout of laugh
ter.
why, Kit, how do you come to be
topped off with cardinal ell? JeerinS
ly demanded Simeon.
What in all creation ails your halr1
said her father.
And keturah, catching a glimpse o1
herself in a cherry-framed looking glass
which hung opposite, uttered shr'eS
of dlsmay, and took to precipltous
flight.
Her head no longer bore the old hue
of coppery red, but now displayed the
vivid cardinal hue of Farmer Runford'
new barn,door.
And as she fastened to hide herself
she heard the laug choked voice o.
Simeon exclaiming, incoherently:
We'll, | always knew that red hall
was fashionable, but | didn't know
that the girls were so wild after it a
to dye their bangs the regular blazing
yermlion.
Mrs. Hitchings herself got the sup
per that night. 1t was B rbaras even
ing out, and poor Keturah was nowhere
to be found. And it was nearly tel
o'clock when the weeping girl, comm!
up the long peartree walk, met Mr.
Bovce face to face.
Don't run away, Keturah,' said he
kindly. Don't make an enemy o
one who would fain be a friend.
have SO much to say to YOU, keturah.
I've washed it and washed it, ant
it won come outr sobbed poor he,
turah.
Washed what!' questioned Mr.
Boyce.
MY hair-my horrid, hideous, hate
, full hair y
Never mind your hair said Nj
Boyce, gently drawing her arm throug
his.
"But-but it was such a dreadful
, color, and I dyed it; and they gay
me the wrong color. And, OH I'm al
most sure it never will come natura
S again !!
oh, yes, it will y said Harry Boyc
coaxlngly-'the prettiest, gold aubur
shade in the world
, ooh, Mr.. Boyce, do you really thin
so
: Upon my soul and honor l do
But don't you want to hear my news
4 'Of course do whispered Keturah
, We'll, then, Kitty-my Kltty-her
;, Il ;s. | have received nv first call t