The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
,e," said the young lady, calmly.

all! hiauCLlOISclic CiilS ~ u french
hat" Madame exclaimed, "a love. u
beauty, exactly your style, made ex-
pressly for you-bought for YOU" she
by Polly's pleased gnze ut herself in the
mirror.
"What is the p icc?"
"Only fifteen dollars" said Madame,
"to you, Miss Fuller, the daughter of a
clergyman and a customer" Margarct
had bought II pair of ribbon strings
there a year ago.. "Fiftecn dollars
only"
! 81 will take it with me-" said Polly.
laying her moist, hot none on the
counter, for she had carried 1T in her
handler glovclcss hand-all the way
from the rcctory.
I Madame smilingly did up the parcel.
She had just offered the hat to Mrs. Van
Dyke for ten dollars, and it was worth
Ska bit of lace, an embroidered crown
and a pink rose at the side; that was
all. But n must take money where
one finds it. Polly's fifteen dollars
her down to her marrow bones. so to
speak, and half u dozen obcdicnt at
tcndants to her side. Here" she
cried, with her mouth full of pins;
''show Mrs. Van Dyke these bonncts; l
myself will wait OH Miss Fuller"
81 wish Il bonnet that is becoming to
! were rs good Us cross Mrs. Van DYKES
ten-better by five.
Our young lady got home about half
gone out but Jcn, who, exhausted with
smoothing the muslin, was fast asleep.
She rushed into her tiny bedroom, and
hpOap hpr ronoraticno Northumberland
ing all speed Jerry was ut the door with
his drag and his guests ere Miss Polly's
muslin was donDed.
With all her faults, Polly had little
personal vanity. She seldom looked in
the glass. One reason was that the mir
ror was cracked exactly through the
middle; another, that her sisters criti-
cisms held up to candid view all faults
and defects. She never thought of her
face or head. She threw on her dress,
pitched n bonnet on the back of her
curly brown hair, flew down the steps
and was assisted into the drag by two
grooms and a smiling host.
Miss Mivcrton leaned back in II per-
tectly- fitting driving costume, and gave
her the frlendliest of slnilcs-a little
condcscending, indeed, and was it
oiAShSiS StLluSCu Iul was nOI pOSSlDlC.
TO be sure, one dimpled hand was bare,
but She had no right to suspect that the
other glove would not soon be used to
cover it. White was always en- rrglc and
becoming, and she had OH her fifteen
dollar bonnet. So Polly bowed and
smiled back again, and was altogether
so sweet and lovely and like u June
rose that Mr.. Jerry Ncvins had hard
vprl- IN Eoo,, fro-, looI,o- 1~.r -
the spot.
The Kennels, at which the polo game
was played was a very fashionable
place. Everybody was out that after
noon. Polly was SO happy-happy with
that consolation religion itself does not
always give of being appropriately and
becomingly dressed. To be sure, all
her income was swallowed up; she was
n wrctchcd, pcnniless, forlorn creature
on the morrow, but this was to-day.
"Lct tomorrow take care of the things
Of ITSELF" quoted Polly, piously. -
Every one is so kind, she whispered
to Jerry, contidingly. "See, they are
all bowling and smiling"
Glow pretty Polly Fuller Isl" she
heard somebody say as she passed.
Poor little thing! Did you ever see
The rest was lost. Polly drew her
sell up rather Indignantly.
"Thcy are commenting on my bon
net, and wondering where I got tim
pertinent thinssw
. Then she looked up and saw Jerry's
eyes fixed on it, and there wa the
greatest tenderness in his glance, rs if
he were sorry for her, and yet loved
her.
"Hc thinks, I suppose" said Polly to
her after ego, that this is the first time
l ever had any thing nice, and he is
sorry for me-" And then she half
wished she had not worn it.
care you very fond of dress ?" she in
quired, presently.
! eyes, very; that is, I like a woman
properly and handsomely dressed, as /
want my wife to be" (here Polly's hand
her ungloved hand-got the least
possible little squecze); "but what 1
care for more is n sweet, lovely, brave
spirit which rises above criticism, and is
true enough and wcll-bred enough to
look beautiful and be happy in spite CT
the garb."
"sometimes it is so hard to be that;
sometimes one wants things, so one
yields to the temptation. You must not
be too hard on people if they do not
dress according to your IDEAS" she
! added, with tears in her big brown eyes.
81 hard on you 2" cried Jerry-it was
in the moonlight, and they were driv-
ing down n lane o.! flaming chcstnuts-
81 hard I just love and admire you
for it. think you are the prettiest,
sweetest thing in the world; l long to
deck you with jewels and fine raimcnt,
just to pay you back for all your BRAY
cry. Oh, Polly, l love YOU"