Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-19

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jealous Of one another. except tho
really famous ones.r suggested Clara
The warrior bowed his crested head,
And tanned his heart OF nrc.
said Lena.
just imagine our saucy Dora put
ting on the meek and lowly to some
ear 81 m editor
'Or czarina. said Dora.
Meantime. what am | Ia do2' cried
Lena. in mock distress. Il have no
talent for literature. music or the STAGE.
Teaching ! dctc~t. Law aud medicine
do not beckon with rosy and alluring
smiles. I suppose | shall have I o stay
nj home and look after father and
mother, and grow to BE- "A little quiet
old woman with a shouldcr-shawl. ono
VI these days-thc kind who sit in tho
corners Mt tea-parties. and have 70 be
hunted up and talked to by the long
suffering hostess
Catch You sitting in corners, You're
n long way of from the shoulder-shawl
yet. my Lena" said Dora. giving her
IN aTcctiOnatc smile. She was very
proud Of her sisters brightness and
q%uickncss, even when the jokes were
aimed at herself.
\ idea has just occurred To me-"
said Lena. but | shall not whisper n
syllable Of it to any body till | see how
~ - ,rYInrr - srsrp .A,V uLsI.
II this misguided mortal 1iH put
her head into n lions den Tor an
editors. which is the same thingl.
she must ~ clothed and in her right
mind. Dora. why couldn't we take the
best Of your brown tricot. rip and color
the disreputable street suit with
diamond dye exactly the shade of the
brown, trim with "A dash Of brown
velvet. cover a twenty-five cent bonnet
frame with the same. and send you
forth. c%onquering and 10 conquer"
Lena. you're the salvation Of the
family. cried Dora. in ecstasy.
Clara hustled the arithmetics back
into h closet. and produced three
pairs OF sharp scissors. In u short
tim" the two suits were ripped. shaken
free of dust and Rawlings. and the
diamond dye. purchased for ten ccnt~
al the drug store around the corner,
was scething in nm old tin pail on the
kitchen stove.
~ am dycing. Egypt, dyeing.'"
sang Lena, n she tished out the pieces
with an old broom-handle. rinsed them
through four or five waters. and hung
them out in the bright air without
wringiug.
"lf Howard vandyne should come 10
call. shall | send him out herr, to shake
hands with your said Dora. saucily.
coming to the kitchen-door with her
half-made bonnet in her hand.
considering that these lily fingers
are being darkened for your especial
benefit. young woman. it strikes mo
that your iests are rather unseemly."
~ GU will be- rid Of me next Monday.
Clara, the dear soul. has run around to
see If little Miss Moss can come to-
morrow to cut and fit the transformed
goods | have just had it out with
father and mother in the back parlor.
They were opposed to my going. of
course, but | finally convinced them
that there was no choice. Father is
loot old and dishcartencd for "A new
start in business. II we all get situa-
tions, we can take eare of ourselves
and the dear old folks, too"
That remains to be- proved. said
Lena 1T Is very certain that we must
try it, whatever the issue
Monday morning Clara was installed
as assistant boOk-keeper in the estab-
lishment of the elder Vandvue at a
salary which seemed small when COM
pared with the lavish pin-money
formerly bestowed by an induIyent
father. She accepted it gratefully.
however. for it meant independence-a
thing more to be desired than fine gold.
Dora left on an early train for Dos
ton, carrying in her hand-satchel five
dollars in money and about "A dozen
Mss. which had never yet been sub
mitted to the piercing glance of an
editorial optic. The new suit wac all
that could be desired.
You needn't tell Beacon street
people how much it cost. Dora" said
Lena. dabbing Mt a s%istcrly tear or two
with her handkerchief. n the hour of
parting drew near.
i don expect To meet many OF
them was the reply. Don't cry.
dearie, till you see whether | make "A
failure or not
Lena vent home from the station.
and, with the help of one small maid
(the other servants having been dis
pensed With, set the house in order.
made preparations for dinner. hen
procce ded to put in execution the plan
which had been simmering. She made
brief calls on six or eight of her lady
acquaintance, and when Clara came
home at noon, she found her sister
sorting various garments in all stages
oil dissolution, from the merely faded
and stained to those that were rim
racked and center-shookr'
Wv hat are you doing. Lena? Those
Things never belonged to our house,
exclaimed the astonished Clara.
True. But am going to build up
the fallen fortunes of our house on Just
these shreds and patches. To elucidate
n produced from under her
hal a large placard on which she had
printed with a pen:
hospitai TOT disabled garments Patients re-
ceived in all stages OF innruity. Dvetny ami
cleansing a speciality.