Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-27

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1t was sure to work out something's. i
''She hunted out an old picture. and
studied it. e..
wig, knee-pants, buckles, fac
ings, ruffles-well. DEAR if we are not
very exact people will not criticise
very closely. l believe I con got up
something for you if you arc not too
particular HI
GOT course you can, Aunt Mar
garet. No. Pm not bit particular;
Ill wear any thing you say " y
"'Wait q minute she said. She
ran up 10 the CARROT and brought
down Il broadcloth coat. ~:
! This was fathers last coat before
the one he has now. He wore it long
after I thought it not fit for him-ah
|me!' 81
Il knew we'll enough why she
sighed; and how in my heart wished
Icould clothe the dear old man in cloth
of gold-supposing he would have
worn it! Put this on. Edward /
tried it on.
50 1t fits rs if it were made for you.
she said, in great satisfaction. And
it has delightfully."- old-fashioned
look-tho lapels turn back so low, you
sect Then she examined it more
critically. 49,. .
- 4 really do believe. Edward she
said. solemnly. that this coat looks
better than the one father got last
that was poorer cloth. and it hurts mo
to see how shabby he looks when lie
conducts the services. Now I'll fix
this for you. and after you are dono
with it I'll let father take another wear
out of it. You 60 down town as fast
as you can, and buy sheet of silver
paper
of I went, and by tho time was
back. Pearl, she had the old coat
motamorphosed. Il wonder if you
will ever be such a needle woman)
She had hunted out some pieces of
that shiny yellow stuff-satin?-
and there it was. She set
me to cutting out card. board
buckles and FASTING the silver paper
over them. A pair of my outgrown
trousers were cut off ut the knee. and
she found mo some long black stock.
ings. The buckles, with huge punches
of ribbon, went on my low shoes and
at the knees. Ihad ruff es at my wrist
and up the front # my shirt. and 4
necktie big enough to choke me-"
If only you could have seen him.
, l l. 4
Aunt Margaret.
"'But the wig Aunt Margaret ]
said." continued Mr.. Ware. 1--we
seen wigs of cotton batting; but they
} don't look just right
mo- she said, they don't. Blu,
I've thought of something better
up TO the garnet she went again,
and brought down an old mutf And
out of that muff came \ wad of curly
gray hair. coarse when you look close.
~ at it, but looking we'll enough fol-
> evening wear And how she did work
over that wig!'
: 1T was the hardest part of it,
chimed in Aunt Margaret. Il kept a
it until it was dusk, and had to send
} the coat down to the kitchen to be
! pressed by Maria Green. young CIR
I had there to help although 1 should
have preferred doing it myself-bu
time was too pressing I barely
managed to get the boy off and ther
to dress myself and 90 with father t.
the company"
> '.And did the tableaux pass of
> well?' asked Pearl.
Every we'll indeed"
"But,' said Md, Il thought 70,
, spoke of some thing dreadful happen
, ing"
} ''And a blessing" said Pearl.
mot that night" said Aunt Mar
garct The next morning Twas SEN
for to go to see dear friend living
some miles distant, who was i'll. Ire.
manned with her all day, only getting
back in time for the evening service al
} the college chapel. My father and
} your father were both gone and ;
hurried after them. As came near
our pew saw that some one was
speaking to father, and guessed ut
once that they wanted him
to leGd the service. rs often
happened. He got up and
walked forward to the platform. on
which was a small desk. He sat fol-
a moment on tho seat behind it. look.
ing over some hymns. and as he did SO
saw him put his hand in his pocket
for his handkerchief And how do
you think l felt when he pulled out,
not his handkerchief, but q bunch Of
something which tho next moment
saw, to my perfect horror. was that
wig of Edward ST.
''Wig!' exclaimed Ned.
| I'm his pocketa' asked Pearl.
Yes. indeed. He looked ut it with
the half-puzzlcd, ha1f-dreamy glance
that we'll knew meant that all his
thoughts were far away on other
things. and put it back. They he
arose and began taking off his over.
coat. You may believe I was watch
ing him rather anxiously after had
seen the wig. As he unbuttoned tho