Nevada County picayune., 1888-05-16

Sald Kitty kane. "or l cant %.
 w hat nonsense :" said her broth CT. pettishly. And just now. of all tunes, when every cent of money is anticipated almost ere it is received. to so set up such . pitiful plea as that.
 kittypouted hung her head and said nothing but the light of her blue eyes shonc her to he uncon- quercd.
 Just then Alice Kane drew . little nearer to hcr-Alicc Kane. her broth CTS sott-cycd. gentle wife. whose very voice and look seemed a mcdi- cine for every i'll.
 Cannot you wear your cherry silk, with the black lace nounccs = That is very becoming to you. Kit ] ty."
 1t ruined" said Kitty. sullcnly. "Thcrcsa Hall spilled half glass of champagne over it at Mrs. RcXford' s party
 '.Thc stone-colored grcnadinc:"
 .,It's made so old-fashioned ,'
 "Black silk. with pink sash and mY white lace shawl.
 Kitty shook her head impatientIy. l shall not % dressed like one if l stay at home all the days of my fife"
 Just as you please about that. said Mir. Kane. All l know is that l have nc fifty dollars to spend in buying new frippery.
 And he went out of the room.
 Kitty burst into tears.
 "IIe is SD hateful :" she sohhed out And l havn't had a new dress since Christmas
 Hush, dear, you musn't talk so. ' said Alice. "Times are hard. He has occasion for every cent of his money. I'll help you make over the cherrv-colorcd silk. and"
 No pouted Kitty. you will do nothing of the sort. won't wear the old thing, You have got S5O- you might lend them to me until l get my next quarters dividend.
 .Thc money is not mine, Kitty, said Alice. with a disturbed face, "Charlcs left it with me to pay the plumbers bill. and
 But Kitty had jerked out of the room,
 Poor Kitty. She was a spoiled child in the plaincSt acceptation of the term and she sat down in her own room and cried pitcouSl ly.
 Then she took out her purse and counted it~ contents.
 Ten dollar, only ten dollars and few cents in changc-and two weeks must clapsc before she could receive her next quarter S allowance. And Libby Porter was to give ball and Henry Fordycc was to he there; and the Hyatt girls were to have new sky-blue silks, trimmed with the lovelicot of tullc outings ; while she had nothing to wear. Ab- ,olutelv worse than Miss Flora Me lhmscy.
 But it wouldn't do to carry out her threat of staying at home. The Hyatt girls must not have too great an advantage dealt out to them-So Kitty considered. Ten dollars would buy few wards of Swiss muslin, which. artistically made up and loopcd with roses which she had in the house. would partially conceal the antique style of the stone-colored grcnadinc.
 "Onc hates to go out in society looking such a dowdy," thought Kitty. with a fresh showers of tears ,.bu, what else can one do:"
 So she put on her little felt hat with a iamty cockade of scarlet feathers on the side, and her black jacket. and went on Broadway, the traces of tears yet visible through her veil.
 ..I don't think any one ever had 50 much trouble before. she thought
 As she stopped in front "f store window to look at some new styles oi Japanese ear drops and brooches some one stumbled over the tram o' her dress. she looked around hlti' impatirntlY.
 II bee vour pardon, ' said tall woman. her face and form partially concerned by the folds of water