Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-14

critically.
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 me
to see how shabby he looks when he
conducts the services. Now TIL fix
this for you. and after you are done
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 went, and by the time was
back. Pearl. she had the old coat
metamorphosed. q wonder if you
will ever be such a needle-womanD
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 at the knee, and
she found me some long black stock
ings. The buckles. with huge punches
of ribbon, went on my low shoes and
at the knees. had ruff es at my wrist
and up the front of my shirt. and
neektie big enough to choke me-"
If only you could have seen him.
Pearl, when he tried them on" SAID
Aunt Margaret.
said." continued Mr.. Ware. live
seen wigs OF cotton batting. but they
don't look just right.
NO she said. they don't. But
I've thought of something better
up to the garnet she went again,
and brought down an old muff And
out of that muff came wad of curly
gray hair, coarse when you look close
iy at it, but looking we'll enough for
evening wear. And how she did work
over that wig!'
1T was the hardest part of it,"
chimed in Aunt Margaret Il kept at
it until it was dusk. and had to send
the coat down to the kitchen to be
pressed by Maria Green, a young girl
1 had there to help. although 1 should
have preferred doing it myself-but
time was too pressing. 1 barely
managed to get the boy off and then
to dress myself and go with father to
the company"
And did the tableaux pass off
wel?" asked Pearl.
Every well indeed
But" said Ned. 81 thought you
spoke of some thing dreadful happen
ing"
"And blessing" said Pearl.
Not that night" said Aunt Mar
garet The next morning l was sent
for to go to see a dear friend living
some miles distant, who was i'll. l re-
manned with her all day. only getting
back in time for the evening service at
the college chapel. My father and
your father were both gone and l
hurried after them. AS l came near
our pew ] saw that some one was
speaking to father, and guessed at
once that they wanted him
to lead the service, rs often
happened. He got up and
walked forward to the platform. on
which was small desk. He sat for
a moment on the seat behind it. look
ing over some hymns. and rs 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 bunch of
something which the next moment l
saw, to my perfect horror, was that
wig of Edward sr'
'Wigr exclaimed Ned.
I'm his pocket?' asked Pearl.
Eyes, indeed. He looked at it with
the half-puzzled. half-dreamy glance
that / we'll knew meant that all his
thoughts were far away on other
things. and put it back. Then he
arose and began taking off his ov err
coat. You may believe l was watch
ing him rather anxiously after had
seen the wig. AS he unbuttoned the
coat caught sight of a yellow CLEAN.
He slowly pulled off one sleeve. then
the other, and. oh. Pearl! oh, n ed! he
stood there with George Was hing tom
coat on!"
"Aunt Margaret"
What did he do?"
Il think" Aunt Margaret shook
her head solemnly. 'that if it had
been any one else, those college boys
would have whooped and stamped and
clapped hands. for they were all there,
and good many of the neighbors
besides, who were in the habit of
coming in. There was sensation. a
whisper and stir went round. but
not boy was there who would have
thought of such a thing as really
making fun of the old doctor. His
back had been turned to the light as
he took the overcoat off. and rs he
again faced us / could see that for the
first moment he didn't realize. Then
his eyes fell on the yellow facings. and
half smile came over his dear o Id
face. and he gave glance towards
us, as frank and sweet as a childs. as
if he would have said: You see, boys.
have made mistake somehow I
tell you. children. George Washington
never looked grander than he. with
his crown of silver hair and his gentle
dignity which forbade any thing UNI
befitting the sacred time and place.
He quietly put on his overcoat again.
buttoning it closely over the yellow
trimmings and then. as his voice
arose, the words came like solemn
announcement:
"AGod moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform
And in the hush which followed no one
thought of fun"
Pearl and Ned drew deep breath.