Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-03-27
A SENSIBLE BONNET.
IT Brought Something More OF
Worth Than Gold.
81 am ready. Harry.n

Harry Cleveland raised his eyes from
his paper, and quickly there came a
comical expression on his handsome,
bronzed face, and after surveying with
wonderful eyes his sister for a half
minute, he asked:
''What in the name of common sense
have you got on your head, Nettie?''
why, my bonnet, of course! Is it
not beauty? The latest style.''
1T ought to be the last of that style!
Pom my word, Nettie, I've not the
moral courage to walk down town with
you with that concern on"
''You verdant youth! Please to re-
member you have been away from civ
ilization for five years. I really sup
pose you expected to see me WITH
''Only just a sensible bonnet on. I
declare, Nettie, the boys will take aft
er us. Oh! indeed I can't! Have you
nothing else different?-I mean that
you can wear"
- 1--we nothing I will wear. Every
lady who pretends to dress respectfully
wears these bonnets. Don't you know?
oh! forgot-you only arrived in
New York late yesterday, and came
right through to us. suppose you
were too tired and sleepy to notice the
ponnets in the car with you. Did you
really expect to see me with SOUP
plate turned upside down on my head,
or a cottage or Quaker style? I
forget which we were wearing when
you went away" Nettie said, survey
ing with a well-pleased expression the
tower of ribbon, lace, feathers and
flowers reflected in the mirror.
Every well, Nettie I shall send
James, and order a carriage. I can
not walk down town with you with
that get-up on. Twill have to come to
it gradually. did notice one bonnet
in the car, and more particularly, the
sweet face in it,
4'1n it! Well, that sounds too funny!
A face in a bonnet would be something
surely to warrant the boys taking after
the one who went out so," said Nettie,
laughing.
''Nettie, if you will put off that
concern, and wear pretty, sensible
bonnet, 1 will give you fifty dollars!'
@"Why, Harry, I would not appear in
public with such a bonnet as would
please you, for, well, not five times
fifty dollars
cousin Harry; wish you would
make me that offer. I shall order nv
spring bonnet to-day" came in fresh
feminine voice.
'*All right, Claire. You order a
pretty, little cottage bonnet, the color
to suit yourself, and wear it to the
music Saturday afternoon, and fifty
dollars are yours" 81
Nettie pouted, and murmured some
thing like "old maid.''
''Oh, Nettie'' aid her brother, in q
reproachful tone.
II don't care. Claire, I believe, just
likes to look as old maidish as pos
sible. I've wondered many times that
she did not enter some religious order.
She only wants the money you will
give her for some of her CHAR
''Nettie, this is very unkind Please
say no more abb ut it," Claire said, in
low tone, her sweet, pale face bend.
ing lower over the sewing she held.
Nettie just then caught sight of a
friend, passing on the opposite side Of
the street.
'There is May Carson, I will &c
down town with her. You may &c
with Claire, Harry; she'll fix up to suit
YOU" Nettie said, and darted out Of
the room.
There was silence for q few mo,
ments, during which time Harry's
eyes rested with troubled expression
on his cousin. ~
Claire" he said, at length, II an
going to take cousins, or rather 6
brothers privilege, and ask you 8
question. You have always been az
dear to me as Nettie. Now, tell me-
what came between you and Warren