The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-06-06

SILK.
"When can you have it ready"
"By Saturday night"
'Td sort o. like to try it on afore l pay
for it," hazarded the old lady.
~ will bring 1t out myself and try it
on you," said Miss Frederick.
Mrs. Blnn frightened up at once.
"Will you?" said she "T'll send the
farm-boy in for you, then, with the
wagon, and p'raps you'll stay over Sun
day with mca You look sort o pale.
Mebbc it would do you good to breathe
the country air"
al should like it of all things!" said
Miss Frederick, eagerly.
She arrived on Saturday night, with
the dress carefully pinned up in brown
paper.
She tried it on, and Mrs. Blinn, Naomi
Blinn and Susanna Blinn all pronounced
it ga perfect fit"
"Such rich sikh" said the old lady.
"a deal better quality than Mrs. Judge
Jexon'sw
"Such pretty jet bangles all over itp'
said Miss Susanna.
"Such stylish cut!" cried Naomi.
''NIa looks dreadful ladylike in it!
wonder if Miss Frederick would make
me onep
"a black silk3" cried Susanna, in
credulously.
"No, to-be-sure" said Naomi. can
alpaca, or a chaili, or something-Eh-
what's the matter2 Is she sick2"
For, even as Miss Frederick was ad-
iusting the sash drapery of the new gown,
she sank fainting to the floor.
81 think it must have been because
was so weak" she murmured, when at
last breath came and sense returned to
her; 81 have eaten nothin1 h,'+ ''"a"d
ana water Tor week.
Mrs. Blinh who, good soul, thought a
deal of her breakfast, her dinner and her
supper, uttered cry of dismay.
81 am dreadful hypocrite" said Miss
Frederick, smiling family. ~ may as
well tell you the whole truth Pm not a
dressmaker at all-only shopgirl-only
used always to help with poor mamma S
dresses and my own when-when we had
money. Mamma is dead now. This "
glancing at the silk gown, twas her best
black silk, that never could make up my
mind to pawn. She only wore it half a
dozen times, and sponged and turned it
all carefully. It's not new, but-but-
Oh, am such a wicked fraud |" and she
burst into tears.
''Don't fret, dear!" said kindly Mrs.
Blinn, folding her in her capacious arms.
"The dress is beautiful Didn't | say
what fine quality it was2 and good
deal nicer than the money would have
bought for me anywhere else"
"And the fit, " interposed Naomi" it's
just like the fashion plates"
"And,' added Susanna, who had a
little money of her own, which maiden
aunt had left her, 81 want you to make
a new dress for me, if you will. And
Squire Eden's daughter wants her olive
cashmere made over, and-and- Oh,
we'll get lots of work for you to do, Miss
Frederick, if only you will stay here"
''Here-in Evantown2"
"Why not?" said brave Naomi. "She
can have the little room in the wing, ma,
can't she2 There's nice south window,
and plenty Of room for sewing
machine" :.
"And she can easily sew enough for lis
to pay her board" suggested Susanna,
who had something of the business ele-
ment about her.
Miss Frederick frightened up.
"You will forgive me the deception2'
said she.
"Deceptionl There amt, no decep.
ton about it." said Mrs. Blinn, com.
placently surveying herself in the new
robe. ~ wanted good black silk,
didn't n And I've got it, haven't l.
and without payin' noneto' them out.
rageous city prices. neither. Yes, my
dear, you shall stay here with us. A,
Naomi says, there's room to spare, ant
- But if you amt regular dress
maker" she abruptly broke of, : how die
you ever come by that nice Furnished
place on Sixth Avenue, with the sign and
ala"
Miss Frederick colored wildly.
"That was fraud and cheating, too,
she confessed. II painted the sign my
self, on bit of board, with water color
that were a relic of old days, and Dor
rowed the use of the room from,a friend
on purpose to delude you. All, 20,
never, never can forgive mel"
''My dear" said the good farmer
wife, "you are forgiven already. Ant
now the girls will be so pleased, for my
eldest son is to be married next week
and they were kind O. puzzled abou
their dresses and things, and now you ar,
here, if will be all right"
Within week the fraudulent sign
shone above neat little doorway /,
Evanstown, and 'tAIiss Frederick, O
New York." rose into eminence, with
out ever having learned her tradel
.'Mrs. Aramis and Miss Gill would
hardly believe it." she said exultantly
to herself
"But l hope" said Mrs. Judge Jexon
one of the new arrivals warmest ad
herents, tshe won't give up the bushes
after she. is married to Charley Blinn
Nobody fits me like her."
"Married to Charley Blinnw echoed
another gossip. "There amt no talk O
that, is there9"
Mrs. Jexton shrugged her shoulders
''No talk as | know Of" she said
'But think it is likely to happen On,
wedding makes another, and now tina
John Henry is married, it's Charley