Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-06-26

i YUM 1OWk SNsUu8Ns ~ WOutA ~ AoSi ~
mAks her present plain and useful,
than 70 enconrAge In Margaret . love
~ dress, which, In III circumstances.
Il II more prudent to repress."
perhaps Aunt Bessie dresses very
simply herself Mary suggested.
"a rich widow, who had discarded
her Grape when she landed, and ia
evidently not in the habit of DENYING
herself any luxury! No, no, Mary, my
sister Bessie does not clothe herself in
coarse serge and common print. But
what II to be done? your father will be
vexed ii this invitation Is declined vet
TO bid Margaret 60, arrayed in . garb
that would mark her rs the poor rels-
ton, I cannot
However, Mr.. barton, rendered irrita-
BILE by overwork and the anxiety Of
making . small income meet the wants
Of : large family, angrily pooh-poohed
the mothers objections.
Decline 40 kind an offer simply be-
cause your sisters good sense prompted
her to send useful articles instead Of
finery! Yon shall do nothing 10 foolish.
Margaret is to go to Brighton, / insist
on it, and let her remember that by be-
having rudely or nngratefully she may
ruin the prospects Of her brothers. II
anything should happen to me, pray
what friend have you in the world be-
sides Mrs. Laurence?
If papa insists, Of course I must
obey" said Margaret, gulping down
= sob. 4And for Matrices sake
will try to be civil and all
that; but I shall take care
not TO stay longer than / can
help, and wear those horrid things /
will not. The serge can be cut into
blouses for the boys"
~But, my dear child, you are 70
poorly provided for such . visit
sighed Mrs. barton.
do not / know that, and writhe at
the thought Of displaying my poverty
TO my rich relatives! Yet if they were
not ashamed to insult It, why should I
care? Not even to please papa will /
put on Aunt Bessie's something suita-
ble.'"
And to this resolution Margaret ad-
hered. Her loving mother would have
sold = small quantity of lace she pos
sessed, and made q few additions to
her daughters wardrobe with the price
obtained for it, but her purpose was
discovered and forbidden. It was,
therefore, with . very small amount Of
luggage--the gray cashmere, just made
up for Sunday wear, the dark green
worn all last winter, and an Indian
muslin embroidered for her by Mary
ct the beginning of the summer-that
Margaret went away, to be conveyed
to Brighton by the highly respectable,
middle-aged woman in black silk and
furred mantle, who introduced herself
to the young lady Is Mrs. Laurence's
| personal attendant.
Some Of Margaret's resentment
melted beneath the warmth OF her re-
ception, for Mrs. Laurence, . hand
some, energetic, m~iddle-aged woman,
came into the hall to meet her niece,
and tell her, with . hug and q kiss,
that she was almost ~ pretty as her
mother used to be at her age.
Then she was hurried upstairs, to be
introduced to Emma and Marion, sal
low, sickly looking girlsof thirteen and
fourteen, whose time seemed to be
spent in ceaseless squabbling with the
brisk little French governess, who was
endeavoring to rouse them from their
Incidence.
There was not much companionship
to be expected from them, and for the
first three or four days after her arrival
ct Brighton, Margaret scarcely saw her
aunt, except at lunch.
A1rs. Laurence breakfasted in her
own room. came to the luncheon-tray
with her hands full Of papers, over
which she pored, or made notes while
she ate . few biscuits. The carriage
bore her of directly after. and she mere
~ returned in time to dress for . din
ner-party, being overwhelmed with in
vitations from friends and relatives of
her late husband.
Perhaps Margaret preferred. that it
should be 80. She felt no desire to i'm
prove her acquaintance with the lady
who had made her feel so keenly that
she was q poor relation but, at the
same time, she was in no hurry to re-
turn home. Goasiping neighbors might
whisper that she had been sent back in
Disgrace; and her father, whom press
Of work often rendered unjust, would
be sure to suspect her Of having given
way to temper, and forgetting that any
act of rudeness on her part might mar
the future Of those she loved.
So Margaret resolved not to do any
thing hastily. Mademoiselle, when
set free from her duties in the school
room, was q vivacious, intelligent com
panion; and the gaiety Of Brigton was
AZ delightful - it was new to the
young girl, who had never before left
the village in one of the midland coun-
ties where her parents resided.
To stroll along the Kings Road,
Watching the ever-changing groups that
came and went; to sit on the pier, list
ening TO the choicest music; or to vent
ure % close to the waves as could be
done with safety, and thrill with min
gled pleasure and awe as they rolled
ON; these were amusements enough
for such . novice, and the first week Of
Margaret's stay in Blank Crescent Gid
ed sway with astonishing rapidity.
But one morning Mrs. Laurence came
TO luncheon without the usual budget
Of papers.
AT last I am free,' she said to Mar
garet, @and ! shall have time to attend
to yon. Poor child, how / have had to
neglect you'll I have had = whole FAM
lily ON my hands, she proceeded to ex-
plain; - family in which my dear hus-
band, the Judge, was very much inter-
ested. / found them out a. soon - /
got here; and, ~ two Of the son were
going on In : very unsatisfactory way,
4 suggested their Ill e~migrAting; %