New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01

Thus 1t came to be Saturday night. When Me-
htabe went upstairs to her cold and dismal ROOM
she stood with her small kerosene lamp in her hand
before her foot square looking glass. She was medi-
tatIng the act of doing her hair up in "crimps"
She had hitherto had any occasion for crmps, but
It seemed TO her that the time had come for
this adornmenL When she had gone to the library
that afternoon she had stopped into the store and
bought pair Of crlmping pins. These instruments
were shaped like very stout hair pins, each furnished
with slide which confined the hair. When She had
come into the house she had felt If her mother
could these articles, although they were wrapped
up at tho bottom of her pocket, and her circular was
over her pocket She nevcr felt exactly certain how
far her mothers knowledge extended
1t was cold In her chamber. The wind made
loud whistling. when 1t was that side OF the house.
At this moment however, the occupant Of the room
was not cold. She looked at herself ful-ront, quar-
erng and tried to her face in profile. with but
poor success. Finally, she set down tho lamp. Win
a dreary sigh
Pm Jest a fright. that's what be.' she said
aloud.
She held the crimpngpns for long time in her
hand Shs wondered how they would make her look.
She wished her mother going TO stay over Sunday
somewhere, and then She Mehtable, might expert
ment with those pins. But her mother never went
away. She always there, 10 oversee everything.
Mehitabe shuddered at the thought of what might be
said when her hair was seen done up IN those pins.
Then kind of CONFUSION Of courage came to her,
and she did what she believed TO be the bravest act
of her llfe She twisted her hair up In those in
strumcnts and without waiting to consider what she
had done or what she should do on the morrow, she
hurrledly crept to her bed.
When she went downstairs the next morning Mrs.
Green did not seem that her girl had her head
bound up in handkerchief which carefully concealed
her brows The excessive amiability continued even
I'D 10 the time when Mehitable came from her room
after their late dinner her best black woolen dress,
and with a wavy fluff OF iron-gray hair over her
forehead That Mrs. Green experienced shock at
that moment cannot be doubted but she did not make
it manifest.
The two sat in the kitchen Tho elder one
had book of the Psalms in very large print open on
her lap She appeared to be reading diligently. The
younger was holding a Bible. but she did not even
make the preence OF peruslng it. She was thinking
that the fire was ready 10 touch OH In the sett n
room stove and wondering how long IL would be be-
lore the room would be warm, II Mr.. Smith should
come And. If he came, what would he say' She
had done the barn chores full half hour earlier than
she had ever done them before and her mother had
made remark
II he came what would he say This question
required again and again. she could not by any
possibility put it from her mind. 1t hummed over
and over in her thoughts.
It is piable TO have to relate that Mehitable had
never had sunday night company In all her he
She had hazy belief that this very sad fact and
sbe bopod that il might never DO said with truth of