Telegram-herald., 1889-08-10


People used ~ s4y .s AS a-1ost = d1.V
for Coleasi Hsary Acrrlnsatner Page y
marry . sscoad tine A uct1eriess 90
il-znt O. @sl enough, oat when i1 cane %
slri growing = 4-loEellsr aa1lg c4rzeys
sn1 aa2as = 49, a5sol4Je.y ) 1lloG-cardllg
he poor c1lld as Fs44ly dressed u a ls.4I-
nsr that Nss ALMOST Indecent. z11 it azd
even oeea s4ld hers tas .lform4at gen-
efaiiT pls az impressive hand ~ . oue- -bat-
lol~d -s.e thread glove upon tns arla ~ la5
Pefsaa - &C enll gaLsaedI fast sas actually
Used bad az llslags-ln fzeI. s1ors, - sas
Eear4 her father %
twas perfectly trEs ssas sns rarely pat
10 a. appearance a. church. ahd wien shs
a.d participate II ghe he5donl-naI deyoricns
% bso"1sFi--o paTisn, she w2s wons ~
elaller % t1e central alsle 10 : short and
satleriess habit which was extremely
shocking " the tAsts of the congFe gation-
rn- wore boots. moreover, aad Il was
r4morec = spur ca occasions. Her greatest
oGenses probably, was her mode q dress
in< her hslr, on rather cf leaving IL 10 dress
rsef sne bad = saaall, shApel head clasped
'cioseiJ from brow 70 throat Oy heavy red
brown curis
Colonel Pages pew was the most con-
spicuous N tho pretty sandstone church
AAd tas uape ot h.s daughters handsous
nsez, exposed pa al Its en- zn0niess efront-
cry Of sao04La, was neVer-enainz
source Of dlspieasure 10 the outraged
browusyilians
Had not 81 Paul expressed himself
clearly, not - say strongly, on this very
suotectf " 40 net woman piety almost
a. surely - DC measured by the length of
nsr hair az tho age Of horse told by the
lsnkth ~ b.s nippersi Gould young lady
ny In tbs face not only OF tradition, but of
TIE Scripture, IN this fashion, and Yet DO
al that = required Of young ladies' by a
country p4rishs Not 50. The rector wife
went alone "a her state carry al % remOn-
strate with Mss Page upon this very sub
.ect.
she waited FOR some forty minutes, and
when az Last her hostess entered. u was not
Ia . neat magenta cclOred paduasoy, neither
g BLACK or salt aud pepper barege, trimmed
With braid and pearl buttons, as was then
deemed the thing, but shade Of that godly
woman. Mrs. Colonel" Henry Merri-
weather Page IN a blue flannel waist, an
oil honespan skirt pinned up about her boy
ishi- straight hips, and muddy boots that
left spparect impressions on the red velvet
rArpet OF the drawing room
wEen Mrs Nelson, after much dextrous
n.neuyering. hkk nnally led the converse
ton. BY what sac considered a master
stroke, up - The moot question, Miss Page
hai replied merely BY running a slight
brown EGE1 t1rougn the offensive locks and
saylog:
"Why DO wear IL this wayi Ohl like
y. ard dad likes u. and Dick" then. with
sudden cblique glance OF her bright red
brown eyes a. snail always wear il so,
even when I an married
/" You seen TO have no doubt on that
score" the rector's wife had replied, in
voice which was dryer than the smile
that accompanied IL. Mrs. Nelson had
what might be termed a well-irrigated
mouth :" Pray. ia It % be sooni'
Mss Page had laughed az this, finging
ore blue hanneied arm over the chair in
which she sat sideways, and Mrs Nelson
hsd shuddered both az the laugh and gest-
are, which she found ur urp,easantly in keep
ing with their owner cropped locks.
Dear me- noi Goodness, no. 1 should
think notl9 the delinquent had replied,