The Opelousas courier., 1889-04-20
A SENSIBLE BONNET.
&c Brought Something More o
Worth Than Gold.

'I an ready, Harry"
Harry Cleveland raised his eyes from
his paper, and quickly there came 8
comical expression on his handsome,
bronzed face, and after surveying with
wonderful eyes his sister for a half
minute, he asked:
what i'm the name of common sense
have you got on your head, Nettie?"
why my bonnet, of course! Is it
not o beautyf The latest style" o
1T ought to be the last of that styass
Pon my word. Nettie, I've not tie
moral courage to walk down town with
yon with that concern on"
You yerdant youth! Please to re.
member you have been away from civ
iiization for five years. / really sup
pose you expected to see me with"
"Only just q sensible bonnet on. /
declare. Nettie, the boys will take aft
er us. Obi indeed / canst Have you
nothing else ditferent?-I mean that
you can wear"
I've nothing I will wear Every
lady who pretends to dresscospectably
wears these bonnets. Don'$ you knowf
oh! I 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
bonnets in the car with you. Did you
really expect to see me with a soup.
plate turned upside down on my head,
or q cottage or a Quaker stylep
forget which we were wearing when
you went away" Nettie said, survey.
SDg with q well-pieased expression the
tower OF ribbon, lace, feathers and
flowers reflected in the mirror.
.YeFy well. Nettie ] shall send
James, and order a carriage. / car
not walk down town with you with
that getrup on. Twill have to come to
it gradually. / did notice n bonnet
IN the car. and more particularly. the
sweet face In It."
Elm iti Well, that sounds too funny
A face In d bonnet would be something
surely to warrant the boys taking after
the one who went out So" said Nettie,
laughing.
..Nettie, If you VIII put of that
concern. and wear q pretty, sensible
bonnet, I will give you fifty dollarsi"
why, Harry, I would mot appear In
public with such q bonnet as would
please you, for, we'll. not FIVE times
fifty dollars"
'sGousin Harry, I wisa You would
make me shat offer. / ghall order my
spring bonnet to-day" came In 9 fresh
feminine voice.
aAll right. Claire. You order q
pretty, little cottage bonnet, the color
90 suit yourself. and wear it to the
music Saturday afternoon, and fifty
dollars are yours"
Nettio pouted, and murmured some
thing like ssold maid
t.Oh, Nettie!n said her brother, in /
reproachful tone.
~ don't care. Claire, 7 believe, JUS
likes 10 look as old maidish as pos
sibie. I've wondered many times tina
she did not enter some religious order
She emily wants the money you viii
rive her for some of her char
.Nettie. this is very unkind. Pleas
gay no more about II" Claire said, ii
Q low tone. her sweet, pale face bend
ing lower over the sewing she held.
Nettie just then caught sight of
friend. passing on the opposite side o
There d May Carson. I will G,
down town with her. You may g,
with Claire, Harry; she'll fix up to sui
yOun Nettie said, and darted out 0
the room.
There was silence for . few mo
ments. during which time Harry
eyes rested with q troubled ~expressiol
on his cousin.
Claire he said. at length, II an
going TO take q cousins, or rather
brothers privilege, and ask you
question. You have always been q
dear to me - Nettie. Now, tell IA
what came between you and Ware
Torresterl / am sure he loved YOU
Whase b he nOw7''
C1aire's face flushed painfully. as sh
aRsNered:
DO not know-absent from W.
Ton ere mistaken. Harry. ! am sur
d. neveE loved ms. Or he could neve
have doubtsdmep
can u6t believe otherwise, Claire
have has own words for Iii He tol
me so q lew nights before be wer
NORTH. 20 attend the aectures.n
will acknowledge, Harry.
thought 90 But he never told rne i
although be took aort tg quiet 10,
session Of ms. Ineysr went With an