The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-18
A UNIQUE CHARACTERS.

eey coast The rusticlty ana seclusion
Of the place delighted us. John, whose
pen has to earn our daily bread, was in
state OF perpetual self congratulation.
But our paradise had one drawback
there was no church, services. when
there was any one TO officiate, being
hold In the school house; and in less
than a fortnight after we took posses
sion Of the cottage our cook packed her
trunk and departed, declaring that the
place was too haythenish for any re-
spectacle person to live in.
In this emergency Ann Dorner was
recommended to US. Her father, long
shoreman-"hones as the day and pow
erful religious" the neighbors told US
had brought up his family in small
cabin on the outskirts of the village, and
Ann had never been 10miles from home.
She had clean looking sensible face,
with somewhat interpretive eyes; her
hair, which was pale brown, was
brushed smoothly back from her low
straight forehead, and hung in loose
mass down her shoulders, while her
gown-it was literally gown, n sort of
re-Mother Hubbard affair-was a dark
blue calico, hanging unbelted from the
yoke, and neither shoe nor stocking
graced her substantial feet.
In every way she was so unlike the
type Of servant girl to which we had
been accustomed that hesitated to en-
decided me. In time, no doubt, she
could DO persuaded to adopt a more
civilized toilet
But Ann, who had been brought up
Methodist of the Methodists of the "old
school, had the courage of her convic-
lions, and her ideas on dress were as
fixed as the laws of the Modes and Per
slams Like the Goddess of Liberty, she
had but one style OF costume and she
wore II on all occasions; even on Sunday
she refused toput on shoes and stockings.
In vain we argued with her on the inn
propristy Of going barefooted TO church.
AIMS firmness remained unshaken. AT
first / thought il was downright obsti-
macy; but that was before / knew Ann.
In time found that her rigid views con-
corning dress were rooted in religious
narrow as that OF John Ward.
"i've got shoes an stockin's, ma'am,
she said, In answer to my offer to ad-
vance the money for the purchase of
these articles; "but maybe some other
folks haven't, an don't think I've got
q right to dress any better than the poor
est person in the place can afford TO,
cause II i did, maam-don't you seel--
they might be discouraged, an say they
wouldn't go TO meetin' unless they could
dress as good as Ann Dorner."
But having learned on careful inquiry
that there was no one in the village so
poor as TO be obliged TO go barefootcd,
we ut last persuaded her to put on shoes.
After time she consented, too, to
gather her flowing name into braid,
and encouraged by these concessions, /
ventured TO suggest change in her
head gear. Ann took Oft her calico sun
bonnet and surveyed it critically.
1T amt handsome, that's fact. she
admitted, "but il i amt too proud TO
wear II, ma'am, don't think you'd
ought to mind. It's clean an whole, an
it's as good as anything 90 Mis- Carson
can-aGaEd - xeaI
At last. however. she promised that
n ! would make her n perfectly plain
black bonnet she would wear it on Sun
days
Ruching was being worn for face
trimming at the time, and having COW
ered close fitting frame with black
silk and added few loops of black rib
bon l ventured TO put here and there in
the ruche tiny knot of narrow lavender
velvet Ann looked really pleased when
she tried II on. and the next morning,
catching glimpse OF her as she went
out Of the gate wearing the new bonnet,
quite congratulated myself on my sue
cess; but few moments later, having
occasion 10 go TO the kitchen pantry,
found, laid carefully together, not only
the knots of lavender velvet, but every
loop and bow that had decorated the
outside Of tho bonnet Plain as had
thought 1t, she had Invested It of every
thing except the ribbons that served for
strings
1T looked very nice, ma'am, she said.
when demonstrated with her, "but it
was most too gay for n professor. And
no amount OF persuasion could induce
her 10 have the trimmings put on again.
Her zeal for plainuess did not conhno
itself to her own apparel.
.Irather think, ma'am, I'll have 10 get
somebody else to do the fine irouin', I"
che said to me on Monday.