Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-20

~ Is now prepared 10 purchase THESE nrv
essary details TO the costume, with which
she proposes 10 create q pleasant sensa
tion on the Hill on Sunday.
After her supper they dine Oh the Hill
at noon-Miss Kelly carefully counts her
money and finds that she has Just one
dollar and twenty-five cents. The bal.
ance she has given To her mother earlier
in the day. With this sum in q small
purse, which she clutches closely, the
young woman hies her to a thorough
fare where the stores announce that
gents furnishings" are sold inside at
ridiculously low figures. She stands in
front Of the place "A moment. gazing ut
the display'in the windows. A young
man steps TO the doorway from the in
terror, beckons to her and says. "Step
in. lady; everything cheap"
This invitation and announcement a
TO prices seems 10 be ak that is necos-
sary TO induce the young lady to enter
She steps in An old man stands behind
the counter. He mods his head slightly,
rubs his hands together, smiles and says,
"Good evening" Miss Maggie says:
II want shirt"
"The old man smiles again, rubs his
hands faster, looks up at his stock, and
requests the young woman TO 20 into
more particulars. She does 30, and the
result is that soon three or four of these
articles, made from linen and about the
size "A fourteen-year-old boy would wear,
are spread before her. The prices range
from fifty cents TO one dollar each. She
does not know which TO take.
Perhaps your brother would like this
one," the shopkeeper ventures, at the
same time spreading out one that he
says will cost eighty Ave cents.
The idea that Miss Kelly is making the
purchase for any one but male member
Of her family never enters the willy old
mans head. The young woman does not
inform him TO the contrary. What is IL
his business, she thinks.
~ don't know" she answers. II won.
der IL it would fit him! He's about the
came size es myself"
She Ia assured that this particular shirt
will fit her brother as II IL grew on him.
The assurance would have been Just the
same had the article been twice as large.
Miss Kelly concludes to take this par
ticular garment. Then. the shopkeeper
smiles more oily smile and rubs his
hands together with more vigor, as he
inquiries if the young lady will have her
brothers initials on the tab?"
The necessity for such an arrange
ment having been made clear to the
young lady's mind, she thinks 1t would
be better if her brothers initials were
placed on the tab.
"What will it cost?" she asks.
Five cents for each letter. lady. Do
you want them"
YES" she replies.
IN. NJ. X" are the initials she tells
him. These, she tells herself, will in
form everybody that the article belongs
to Miss Maggie Kelly"
While the initials are being placed on
the shirt tab Miss Kelly selects tie. for
which she pays twenty-five cents. When
these purchases have been made, she
goes home. Going into the front room
by herself, she fits, cnts and sews, and
sews, cuts and fits until far into the
morning. Not until then is she certain
that all will look right on the morrow.
Sunday comes. Waiting until tho
afternoon, our heroine attires herself.
The costume is perfect. She shows IL to
her mother. Her father is out at the
time. The old lady is somewhat startled
at first, and says so. The daughter as
sures her that "they" are wearing them
"up town." which somewhat calms tho
old lad W. fears rs to the absolute pro-
priety Of such costume. In fact, she
is not altogether satisfied, and warns her
daughter to "look ont" when she goes
upon the street: land moind, Maggie"
she says, in about the same tone she
would employ If the girl was going on .
long journey, don't let yer father see
yer"
With these words ringing in her ears
Maggie gees out. AS she walks down
the hill that Sunday afternoon she creates
veritable sensation. The world seems
very bright to her. Even when small
boy too young to possess a sense of tho
truly beautiful, says, "Git onto il, fel-
luz" the young woman pays no atten-
ton, but continues right along, proud In
the consciousness OF her beauty and of
being the wearer of suit in the very
latest fashion. Hasn't she the stifiy
starched shirt front, with its tab and
IN. M. X" in bright red letters? And
don't her piccadilly collar and tie look
just too sweet for anything? What more
can she desire?
While Miss Maggie has been dressing
her father has been "out" with some
friends. He has left these and started
for home, somewhat foggy in mind. He
comes up the street rs Miss Kelly goes
down. AS an inevitable result they meet.
The old man spies his daughter from
afar. AT first he does not think IL is she.
But us she comes closer he is sure OF 1t.
He catches hold of railing and steadies
himself until she comes up to him. Mag
gie is about to pass by as her father calls,
slowly and with great sternness:
''Mag-gie! She stops. Maggie"
he continues in the same solemn tone,
Ego home and take aft my shirt"
IL amt got on yorr Shirt" the young
woman replies.
Maggie" says her father still more
slowly. "vnu've ALWAYS hir ''~"' ---l-'