The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-10
will fit her brother as lit CREW i, L..

ticalar garment. Then the shopkeener
smiles a more oily smile and rubs hls
nands together with more wigor as he
INQUIRIES II 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 it would
De better if her brothers initials vera
placed on the tab.
what will it cost?" she asks.
rive cents for each letter, lady. Do
you want them?"
Eyes" she replies.
IN. NJ. K" are the initials she tells
MN. 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, cuts 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 the
afternoon, our heroine attires herself
The costume is perfect. She shows it 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 Gains the
old lady's fears as to the absolute pro-
prlety OF such costume. In fact, she
is not altogether satisfied, and warns her
daughter to "look out" when she goes
upon the street; and moind, Maggie"
she says, in about the same tone she
would employ if the girl was going on a
long journey, don't let yer father see
YER"
With these words ringing in her ears
Maggie goes out. AS she walks down
the hill that Sunday afternoon she creates
a veritable sensation. The world seems
very bright to her. Even when small
boy, too young to possess q sense of the
truly beautiful, says, "Git onto it, fell
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 a suit in the very
latest fashion. Hasn't she the stifiy
starched shirt front, with its tab and
an. NJ, K" 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 tout" with some
friends. He has left these and started
for home, somewhat foggy in mind. He
comes up the street as Miss Kelly goes
down. As an inevitable result they meet.
The old man spies his daughter from
afar. At first he does not think it is she.
But as she comes closer he is sure of it.
He catches hold of Il railing and steadies
himself until she comes up to him. Mag
gle 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,
go home and take aft my shirt"
81 amt got on Your Shirt" the young
woman replies.
maggie" says her father still more
slowly, you've always bin Il good gyurrI
and never told me any lies befure. Don't
begin now"
"Tm not beginnin lyin," the young
woman replies hotly. 81 amt got your
shirt. It's Inc own shirt, see?" Then,
as a clincher, Have you got m. NJ. X,
on your Shirts"
maggie" the old man responds, 81
don't care phwat you've Oh yure shirt.
it's moine. Go home an take it aft, or,
be the powers, I'll break ev'ry bone in
yure body!"
From the manner in which this is said
Miss Kelly knows that her father will
carry out this threat unless she does as
he tells her. So she walks home, with lips
quivering and the tears ready to start.
And when she reaches home the young
woman cries. Her mother offers her
sympathy, but Maggie is in no mood for
it. She cries until she falls asleep.
She has removed the shirt, and when
her father comes home he confiscates it.
The next Sunday Mr.. Kelly wears
shirt with IN. NJ. K" in bright letters
on the tab.-New York Evening Sun.