Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-02-11
NJ. DUFREE, LADIES' TAILOR

window opposite a mansion on Fifth ay,
uue. 1t appeared there one misty morl
ing. When the fog lifted bit, Mi;
Mangrove caught sight of it and 9,
claimed:
81 shall positively sell this house an
move further uptown. Trade is resis
less as the sea, and for Society to er
deavor to stop its encroachments on tn
aristocratic portion of the city is as val
as was Mrs. Partington's broom fgh
with the waves. abhor Trade"
She turned from the window with
shudder, as if the gilt letters of the sigl
had leaned over and touched her famil
iarly on the shoulder?
Miss Mangrove was besieging sc
ciety.
Jabez Mangrove, her father, had bee
persistant success from the time b.
left the farm and sold tinware from
house to house. When he bought for G
song prescription for liver pill. he
quilted peddling and devoted his energies
to pushing "Mangrove's Liver pills.
Fate may have been sarcastic when II
took him out Of the world of congestion
of the liver, but the public had no idet
how congested his pocket book was, til
the amount of his estate became known
and then there was amazement that thcr,
had been 80 many bad livers in tho worlt
during one mans lifetime.
The first step taken by his only heir
Amelic, WAS to sell the pill manufactory
its good will and patent, at such a sun
that proved she was born to commerce.
Then she bought the mortgage on an
aristocratic mansion, foreclosed it and
took possession. From there she had
besought society to take her in, had
hoped to ensnare some scion of the old
families, and mad failed because her
father had been in the patent medicine
business. That was why she hated
trade.
But her tactics had changed. She had
to break into society. She wasn't pretty
exactly, but she had good figure and
fiattered herself that she had manner
as pronounced, not in tho way of loud
ness, but as noticeable as that of any
of the Four Hundred. But she was not
in it-this was the sum of it oil. And,
accordingly, she fretted outside of the
closed doors, and lay awake at night in
her dainty bed devising ways of making
break in societys walls.
One night, with weary sigh, she fell
into troubled sleep; for hours she had
been scheming how to obtain the entree.
And now, in her uneasy slumber, she
began again the wearisome will-o' the
wisp chase after the magic word entree.
Even in her sleep she felt herself utter
3ns p,..ot ,."'t against repetition of the
useless pursuit, but BEFORE sne Hao Th"llv
,Yoice9 her unwilingnosS to follow the
dancing, teasing spfito labelled entree
she saw the letters of the ladies tailor's
sign march before her. They wero in
command of the big gilt NJ, $ho lifted
his hat respectfully to her as his COM
peny filed past. At the word thoy
broke into double-quick, and in few
seconds they had surrounded and held
prisoner the agile and evasive little imp
she had chased so many times in vain.
The company of gilt letters faced
about, and marching within respectful
distance of her, halted. While they
presented arms, the corporal NJ. led for,
ward the mischievous imp and placed
him on the palm of her outstretched
hand, which she closed gently, holding
fast the coveted privilege which in her
dreams the sprito always had repre-.
scented.
81 have the entree at last" she ex.
claimed, and awoke to vexation at hayinr
tolt so much joy over u delusion. and
hnally to wonderment about the signi6.
cance of the letters having made the en-.
'*see prisoner and then presenting 1t
- The dream troubled hor ~ ,.
next day. To her IT. not a little tn
IN. Dufre, w. meaning was plan
Lom. ..er the entree to society. Blu
> -" could she call upon him, when no
yody that was anybody patronized him
AT last she concluded to request him #
call upon her, and she sent him sue
cinct, business-like note.
The following morning he called upol
her, and she was astounded to meet
handsome, quiet, well-bred man. VIII
proceeded at once to open q case of sam
pies.
Not those" she said, haaghtil,
Somebody else will wear a dress off ii
other end of the same web."
"Ah," said the tactful business MAJ
closing the case. 81 suppose 1 was {
show you the latest importations, but
am at your service to procure for yo
and fit you with what even the Barones
Rothschild cannot procure duplicai
of.
'Ihe reason | want a new tailor
that may be original in my costume
1t you are reader of the society goss
published in the sarcastic weeklies, V,
will see that | am laughed at because
as they vulgarly say, am not I'M it, mea
ing that am excluded from the circle
which aspire. Yesterday, owing to
dream of the night before, had an idc
which determined to confide to the Fl,
ladies tailor whose face inspired cor
dence. You seem to be a gentlemt
and not likely to betray a secret"
She paused moment to note the eff,
OF her words upon him, and was pleas
that he showed no symptoms of excl
ment or eagernoss to learn the nature
the communication she was about
make.
II determined never to wear the
plicate of the material or the pattern
dress or hat worn by any other wont
to that extent can be exclusive.
you think you are able to meet my
mands? And, if you are, what is
worth to you to render me wholly or
inal in The matter of dress?"