Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-04-23

for Sara when she had graduated; and
all seemed coueur de rose.
And in the winter twilight Sara had
rushed into tho room, bringing with
her u breath of frozen, pinc-scented
air, and told her mother how the
graduating class were all to be dressed
III Winte merlno and white silk shirreC
overekirts and broad white ribbor
>ashcs.
Not bit Of color about us, man.
ma. the girl breathlesslv added. .<ex
cept the little knots of blue violcts We
are to wear at our belts"
Mrs Aubrey looked aghast.
white mcrino, dear With white
silk shirred overskirts. Indeed, in
deed. Sara, so far as you are concerned
j; is,qni,e ont of the question:"
.'Mam,na.' cried the girl.
"My darling, it would cost twenty.
i've dollars at the very least" urgct
Mrs. Aubrey.
No, mamma" pleaded Sara; "only
twenty Helen Hazelton saws we can
buy the material all in one piece and
get considerable reduction on it.
"ni You know, mamma, darling, you
are such q skiIlful needewoman tha,
my drcssmaker's bill will be nothing
''Duteven then, dearest" said Mrs
Aubrey, "where are we to get the
twenty dollars?'
Pretty Sara burst into tears
"My darling, don't" pleaded the
| mother, in whose heart every sparkling
| drop was like the acute prick of
| dagger. ''Don't. break my heart, Sara!
| should like to see you as elegantly
dressed as any girl in tho school, but
you know how poor we are.
And then, with her tcar-wet face
hidden on her mothers shoulder, Sara
sobbed out:
"Couldn't have it, mamma? Oh,
darling mamma, couldn't p
81 win do up your old muslin,
dear" said the mother. "And I think
we can afford some fresh blonde and
the new ribbon sash-and-"
'Oh, mamma" interrupted poor
Sara, "must | wear that old, tattercd
shrunkcn thing, when all the other
girls arc in merino and white shirrcd
| silk?'
"Dearest, what else can we do?'
"How wrctchcd it is to be poorv'
sobbed Sara, sitting down on the
hearth-rug, VIII her face in her
mothers lap. .Mamma, what have
we done that we should be so cramped
and ground down, SO fettered with
poverty?'
.It will not be so always, DEAR -
encouraged her mother.
"No," said Sara, sadly: 81 shall be
a teacher soon. And then, mamma,
you shall lave winc-colored cash
mere dress and set of furs, and
will wear what please. But, mamma
if could only have the white merin6
dress this once.'
"My daughter. My dauchter!"
I Sara could feel the warm drop
%
, cheek.
:Mamma she cried out, carcssing
Q ly, "don,t cry. that's darling. II
q wear the Old white muslin! I'll wea
+, ANYTHING You have been heroine
quietly and patiently, all these years
} and here am that cau't endure a sin
| Gle privation Mamma, I'll be :. hero
e inc, too
3 Aud the pale mother and bioomin
I daughter clasped each other tenderI
: in long. silent embrace.
n :But its shame, isn't it, resume
J. Sara after brief silence, .rhat W ealt
;, should be so uncvcnly divided in tn
e woTld: Look at Helen Hazel;on, s
r the Court, with her greenhouses flu
:, of flowers, and her pony phacton, All
/, the diamonds she is to have when sl
c leaves school, It's a surprise for he,
# mamma, quite surprise. Colon
e Hazeiton himself showed them 10 IT
,, a cross and pair of solitaire ca
lg drops like sparkles Of white fire"
lg .'Showed them 10 you. dear:"
n "1cS, mamma answered The gir
or .But how came be to do ,ha,?"
ct '.Oh, he often talks TO me when
ch am 8, the Court said unconsciol
Sara.
e, About what Sara?'
p "Oh. about Helen, and about Il
nc ferns and orchids i'll the conservat