Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-20


not coming sooner, 'and that you're goin
TO get some things for Mis- Downing"
Yes, a dress" Hannah returned, while
her mother gave a tremendous "Ahem.n
so | heerd. don't get TO York very
often myself, and I'm afraid I'm getting
a little behind the fashions. 1t don't pay
you know, for me to get behind,n She sim
pered. Miss Brown was more noted fOl
her shippers than for the correctness OF
her styles.
OF course not
80 made bold to step round and asl,
You, as you're going TO the city anyway,
an will be lookin at the fashions, to just
give a look fur me"
Il shall certainly study the fashions well
for my own benefit"
II can't say exactly how many patterns
I'd like you TO buy me-
"Oh, you want me to buy patterns, d.
you" Hannah asked quickly. She was
one OF the most oblging girls in the world
but this sort OF thing was becoming mo
notonous
"As long as you're in the city, an goin
right by the fashion stores. s'pose Ii won't
be no trouble for you to step in aud buy q
pattern or sof You can get whatever you
think is pretty-some sacks. bodies and
skirts, and so on. You can tell better'n !
can when you sec 'em You might get
about five dollars worth. think it'll pay
me. III let you have the money when you
know how much it il, or I'll sew il outn
While Hannah was silently making q
note Of this Mrs Dobbs, their. next neigh.
Dor, came in
Pretty neighbors you are,n was hen
greeting. Pretty neighborsl Nellie she
just come up from the store. Ma seq
she, what do yer Think Hannah Good
rich Is going to the city a-Thursday a
shoppin, an Is going To get Mis- Downing
dress. wonder If she wouldn't buy me
a felt hat. Pm sick an tired o Mis- Mil.
ler's hatsp OF course she would. SEE /.
a pretty neighbor she'd be ef sht
wouldn't.'p
"Why, certainly said Hannah, trying
to call up a smile. II was only the ghost
Of one that responded, however what
kind Of a hat will Amelia want9
She's goin to leave that to your judg
ment. Somethin pretty and dressy and
Stylish and that'll be becomin to you
Hannah was dark, with delicate features,
and very pretty; Amelia was light, with
coarse features, and homely.
"She's willing to go as high as five dol
lars" Mrs. Dobbs went on. "Stll, Of you
don't have to spend 50 much she'll be
tickled. Looking around a leetle and not
taking the fust thing that's offered, you
kin sometimes save as much US fifty
centsn
The school where Hannah vainly strove
each day to make the Witham youth learn.
ed was some distance from her home and
she took her luncheon with her. She had
just settled down to il the next noon, when
delicate, withered looking, long ago come
~ woman entered the room.
Hannah greeted her with her unfailing
politeness, hoping against hope that she
had not heard Of the intended trip.
Mrs. Guion would not sit down She
had run over only for a'moment. She had
just heard that morning that Miss Good.
rich was going on Thursday TO the city,
and wanted to know if she would be will.
ing TO do the least bit Of an errand there.
Would she be so kindf
OF course Hannah could not say no, and
Mrs, Guion chose TO consider her embar.
rassed silence an assent and took from o
bag three pieces Of silk-blne, yellow and
green, all peculiar shades. Would Miss
Goodrich be so kind as to match them III
zephyrsP She had vanly tried here and III
adjacent towns TO do 50, but then You
never could yet anything outside of the
city, and you could get everything there
Would Miss Goodrich be 50 kind as to get
half pound of.eachf
The very small item of matching three
peculiar shades Of silk was added 10 Han.
nahs list.
She was sewing that evening when Mrs.
Clark, the physicians wife, came in This
lady was well OIL, dressy, but economical
and very fussy. All Witham knew that
she was hard TO please. She would not
burden Miss Goodrich for anything. She
began, II she could possibly find time to
SO herself 70 the city, or if she could get
what she wanted in Whitman. She had q
piece OF brown plaid which she would like
matched, would Miss Goodrich be so kind
as to get the same quality exactly and the
same PATTERN See2 There was that fine
stripe-did she notice that2 Il was bought
three years ago-Mrs. Clark did not re-
member now whether it was in New York
or Philadelphia; she had paid dollar 4
yard for IL, and she would like six yards
more
Mrs. Green from the Corners, Mrs. Drake
/ from the Center, Mrs. Williams from
North Witham, Mrs johnson, Mrs. Jones
/ Mrs Cole one after the other, were ushered
piece Of goods matched or something biz
or little bought in the city They Away.
/ knew ii would be no trouble for her as long
as she was buying for herself and not on,
offered TO advance the money for the pur
/ chase.
After supper on Wednesday evening
/ Hannah wrote out her list in full Sh,
was studying il, a little amused and YER,
much vexed, when her mother entered.
MA, I've been counting up, she said
"WaalY
"rhe things | am requested by the neigh
bors 70 buy amount at a rough guess t,
$780, They would easily nj three trunks
and the work Of hunting for them woul,
occupy me at least four days. Not one ha
offered j cent ia advance or the money t
pay expressage. / have just eighty dollar
and two days 70 spend in the city"
II told You SOL told you so.n
What could ! do2 | should have OF
Tended every one Of them il i had put til,
case to them as it is.n
"Waal, what air you going to dog YOUR
in for il, you see.
I'm not going-that's what Ill do abou
1t. Well buy our winter dresses at Blake
as the rest of Witham win for all me
The next time make up my mind to &
to New York not a soul in Witham vii
know it till am gone, If you please, ma
Mrs. Goodrich did please. When Han
nah went early the next spring even Mrs
Downing was not told till the last me
ment. and then it was because Hanna
changed her name to Downing the day SD
went, and was as pleased as before, Z