Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-26

"1siacu nef, until the inatseshif,
eoncocted. slsiy had ru,n,oaoad ". ,,s
sasret ior years, and had f,ada ! a,a ~
nv a brown tab.ecIotn lined VII, !
tiie ting t'nacI petticoat flat la la
oeen iiagsts Q bal,y, had r.veled fa,,,
iess siiii stockings and knit tl,am ~, ~.
ior hefseii with cotton tore and ~
oeaux VINO dropped in OF an evanino
admired her greatly.
IL had been a trying day NJ r.
tue mad been quite tragic since a. -
and, since selling Scipio would ~ ~
nave been thought of than selling al
" had decided to part with the horse
ana carriage. That was a blow sc;n;o
went under it; Miss Sally turned na,o
and had not the heart to put roses p' IL
,,er Deit. Mr. La Rue had remarked
that 1t would be just as well not -
SEND tho halter away, because he
would need that to hang bimsa,f ,r;t,.
put at tea time they had preserved per.
summons and bread and butter Will,
.iie beverage. Sally found a letter a,
her plate, and, opening II re.d az.
,.,, DnAa PISS sAILY-Unce Andrew is comm,
,lonle ana we ara going To give marty f',r ,';l
ne mas been away twenty year, ne,s, y, ',i
oeiore' and have made up nv mind i, sh,i ~ ~
'ui'cy dress Come Ia sonas character ~ 49,, 10
Ia, sheu pan fapa disapproves OF masks bn, 4,
ooh,e early to see the arrivals Won't ,o,, ha,
soua uear father to break through his rule far
IN. nae
$500. 'u Jo'n US! We should be SO honored Ue
,'.e.,i - e9Seunie' unless he chooses The elder
oL'o WI De allowed TO do as they like hut Won
must my dear Your loving friend. ~ F sr, W
"oh, papa" cried Sally, all her sad.
ness gone on the instant you'll come
won't youar
you have not stated wha'," replied
Dir. La Rue with his broadest accent
and sternest voice.
ITO fancy dress ball, papa dear y
replied Sally.
!, who sit here waiting for the com.
piete downfall of our family. who
WIN leave you soon beggared orphan
go toa fancy dress balll' cried Mfr.
La hue. Not apothah wo'd!"
"Oh papal Then / mustn't 90
eitherF almost sobbed poor Sally
You're a woman" replied her ia
ther' The Turks think women soul
less am not suah but that they all
right. However, am too poah to give
you a ball dress"
HOh, can make up something out
OF nothing. It's my one talentln cried
Sally. But let me tell you the occa-
sion. They say your presence would
be an honor, and you might like to
meet
Not anothah wo'dl" cried MIR. La
Rue.
His obedient daughter held her
tongue, finished her bread and jam.
and, having called for Scipio to clear
away, went up into the garnet with
candle.
IN go as King Cophetua's beggar
maid in artistic rags if | cant do bet
ter, " she laughed
She looked the old bureau through,
the old chests, the old wardrobe fruit
iessly. Several years of foraging had
enptied them. But on the top of the
wardrobe, quite out Of her reach stood
long paper box. What might it not
contain of rumpled gauze or lace that
might be done up" or silk that might
be cleaned3 Miss Sally turned on her
tiny toes and tipped down the garnet
stairs.
'Scipl" she cried-the call was pop
| ular in southern homes and bells were
rarer than at the north in those days
come here and get that box down for
Inc off the wardrobe in the garnet"
Scip stumped upstairs, set an old
table against the piece of furniture and
climbed down. On his way he STUN
bled and fell, the box burst open and
spread abroad on the garnet floor lay a
pink dress of old fashioned silk, bow
of ribbon to match, fan and gauzy
scarf, all little bobs and fringes Yes,
| and little muslin bag, from which
protruded the toes of pair of slippers,
| and gloves all rose color and white.
"Why! has my fairy grandmother
been here2" cried Sally joyously. What
does it mean"
Il kin explain it, miss" said Scip.
DAT var dress was worn by yo' aunt
Miss Sara. Dey called her Miss Sally,
jes' like dey call yo', TO evah yo was
| born.
"She was mighty pretty, jes' like 20,
Miss Sally, jes like yo'. An she went
| to ball in dis var dress, SO bright an
libely an happy She came home pale
an wan. and she sent dis dress, all
folded up in de box, up de garnet. Said
| she never would wear it no mo-. She
hated it, an she never did She died
early, Miss Sally. OATS de story
miss. -
Poor auntie, don't remember her,
sighed Sally. But Scip, | think III
take the dress down stairs, Tote 1t
down for me right away
"Yas'm, Miss Sally said Seip, "an'
les scuse me for offering one wurd oil
advice Use OF de opinion dat ef dat
var dress seems to you to be suitable
fer dis var ball you needn' hao no
scruples OBJ conscience about wearn Cd
| il. Miss Sara would hab de honor oo
de family at heart fer you to dress Well
aud she was jes' your height, jes your
build. Dat var dress will fit you ike
de skin fits dc coon, Miss Sally
1t did.
I'm sure" thought the girl, as she
tried ii on before the glass, my poor