Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-12-13

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SNNNE r. said Miss Jane.
>s--<<stSz~~ madame Sprigen.
. heimer will have the
most she can out of every body, and
when work was ever she gave US each
four bandboxes to leave as We came
over In the morning. 1T will Gift you
an early Walk she SAID; 'and you will
SEQ some roses in your cheeks by that.
l do it for your heslts.' Old screw-she
does it to save errand girls wages; and it
means getting up at five o'clock. For
we are not to be late-she conveyed that
idea to us very plainly"
"What shame!" said Patty.
Il must say" said Miss Jane as she
put the bandboyes upon the table, "that
l do not believe that there was ever a
Paris bonnet lovelier than Mrs. Figgs's." 4"
"Mrs. Figgs2" queried Patty.
ga retired grocer's young wife," said
Miss Jane. 'He's old himself. She's
nervous but beautiful. They say she
throws things at him and has Mysteries,
AMI then he forgives her and gives her
diamonds. She is very vain. She or
dered a bonnet Just the color of her
eyes-blue, you know and madame
matched the silk to them. Well, it is
lovelyi Take it out of the box, the
white one, and look at it,"
Patty obeyed, and went of into
"oh'sl" and 'ah's!" as the children do
over skyrockets on the Fourth of July.
81 made that" said Aunt jane. "If
ever l get little money I'll start place
of my own and cali myself Madmoisele
Janette Smithette."
With this she carried the boxes into
the middle room, put them on the bed,
| shut the door, and the two sat down to
tea, which Patty had made ready. Rather
high tea, with eggs and bacon and
fried potatoes, for neither got home to
dinner. And while they ate and chatted
q knock came at the door, and In bounced
small boy, Ben Browns brother-Bep
Mas brakeman on the Fl. r. r. ~.
"Why, Tomw cried Patty.
"Hullo" said Tom. "Ben sent me
over to say he's off tonight, and is CON-
ing to take you to the theatre-he's been
! given some tickets" xt-.s~o
"How nice," said Patty.
"Have some supper, Toul" queried
Miss Smith.
MON" said Tom 1--WE got to tell
Ben if she'll 60"
"Of course will, ;" said Patty.
The boy was of. A moment after
Patty cried.
"Oh, have got to wear that old fell
sur6auI"
"Lands!" exclaimed Aunt Jane, I've
been trying to get time to make you @
hat, for two weeks. What a shame -
but you can cover it up with a veil"
Patty Pouted. Aunt Jane had no
bonnet to lend her, for she was in mourn
ing.
Invitations always came like that, she
thought.
''If had pretty bonnet, Ben would
not have had the tickets"
She left Aunt Jane taking an extra
cup of tea, and went out into the middle
room to dress.
"If could wear it tonight" she
thought, az conld put handkerchief on
my head under 1t, and it would not be
soiled. Perhaps Aunt Jane would say
'Yesr No, she would not, know bet.
ter tnat that. I've a mind to do 1t.
can cover it with a veil. She'll not open
the boxes tonight; no one will ever fud
it out. On, it does 30 become meW
She dropped her own brown turbar
into the box aad put the cover on.
"What harm could it doa" she queried
Of some invisible familiar.
At this instant tho door dashed open
and she duched below the head-board.
Her gray suit fitted well, and was quit
ncw-so were her gloves. Some one hac
given Ler little bunch of blue flowers
the water she had put them in had KEEP
them fresh. They looked well in he
helt. Oh, if she had not had to put or
chat old brown felt turban!
Then it came into her mind to try Of
Mrs. Figgs's blue bonnet.
blue as her eyes" she repeated, go
| nine, foT the matter of that!"
! And out of the bandbox it came. AnC
when it was pcrched on her fair hair
oh, well, words will not suffice to describ
the effect.
Miss Jane had come ID aad rushed ou
again, and in moment more she crieC
out:
Hurry up, Patty!" called Ben, "we'r
noue too ea''yW
And Patty covered the beautiful bon
net with her veil, and went into tn
other room.
'sTm saved one walk, >" said Miss Jane
"Mrs. Figgs's maid came for her bonnet
She went tc madsrne's first, and madam
sent her here. It seeuis Mrs. Eggs 60
one of her nervous spells, and danced or
all her hats, ard then burned them il
the CRATE, so she had to have this a
once-I Just gave her the 'bandbox-
saved me walk, says l."
ooh, you didn't give it TO heri" cr!et
patty.
"Why not" cried Miss Jane.
"Ii had but krOwu! :" gasped Patty
"You saw me cone and get It," SAID
T.ne. "BIt whs-Ah, see-ycu think
It is a trick to steal it. But I know
Eliza by sight, snd she had note from
madame"
"Come along and don't stop talking
Of bonnets," said Ben, loosely, haulin:
Patty of.
Despair seizsi upon ths poor girl
heart-it seemed to hsr that the end O
'ho world had come.
What would be dons to her-to he
: lear Aunt Janet
She was scarcely herself as Ben h1r
ned aoXp be.ssxM. II 1hs -AYnnpe an.