Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-02-24

X IkAMM bringing up stairs.
! PlN&RT@sSg Don't talk, "
IN -! A said Miss Jane.
N2ZAF.e.~@S "Madame Sprigen.
80 helmer will have the
most she can out of every body, and
when work was ever she gavo 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
see some roses in your cheeks by that.
do it for your healts.' Old screw--she
does it TO save errand girls wages; and il
means getting up at FIVE o'clock. For
we are not to be late--she conveyed that
idea to US very plainly"
"What shamel' 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. y
"Mrs. FiggsG" queried Patty.
"a retired grocers young wife, said
Miss Jane. "He's old himself. She's
nervous but beautiful. They say she
throws things at him aud has Mysteries,
and then he forgives her and gives her
diamonds. She is very vain. She Or
dered bonnet Just the color of her
eyes-blue, you know and madame
matched the silk to them. Well, it is
lovely Take it out of the box, the
white one, and look at it,"
Patty obeyed, and went off into
"oh's" and "ah's!" as the children do
over skyrockets on the Fourth of July.
~ made that" said AuDt Jane. "If
ever get little money I'll start place
of my own and call myself Madmoiselle
Janette Smitbette. "
With this she carried the boxes into
the middle room, put them on the bed,
shut the door, aud 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
knock came at the door, and in bounced
a small boy, Ben Browns brother-Ben
was a brakeman on the Fl. r. R.
"Why, Toni" cried Patty.
"Hullo!" said Tom. "Ben sent me
over to say he's off tonight, aud is CON-
ing to take you to the theatre-he's been
given some tickets"
elbow nice" said Patty.
"Have some supper, TomG" queried
Miss Smith.
"No'm," said Tom; "rve got to tell
Ben if she'll CO."
"Of course l will, said Patty.
The boy was off. A moment after
Patty cried
"0h. have got to wear that old felt
turbanl"
'Landsw exclaimed Aunt Jane, Pve
been trying to get time to make you a
hat, for two weeks. What a shame -
but you can cover it up with 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.
= eff l could wear it tonight" she
thought, 81 conld put handkerchief on
my head under 1t, and it would not be
soiled. Perhaps Aunt Jane would say
'Yesl' No, she would not, l know bet
ter that that. I've mind to do it. |
can cover it with veil. She'll not open
the boxes to night; no one will ever find
it out. o., it does so become mel"
She dropped her own brown turban
into the box and put the cover on.
"What harm could it doG" she 9ueried
of some invisible familiar.
At this instant the door dashed open
and she ducked below the head-board.
Her gray suit fitted we'll, and wss quite
pew-so wereher gloves. Some one had
given her little bunch of blue flowers
the water she had put them in had kept
them fresh. They looked we'll in he'
belt Oh, if she had not had to put on
that old brown felt turbanl
Then it came into her mind to try or
Mrs. Figgs's blue bonnet.
"Blue as her eyes, she repeated, 'ol
mine, for the matter of that"
And out of the bandbox it came. And
when it was perched on her fair hair
oh. we'll, words will not suffice to describe
the effect.
Miss Jane had come IN and rushed out
again, and in moment more she crieo
out:
"Hurry up, Patty!" called Ben, "we'rt
none too early"
And Patty covered the beautiful bon
net with her veil, and went into the
other room.
"Tm saved one walk, said Miss Jane
"Mrs. Figgs's maid came for her bonnet
She went to madarne's first, and madame
sent her here. 1t seems Mrs. Figgs got
one of her nervous spells, and danced en-
all her hats, and then burned them In
the crate, so she had to have this al
once-I Just gave her the bandbox-
saved me walk, says l."
''Oh, you didn't give it to her" cried
Patty.
"Why mott" cried Miss Jane.
eff had but known !" gasped Patty