The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-01-26
Made Over.
Nrs. NJ. l. Rayne in Detroit Free Pres.

Il dunno. nnleSs II thet high hNln
sister of yours. Julyett What s-her-name.
Like enuff she is tired of Twin starched up
in the city faint emmy place for real m-
man folks, emmy way-an :" she comm
here To make Us visit
do she say 50?
Law sakeS no Fit warn put in the
law an comman ments when we was mar
ried thet You was to open my letters. nor
me yourn Take an open it yourself.
So Mrs. Hull opened the letter and be
gan to read it.
Jest as remayrked. said the old man.
ain it, Hannah ?
No. said MrS. Hull. handing him the
letter. e. ! make it out it 5 just the
other way .Iuliette wants us To 90 an
visit her She SAYS she'll stan the eX-
pen>e and is Jest sufferin for somebody to
make over Now. what does she mean? ?
The old farmer read the letter with much
care and painstaking
'Gol me % a-visitin whar they eat
breakius in the middle Of the day, an wear
their SUNDAY close the huh week
rayther guess not. But mother. If YOU
want ter 20 thet anuther thing. You
Kin heye the money the old mare fetched
lou nigh about raised Bet emyway I'll
.in We thet
There's my new alpaccy. said Mrs.
Hull thoughtfully I m right glad got
good piece. Il as shiny as silk But
laws. it won be much in the city, I've
heeri that the shop girls there wear real
silk an satin everyday.
Poor things. said her husband 1t
must be dretful to hey TO dress 10 death
all the time. Where the ink horn
F.. L IN goin Ia write to the children thet their
ma goin a-visitm
After manifold preparations Nn. Hull
was ready to 20 md visit her stylish sister.
the rich city widow.
The fir,t thing her sister said TO her was
Hannah Hull. YOU re fright must
make you over
Why. .IuIiette think you re real
mean. said Hannah with some spirit.
| paid fifty cents yard for this alpaccy.
and INV bunnit e,st nearly i've dollars
Don say bunuit for goodness sake.
You have NJ style lou We lived down
ou that old farm til you look l00.
I he over 80. JulietIe, bat then lm
only two years older n -
Hush Never say anything about youI
age. Il isn't pnlite Hannah must
make you over. You won be the same
woman
NIrs. Huh made such hong visit that
her husband became uneasy. The dough
nuts aud pies were giving ont. and beside
h. was lonesome Hewanted his Hannah
home again. lie didn banker after III,
city. hut he made mp hi- mind one day that
he would ~ and bring his wife home.
The Old gal win be glad Ia see me. he
,aid 20 himself; il : a moej killed her eN.
rrgt by this time siitin up - straight an,
ratin al her yit,IcS with f,Fk au bein
away frm me. IN be beun it Il nv,
her tuu % see me.
Il did The sister had tried the glas,
1t fashion sud the mold of form, with won
derlul efFect on Hannah She had ais
intnsuced Mr.. Hull into .assiety
When Mr.. HuIl arrived he was shown
into darkeued parlor by a ,inirking maid.
Have you a card, sir she asked pertly.
/ don PLAY keeris, said the old mar
rcprnyingly. You jest tell Hannah there
a gentleman here to -ee her,
Bc- pardon, ~lr.
You needn't. You hahn dome nothin
.Ie,, 20 and tell Mrs Hull there geutle
man ken g. see her.
The girl went, and the old man ehucslet
10 himself tie wore hi store clothe- and
had haggy carpet ,,chel IN hi, hanG
His grey loeks hung about his ru4gcd iae'
and made it picturesque.
The door opened and strange lady
eutered with very pink and white Gem
plexion. She were valuminous blHe sill
drs,s. and walked on shoes that were mount
ed on French heels Her hair was 4
wicked yellow.
Hannah didu say anyth N about emmy
other woman a-yisitiu here. Who kU
she be- he said to himself
A. the strange lady advanced at queei
hippi,y hoppity gait. something IN hei
presence grew familiar,
Good moruin ma an, he said hest
tatinsly. ! was expectin To see my wife
Hannah. kinder thought You might b
her sister. ain I seen her in Sooc
many year>. but she ain ez Young ez yor
be
\ shrin. affected laugh that died in ,
falsetto shrek greeted him
lie don know me luliette, cont
here panl don't know hi, own wife.
The old man looked at her attentiyely
Yaller hair on woman of 80? Rec
rnses in her cheeks ike gal of l6
Where the old woman that was my wife
Hannah? don want no ballet dancer
in her place.
I've tried to be lashm bic moane,
Hannah sinking into heap on the floor
I've spent hundreds of dollars ON her,
exclaimed her sister. as she looked on
and this L. yeur gratitude.
You We made a chrome of her, perSiste,
Dan'l. look at that ha ar,
It's pompadour, sobbed Hannah.
IL looks wllss than barn door; an lool
at her cheeks,
Bloom of youth-Sl bottle, g17m
bled .Juliette; she made over.
Hannah y exclaimed her husband sc
verely I'm ashamed of you
So be | sohbed his wife but if yoU
live in the city You must do as city folk
does.
,Whar your new alpaccy thet you
thought good enough for the presydint
wife
In the cluset upstairs
Get inter it, and wash the yaller cute
yer gray ha az, and the red often YOU
cheeks. an kim home Oh Land, kin
YOU ever show yer face at conference
meetin agin
Danrs crank. said Julette to hel
weeping sister up stairs as she tried Il
soothe her
No. he ain an wus fool to think
could be made over Sakes alive, how
glad | am to get inter my own shoe
again,
When Hannah entered the parlor agaii
she was clothed and in her right mind
! Her husband beamed upon her
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