The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-09
MISNrE's LESSON.

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meet with her mammals dsapprovnl.
She had told her little daughter TO
wear what she wished, bnt not to put
on her best"
"But, mamma" said Minnie, look-
ing grave, but determined. ~ shall
have to wear this dress because my
only other one that is clean is too
tight for anything; it hurts mo so
that l can hardly brenthe."
"I'm sorry, daughter" tho moth.
er said. with an equally deter.
mined face, "but you surely sec that
such delicate muslin as that you
have on is not suitable to wear to n
lawn party. 1t will tear as easily ns
lace.
But I've got TO wear it, you see"
said Minnie, with touch of impa.
tienco in her voice. "You don't want
me to wear tight clothes, you know"
"And what reason have you found
for wearing that broad, blue sash?"
"Well, mamma, you know that it is
my only one that matches nicely with
this dress aud these stockings and
things ought TO match"
eyes, and why must the stockings
be worn?"
ooh. well. said Minnie, catching
at an end of the sash and twisting it,
al suppose / could wear other stock
ings, but l thought with my nice, new
slipper these would look the prettiest
and didn't think you would care"
''Does it seem to you that nice new
slippers that were bought to wear
only in the house, are the proper
thing for lawn parties?"
"No'm, but had to put them on.
My boots have the ugliest great nails
sticking into my toes; could hardly
walk.around last night; SO, of course,
L had to put on my slippers"
Very grave looked the mother. II
was n sad fact that she had never
heard of the dress that was too tight.
or the fearful nails in the high
buttoned kid boots, until this mo-
ment. Gould it be possible that her
little daughter was tempted, by her
desire to appear in her fine new
clothes at the party, to speak not
quite the truthp She sat thinking
for full minute before she decided
that her child needed severe lesson.
"Minnie," she said, and the little
| girl knew that when her mother spoke
in that tone, and called her by her
full name, there was no more chance
for argument, ''you cannot wear that
dress, and that sash, and those slip
pers and stockings, to tae lawn
party"
"Well," she said at last, drawing n
long sigh, and looking rs though the
sorrows of life sut heavy npon her
heart, 81 suppose can go and change
my things; but / shall be late. It's
time to go now."
EYES," said her mother. her face
very sad. "You may change all your
things Put on your calico that you
wore this morning. and your y-dny
boots"
Mammal" gasped Minnie, "don't
you mean to let me go to the party?"
"There is nothing for you to wear,
my daughter. i suppose you would
not like to go in your everyday
clothes. and you say your other white
dress is too tight, and the nails in
your kid boots hurt your feet. So, OF
course, you will have to stay home. II
1 had heard OF this before, 1 could
have altered the dress and had the
boots put in order; but You know you
hnve never said anything about it
before"
Then was Minnie's face very red.
~ can wear them, mamma" she sail,
turning away. "fhey are not very
comfortable. but can stand it."
''No, daughter. 1 cannot allow you
to stand it. You know do not wish
you to dress so that you can hardly
BREATHE nor wear shoes in which
you can hardly walk around I see
nothing for You but to remain at
home"
Poor little Minniei 1t was hard
lesson. She went to no lawn party
that afternoon she sat on the back
piazza in her dark calico dress and
thick boots and sobbed. She had
grown so used to making little bits of
things into great ones, when it suited
| her convenience to do so. that she