The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-10-06
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those you got for the show, and
fetched a few more to make up 4
| ooiling.'
''Ha! I thought so; and Won
| lerful good they are, too. 1 think
| Reuben makes a bit too sure. He
was joking this morning, and said!]
| he'd bought a new pair o shoes|
out O the prize-for the evening,
s'pose. Come, girls! there's no
time to spare: the gigs to be
ready by two
| Jessie was very glad that at this
moment her duty called her to
extricate the rice-pudding from
the oven; a real, genuine rice
pudding, such as her father loved,
and such as townsmen very rarely
see, made with pure new milk and
plenty of fresh eggs. AS she did
so, she confided to the oven a fer
vent wish that her fataer wouldn't
talk about the show or-Reuben
Cave.
! The homely dinner of two
courses was soon over, and Ruth
was free to open the long-expected
1 parcel. Jessie was hurriedly put,
ting the dinner things away, when
she heard her sister call in such q
distressful tone that she ran at
once to see what was the matter.
sob, Jessie! look, she's only
sent one dress ~
i They turned over the parcel
again, and found a note. at ex-
planned how that circumstances
had made it quite impossible to
finish both, but that the dress
maker had done the best she
could.
| The dresses were practically ex-
actly alike, although certain de-
) tails enabled the girls to distin-
guish them.
! Its yours, JESSIE - said Ruth ;
and, if the truth must be told, she
Thought it just little unkind for
Jessie to look more pleased than
| she had done all the morning.
I'm so glad!" said Jessie, with
what seemed objectionable bright.
, ness. "No, l don't mean that
. you don't understand me, What
l mean is, I don't want to go to-
day; and you know my dresses fiji
: you perfectly. And, of course
you must go, because you've got
e to go to the squire's to help; dom
l you see? So you shall wear that
: and I'll stay at home"
e "Not want to go, Jessie? Wha
: do you mean? Of course yol
g must 60, and I'Il-I'll wear ny
t green silk
S "You can't, dear; we've pickle,
/, them to pieces .
r At this point Mr.. Daman ap
}. peared at the bottap of the stair
l. case which led out of the kitchen
and asked why they had brough
q him no hot water to shave with
50 and Jessie ran to fetch it. Near
7, time, Ruth explained to her fathe
the terrible facts of the case.
1t "Well, serves yer right" sal
Walter; "you should get yor
ID frocks ready afore, and not lea1
r; it to the day as you want 'em."
i. "What shall we do, father,
I'd asked Ruth.
I'd "What'll you do? Well, yo
k can't both go in one frock, that
O. a sure thing; and you can't
to dressed shabby"
-e, Walter finished his senten
d, rather hesitatingly, for he had
Ell vague conviction that he oug
ly not to encourage his girls to q
er, tach so much Importance to fl
N, clothes. But when they repli
in chorus, "No; of course not
at he felt reassured, and went on
"I'll tell you what it is: y
can settle between you which &C
he today, and her as don't, I'll ia
he her to Lamwick Horse Fair
5he Thursday week.
the By quarter-past two the
g." was winding slowly up the hi
for and Jessie was in the house alol
In few minutes the last tra
md of the midday meal had dis;
oen peared. Then Jessie found a 81
eat stantial basket, and careful
packed the jelly she had made :
night before; then she went il
his the garden and gathered the fire
me est and sweetest flowers she CO
find, and packed them in a has
his too. Then she went upstairs
change her dress.
nd: In a clean white dress that
ing. own hands had made, and a wi
ell hat trimmed with marigolds,
the looked her very best. Not e
the new gown from Bant(
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