The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-23

What are you muttering about, Cam
inilla?"
IL was only saying that l think
| it's hard to save and save Without
do want an Easter bonnet, too, Mi
randall"
sit right down, Camilla, while
mix you dose of Grandma Todd's tea;
Your face is red as an apple, and you
are quite feverish."
81 don't want any tea, and do want
an Easter bonnet" walled Cammilla,
feeling that she, asking bread, had re.
ceived stone; but she spoke to deaf
ears.
Easter drew near and Miss Miranda
hoard, left in one of Job Carriers boxes,
grew apace. The butchers boy and
the grocer's assistant almost forgot the
way to the house, but neither Luke
nor Camilla dared complain. They
knew that bottle of Grandma Todd's
tea stood ready in the cupboard
Miss Miranda gloated over her pros
pective purchase, warming towards En-
Gassoway. who had reminded her that
her old bonnet was head covering. not
a decoration. One agonizing thought.
however, poisoned her mind. Which
of the two milliners should she pat
ronize?
IF I go to Ems milliner she'll likely
see it before and not be surprised OIL
Easter. If go to the other one. she'll
/ t,l. 90 I
The bonnet was purchased. however,
and came home in good time, and not
even a more substantial tea than usual
prevented the iron from entering Cam
milla's soul.
Fate, however, is prone to trip us
by the heels. and so it tripped Miss
Miranda on the Thursday before Easter,
as she was coming downstairs in the
dusk, after peep at her new bonnet,
hidden in the spare room" closet.
And the instrument of fate was her
sisters "Dutch blue" apron, dropped by
her in guilty fight after an unauthor-
lied glimpse at the same object of art.
The result was sprained ankle,
sprain of such gravity that Luke and
Cammilla, though conscious that by in
curing a bill they cut the ground
from under their feet, sent hastily for
the doctor.
Remember. doctor, that l must go
to church Easter" groaned the patient
"Yes, yes" replied the doctor. sooth-
ingly. But he told Cammilla, down.
stairs, that sofa and arnica must
be her sisters portion for weeks. But
on no account allow her to fret" he
added. A remark which caused poor
Cammilla's opinion of masculine wis
dom to go down several points.
Easter arrived, finding Miss Miranda
reluctantly resigned. II can go to
church in Sunday or two" she said.
''By that time Ems bonnet will be an
old story. You go to-day, Camilla.
and during the sermon mark Ems bon
net WELL"
Miss Cammilla protested weakly that
she had nothing fit towear." Hersister
replied, firmly: "You need fresh air,
! or else dose of Grandma Todd's tea"
OF course Cammilla yielded.
BE sure 10 tell ME just now iIS
trimmed" she called after her, "for
here l am at the back Of the house, not
even able to see En- go byl" AT these
words a guilty thought flashed. into
Cammilla's mind. Half an hour later
she peeped through the shutters of the
"spare room" and saw Job Carter at
his door.
81 know it's me that makes him so
red if he looks this way" she unused.
''If only had a pretty bonnet to wear
to-day I know / could muster courage
to ask him if sugars gone up or some
thing like that"
These cogitations must have made
her late, for she merely called good-by,
without.entering her sisters room, and