River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-24
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~ wear?" asked Miss Luella Per
kins, with a blissful sigh. She stood
looking at a delicate lavender silk dress
which She had Just taken from its many
soft wrappings.
It's the most beautiful thing I ever
saw" answered Hattie Gimp, signing
too, but longingly.
Mill Luella caught the tone, and
promptly turned to her niece.
"Hattie Edna Gimp" she said, slowly,
"neXt month I'll be So years old. Not"
she added, with dignity, that you need
blab that all around town. l don't see
any call for a woman to tell her age to
everybody, less she's that poorly she
looks older'n she is. But So is what l
am"
She dropped into rocking-chair, and
Punctuated her remarks with rapid, I'M
ccasing swings.
In all those years, l amt ever had a
party dress. What do you think of that,
Hattie Edna GImp:'
Hattie's soft little face flushed up to
her pale golden hair as she said: Il
haven't either, Aunt Luella,'
"You!" and Miss Perkins shifted
contemptuously. why, you amt but
10 years old. How'd you expect to go
at that age?"
Most girls" said Hattie, timidly,
but surely, Il guess, do go before then"
"Well!" exclaimed Miss Perkins,
why amt you been?"
Hattie looked at her reproachfully.
You know" she said, slowly.
"When l was going TO school, mother
had all She could do to keep me there
lie, alone dressing me up for parties.
Aud since she died, why" the girl
choked, and went up to the elder wom-
an and put her arms about her-'why,
if it had not been for you, l guess
should have been in the poorhouse, in
stead of having lovely home here and
a chance to study music" And she
pattcd her aunt's shoulder affection
ately.
Miss LueIla's face softened, but she
spoke brusquely:
Pooh! You more'n pay for your
keep; you're so handy and comfortable
around the house. | declare, didn't
know how lonesome twas before you
came. But, as for parties and party
dresses. there's plenty chances for you
vet. And | guess you won't be So be-
fore you get one. You've got a better
start'n ] had
Till / was 3d." she went on rumin-
atingly, ''every cent got went TO help
support a drunkard father. There
wasn't any extra left for party dresses,
tell you. Then, when he died, | had
hard time scrubbing along, looking
a fter the boys. And by that time, even
if I'd had any money TO buy party
dresses with. | didn't have any party to
60 to- But three years ago, when Uncle
Ed left me this house in Boston, and /
moved here and began TO take boarders,
/ thought I'd go around lots.
But" and she sighed puzzled sigh,
Though I've been to church regular,
and Joined the missionary society,
somehow they don't seem to be very
scciab'e folks. | amt had single in
vitatiou to a single dressy thing Most
I've been to is the picnic out to River
side in the summer, and a church fair
lhis winter. Queer-'taint the way /
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