Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-27

Il am going to give you the money,
Nell, and let you buy it yourself" said
Mrs. Thorne, rather YEARLY. What
with your company yesterday and get
ting your dress ready today, and
Flake cross and half sick with cold.
l simply haven't the courage to go to
the miIliner's with you
The little girl looked up brightly.
She was barely thirteen and the
thought of going all alone to Miss
PRINTS for her new Easter finery was
rather pleasant to her.
"Oh. mamma you don't need to 90,
I'm sure you don't | can pick out
just what | want, and if you don't
like it when it comes home we can
change it, you know. | might go down
right away and see what Miss Prim
has. May l. mammal" and the little
girl rose eagerly
Why, yes, Nell, | suppose so. You
can tell Miss Prim that you want to
see what she has and the prices, and
that you will be in tomrrow to take
one Don't go over $3.50 Nellie
That is all l can afford this time
That ought to buy really very nice
hat for little girl. Not too much
trimming, remember. I don't believe
in so much show for Easter as some
folks make Good by. dear; be home
early"
Nellie had been hastily putting on
her things as her mother talked. and
was out Of the door almost before she
had finished She tried to walk at
first, but her feet kept going faster
and faster, until she was fairly in a
run, before she was half way to Miss
Prim's little shop, that was quite in
the center of the village.
At Miss Prim's she was all upset
There were SO many hats and most Of
them so pretty and becoming, that she
could not choose, She had almost de-
cided upon a dainty little Leghorn,
trimmed with viOlets and daisies,
when her eye caught a hat in another
case that made her forget all the
others. When Miss Prim placed it
beside the others they looked cheap
and scanty.
"Oh, Miss Prim, how much is it?''
she asked breathlessly.
Il have been asking 81 for it, but
. it is so near Easter now you may
have it cheaper You may have it
for $3.50"
The girls face fell It was a dol
| lar more than she could pay.
Il am afraid it is more than mamma
can afford this year she said, regret
| fully.
All the way home she thought of
that beautiful hat She walked rather
slowly now, thinking and thinking
| very hard. She knew it would be use
! less. to ask her mother to buy the
more expensive hat. Mrs. Thorne was
kind. almost indulgent with her chill
dren, but she was firm in what she
| told them. Nellie did not enter the
| house as gayly as he had left it, and
her mother thought her tired.
| You have been finding it hard to
| choose, Nell she said, smiling. Tell
, me about it."
Yes. mamma, there we're so many.
l picked a Leghorn straw. trimmed
| with ViOletS and daisies. 1t is S2-5U.
Miss Prim had another a good deal
like it. only lots finer and more trim
ming. for $3.50 that had been s4.'
| The cheaper one will do very
well this year, I'm sure" said her
mother, gently I'VE have had a
good deal of expense. you know"
| The little girl was very quiet that
evening and went to bed early. Far
in the night she woke with a start
; She had been dreaming of the two
hats and Miss Prim. In her dream
| she had said to Miss Prim. Il cannot
! buy it. because | have only $780,
| and Miss Prim had said, why. yes
you have Nellie: you have a gold
/ dollar put away in a drawer at home. .