Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-01-17
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cried Aunt Dinab. with Characteristic
recklessness Of metaphor, a., pausing
in the center Of the kitchen. she re-
garded in deep surprise the clouded
face Of pretty Dorothy Le Strange
The young girl seated herself defect.
oily upon a chair.
oh II Is poverty, always poverty,
wept 1iss lie Strange. who. being
mOthefless and eth very young, had
/ grown 70 treat Aunt Dinah With a GER
tain anectlonate friendliness born Of
Z their mutuelly fallen fortunes. For, IN
tile good old ante beilum days when
/ Dor0fhy's mother had been the belle
+ Of Charleston and her father reckoued
as one Of the wealthiest as well as
/ proudcsf men IN the state, Aunt Dinah
had held the sway OF an empress ia
the 10 Strange kitchen, ard her orders
had been meGkly carried ont by half
dozen satellites But alas With
the dccadence Of southern prosperity
fen also the fortunes Of the rich bank
err and when, ten years later. Doro
thy's blue-eyed mother dying in want
Of the luxuIies 10 which she had been
accustomed, faded out Of a world
which no longer held any charm for
her. she had LEFT her baby in the arms
Of the one faithful servant who,
through storm and sunshine, had fol
lowed In the footsteps Of her beloved
mistress.
Bound by the tie of strong affection
10 the family, Aunt Dniah struggled to
keep alive in Dorothy the proud spirit
OF her mother. and with the skill Of a
veteran officer ruled the Kitchen
watched with belllgerent eye Miss lie
Strange's northern associates, and /
could. by a shake of her turbaned /
head, upset many a plan OF her mas
ters making
"Shol Poverty mighty mean. What /
he ben doln' to 70 now. Missy, dear?"
Dorothy unfolded letter. balancing
herself deftly upon the chair. spread it
out upon the lap OF her faded green
cashmere dress.
1--WE got an invitation to the bah at
Armltages" sighed she. between little
aohs AN the Eyarts girls are going.
aud Surlle Williams. Even Catheryin
Bates will br there Ia brand new
lemon-culored taffeta Everyone has
something 20 Wear but me and it's the
very hrs biz dance 10 which have
over been asked ! wish ! could die
yes DO This being proud and poor
d curse 20 anyone
Iiuh' Aunt Dnahs owes closed
sharply ke DE swapping 90 Of a bpN
.i3 she would shut out from som
unf emple al dlstlaclins Influences
lpmme THINKS carts yo mas ole
BIG ik mouem De- made over
Don't talk of lhatr exclaimed
'iiss lo strange Gercely "That dress
Ias boon made over Eve times BE-
.id,s Haw Mortimer spilled half
nap oi boullon over the front breadth
cams use o."
"llow much money yo' got in 20
lF brown pufsa2" aueried the old wo. g
nan opening her eyes, momentarlly. d
% Cash thc question at her mistress d
Money!" laughed Dorothy. scorn-
ally "Just three dollars and ten pen. T.,
les not one cent more. aud / ought .
ot Co spend that. for there Is the coal !
lll coming In next week and the arm Il
hair IN the parlor is bleeding saw :
ust an over the carpet" :,
A few crystal fears brimmed over
en- blue eyes aud falling unon the let n
" lay there IKE drops of dew
Cant do much on three dollars" n
urmured Aunt Dinah. contemplating n
'e young girl. With her head on one N
de like big black canary bird, but
q must do s0mothin Yes honey. .,
q p'intedly gwan do something to get -,
, ready 70 dat ball | amt gwlne :.
have yo' disappointed" =,
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Il was the night OF the ball. and the
decorated rooms of the 90