The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-02
PRISCILLA'S
PROGRESS


naEency.
....zcIlIa stood ready for departure
:. he center OF an anxious faul!.:
.-cup which was full of solicitude fol
n new winter toilet and prolific O.
IS lens as TO how best to keep il
-
-.scilla's winter toilet was Of greer
.,.,et. she wore a hat that shot bac!:
...... ron her marcel wave with pre-
) tie correct precipitancy. Witt
.-.- white glove she clasped her I'm
D.. Q a md with the other she attempt
-. - 1J-;roI the yOluminous folds o.
-l-CGiaT skirt
-'.scl.Ia's toilet was unimpeachable
..- -ay could not have had love
e.: --t.m.
P..--...a vas On her way t. card;
ava sel-. 4 friend who lived in +:
...tzuJ part Of the city was giving :
i.;h-ay parry Priscilla was bound
. SO. but she shuddered at the jour
ley-iour blocks with muddy cross
.gs. 4 damp car ride and then Eo.,
locks with muddy crossings.
The first block was traversed with
III 4 catastrophe and the first stree
Is fCrded in safety. AS long as
Ont have any accidents" murI..'.rC.
risciila. as she chose her way car
lily among the footprints Of the Sc
I'd crossing, Il am all right"
At that instant her left sandal d
ached itself from her pateat-leatLs
nd remained imbedded in the mud
Priscilla's swoop to repossess Ii.
andal resulted in nothing bat an g.
arglement of skirts When she r.
overed her equilibrium she had I'll
uncomfortable feeling that her Ia
4 lost its faultless angle.
1t was in the next block that sh,
onpletely lost control over her skirts
D the struggle her umbrella pitched
7Tward, jolting a few cold drops dow
er neck and fattening her ALREADY
0Osened hat hard against her nose
'Giscilla emerged from the sudden
escent Of brim in a flushed and ex
tied state.
She gathered an armful of skirts {,
Ter right, only to have the folds or
er left elude her and caressingly
weep the walk She fiercely attempt
d change Of arrangement, whicl
esulted in more drops and the com
7lete emancipation of her skirts
which took to the wet and the mud
With a craving indicating an unre
ined nature. Her carefully acquired
narcel wave began to yield to the
lampness, too.
1t was at the next crossing that she
ost her right sandal. This made II
.ecessary for her to pursue her jour
icy on her heels, in order to avoit
lamp shoes and the complications
which would follow
In the car the gentleman who gave
her his seat more than undid tn,
blindness by standing in front of he,
IN obviously pressing his wet UNI
3rella against her green velvet. Whel
she tried to get rid of the surplus
moisture on her own umbrella by keeI
lng it thrust out into the aisle, tire
separate passengers chose to stumbl
yer It. Thereupon each glared a
1eT as II she were responsible 70
heir awkwardness.
7, vas also IN the car that ahe mad
a depressing discovery tn regard /
zer marcel wave. zhs tried IN
-0peIssa fashion 10 rsadflIac her Ia
% lf5 7zli9utam angle en- The wreck 9
Ter cherished crtfrlrg. 5Yla tslr =
md sticky and lciined 70 srsan- al
~ hared he girl arr1az the afzgs
hose LsIr vas naturally wzTy al
rho remained n trtIu1r hzzr posse
/ ron Of her rEb5era
y course, tk4 conductor stCr-e
+ RI car half 2 block below the pC#r
5le desired OF course, ker unbreIl
I committed a few fzaI tudfxnir.es u,
On the occupants d the back pIztfor1
/ e she opened the Implement betor
/ getting Of However, she would rat
er have been burned at the stake tia
apologize. such vas the ferocfty Of b
mood Misfortune has a terrible {
feet upon character.
The rain pursued the even tenor
its way. Still travelling on her heel
Priscilla approached the last block
! her journey. In her hand she hs
been carrying all this time a lit
box. in which was a string Of tn
quoise-colored beads, to grace the Re
tiyiries Of her hostess. As the Ia
stroke Of misfortune, quite suddenI
in desperate clutch at her skirt
Priscilla dropped her box. In a da:
OF horror she saw her turquoise-cc
ored beads roll east and west and nor
and south
She stopped for one and snudg,
her clean white glove. She tried agai
End her hat for the second time G
tiaguished the light Of day. She tri,
the third time and her umbrella 2
N her way and circumvented her
window above her two humorist
aged about six, were enjoying the g
uatiOn. 1t was too much. In an G
tirely reckless mood, Priscilla aba
doned her beads and box and fed
oh" said her hostess when Pr