The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-02

point of view plain to her mother.
Well, will say" broke in Ma, that
your idee of style gifts me. You and Seftie'll
set everything top5y-turvy with your freaky
plans. And Sophie amt much better"
I'm a-gettin' onto what Opal wants"
observed her father, she's a-fearin' that
the expensell floor us, so she's a-pretendin'
that she'd jest love to have nothin' much
a-doin' that's our Opal all over" But Pa
was not complaining, and there was a gentle
accent when he spoke his youngest daugh-
tiers name that showed how pleased he was
at her thoughtfulness.
That's right, Pa, assented Julie; Opal
always was lackin' in backbone"
And it always makes happier feelings to
keep well inside your own moneys" coun-
seled Sophie. It's for our own folks to
enjoy-not what some outsider should say
That sounds all right, Sophie; but I don't
want to do nothin' that the neighborsTl
think is queer" insisted Ma Land! I'd
give hull dollar if the thing was well over"
"Our house'Il be done N about month
if we could only be married them" began
Opal, referring to their home that Seton
Woods was building on his farm.
Besides, there's other reasons why you
ought not to git married now, Ma cut her
short Whats julie and Mandy goin' to
do about their summers SEWN? You
always do their SEWN, Opal.
i could come down from the farm and
help them with it, = offered Opal.
"Yes, you could; but you wouldn't, !"
declared her mother "a farmers wife's
natural slave
Opal needn't let the SEWN stand in the
way Of her gettin' married, spoke up JULIE
Cause Mandy's husbands plenty able to
hire hers done.
"But your husband amt able to hire your
clothes sewed, julie" stated her mother
bluntly.
"I'm a-goin' to learn to sew myself"
announced julie theoretically.
You think you will now" allowed her
mother unmoved; " but nothin' II come of it. 2
HUH" exclaimed Julie.
And another thing that's a-worryin'
me, complained Ma; here's you and your
brother Billie, julie; you won't speak or
scurcely stay in the same room. How'll
that look at solemn doin's like weddin' "
Billie, he begun it, y accused julie VIC
lently.
Why, julie, Billie amt so awful mad;
he does it mostly to tease you" said
Sophie; he often says so at home, and
laughs"
We'll, I'll speak to Billie-if he'll speak
first" conceded JULIE Though I've al
ways got it to remember that he begun
it. I says, Hello, Cabbage-head,' Jest as
friendly; and he hollers back, Hello, Pep
per-head, Jest as sassy didn't do moth
in, 2 she added virtuously.
Listen to that, grumbled her father.
Then I suppose it's settled that Opal'H
be married in about month, said Jed.
IF it can be did in that time, reluctantly
consented Ma And i don't care how
otherwise quiet you're goin' to have it, but
Opals gotta have white silk dress and a
n'artiheial orange flower wreath.
No, Ma, I'm gong to be married in the
white dress made asst summer for the Ole
Folks picnic at Berrien Springs; Settle
wants me to, said Opal
"Hurrayl" shouted Pa. always sale
that there dress had bridy look"
Opal" gasped Ma, what'll the neigh
bors Say? And, anyway, you ought to have
a splendid new black silk; one that'd las
you lifetime if it was made up kinder plain
with loose sleeves and not too many gore
in the skirt. =
No, Ma, l don't want a silk dress at all
You're the one that's going to have a ney
black silk dress fol my wedding. Sophi
and have planned it all out; I'll make it.
81 thought you wanted a cheap weddin' !,
reminded Ma shortly.
but there is sale already going o
where silks is so terribly cheap supple
1 mented Sophie before Ma could furthe
5 object.
And want Pa TO have new suit, too,
added Opal
sMy old alpacaIl do, and what's tt
matter with your Pas nice black suit all {
: a sudden7" demanded Ma.
But it looks so cheap already for Bird,
: always to have such lovely new clothes an
! : her folks nothing bit such old things, d
!. clared Sophie Why, Mamma Fickil
! ger, can just see now how stylish you
look in that new black silk. !"
3 "I'm glad you can, returned Ma dryf
Il "'cause it's about as near as I'll ever con
+ to wearin' one.
u st amt bad plan, though" said
a thoughtfully. 1T wouldn't take mu'