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Select
THE DHAb DRESS.
" Brother Fred, I've a favor to ask of you,"
And Lita Ross lifted her face with a be
seeching expression, from a boquet of choice
flowers, which she held in her 6uiall, Jewelled
band.
" A favor to ask of trie, Sis?" was the
young man's reply. " One would think,
from your troubled countenance, it was the
llrat one you had ever preferred, and you
were to try an experiment."
" Well it is a sort of experiment, Fred .
and before you give me an answer I want
you to think, and not say ' Oh, yes, yes, as
you always do. and then not give it another
single thought."
" Well here goes then," replied the gay,
handsome young man, drnggin • an ott<>mau
to his sister's feet, and seating himself upon
it with well assumed gravity. 44 Youi hum
ble servant. And now proceed mademoi
selle."
The young girl's face assumed a throughly
earnest expression as she clasped one of her
brother's bands in both of her own, and said)
while the rich color burned up into her
cheeks:
" Fred, it is this—that you will drink no
more wine. I tremble whenever I see you
with the glass to your lips."
11 Well, now Litta. child, can you not trust
me, knowing my entire self command—that I
have no natural tendency that way—and that
I only occasionally take a social glass when
in the society of my friends?"
''l know it, Fred—l know all that; but
influence is what I fear. There is Charlie
Chester thinks you a per feet pattern of good
ness, aud as he touched glasses with you at
Mrs. Reardon's, and you stood up and drank
together, my heart ached—not so much for
you as for him—knowing that he has not the
self command that you have, and that he
loves to look upon the wine when it spark
les in the cup."
44 Well, well, Lita, perhaps you are right
never looked at it in that light before."
said Fred, while his countenance woro a
thoughtful expression,
" But who iu the name of common sense"—
and now the young man smiled—" would
have expected that my little fashionable but
terfly sister ever found time for such
thoughts as these, what with her ribbons,
and laces'? Seriously, Lita, I did not give you
credit for being so much of a woman."
" Thank you for the compliment, Fred
But uow promise me ; I shall not be happy
until you do. I have no fears for your per
sonal safety in this matter—though I doubt,
your moral right to indulge in a social glass
merely because Mrs. Grundy smiles upon the
custom ; but I fear for Charlie Chester, 6eeing
with what a relish he drains his glass to the
dregs. Promise me, Fred—come now, you
will do this if you love me."
And Lita Boss laid her hand beseechingly
on her brother's head.
" Well Lita this is something of a sacrifice
to ask of me. Why, I should make myself
very conspicuous by refusing a social glass.
But I don't know but I'll doit if you'll make
a corresponding sacrifice. I do not care about
being immolated npon the altar alone."
" Name it, Fred ; and if it's in my power,
I'll do it gladly."
And ber 6oft eyes fairly danced with de
light.
" Well, then, Sis, I'll do this thing if you
will do what I am about to ask you, I de
clare, I have scarcely the heart to, you look
so pretty in that blue silk dress with its lace
trimmings—and your ear rings, pin and
bracelet of those tiny pearls ; but you must
give them up if I comply with your request."
" I will, Fred—l will."
" And you will wear a drab dress, with
out any ornaments ?"
" Yes, Fred."
" Xext Thursday night make your first ap
pearance at Mrs. Thurston's. Remember
that you will be subject to a great many re
marks, and will look very plain by the side
of your fashionable showily-dressed compan
ions."
I promise. And now Fred, promise me in
return that you will then and there comply
with my request."
" Your hand, Sis. And now remember as
long as you will wear d.-ab, and that without
ornaments, I will refuse a fashionable glass
But you do not know what a sacrifice you
are making. I should not be surprised were
you to retract any day."
'Well Fred, we shall see. And now a
kiss, a seal of our contract."
And Lita threw her arms about her broth
er's neck and covered his forehead, brow and
lips with a shower of kisses—then glided
away through the hall, up the long oaken
stairway to her own chamber, where seating
herself, she bowed her head and ejaculated :
Thank God ! Charlie Chester may yet be
saved."
And the tears rained down her fa'r face .
and when she had again looked up, there was
a subdued, tender light iD her eye, never
there before.
And this was Lita Ross, the pet plaything
of the family—the sparkling, fashionable
"TO SPEAK HIS THOUGHTS IS EVERY FREEMAK'i RIGHT. Thomas Jefferson.
TUNKHANNOCK, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 1864.
belle of the season—the coquette, so account
ed. But there was in her heart a leaf as yet
unread by any eye save that of her Maker
and on it waa inscribed her love for Charlie
Cheater.
44 Well, now, who'd have thought it ?"
Fred exclaimed, as he found himself alone.
" I thought I had touched her dearest
idtl, and that she could no more deny her
self than she could give up her right hand.—
Bnt she'll do it—l saw it in her eye. Faith
I never was so proud of her in my life. I've
looked upon her as a mere chit of a girl
but all at once she stands before me, a noble
and self-sacrificing woman. And she is right
about Charlie Chester; for, now I think
about it. he is in danger of being drawn into
a whirlpool of dissipation. Strange I've not
thought ot that before ! 1 used to think
that they had quite a partiality for each oth
er; but they have outgrown it I reckon.,,
How much we pride ourselves upon our
own discernment, and yet, how widely do
your conclusions sometimes wander from the
real truth.
Thursday evening came, and EVedorick
Ross sat in the drawing room, awaiting the
appearatice of Lita. There was a light,
rustling step, and she stood before him, with
her soft brown hair drawn smoothly from her
brow, and confined plainly at the back of her
head, and amidst its glossy abundance were a
few sprays of heliotrope ; her dress was a
simple drab silk, with low corsage and short
sleeves, relieved by a fall of white blonde,
wh'le her tiny foot, with its dainty slipper
of the same shade as the dress, laid coquet
tishlv hidden in the thick folds of the rich
carpet.
"Come, Fred, lam ready now," she said.
"Am I presentable ?"
44 Wl.y. Lita, love !"
Here he paused. Admiration was written
on every feature of his speaking face ; but he
adroitly changed the expression, and conclu
ded with—
" Yes, Lita. prsentahle, perhaps, but one
would take you to be at least twenty-five,
instead of nineteen. Faith, I had no idea
that it wonld altar you so much ! Come
—there is an hour yet; run and put on that
rose-colored crape, and lake the fastenings
from your hair, and let it fall in curls about
your shoulders. I hato to see you, my little
Sis, looking so prim. There's an hour yet,
and Bell will assisi you. Do it, now to
please me--there's a/<ood girl ?"
Lita'fi cheek turned crimson,and her eves
filled with tears. To think that Fred, her
own brother, should tel' her she looked twen
ty-five, and prim, at that ! What would
Charley Chester think of her ? For a rno
ment the temptation was strong upon her.—
but she did not yield, for 6he saw in her
mind's eye Charlie Chester with the wine
cup at his lip*: she heard her mother's
voice crying, " Enter not into temptation ! "
as plainly as whea she heard her whisper it
iuto her ear as he turned from bis cottage
home a few weeks previous, It was those
words, and the look of gentle sorrow that
filled the mother's heart with tears, that
first aroused Lita's fears in regard to Charlie;
and ever since tnat time she had watched
closely. She did not care to betray her in ter
est in him, as he had avoided her studious
ly for more than a year : and besides, she
feared to wound him by forcing upon him the
thought that she imagined him iucapable of
self-control. But now she had devised a
way in which either of these contingencies
could be avoided- And having obtained her
brother's consent, should she y ield it up
6imply to gratify her love for dress and admi
ration ? No, no—she would not More than
that: 6he dared not. Laying her hand, in its
tiny kid glove, upon her brother's shoulder,
sne said :
"Brother Fred, I shall go as I am, though
I would gladly consult your taste and my
own by exchanging this somber dress for the
rose-colored crape; but it wou'd not be right
in me—l should despise viyself. lam scrry
you are going to be mortified at my appear
ance. I did not think before I came below,
that I looked so old and prim. But of course
I do, as you say so."
" Never mind, Sis—l am proud of you,
let you look as you will. I should not have
loved you half so well, if you had meekly
yielded to my request. And now run and
get your hat aud cloak, for the carriage waits
for us at the door."
Had my readers looked closely into the j
eyes of Frederick Ross they would have seen
something like a tear glittering upon his
dura lashes, which he hurriedly wiped away
upon his delicately perfumed handkerchief
as Lita turned away from him. And Lita
thought he never looked so lovingly upon her
as when he handed her into the carriage; and
then she was quite sure his bearing was
more than usually proud as h lei her to
the further end of the reception room, to
present her to Mrs. Thurston, the lady of
the house.
" Lita R ss, as I live !" cried an imperious
beauty, as she tossed her stately head. " I
wonder what new freak has taken possession
of her?"
" O, she likes to make herself conspicuous,
replied another lady, toying with one of her
| golden curls. "See how all eyes follow her.
I should not care to be in her place, She
looks like a Quakeress matron of thirty or
thirty five- You'll stand quite a chance of
reigning belle to-night, now that she has hid
all her beauty tinder a cloud of drab."
Miss Milford, the young lady adreseed,
colored a littie at the doubtful compliment,
and, gathering up her pale blue satin dress
she sailed stately away.
" Miss Ross," said Mrs. Thurston, bend
ing her gentle face near to Lita's, " will you
give a key to the mystery that so sorely puz
zles my guests to night—the plainness of
your dress on this occasion ?"
''l cannot, at present, Mrs. Thurston,'' re
plied Lita ;"but at some future time I may.
I hope you do not think I have done any
thing improper ? I have a motive that you
would certainly approve of, if I were only at
liberty to name it."
And Lita stood blushing through her
smiles at the inquiring face of the lady.
"O, no, Misa Ross—nothing improper ,
hut it seems so unlike you own girlish self—
that it causes speculation in the minds of
many. But do not let it trouble you. I
think it very becoming to you, this drab
dress, with its blue trimings. In short I nev.
er saw you looking so lovely as to-night—
though not so brilliant as you are wont."
"O,'Mrs. Thurston, you do not mean it; I
am sure I am looking very plain. Brother
Fred said to-night, before I left home, I
lcoked twenty-fire, and so very prim, and I
have felt as though it were true all the
evening. It must be your partiality for mc,
Mrs, Thurston—indeed it must."
"Not at all, Lita. I am quite serious in
my opinion—indeed I am. And I have heard
others say the same."
"Lita Ross is Lita Ross, dress her as you
may, said a light hearted girl, as she stood
talking to her companion. "Just see her as
she stands there with the light falling around
her 6oft drab dress; but slie looks prettier
to night than ever." continued the unsel
fish girl.
"Look, Ilarrv."
" Yes, Lizzie, there are few faces like Lita
Ross, prettier without adornments than with.
I know of but one other that can compare
with it in the whole assembly."
And the little white hand of Lizzie was
tenderly pressed by the young man, while a
soft blush stole over the fair brow of sweet
tempered Lizzie Gray, as they mingled with
the crowd.
The supper saloon was thrown open, and
the table laid with silver and cut glass, sup
porting all the choice luxuries of the season,
presented & dazzling spectacle, under the
multitude of gay jets from the rich burners,
while the long, polished sideboards were
supplied with the richest wines, reflecting
many a prismatic color.
"Miss Ross, what can I help you to?"
queried the youDg gei.tlerneu who had escort
ed Liia to the table.
But for a moraeut Lita was quite oblivious
She was thinking upon her brother Fred's
promise, and wondering what effect it would
have on Charlie Chester.
The ladies had withdrawn from the sup
per room ; but still the gentlemen lingered,
or returned after having escorted their fair
companions from the saloon.
" Fred—Fred Ross—here take this seat
by me, and while we sip our wine we will
have a chat."
"Well, I've no objection to the chat ; but
the wme I must refuse."
" Fred Rose is a temperance man—be has
signed the pledge. Three cheers for Fred
Ross!"
Charlie Chester had in his hand a second
glass, and ju6t as he was about to drain its
contents the woids of Frank Leland fell upon
his ears. He turned pale, and stood looking
at Fred, who sat smiling composedly upon
his boisterous companions.
Yes—just so; a temperance man if you
like it. I've signed a pledge, too, and it's
useless to ask me more, for I am bound to
keep it faithfully.
Lita Ross had stationed herself near the
folding door, and not only had she seen all
that had taken place at the sideboard, but
not a word had passed but had reached her
ear. With a heart filled with happiness, she
turned away, and at that moment she would
not have exchanged for the richest dress
there her simple drab.
Several weeks passed away, and yet Lita
was never seen in public with anything but
soabre diab.
"It is ridiculous in a child of her years,"
said a lady, as Lita entered a large dry goods
establishment—perfectly rid : culous. I sup
pose she thinks it will pass for eccentricity.
But it is not; it is downright folly. If she
was my girl, I'd shut her up in the house and
feed her on bread and water before I'd see
her make such a simpleton of herself. Only
see that drab bonnet she wears, with its
white ruche and strings, and the cape—quite
suitable for her grandmother.
"I heard her called one of the very finest
dressed ladies on the street, to-day, by a
gentleman from Europe, and he expressed a
desire to obtain an introduction to her,"
replied the clerk.
"Ah, indeed" said she, tossing her head.
"Show me some more lilac moires."
"Frederick Ross," said Charlie Chester,
drawing Fred's arm within his own, as they
left the crowd who thronged Mrs. Granville's
musical assemblies, "will you walk with uic?
I've something to say to you, a few questions
to you will not deetfl it Impertinent
for me to do so."
Frederick readily acceded to his friend
Charlie's request, aud no sooner were they
alone than the latter aid:
''Perhaps you will think it strange; hut I
am anxious to know why you so suddenly left
off your habit of taking a fashionable glass. It
alarmed me. 1 said whenever 1 saw you turn
froci me, 'ls it possible he fears to trust him
self? or what has wrought this chang in him?"
"Yeß, Charlie, I will tell you," was the
ready reply.
And then be proceeded to tell him the
circtl mstaDces that led to this change in his
habits—omiting to relate that his name was
particularly mentioned as the one over whom
Lita feared the influence of her brother exam
ple.
t 'Your sister is an angel of goodness, Fred*
you may well bs proud of and worship her.
If more ladies would take the same stand she
has done, young men would have higher in
ducements to break from fashionable follies;
but instead of that tbey 6mile upon a custom
which dear, delightful Mrs. Grundy sanctions
and give the cold shoulder to one who has
the independence to assert and carry out his
honest intentions. You, with your wealth are
an exception, And yet I am resolved to follow
your example; and whenever temptation is
strong upon me, 1 will look upon Lita, in her
dark drab dress, and call to mind the sacri
flee she has made—not so much from fear
that her brother might fall a prey to the wine
cup; but iest others, who have not so much
self-control, might take encouragement from
your example."
A few moments spent in discussing the
subject aud the two friends parted; and wheo
Fred related the conversation to Lita, alter
expressing her satisfaction, stole away to her
chamber—as was her wont—to give vent to
the gratitude of her heart, and an earnest pe
tition ascended to heaven that Charlie Ches
ter m<ght have strength imparted to remain
true to his vow.
" Well,Lita, so this rich, talented, handsome
European, who sued so earnestly for this lit
tle white hand, has shared the same fate
with your many suitors? You are an enigma,
Sis, and I'm afraid if I do not begin to exer
cise my authority you will never marry. 3 '
"I am 6ure 1 shall not, Fred, unless my
heart goes with my hand;" and Lita smiled a
quiet smile as she looked up from her sewing.
" Now, don't you leave me with such a sober
face, for I assure you that I am happy as
I am."
" I doubt it Sis," was the laughing rejoin
der, a* her brother closed the door, and went
through the hall humming a snatch of a sen
timental song.
Two years had flown by, and still Charles
Chester kept his vow inviolate. Lita had
watched him narrowly, and every day in her
h cart she thanked God that it was so ; and
yet to have seen them no one would have
imagined that they had the heart feeling in
common.
Lita sat alone in the back parlor of her
home, thinking of the past—of the happy
hours she had spent with Charlie Chester
when she was a mere child—wondering why
he avoided her so studiously of late—when
6he was aroused by a tap at the door, and
before her stood the object of her thoughts.
With heightened color and an embarassed
air she welcomed him, wondering at this
unceremonious call. A few moments of
silence followed his entrance, and then Char
lie drew his seat near to her, and said :
" Lita—Lita, my early playmate, my boy
hood's love—now that I know, and can trust
myself, will you entrust your life, your hap
piness to ray keeping ? I owe to you all
that I have, all that I am. It was through
your influence that I abandoned the wiDe
cup just in time to save me from an inebri
ate's grave. O Lita, what do I not owe to
you! And yet-this very fact encourages me
to ask more. Say, will you become my
wife ?"
The 6mall hand he held nestling more con
fidently in his, the brown eyes lifted to his
face with so much of truthful love in them,
answered him.
And 6he told him of the long years his
image had been hidden in her heart—for his
srfety when she 6aw him with the wine cup
pressed to his lip; of her resolve to save him,
and the consequent adoption of her drab
dress.
" And it was for my sake, and mine alone,
that you were led to this sacrifice! And
yet you did not know half my danger. I
loved wine; my thirst for it was growing
more intense, and only a few months longer
would have placed me beyond the reach of
aid. But you were tbo good angel commis
sioned by Gpd to save me."
Lita is now a happy wife and mother ; but
she still maintains her plain style of dress.
She wore a drab on her bridal day, and as
she passes along the street she is pointed out
as the lady in drab." But many there are
who know not the story connected with it,
nor that her husband will not hear to chang
ing it for any other color, for to him no dress
is as beautiful as her drab dress.
C3T Old anglers say, that if you wish to
catch a fine fish, you must not throw your
bait directly at him. Young ladies may take
notice.
•rnnMs: ti.oo pun ANNITSC
Ipsdtatras.
ty The JVwld, says: we warned the
country not long since to put no faith in the
statement of the administration press, that
the rebellion was exhuasted as a military
power. We predicted that, notwithstanding
the manifest despondency and discontent of
the southern people, the commencement of
the spring campaign would find the rebel ar
mies as large and as formidable as ever they
were. The last two weeks hare shown that
we were not mistaken. The rebel troops
bare been 6warming all around the borders
cf the restricted aera of the confederacy.
They are on the aggressire In erery quarter,
sare the Southwest. We hear of them in
Western, Central and Eestern Tennessee, in
Western and Northern Virginia, on the Pen
insula, capturißg our outpoats in North
Carolina, and besieging Newbem, While there
is no falling off in the supply of rebel troop#
under Beauregard. No doubt many of these
raids have been made in sheer desperation,
and all of them have been inspired to obtain
needed supplies , but they give the lie to the
stories which have been so rife of the de
moralization of the rebel armies. The coun
try has been deceived so oftea that it is
quite time all such stories were discredited.
JC3T Before the opposition party run af
ter abolitionism they tried frequently to
make political capital by a perversion of tho
clause in the Constitution which gave to ne
groes a two-thirds representation.—They aaid
that slaveholders had three votes for every
five of their negroes They knew it was false,
but the truth troubled them so much that
they held themselves justified in the utter
ance of the falsehood. Times have changed
since then, and the same fellows now propose
to give, in reality to every slaveholder or
''any other man" in the slave stales, ten
votes for every negro—The one-tenth propo
sition of Old Abe amounts to this—nothing
more, nothing less.
JC2C If your mother's mother was my
mother's sister's aunt, what relation would
your great uncle's nephew be
to ray oldest brother,s first cousin's son-in
law. Answer: As yuur mother's mother's
mother, is to my cider brother's cousin's son
in-law, so is my mother's sister's annt to
your great grandfather's uncle's nephew.
Divide your mother's mother by my eldest
brother's cousin's son-in-law and multiply
my mother's sister,s aunt by your great
uncle's nephew, and either add
or subtract, we forget which, and you will
have the answer in the spring.
J£3E" I say, Pete, I tiok I will bay me en
obercoat next week, for you know what de
fac ob ile cold weder is. Yes Bill, when the
norf wind brezes, and de chill air frezes, take
good care ob youi nose, dat it shall not be
froze, and wrap up your toes, wid warm
woolen hose; dis dovetail'd made prose, you
may truly suppose, is by one who well
konws, de fects ob hard blows, attended wid
snows, but who erer supposes, dat wrapin da
toses, in warm woolen hoses, will keep of de
roses, dat bloom on some noses, amid de cold
snowses, is de greatest of Josies dat any one
knowses. Look here, Pete, I tink you aed
enuf on dat subjec,
ANOTHER ARREST—We learn that John
Paul a quiet citizen of Jeansville, this county
was placed under military arreat last week,
and will probaly be removed to Reading for
trial by court martial for disloyalty. His of
fense was, as we learn, that be attended a
meeting, the proceedings of Which were not
in harmony with the new fashioned nolioos
of "loyalty." Oh loyalty! what crimes are
committed in thy Kingly name I— Luzerne
Union.
THE TERM TRAITOR DEFINED Benjamin
Wade said, in his place in the United States
Seu&te, that the man who " quotes the Con
stitution in this caisis is a Traitor." Daniel
Webster said :
" The Constitution of the United Slates
a a written instrument, a recorded FUN
DAMENTAL LAWI it is the bond, the ON
'LY BOND OF TIIE UNION of the States,-
it is all that gives us national character."
In his l*te speech Wendell Philips said
"We have laid 250,050 of the noblest lives
in the Union in the grave. We have mort
gaged the industry of the future with $4-
000,000,000."
A young lady, if a visitor knocks at the
faont door, will sometimes send word "enga
ged' though she never had an offer in her life.
Do one thing at a time— that's the
rule. When you have done slandering your
neighbors, begin to say your prayers.
,
THE only people with whom it is a
jsy to sit sileDt are the people with whom
it is a joy to talk.
Thus does Philips, sod the Abolitionists
uf the North, rejoice ID the waste of all this
bluod and trc&suio
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