her feel queer to be a walkin' 'round her room with not much on
only her bunnet all trimmed off with high feathers and artificial
flowers.

But she said she wuz willing to do anythin' necessary, and she
felt that she must have her waist taper, no matter what stood in
the way on't. She loves the looks of a waist that tapers. That
wuz all the fault she found with the Goddus of Liberty
enlightenin' the world in New York Harber. We got to talkin'
about it and she said, "If that Goddus only had corsets on, and
sleeves that wuz skin tight, and her overskirt looped back over a
bustle, it would be perfect!"

But I told her I liked her looks as well ag'in as she wuz. "Why,"
sez I, "How could she lift her torch above her head? And how could
she ever enlighten the world, if she wuz so held down by her corsets
and sleeves that she couldn't wave her torch?"

She see in a minute that it couldn't be done. She owned up that
she couldn't enlighten the world in that condition, but as fur as
looks went, it would be perfectly beautiful.

But I don't think so at all. But, as I say, Miss Flamm has a
real hard time on't, all bard down as she is, and takin' all the
care of that dog, day and night. She is jest devoted to it.

Why jest before we started a little lame girl with a shabby
dress, but a face angel sweet, came to the side of the carriage
to sell some water lilies. Her face looked patient, and wistful,
and she jest held out her flowers silently, and stood with her