Paula the Waldensian - Eva Lecomte

"Oh, sir," cried Paula, to one of the young men, "will you not please
attend to me? I'm in a great hurry."
"So, you're in a hurry," said the young man jovially.
"Yes, you see, we've run away and we've--"
"Wait a minute," said the young man, and he appeared to grow suddenly
grave "This is quite serious. Who have you run away from?"
"Oh, it's only Teresa across the street, and this must be a surprise for her.
Will you please show me an apron?"
So the young man, without further ado, hauled down a number of those
articles for inspection. "There you are. Take your pick."
Paula gave one look, "Oh, no; not that kind," she said with a
consternation which I shared, seeing in imagination old Teresa with her great
wooden shoes and her long skirts adorned with one of these elegant articles
of the latest fashion.
"No? Don't you like these?" questioned the clerk.
"Oh, no," said Paula. "You see, it's for Teresa."
"And, pray, who is Teresa?"
Paula started to explain, when the anxious face of the old servant
showed itself at the door of the shop across the way, and not seeing us, had
started to look up and down the street "Here she comes," I said. "Oh, Paula,
what shall we do?"
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