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--CLINTON.-
DR. C. W. THOMPSON
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to diseases
of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
-L-Office and Residence -
HURON ST. SOUTH.' CLINTON •
3 doors west of the Commercial hotel.
-DR. F. A. AXON.. ---
(Successor to Dr. Holmes:)
Specialist in Crown and Bridge
work.
Graduate of the Royal College of
Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Honor
graduate of University of Torontci
Dental Department. Graduate of the
Chicago College of Dental Surgery,
-Chicago.
Will be at theeCommerciel hotel
Bayeeld, every Monday. iron:1'10 a m.
to 5 p. m.
J. LEWIS THOMAS.
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Civir Engineer, Architect, etc.
(late Dominion Department Public
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Walks.)
Consulting Engineer for Mun-
icipal and County Work, El-
ectric Railroads, Sewerage and
Waterworks Syetems, Wharves,
*Bridges and Re -enforced con-
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Phone 2220 LONDON, ONT.
AUCTIONEER -JAMES SMITH LI-
censed Auctioneer for the County
of Huron. All orders entrusted to
•me will receive prompt attetition.
Will sell either by percentage or
per sale. Residence on the- Bayfield
Road, one mile south of Clinton.
LICENSED AUCTIONEER.---GEOR-
ge Elliott, licensed auctioneer lor
the County of Huron, solicits the,
patronage of •the public for ! busi-
ness in his line. Sales conducted
on percentage or so much per sale.
All business promptly attended to.
-George Elliott, Clinton P. 0., re-
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APPLES
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BOTH- FM ARO WINTER
For which the high;st
prices wiJJ be paid.
Don't sell until you see me
•or one of my agents personal-
ly.
OANTELON
'CLINTON.
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mug ChM
I haVe been appointed agent
for the 'MOssey-Haxris COn-
pany in this district and will
keep on hand a Complete list
of supplies in my store oppos-
ite the Molsone Bank. •
am also' continuing tlfe
flour, .feed and seed grain bus-
inees and respectfully solicit a
a continuance of your patron-
age.
J A Foid
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OLD HE
WANTED ,
We will , pay the highest cash 'Price,s
for old live hens, .also spring chick-
ens, ducka and all kinds of poultry.
Mention this paper.
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THE CANADA POULTRY & PRO-
DUCE CO. LIMITED STRATFORD,
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The plcKillop Mutual Fire
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L. -OFFICERS- '
J. B. McLean President, , P
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Vim-President,
Brumfield P. 0. ; :T. E.- Hays; Some
Treasurer, Seafotth P. 0: •
-eDirectors=:
William ,Shesney, • • Seeforth ; John
Grieve,: Winthrop, George Dale, Sea,
tertih ; -..1•John• Watt,. Mario& ; TOhfl
Bennewied,. Brcedhaearte James Evans
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Holmesvilid. •
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Robert Smith, • Harlock e E. Hin-
hleyr---Senfurtire-james Cummings
Egmethdville ; J.. • - W. V.M. Holmes-
Parties desirous to effect insurance
or transact other business will be
promptly Attended • to on application
ti any .of the above offieere addressed
to their respective pastotte. Losses
inspected by the director who live
nearest the seene.
$120,000 olfinebuiddingWiilflfr crece•
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Yonge.
•One plielist
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of else
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eggs; Zell 'tifteeleiiter; next'16f
jo-
tatoos, and then after wood. And still
Miss Grundy told her flay times a
day that "she didn't half pay her
way, to say nothing about the you)*
one."
•' "Bolt at once," said Sal. "Bolt,
• and say you didn't come here ' to
work; that's the way I did."
Mary „was willing to do whatever
she could but she often wished Mrs.
Parker was able to be round, for then
she was sure site would not have to
work so hard. She had several times
been sent of errands to Mrs. Parker's
room, and the lady had always spoken
kindly to Ner, asking her if she was
tired, or what made her look so pale,
It eras through Mrs. Parker's influ-
enee,. too, that she had obtained per-
inisatonto attend church the follow-
ing Sabbath. Mrs. Parket was a pro-
fessor of religion, and -before her ill -
nem some of the family had attended
church evert! Sunday. But since she
had been sudc her husband had
thought it hardly worth while to har•
ness up his horses though he said
any one might go who chose to walk.
Few, however, were able to walk; so
they remained at home and Sunday
was usually the noisiest day in the
week. Sal Furbush generally took the
lead, and mounting the kitchen table,
sang camp -meeting hymns as loud as
she could scream. Uncle Peter fiddled,
Patsy nodded and laughed, the girl
with the crooked feet by. way of in-
creasing -the Bedlam would some-
times draw a file across the stovepipe,
while Miss Grundy scolded, and de
not,and.would not.
have such. a noise." •
"Shut your head, madam, and
there'll be less," was Sal's ready re.
joinder, as at the end of a verse she
paused for breath. • .
The first Sabbath Mary looked on in
perfect amazement, but the next one
she spent in her own room, and after
a deal of trouble succeeded in coax,
Mg Sal to stay there too listening
white she read to her from her little
Bible. But the reading was perplex-
ing• business, for Sal constantly cot.
rected her pronunciation, or stopped
her while she expounded Scripture,
and at last in a fit of iempatience Mary
tossed the book into the crazy crea-
ture's lap, asking her to read herself.
This was exactly what Sal wanted
and•talung•the foot of Mary's bed for
her rostrum, she read and preached.
so curiously that Mary felt almost
glad When. Miss Grundy came up te
stop the racket, and locked Sal in her
own room.
Mary's room, d'he iiiineI the stocking4
to the pantalets, hanging the whole
before the curtainless Window, where
the little gill could see them the mo-
ment she Opened her eyes! Mary well,
knew Ito whom she was indebted for
• this unexpected pleasure, and in her.
accustomed prayer that morning she
temeixtbered the poor .ohl crazy wo-
man, asking that the light of reason
might again dawn upon her darkened
wi(;rici.descending to the kitchen Mary'
found Sal waiting for her, and, as she
had expected, rigged out in a some-
what fantastic style. Her dress, which
was an old plum -colored silk, was al-
together tee short -waisted and too
narrow for the prevailing fashion. A
gauze handkerchief was thrown.a,cross
her peck, and fastened to her belt in
front by a large Yellow •bow. Her
bonnet, which was really -a decent one,
was almost entirely covered by a thick
green veil, and notwithstanding 'the
sun was shining brightly. she car-
ried in her hand a large blue cotton
, umbrella, for fear it Would rain! •
"Come, child," said she the moment
Mary appeared, "put on your tea-
kettle (referring to the bonnet which
Mary held in her hand), and let us
start."
There was no looking -glass in Mary's.
room, and she stepped before the one
in the kitchen while she adjusted her
hat, but her courage almost failed her
as she sew the queer -looking image
! reflected by the mirror. She was un-
, usually thin, and it seemed to her that
! her teeth were never so prominent
• before. :Her eyes always. large, now
IIpelaakerd rni\innturaIIy so, gnedd ans"tesh:
.
kettle" Open her head, she half -defer -
Mined not to go. But Sal caught her
hand, saying, "Come, child, it's time
we were soff. They'll all know it's
Mrs. Campbell's old bonnet, and will
laugh'. at her for giving it to you."
Billy had not conies, but the pleas-
ant -looking woman had succeeded in
making ,friends with •Alice, and as
Mary passed out of the yard she SSW
her little sister spatting the window-
sill, and apparently well pleased with
her new nurse. Scarcely were they
out • of 'sight. of the hmise When Sal,
seating. herself upon a large -stone,
commenced dives** her feet of her
shoes and stockings.
• "What are you doing?". asked Mary,
in great surprise.
'"I. guess I know better than to wear
out my kid slippers when I've got no.
father to ;buy me any more,"
answered Sal. m going 'barefoot
. until I reach the river bridge, and
then I shall .'put them On span" •
'The shoes and stockings being care-
fully tolled up In A paper which Sal
produced drom her pocket, they walk-
ed briskly forward and reached the
village some time before the 'first bell
rang for church.
• "Comedown-. this street,please,"
said Mary • to her- companion, Who,.
with slippers readjusted and, umbrella
hoisted, was mincing along, courtesy-
ing to every One she met„ and asking
. them how they •did -"Come down this
-tstreet; I want to see my old home."
Sal readily complied, Wing as they
thew near the low' ,brown . house in
which a strange family were now liv-
iage_e_There eis-nothing-•-very -elegant
in the. architecture Of this dwelling."
Mary made no reply. With her head
resting upon the garden fence, And
one hand. clasped 'around -a shrub
Which Freaky had set out, she was
sobbing as 'though' her heart would
break. Very gently Sal raid her hand
on Mary's shoulder, and led her away,
saying, would I net -have .giV- •
en for such a command of tears when
Willie's father died. But 1 could • not
weep; and triy tears all turned to burn- -
ing• coals, which set my brain on fife."
The next time Mary raised her head
theywere opposite Mrte Bender's,
where Sal declared'it her intention to
stop. As they were passing, up to
the side door Billy, who heard their
-efOotsteps,--came_cintee and shaking
hands with Mary, and trying 'hard
to keep from laughing at the Won-
. derful courtesy which. Sal • Fitzhugh
made him. , Onentering the house
they failed- Mrs. • Bender flat On her
baek, the pillow pulled out from un-
der her head, and the bedclothes tuck-
ed closely up under her chin. •
"Mother was so sick •.1 Couldn't
come," said Billy to Mary, while Sal,
walkingup to the bedside, asked:
"Is your sickness e unto death; My
good Woman?" •
"Oh, I am afeard not," was the
feeble response. eiTolka with my dif-
ficulty: suffer for years',"
Mary,. looked inquiringly. at . Billy,
and a smile but little according with
his mother's seeming distress parted
his lips as he whispered; "She was
.reading yesterday about a worn= that .
had been bed -ridden with a spinal die*
Acuity, and now she declares that she
' too "had got a spine in • her back',"
though I fancy she would be in a pret-
ty • predicament without one. But
where did You get -that fright of A
bonnet?" he continued. "It's like
looking down a narrow lane to see
your face.'
Mary knew that IiIly was very ob.
serving of dress, and she Minified pain-
fully • as she replied that. Mrs. Camp-
bell gave it to her. .
• "Well, she ought to be aelianied,"
said he, "with all her money to give
you a cornbasket of a thing like that.
Ella. doesn't Wear such a one, I can
tell you." •
Suet then the first bell fang, and
Sal, Who had mischievously mem-
Mended !a mustard poultice as being
the Most likely to draw Mrs. Bender's
..apitie to a head, started to go, saying'
"she wanted to be there in semon,
so tts'to esso the folks come ln." •
•• Accordingly they again set forward,
atitactilig• more attention, and calming
more remarks, than any two who had
passed through. Chicopee for a long'
time. On teaching the :church .Sal
requested the sexton to give her a
seat which would command a view
of the greater part of the congrega-
tion, and Ife accordingly led them to
the ,furthest extremity of One of the
side galleries: ' Maty had beee there
at church before, but as he had al-
ways sat near the door, she did not
know in what part of the *building
MIs. Campbell'a pew was 'milted. As,
she learied over the railing, however,
he concluded that the litrge square
one With erimleen velvet cushions must
be hers,
Ere tong the bell begin to tog, end
soon a lady dressed in deep mourn.
Mg appeared. and paaein( tip the mid-
dle AS e. entered Milts enelsiateo
CHAPTER VIII. •-`1-.
The Sabbath following' Mary's first
acquaintance with Jenny was the one
on which she was •to go, to church
Billy Deluder- promised .that if his"MQ.
that was not suffering from any new
disease he would come to stay With
Alice,' and in case he failed; the pleas.
ant -looking woman was to take hie
place. 'Mary would have preferred
going alone, but Sally begged so hard,
and promised so fairly "not to Make
a speck: of '4 face at the pieiteher,
,provided he used good graminar," that
Mary' finally asked Mr: Parker to let
. her go. •
He consented__Willinglyrsaylieg--hei
hope-d-th-e-lieuse would be peaceable
for 'once. And now it was hard tell-
ing which looked forward to the nee*
Sunday with the most impatience,
Mary or Sal; the latter of whom: was
anxious to see the fashions, as she
fancied her wardrobe was getting out
of date. To Mary's happiness there
was one draWbaele; A few weeks be-
fore her mother's death she had given
to Ella her straw hat,' which she had
outgrown, and now . the only bonnet
she possessed was the veritable blue
one of which George Moreland. had
made fun, and windli by this time
was nearly worn out. Mrs. Campbell,
who tried to de right and thought
she did, had noticed-Mery's absence -
from •church, and once on speaking
of the subject before Hannah; the
latter suggested that probably she had
no bonnet, saying- that the One which
she wore at her mother's funeral was
borrowed. Mrs. Campbell immediately
looked over her things, and selecting
a etre* which she herself had worn
three' years before, she tied a black
ribbota across it, and sent it as .a
present to Mary. • • ' •
The bonnet had been rather large
for Mrs. Campbell; and was of course
a world too big for Mary, whose face
looked,in it, as Sal expressed it, "like
a yellow pippin stuck into the fat
end of a firkin."
e. Miss Grundy, however, , said, "It
was plenty good enough for a pauper,"
reminding Mary that "beggars ahould-
n't be choosers." - • •
"So it is good -enough for, paupers
like you," returned Sal, "bur people
who understand grammar always have
a kebn sense of the .ridiculous."
Mary made no remark whatever,
but she secretly wondered if Ella wore
such a hat. Still, her desire to see
her sister and to visit her mother's
grave prevailed over all other feelings,
and on Sunday morning it Was a very
: happy child which at about tune
• o'eloek bounded down the stairway,
tidily eiresi3ed in a.ten-cent black lawn
and, a pair of clean White Pantalets.
There was another circumstance,*
too, aside from the prosPeet Of seeing
Ellti,% which made her eyes sparkle
• until they were almoat black. The
iight before, in looking over the ar-
ticled of dreas which she would need,
she discovered that there was nota
decent pair of stockings in her ward-
robe. Mrs. Grundy, to whom she men-
tioned the fact, replied with a vio-
lent" shoulder jerk, "For the land'e
sake ain't you, big enough to go to
nieetin' barefoot, or did you think we
kept silk stockle's for our quality to
wear?"
Before the kitchen looking -glees Sal
was practicing a courtesy which she
intended making to any one who
chanced to notice her next day; but
after overhearing Miss Grundy's re-
mark she suddenly brought' her exor-
cises to a dose and left the kitchen. -
Arrived at her room, she Cetnnienced
tumbling over a baaket containing her
wearing apparel, selecting from it a
pair of fine eetkrA 130Chilleit which she
'had long' preserved, because they were
the last thing -Willie's father ever
gave her. "They are not mue.h too
large for her o*," thought she, "but
• / guess take a small Begin cleat
tit-n*0 them." This being done, she
;Wilteduntil all around the house wita
ms.n soul ttesra oboa,..sor siaulkUller
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Pew. ▪ ishe was accompanied by 'a lit.
tie girl, tastefully dressed in. a frock
blue silk tissue. A handsome
French straw hat nes set jauntily on
one side of her head, and her long
curls hung over her white neck and
shouldere. Mary knew that this was
Ella; and -Involuntarily starting up,
she leaned forward far enough to bring
her bonnet directly in sight of tionie
thoughtless girls, who immediately
eommenced tittering and pointing het
out to those near them.
Blushing scariet, the poor girl sank
back into the, seat, saying half -aloud,
"Ohl 1 wish I hadn't come."
"What's the matter?" said Sal. "Ras
somebody laughed at you? war-
rant there has," and loaning over the
railing herself, she shook her fist
threateningly at the girls whose eyes
were still directed that way.
Mary felt instinctively that her com-
panion was attracting more attention
than her. bonnet:. and twitching her
dress bade her Bit down. Sal elseYed;
but she had no opportunity that
morning of deciding whether the ser-
mon were ,grammatical or not, for she
was constantly on the lookout, and
whenever she saw any one seratinie-
nig Mary or herself more closely than
theyought. a shake of her fist and a
horrid face warned them to desist.
Twice during church time Mary
thought, nay, felt sure, that Blie caught
her sister's eye, but it was quickly i
withdrawn, as f unwilling to be re-
cognized, '
When church was outSal insisted
upon going down immediately; so
they descended together to the porch
below, Teaching' it Just es Mrs. Camp-
bell appeared in the doorway. Had
she chosen, Mary could hate touched
the dady'e dress as she passed; but
she rather shrank from being seen,
and would probably not have'beert ob-
served at all, had not Sal planted
herseltdirectly itt front of Mrs. Camp-
bell, saying loudly enough for all near
her to -hear, "Madam, do younotre-
cognize your tnunificentgift of charity
in yonder amazing bonnet?"' at the
same time pointing toward Mary, who
nervously grasped the string of her
hat, as it to remove the offensive
article.
Mrs. Campbell haughtily , pushed
Sal aside, and advancing toward the
child;. said, "I ani glad to see you
itt„el.m.rch, Mary, and hive you will
now 'come regularly. You can accom-
pany Ella home after the Sabbath
school, if you like.”
The words and manner were so cold
• and formal that • Mary was obliged to
force down her tears before she re-
plied that she was going to her moth-
er's grave, and wanted Elia to go
with her. •
"It is pretty warm to walk so far,
but if Ella wishes it she has my per-
mission. Only tell her not to get red
and heated," said Mrs. 'Campbell;
and gathering lip the folds Of her rich
silk, the texture of :which Sal Futbush
had been examining, • and comparing
with her :awn plum -color, she walked
Scarcely was she gone when Selene;
Lincoln came tripping up, and seiz-
ing both Mary's hands, exclaimed, "I
amteal glad you are here. I thought
you hadn't come until I heard thein
talking about a crazy woman. ,But.,
-let's go to ray' class • and you'll have
'a chance to see Ella while the scholars
are getting their Seats." • ,
- 'Mary accompanied bee young friend
to. a pew, at the door of which she
eal nd'sio,uti sisterisod4edeaciervuneeei,a mwf 8:aatti to
foa ef j onThere:Ma was
'e
isn't it? ' I :didn't knew. yoti, you look-
ed
and an attettipt to :throw: her
seine, around EIla's neck, but the lit-
tle girl drew back, and merely offer-
ing her hand, said, "Oh, , it's you,
headdress I Rig
as Our carriage top any day!' was .
theemclametion which reached Mary's
ear eia. Rose Lincoln -brushed Peet.
•Gleitteng from her • sister •• to Rose,
Mary half -determined to tear the bonze
net .freee her head and trample it un-
der her 'feet, but Jenny softly squeez-
ed her hand and whispered: .
"Don't mind what Rosesays •' I love
you and so does Billy tender.saw
him itt the village. yesterday and . ask-
eil hirn,if he didn% and he, said he
regiiired more than Billy Bender's:
love to ' soothe: Mary then. • Her sis-
ter's cool reception, BOdiffereet from
*hat she had anticipated, had stung
• her heart; and sitting down near thi
door she burst into a passioriate fit
of tears. . Jenny, who was really dis-
tressed, occasionally pressed her hand
in token of aympathy, at the same
time offering her cloves, peanutd, and
sugarplums. There was a brighter,
flueh-tooeethan-usualeon-Ellies-oheek,
for she knew that elle had done wrong,
and she sojumbled together the words
of her lesson that •the teacher made
her repeat it twice, asking her what
was the matter. , ,
• By the time Sabbath school was
over Mary had dried her tears; and
determining t� make one more ad -
trance toward her Sister, she said,
"Won't you go to mother e grave with
nae? I• want to tell you about•little
Attie. I have taught her to calf your
name most as plain as I can."
• Ella looked down- 4 het embroider-
ed' Pantalets, and. henging her heacl
en one side, said; "Oh, its so dusty. ,
I'm afraid I'll get all dirt -and hot,
too. Mamma doesn't like to have me
get hote","
"Whynot?" asked jenny, who al-
ways. wished to 'mow the reason of
things.
" 'Cense it makes folks' skin rough
and break oat," was Elhes reply.
"Oh, pshaw 1" returned Jenny, with •
a vain attempt to turn up her little
bit of a 'nose. • "I play every day till.
I am 'most roasted, and my skitt
ain't half as rough as yours. But say,
will you go with Maryher if you
don't, I Shall I" •
"I guess 7 won't," said Ella, and
then, anxious to make Mary feel a
little comfortable, she added "Mamma
says Mary's eohiing to see me before
long, and then we'll have it real good
time. I've tots of pretty things -two
silk dresses, and I Wear French gait -
era 'like these every. day."
Glancing first at Mary, and then at
Ella, Jenny replied: "Pho ! that's no-
thing; Mary knows more than you do,
anyway. Why, she can say eye*, speck
of the multiplication table, and you
only know the tens
When Ella was angry, or felt an-
noyed, she generally ced; and now
declaring that she knew more than
the ens, she began to cry; and an-
nouncing her intention of never speak-
ing to Jenny again "as long as she
lived arid 'breathed," she walked
away,. ihile Mary and Army proceed-
ed together toward the burying ground.
With a bitter cry Mary threw herself
upon her mother's grave, and wept
for it fqtg-, long time,
"Iv would not be so bad," said Mary,
"if there was anybody left, but / am
all alone in the world.. Ella does not
love me -nobody loves inc."
It was in vain that Yenpy told her
of 'Billy- Bender's love, of her own
and, George Moreland's, too. Mary
only wept the Illeirob, wishing that she
bed died and Attie too. At last re-'
mem that she had lelt dal ,Petr.'
Noah bah tat. ham, Pas* , haisociaa. that
11
it was titri; for ler t� g, a1ierar6ie—,
and leaning coo Jenny, whose arm WAN
passed lovingly about her, she started
to return:
Afternoon service had commenced
ere they reached thechurch, and AD
Mary had no desire of again subject-
ing her bonnet to the ridicule of Rose:
Lincoln, and as Jenny had much
rather' stay outdoors in the shade,
they eat down upon the steps, wonder-
ing where Sal Furbesh,had taken her.
self. "I mean to look in and see if
she is here," said Jenny, and advanc-
ing on tiptoe to the open door, she
east her eye over the people within;
then clapping her hand over her
mouth to keep back a laugh, she re
turned to Mary, saying: "Oh, if it i
isn't the funniest thing n the world.
There sits Sal in Nine Canapbell's pew,
fanning herself with that great palm -
leaf, and shaking her fist at Ella ev-
ery time she Airs!"
It seems that, Sal had amused her-
self during the intenaission by exaM-
ining and trying the different pews,
and taking a fancy to Mrs. Campbell's,
she had Bougiy ensconced herself in
one corner of it, greatly to the fear
and mortification of Ella, who chanced
to be the only one of the family pres-
ent. When service was out Sally gath-
ered up her umbrella, and coartesying
her Way through the crowd, seen found
Mary and started for home, declaring
the clergyman to be a "well-read
grammarian, only a trifle too empha-
tic in his delivery."
As they were descending the long
hill which led to the river bridge,
Mr. 'Lincoln's carriage passed them,
and jenny, who was inside, seized the
reins, •saying, "Please, pa, stop and
let them ride -there's nobody but
Rose and me in here, and it is SO hot
and far,"
Mr. Lincoln might possibly have
complied with his daughter's request,
had not Rose chirruped to the spirited
horses, and said, "Don't father, for
mercy's sake, ask those paupers to
ride."
So the carriage dashed On, but Mary
forgot the long walk by remembering '
the glance . of affection • which • Jenny
gave her as she leeked back from the
window. Sal seemed =usually silent,
and even forgot to take off her shoes
and stockings when she reached the
river bridge, Mary' • saw there was •
something weighing upon her mind,
but she forbore asking any 'questions,
knowing that Sal would in her own
good time make her thoughts known.
They had nearly reached home, when
Sal suddenly turned aside, and seat-
ing herself upon a rock under a white
beech tree, said, "Miss ,Howard, I've
been thinking what a splendid minis-
ter was spoiled when they put dresdes
on me! Oh ! how hard I had .to hold
myself to -day to keep from extempor-
izing to the congregation. I reckon
there wouldn't have been (elite so
many nodding as there were.'
In the ,excitiment of the moment
Sal arose, and throwing out her arms,
gesticulating in a manner rather.
alarming to Mary, who had .never be -
foreseen so wild a look in the crazy
woman's eyes. Soon, however, her
mood changed, and resuming her seat,
she continued in a milder tone, "Did •
you ever hear that I was an author -
ewe?"
"An authoress !" iepeated •Idary-
"an authoress! Why, no; are you?"
"To be sure I am," 'answered Sal.
'What's to hinder? Haven't I told
you 'repeatedly that I once possessed
an unusually large amount of judg-
ment? and this, added to my •knovid-
edge of granunar, and 'uncommon-
Powerti of imagination, enabled me
ti produce a Work which; but for an
unaccountable freak of the publisher,
would have rendered my name im-
"I don't understand,"said Mary,'
and Sally continued: e
41610.1•110•011001.1011~11001.1011011.
"Good -morning, Miss Gruridy
sOid she, as she appeared in the door-
way. "May I we Mary just a little!
minute? I've got something for her:
Mies Grundy was crosser than
usual this morrung on SeeMint of a
sudden illneee which had come upon
Patsy, so she jerked her shoulders,
and without turning her head, re.
plied, "It's Monday =min', and
Mary ain't .goin' to be hindered by
big huge nor nobody else. Her Ifs
gain' on nine o'clock and them dishes
not done yet! If you want to see her,
you iceity, go into the hack room where
o ,
Nothing daunted by this ungracious
reception, Jenny advanced toward, the
"back room," where she found Mary.
at the "sink,"' her arms inanereed itt
dishwater, and'
a formidable of
plates, platters, and beads, all ready
. and her white apron crocked by the
wkt()eo,tr,twkbl ,tesosdi.i,twaiwPaeya,' asstiaszitidnilglg innesacrourilinger'
knives and washing *dere, until. her dress; was splashed with dishwater,
• Throwing aside her bonnet and seiz-
ingthe coarse dial -towel, jenny ex-
claimed: "I'ra 'going to wipe dishes,Mary', I know how, and when they are
crone, if Miss Orendy -won't let you
go upstairs a minute Illy' ask lir.
Parker. I saw him 'ender the wood-
shed grinding an ea." • '
It was a rare thing to see jenny
Lincoln in the kitchen at the poor-
house, and now the fact that she was
'there, and wiping dishes, too, cir-
culated rapidly, bringing to the spot
the sour -faced woman, the pleasant -
booking woman, the girl with the
crooked feet, and half a dozen others,d:
each of whom commenteupon the
pheoomenon after her own fashion.
"Do see the little thing," said one;
h"ehdayndrles the wiping rag like any -
"And look there," cried the second;
'"setting them up inethe cupboard!•
Did you ever !" While a third remark -
..ed that she wore silk stockings, won- -
dering whether they were bought on
purpose for her, or had been cut over ,
from it pair of her mother'S •
Thus noticed and flattered Jenny
Your mann: mold you for
getting so dirty?" asked the girl With
the crooked .feet.
"I s'eose so," said Jenny carelessly;
"but then she schlds most all the
time, so I don't mind it !"
- The dishes being ,clone, and _Miss •
Grundy making no objections,. Mary
accompanied jenny upetairs, where
to view a neat -looking straw hat, far
prettier than the ono. which, Mes,
. .-
Campbell had presented.
thelatter, opening her besket,' held
t
Mary'S-Ii6ed ; or you-X-wante
"See," said she, placing it upon
ed to give you mine, but 'twain% lag
enough, so Rose Jet you have here.
It's Mal becoming, too."
• The tears which fell' front Mary's
eyes were caused not' less by Jenny's
kindness than, by tho thought that
the haughty Rose Lincoln had given
her a bonnet She: did not know of
the sacrifice which the nohle-hearted
Jenny had made to Obtain it, and it
was well she did, not; for it would
have spoiled all the happiness she
experienced in wearing it.
"Thank You; Jenny, and Rose, toe,"
said she. "1 am tic, glad, 19351 love to .
go to church, and I sure)f ould nev-
er have -go again d Jworn that
other bonnet."
- wouldn't either,/' • returned
Jenny. "I' think it was ridiculous. for
Mrs. Campbell to gite, you such an
old dud of a thing, and I knowalother '
thinks 80 tepee., for she laughed herd
for .her, when I described'it, though '
she said nothing except that\fbeggars
shouldn't be choosers,' -I . Wonder
*hat that means. 1)o you know?" •
Mary felt that she was beginning
to know, but She did not care to en- •
•lighten jenny,who ettlion,tespfang. up; e
sayingshe must go 'home; Or her mo-:.'
their would be sending Henry. afteir .
her. "And I don't want hine-to'come
here," said she, "for I anew you
don't like:him, and there don3 hard-
ly anybody, he's so stuek • up and -
kind of- I don't know...what"
In_epassing---thrOUgh the hall the,
girls met Miss Grundy; who had jirst •
come from Patsy's • room. As Soon as;
she • flaw Mary she .said; "Clap Mi
your *abet quick; and ,run as fast act
ever you can to Miss Thornfiehrs.
Dr. Gilbert has gone there, and do
' you tell him to come hoe. right away, .
fifoter ttStre m'der*eadful sick, and hasall •
• ,There was a tremor in her voice, .
•and she seemed much exeited, which
surprised the girlie who fancied she
would not care even it Patey died.
Mrs. -Thortifield-"e-ewate sq:en .reached, .
rtbiee titheasasage given and. t/Ten they hur-
. .
:"Is Patsy worse?" asked Mary, as
she
• two or three. wenien standing near
the bed. 147 . bedroortdoor open, and
i.
MIES .Grundy did not answer,' and
"when , next her face was . visible the .
•Firls saw that her eyes werered, as
if she had been weeping.. • .
"FiinnY,- isn't it?" said Jenny, as
she started for home. "I didn't 'stip- ." •
Pees anything would make her cry,
and 1 gemsnow the tears are sort of
sour!" ' •
Dr. Gilbert came, but his Skill
could net save the poor idiot girl, and
at four that afternoon ' she died.
Around the bed of death there were no
tears of lamentations, for those Who
stood by and watched the latap of
• life as it went out felt that'the spirit
which was leaving them would be
..happier far in another world, for
never in this • had, a ray of .reason
• shone upon poor Patsy's darkened
mind We have Said thins were no
tears, and yet,. although the waters
came not to the surface, there .was
one heart which wept, as with . tine .
flinching nerve; the cold, stern woman
, arrayed the dead girl forthe grate.
ThatephysomenightMagehiwwasaerArius4 he
from
eler
tame in her ear, and starting lip.she
saw Sally bending over her..
"Come with me," said site softly,
"and Tut, show,you the queerest eight
you ever saw."
arTreemebelidngleilineieevery PAM, Mary
ee
d Sal, who led her
toward the room where Patsy lay. As
she drew near the clOor.they pawed,
and by the light of the autumn moon,
eWdhihiwchsdterewit,rned through !,ti4e curtain:.
Mary saw Sites Grundy
kneeling by the coldbody, and sob-
bing bitterly. One° she spoke, and
Mary caught the words, "My child,
my poor child." • ,
Vgcnideriegly she looked up to Sally
Aijr an explanation, but the crazy
Woman 011ie repiied, as they return -
(3d to their toonta:' "Yes--there!s been
queer deinge NOMA tittle or other, We
very evident; but I know one thing,
/II never draw her Viefile again, And
1 11 call her Mrs. Grundy after this t"
It was hardly worth while, as the
neighboralthought, to be at all the
trouble andi, expense of carrying
viouliahgiwithout10 f
rd,risendsorrela-
tiveo they buried beneath the shadow • of a • wide-
- spreading Maple, in a little fiugoeure
where several other uniortimato ones
lay alesaiue iilts teaseaul Waste
'CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.
"You see; I- writs about six, hundred
pages of foolscap, which theepUblislo
er to whom it was sent for examina-
tion was impolite enough to return,
-together with a note, contenting, as
suppose, his reasons for :rejection;
but if he thinks I read it he's mis-
taken. 7 merely glanced 'at the words.
Dear madam -We regtet,--, and -then
threw it aside. - It was a terribleedisee
appointment, and came near turning
ray brain; but ' there are other • pub-
lishing houses in: the World, and one
of these days' I shall astonish man-
kind. But come, we nuist.hasten on,.
or the gormandizers will eat npthose
eustard pies . which . I .found in the •
cellar with the brass. kettle . covered
!ye. Are,ctohredill.
ing"iy
they started :for home,
but found, as: Sal had predicted; that
temper was over and the pies all .
Zone,......Av A little cleereterous roalkalfe-
• rhea*, however; she managed to find
hall a one, which, Mize Grundy had
tucked away under an empty candle
box for her Own future eating, •
CHAPTER,
The next morning, for a wonder,
-Jenny-Lincoln was up before the. inn%
and it • the large dark closet whieh
adjoinedher sleeping-reom„ she. rum-
maged through bandboxes and on the
' top shelvesuntil she found and
.hronght to light a; straw hatewhich
was, new the fall before, but which
het' inother had decided unfit to ap-
pear again in the city. Jenny had
heard the unkind remarks whiell
Mary's odd-looking bonnet elicited,'
and she now determined to give . her
this one, thoughshe did not dare to
do Bo without -her mother's consent.
SO after breakfast, When her 'mother
was seated at her work in the parlor,
Jenny drew hear, making known her
request, and asking permission to
carry the bonnet to Mary herself.
"Mercy on me!" said gra. Lincoln,
• "what won't you think of next, and
where did you get such vulgar taste?
_It must have been from your father,
for I arn sure ..you never took it from
me. I dare say, now, you had rather
play with that town pauper than with
the richest child' in Boston.l. „
For a znotnent enny was silent,
and then as a new idea came into her
head she said, "Ma, if you should
die, and pa should die, and everybody
should die, and we hadn't any money,
wouldn't I have to be a town pauper?"
"What absurd questions you ask,"
said Mrs. Lincoln, overturning a
workbox to find a spool of eotton
which lay directly.= top. "Do what
you please with the bonnet, which I
fancy you'll find as much too small
for Mary, as the one she now has is
tea large.".
jolty. felt fearful of this, but
Where there's it will there's A way;"
and After .considering a, moment, phi.?
went in quest of sister, who had •
One just like it. Rose did not cam a
fig fox the bonnet, and after awhile
she agreed to part With it, on condi-
tion that Jenter would give her a
Odra bracelet with gold claspee which
she had long eoveled. Thin fencing
little ornament was a birthday pres-
ent from Billy, and at first 3"enny
thought that nothing would tempt
her to part with it, but as Bose WAN
deeidecl, she finally yielded the point
Irrothing AWAY *OAT as, elle plated '
the bracelet in het sister's hand, Then
'Otitting the bonnet itt' a bmket, and
.sieovrieooringstitibo
itvrith000rabouminetrs,paper, sh
ute
•