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man made her usual inquiries respecting bus
mess, ard she was glad TO learn Ihat it had
very much increased.
Occasionally Jane wonld pass the stand
of Sarah, with few Of her companions, and
cast IA sneering look AT the hump backed girl,
and sometimes made remark winch was
not so pleasant Tor Sarah to hear. One day ,
she came up to the stand, throwing down
silver dollar, saying
Give me pound of pepperminis.'
haven't pound
Give me half "A pound, then
Il hayepft that qnixtly even. 1t is sell
nom that iave - n.c.1 ,aaa7yu or
three cents worth at --'ime.'
ooh! you don't keep but few cents
worth, them said Jane, winking at one Of
her companions. well, give US pound of
Almonds
Il haven't pound oil any thing
And off the girls went, laughing loud
enough to be heard across the street. Sarah
was "A little mortified, but yet she pliied the
folly of the proud and naughty Jane and her
companions.
a few years passed and Sarah continued
her business, ard with great success. She
was so kind and pleasant that all the children
loved TO trade with Der. When they had a
penny TO spend, they would run down to Miss
Ehgar's stall, aud were always satisfied with
their barrains.
About this time the GOOD mother of Jane
was called from her family by death. She
was an excellent woman and all the neigh
hors monrprd their loss none fel, more So.
ycrc,v her loss than Sarah. Next 10 ncr
oo,hcr she loved Mrs. Cobnrn: in all her
,ri,E she had been rIr1-.fS~,5 nd coo,r0s4ior.
II was io be regretted that her dauphter nos.
sess.d none of the excellent qualities of her
mo,hpr. Not lone after her ,lrccase Jane.
mjuoled in the gay circles and did no, appear
TO bc half 50 deeply afflicted as the Door
bupp backed Girl.
Charles Somers, the son Of a merchant,
had Cor some time been partial to Jane
She was pretty girl as FAR as outward beau
~ was concerned, and this attraction affected
young Somcrs. Occasionally, as he passed
bv the stall Of Sarah, he would stop and pur-
chase a few articles--such as peaches, APP
pies aud plums. He seemed to pity the un-
fortunate girl and sometimes stopped a few
moments to converse with her. AT one time
he pissed with Jane and stopped to buy
something, when Jane made some saucv re-
mark. Charles checked her by saying that
un'urtu .tc young woman deserves n great
deal Of credit. She not only supports her
self and mother, but actually gives something
to lh6sr IS 10 are Eyer Than she is. Besides
dis She MS weT<7Wcd mind, and were
it not for her hump back, there is many n
man who would rejoice 10 make her his
wife,
Il don't think much of her myself re-
marked Jane; never saw any thing so at
tracing about her. She always ob'ruded
herself INTO our house. when mother was nv
ing, although we limited to her repeatedly
mat she was hot wanted. we haven't seen
much OF her OF late.
never heard her spoken against be-
fore
Tile reason is, people don't know her.
She always looks so modest and saint. like
that have no patience with her. To hear
her talk You wouiin'i think butter could melt
in her mouth. Iou may depend upon it,,
she is IA seli-conceited, deceilful creature
that know.
Being but little acquainted with Sarah,
/ Charles took to be corrcc, what Jane had
told him, and after that was cautious bow he
smoke to her ard reypr again purchased an
arlicle at her stand S'"Ah noticed the ap-
pearance oi the young man and supposed he
had been lnllnenced by Jane; bnt not hear
ING what had been sad she had no opporiu-
MY to defend herself. Slc continued to sell
and to buy, while her business rapidly IN
creased year by year. Every Saturday
night, she would place in her mothers care
whn, she had made DUNG the week, which
WAS carefully put aside IN silver money.
! For ten veaas had Sarah been attentive
10 her little business, and no one but herself
and mother knew how well she had succeed
ed, and how mnch money she had in her
mothers chest During this period Mr.. Co.
burn had married IA second wife, who was
called an extravagant woman, and it was said
that he had not proSpered of late as in for
mer years, Jane was still waited upon by
Mr.. Somers, who, it was said was worth
properly ana intended TO be married IN a
short ''me' Jane and Sarah seldom me,
'hey haa scarcely exchanged word Tor two
years. b"' Jane, "ccord'n! to all appear
ances' mao NO, ci-i>-'d Tor the peter. She
was s'' p'o"u anu'','"e"'y' ana looked WIN
eo"'e"p' upon Ia'a"' ana al ''ose she con-
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