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heartily to see the doleful faces round her.
But Uncle Jacobs question pust be answer
ed; s0she began:- sI,.
"Well, uncle, l will tell you what /. want
ed with it, and perhaps my answer may also
set Kate at rest. Cooley is ny talisman,
4. Which you have been so naughty as to tell of"
Nothing but intent looks Of expectation; !;
so she went on:-
"When / was at boarding school, learn.
ed the value Of the Ladys Book. There il
was the only source that never failed. Did
we want something perfectly unique and
beautiful for the coming season9 Godcy's
Fashion Plates are elegant and reliable.
Did ewant to get up a little tableau OH a
iolidaya; Godey's Mczzotint and Line En-
cravings furnish, beautiful groups. Did we
want to get up little fancy balla Godey's
Costumes were straightway appealed to; or
did we want to send home little nicknacks
for Christmas prrsents2 Godey's Work-Ta-
BILE is inexhaustible. And you will not won
der, uncle, that value the book when i tell
You that from that first got the idea of
maintaining us, myself, and by that aid alone
l'll've been able to carryit out. No won.
der you are surprised, uncle, for dare say
you never looked into number in your
whole life, and there is sucb spirit of con-
demnation among certain classes with re-
gard to all such publications. Somebody,
in the first place, condemns magazine, 9TH
ers catch the infection, until the whole sys-
tenn is denounced, and mostly by those WHO,
instead Of seeing, have only heard. But to
tell you mat it has done for me- When ]
was revolving in my mind how should live,
Godeys Workable suddenly occurred to
me; so knitting, netting, crocheting, &C., fill
ed my head and time for the next three
months. My articles sold readily. and well,
for it was something quite new -here, and
this encouraged me to open a little school
for teaching others the same thing; you all
know how well I succeeded in that, for I
could still continue my own work during the
intervals of teaching; when the market
here failed, friend in the city offered to dis
pose OF my articles there. That bentiful so.
ia pillow, Mrs. Whitten, which you admired
enoughto buy, got from the September
number of Cooley. My little boo .es|
wolsted flowers, which adorn many os SsllsF'
shelves, came also from Cooley" y.
"And thatsuperb silk embroidery u. ".cried
Kate.
"And those beautiful corners for handker.
chiefs !" said another.
And all your elegant lamp mats!" ex-
claimed third.
"All from Cooley" said Carrie, with the
! gladdest smile imaginable. .Every number
devotes three or four pages to.this snbject;
80 | am continually able to:ofgs s6nethine
new. 10 my pupils, who seem psaessE tired. Of
learning Ny income has.hsSa;1sf aassater
than dared to hope. sAndsnaay. sstlIe
crownin1g point of:my heppinss
remember that beautiful Wild Gf1srffvsss
which was mothers and 8liereiather always
wanted SO muclT TO build, a house, just in
that large open spot, between those,Stw
largest elln-trces; well, l determined long,
ago, if ever had money enough, to curry Sht
his plan, and about month ago, found I
had money enough, providsaI could dis.
pense with the laborssof:an architect, This,
at first, seemed impossible, but here, rs in
everything else, my talisman did not fail
me Godey's Model Cottages were just
/ what l wanted 80. ."added Carrie, taking
beautiful little portable desk from the table,
and showing several papers, "by taking one
ofthis plans, and altering it slightly in sew
eral points, have been able to get something:
which just suits me, and which an architect
could not improve, and now, with little
assistance from Uncle Jacob, which / know
! can depend upon, before many months are
gone / shall see: one Of the prettiest Of cot
Etages on Wild Cherry Place. !" ~ Z.
will not attempt to describe the reynlsion
OF feeling that took place there, or tell you