Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-12-01

dices and convinced them they could le
their present abode for handsome sum
and live more cheaply, and to better ad
vantage IN the country. So she looked
about and soon found a sweet little Gotta oe
IN Brookllne, all covered with vines, with
a small garden in front. full of beautiful
flowers. This she al once engaged and
immediately moved her parents into the
new home.
And now Harry, the only son, was dali
| ly expected, who had been long away
over the waters, wholly ignorant of the
change in his fathers circumstances
! He had not seen his sister since she was
very young, and she was rather wild then
and something of romp, she was no
great favorite with him. Mary formed
plan 10 tease him, and made her parents
and Ollie promise not to betray her.
He arrived at last fine handsome fel-
low, and as he was talking with his pa
rents, in walked a prim maiden who was
introduced as cousin Susan from China.
No one hardly would have recognized
Mary; for she had put aside her curls,
powdered her hair, and combed it all
straight, put small black silk cap on the
back of her head, and white dress cap
ortSlde of 1t. Then she made herself
very prim and stiff: Harry never for a
moment suspected II was his own sister
Mary.
For a while Harry never knew how it
was everything could 60 so we'll under no
ones care but Ollie's; he never did any
thing hImself-nOt even to black his boots
so he put them outside the door every
night, and always found them bright and
shining IN the morning, He chatted Oft
Ell with cousin Susan, admiring her good
sense, and at times actually found himself
thinking she was wonderfully agreeable
and fascinating. She ioied him about
his distrust of Mary, but he always
said he never cared to see the little
romp, or was in no hurry to do so, for
when she came home, the whole house
would be Ia an uproar, and she had better
be kept at boarding school as long as pos
sible.
But by Watching, he found it was cous-
Ia Susan who was the presiding genius of
the house, his mothers confident, and his
fathers best friend, and one morning, q,
how terribly mortified he was, when he
found It was she who BACKED all his boots
with her little, soft, white hands. He did
them himself, after that, and really found
he was falling IN love with his fascinating
cousin Susan.
90, dear, what should he do? for he
was without a cent in the world, and was
not ready to support a WIFE; besides he
he had never done anything all his life"
Susan finding she had gained her point,
and won his affections, thought it high
time to reveal herself; so one morning
she dressed herself as Mary Hill brought
forward her sunny golden curls, remos ed
the powder, put on a simple white muslin,
and seated herself, with work basket. in
the parlor,wit her back towards the door
by which Harry must enter the ROOM
Good Morning, Cousin Susan" he
said, as he entered rather late, but sur
prlsed that he received no answer, he
went nearer, when in moment her amrs
were round his neck, and he heard the
words, :" why Harry. don't you know
your own sister Mary?'
1t was cousin Susan's voice, but ne
hardly recognized the being he had known
in the sunny, beaming little figure that
now stood before him. And Mary told
him her whole history, from the first
AOdi VI IICi ic1ul II lItIil DOdIuiDP SCHOOL.
and when Harry found how seIfsacrificing
and noble she had been, he resolved he
would 60 away the very next day and not
return till he was worthy to he the broth
er of such glorious sister, and could
bring his offering to support his parents.
And he kept-his word as he pros
pered, he kept sending remittance home,
and finally when he had secured an am
pie fortune he returned TO share it with
his own dear ones. Ollie was released
from all labor, and made rich yet she
continued to remain with them, as her
life was all bound up in theirs.
Wealth was literally lavished upon
Mary, and many poor and needy ones,
blessed her wherever she went. Far and
wide, all rose up aud called her blessed,
and everywhere she was known as the
CLEAN OF SUNSHINE.