Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-02-20

"Iknow it, mother, but I preferred
these"
" You have a strange taste, / must
confess. Anybody can get stone mar
ten"
Then shall still be Ia mode, . re-
piled her daughter with smile.
Yes, with the vulgar herd said the
lady, scornfully.
@These are pretty, equally comforta-
BILE, and did not cost near as much as the
sable,7 answered Alice, in extenuation.
But her mother was not to be Modified.
What had you to do with the cost ?
Didn't your father give you enough to
pay for the others p
Yes ma'am, and more too"
How Clara Morgan will laugh when
she sees those old-fashioned things? And
well she may
al care not for that, and shall enjoy
mine none the less for seeing her with
more costly ones"
To avoid further remonstrances, Alice
retired to the library, and addressed a
note to DR.. Weston, the family physi-
elan. She begged him to call that even
ing at No. IA Ann street, and prescribe
for the two invalids there. Enclosed
was one hundred dollar bill, from which
she wished him to deduct his fee, and
appropriate the remainder to the neces-
sites of the family. There was also a
request for him to keep the matter Sc
cret. He understood and appreciated
this, for more than once he had been the
almoner of Miss Durand's bounty, ard
he would not abuse her confidence.
1 A few days afterward the dress came
home. 1t was neatly made, and beauti-
fully embroidered.
! As Alice examined the graceful de-
sign and elaborate needlework, she
) thought Of the trembling fingers that
!, wrought it.
Yielding TO the impulse of her heart
she set out Immediately for the residence
} Of Mr.. Lester. Something told her that
she would find Jane at home and sure
enough, she had become so much worse
that it was impossible for her to leave
D the house, yet she was trying to sew
{ that the family might not starve. The
: doctor had found Jane and her fathe
e extremely i'll but as they were in a com
Portable house, barely furnished with ne
cessaries, it is true, for not a superhuou
i article was there. he feared to Tount
Il their pride by offering more than his pro
:, fessional services. 1t is needless +
e say he returned the money sent by Alice
on the first opportunity. Alice, to whom
: the contrast between her own luxuriou
II home and the cherries apartment sh
e was in, suggested real poverty, which tn
n feeble efforts of Jane to continue g
1, work confirmed, felt that something NOR
(, was needed.
This, surely, is disobedienee to th
le doctors ORDERS she said, gently takin
the work from the invalid.
N Now you must not plead necessity,
N she continued, for here is a reply
advance to that argument, and she sliI
Ii ped her purse into James trembling ham
IN No word of thanks fell from the po(
girls quivering lips, for the generous a
d so delicately given; but her glistenir
re eyes and silent pressure of the hand tn
bestowed it, told her gratitude.
Many visits, after this, did the child
luxury and wealth make to the dwellir
a. of the sick girl, whom neither her loviI
u care nor physicians skill could save
50 Gradually she paIed away, very grad
ally her strength failed, but her hea
grew stronger all the while-strong
= endure the sundering of sweet ties th
u bound her to earth-strong to meet t
" terrors of death, so near. Her faith
was recovering, so the meek daught
was resigned, since the little ones Won
have him to provide for them.
Alice was returning home from Wis
ing the Lester family, one day, and b
just emerged from the cross street il
III Broadway, when a gaily decorated slei
IN passed, filed with ladies and gentlem
nst of her acquaintance. She did not {
ow serve them, but Clara Morgan caug
sight of her, and said to a young N
50 by her side
in Well, if there isn't Alice Dura
ual coming out Of Ann street, and on 70
so too! What in the world can she be
ing there?"
ore Not visiting any of her friends.
en- imagine" said Mr.. Benton.
i've . There is no knowing; she takes ve
One curious freaks sometimes. Only thi
ing Of her purchasing a set of cheap fu
at when, TO my certain knowledge her mo