White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-15

up and began to read aloud to Mrs. Car
vii, while she was basting dress for the
apprentices to begin upon. After the items
of morning news had been run through.
and Enthusiastically commented upon by
Mrs. Carvil, who took especial interest in
the police reports, she said: -'1o' 'ai
. chow, Jane, for the new advertise
ments. 4 wonder if Madam GAubsrt
comes out with anything new. These
French women are taking the bread out OF
rs honest folks mouths" Dol"
Here's an advertisement, Mrs. Gar.
viii" cried Jane, who had meanwhile
been running her eve over the morning
advertisement column. "here's an adver-
tisement that is curious one ! l wonder
If It is serious %
Read it. GIRL" said Mrs. Carvil,
sharply, "and we then can best tell"
Here the apprentice read aloud Doctor
IS advertisement. -.
ats all hoax" said pretty, black
eyed. cherry lip'd girl, at work on the
same seam with Caroline.
-i"How do you know. pert. that it's g
hoax 2" tartly questioned her mistress.
81 once had dentist-a proper handsome
man he was. too-offer me a FIVE dollar
bill apiece for two Of my front teeth-he
said they were so white and shapely, he
wanted 'em as models See, girls, they
are sound and white yet" ea.
Here Mrs. Carvil grinned CHASTITY
smile upon her apprentices, for the pur-
pose of displaying two illshapen rows Of
yellow teeth, with an intermixture of glar-
ing, CHASTITY white ones. for which. plain
ly, she was indebted to the skill of some
proper handsome dentist.
"Do you think it in earnest, then,
marin % asked the reader of the paper.
ITO be sure do"
"Then. why don't you 60. Mrs. Car
vii % said the black-eyed apprentice.
81 dare say the dentist would be glad to
get such beautiful teeth as yours"
Mrs. Carvil eyed her sharply. to sec if
she was quizzing her :. for. truth be told,
she had little faith in her own assertions
of the beauty Of her old teeth; but seeing
her seriously continue her sewing. she said.
comp,acently:
Il would. but can't bear the pain of
the distraction Of so many teeth"
Caroline, suppose goa CO." said the
black-eyed maiden, with laugh lyon
certainly have the prettiest teeth ever
saw. If my teeth were even." she said,
smiling. and displaying as she did so. ex-
ceedingly white bet somewhat irregular
teeth, 81 would lose four of them for
for'-
"For how much ?" asked Mrs. Carvil.
"For fifty dollars" she answered, after
a moments thought.
81 think l would for half that" said
Jane.
"What would you lose four of your
teeth for, Caroline ?" asked she with the
cherry lips. W .-er L .
Caroline did not reply. She had taken
with an unsteady grasp the paper from the
hand of her fellow-apprentice, and. with
an effort at cslmness, through which those
who knew her history could clearly see
the anxious, earnestness beneath it, read
the advertisement. All at once her face
assumed its natural expression. and laying
down the paper. after taking single look
more at the advertisement, as il to fix the
address upon her mind ,-she replied. with
bright smile. to the question of her fell
low .. --r ....... %. -t
II would take for my teeth only what
would purchase my mothers. my three
brothers. and my own happiness. give us
all roof to sleep beneath for the night,
and feel no anxiety for the morrow"
"You value your teeth very highly. |
Miss Archer" observellMrs. Carvil, with
a toss of her. head sit would take Eve
hundred dollars to do all that p o..
Give thousand dollars. for the mere
moneys sake, madam, wonld not induce
me to part with my teeth. The happi-
ness aud comforts Of which l have spoken
l value far above wealth. The peace and
comfort of family are not measured by
any scale of gold and silver. If one dol
lar would save my mother from sorrow,
and / conId only get it by sacrificing my
teeth, would as cheerfully part with them
as wovld for one hundred Ihousand-for
the end would be the same, whether at
tanned for one dollar or million"
81 think you are getting on dictionary
stills, Miss Archer" said Mrs. Carvil, |
who could not with her narrow mind quite
comprehend the drift of her apprentices
argument. 81 'spOse you mean to say. if
your mother wanted money. you'd sell
your teeth to get it for her.
Eyes. indeed 1 would, !" answered Car
oline, firmly. Is go l''
Then you might go and get work
where you could-I'd have no toOthless
girls to frighten people away" 81
CaroIne sighed, returned the sympa-
thizing pressure of the dark-eyed appren-
tice's hand. under the table. and bending |
over her work. piled her needle in silence.
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