The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-16

RipQ To US sometimes.
Il don't remember many times just
now" sighed jamie "Well little
while after that | heard Lutte say that
her birth day came in the winter, and
she meant to have grand time. and III
vite every boy and girl she had ever seen.
Then | thought to myself-'Now they
will want to dress Madge III some ugly
brown merno, but am determined she
shall look the rret,iest of them all So
| began tc work after school, doing all
kinds of little jobs for any body that would
hire me, a. | never spent anything for
candy or marbles, you know, SO that all
the boys began to call me miser. But |
didn't mind that, because | thought NY
pleasure was coming by and by. TIE
money came very slowly, Madge, and Oft
en- | thought I'd never have enough
But when Aunt gave me money to buy
mittens, l just went without and kept ny
hands in my pockets. Then | got con
siderable at Christmas, you know, aud al
together, yesterday ! found had just
enough to buy what | wanted So Mr.
Green, who is always so kind to me, ez-
cu>ed me from my lessons this morning,
and walked all the way to B. be-
cause | thought | could get nicer things
there, and Madge, l bought you the
sweetest green silk 1t made me think
of the woods in spring, and | thought
when you bad it on with your sweet,
white face, YOU would look just like lily
coming up out Of bed Of moss"
"Dear little jamie said Nladge, "did
you do all that for me? l.am sorry. You
know L don't care what | wear"
Yes, I know it, said jamie. "aDd
you're always lovely to me. Isuppos4 it
is because, as Mr. Green says, you al
ways wear the Jewels which are of great
price iD the sight of God. | havn's a
doubt Madge. but the angels think you're
the prettiest girl in Ibe world, but some
way, | know its foolish-l wanted to
have the boys think so too"
"Well, when | came back, just as I
got to the hall door with my bundle
feeling SO proud that | had earned 1t ali
myself, out came Uncle, looking very
red, and storming about some money
about twenty dollars, | thiuk-that he
said he had left in his desk, aad f-rgot
TO lock up last night. Nobody knew
any ything about it, and / was just going
on tip-toes to my room, when he called
very suddenly: What have you got in
that bundle 2 a dress for Madec = \
dress for Madgen said he, louder yet.
let me see it, So opened ii, trying 10
tell him that | earned all the money mv.
self, but as soon as he saw the pretty
silk he caught hold Of my arm so al
uost screamed. and said /: You earned
money enough to buy such dress as
that? You are telling me a fal>ehood
Confess now that YOU took my money. =
Then out came Aunt Gould, aud Belle.
and Lutte. and they held up their hands.
and looked so shocked aud wouldn't be
Iieve wori [ sand Then Uncle seemed
to try tie be kind. and told me that if
confessed, and asked his pardon, he
would try to forgive it. But | couldn't
tell he. and only said over and over,
that didn't, could pot 90 such thing.
ill he called ne a hardened, obstinate
boy, aud ordered me up 10 my ROOM
And as for the dress. Madge, that I've
been thinking about moro than six
months" Jamie eoughed violently. Il
heard Aunt Gould say that it wouldn't
be quite loss. for with a yard or two
more it would make dress for Lutte"
Madge tried to comfort him, but broke
down.
"Never mind" said he at last, patting
her tear-stained cheek Il an determin
ed you shall have some thing nice after
all. Tomorrow is the skating match,
you know, and | think I am sure of the
second prize, at least, and whatever get
shall be given to darling Madge."
"You viii be sure to get it," cried
Madge, with eager sympathy. you've
skated ever since you could walk" and
she remembered with glow of pride that
no one had ever yet caught Jamie in a
race, and often when YOU only thought
him playing, he'd be wiring his name
with this rathur clumsy steel pen Cd the
great white page of ice, as handsomely
as on leaf of his wiring book
ayes, you'll be sure of the prize,
jamie" she said, exultingly, "aDd /
know it will all come right with Uncle
too. I'm going to tell him ali abou, II
now
But 10 her great grief, angry Uncle
Gould would not hear word "No.
Child he said, ''no one can make me
believe that q boy would 90 without
marbles and candies half a year to buy
his sister a dress. And If be did, he
never could have saved enough for such
a handsome silk. Besides. what settle
the mattay Rafty COW him IN the Il hrarr