Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-08-17

oSu waiting pdlicutiy lOr neT SISTER
return. Having nothing else to think
OF, she thought longingly of the or
-ango (which. Grace had promised t.
bring her.
"Hark Was not that Grace upor
the stairs?
Yes the child's quick ear distin.
guished her we'll known step.
Milly turned eagerly towards the
door as her sister entered
Have you brought me the orange,
Grace2"
| am so sorry, Milly dear. but Miss
utley did not pay me as l expected"
| am so disappointed" said Milly
with bitter sob.
Grace's heart ached for her little sis
ter. .- .- .......
| shall be paid early next week,
and then you shall have your orange"
But it seems so long to WANT"
$50 it does, Milly,-I only wish l
had it now" "
How much that is sad poverty brings
in it's train l-Grace felt the full bur
den Of it now, when she was forced to
witness, without being able to relieve,
the disappointment of her sick sister.
Is there anything else you could
relish. Milly 7" she asked.
No, sister Grace" said the little
gir! in low tone.
Grace sat down TO work once more,
for her hands were seldom suffered to
be idle. But barely quarter of an
hour passed when knock was heard
at her door.
Grace rose with some surprise and
opened il. ..-
A boy stood before her with bask-
ct Of oranges in his hand. .-.....
These arc for you, Miss" he said.
"Will you empty them out, and give
me back the basket?"
There must be some mistake, !" said
Grace, surprised. ~ have not order
ed any oranges. ..-....
" l was told to bring them to you.
You asked the price Of them in our
store just now.'
"Are they paid forl 2" inquired
Grace. hesitatingly. ....
"Yes, ma'am."
"Who sent you with them?"
I" / guess this letter will tell you,n
said the boy, fumbling in his pocket
for letter which he presented in rath-
er crumpled condition.
"There amt any answer. II you'll
just give me the basket, I'll be goingIn
In great bewilderment Grace emp
tied out the oranges upon the table, aud
returned the basket. ......
After the boy disappeared she OPEN
ed the note.
Something slipped out and fell upon
the floor. She picked it up, and found
it to be ten-dollar bill.
The contents Of the note were very
brief. 1t ran as follows:
al have accidentally learned that
you have sick sister. For her sake
accept this basket Of oranges, and
this bill, for which | can certainly find
no better use. A FRIEND.
"God be thanked |" thought Grace.
How much good this will do us |
Milly," she said, "your oranges have
come"
The little girl awokc from the doze
into which she had fallen, and clapped
her hands with delight.
"Oh, the beautiful golden oranges +"
she exclaimed clapping her tiny hands.
Where did they come FRONT"
al think God sent them" said Grace,
reverently.
Count them, Grace-tell me how
many there are:
There are-let me see-eighteen."
"Give me two or three of them,-l
want to feel how good they are. You
will eat one, Grace, too ?"
"Yes, Milly. l will eat one, too.
But let me tell you something else.
Do you see this bill IN
How much is it? A dollar?"
at is ten dollars"
"Ten dollars I Where did you get
so much money, Grace?"
1T was sent to me by a friend, and
it is to be spent for you, Milly."
There were two happy hearts in the
little room, humble as it was, that
night. The donor would have felt am
ply repaid, could he have seen it.
X
Blanche Utley never could account
for Ralph Harding's sudden coldness
towards her. Her new dress yielded
her nothing but vexation and disap-
pointment. She little dreamed that
she owed it all to her own inhumani-
ty.
Three years have passed. Will it
surprise the reader very much to hear
that Grace has changed her name,
and is now Mrs. Ralph Harding I The
young lawyers choice excited great
disapprobation in fashionable circles
but as he appeared quite Indifferent to
praise or blame. it was finally decided
to forget Mrs. Harding's former hum
BILE position, and receive her on terms
Of equality. AS for Milly, she is no
longer sick, but plump and rosy cheek
ed, the embodiment Of health. Miss
Utley is still unmarried, and it il
doubtful whether she ever gets an op.
portunity to change her condition, a,