The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-02-15

III cOHslralneu voice ana really
my allowance of pocket money i
so very small that .i rsl ~, II.
Anna Wharton colored scarlet
| d you entirely y misunderstood me.
Mna-I do not come here to beg
She drew a little morocco box
from her pocket as she spoke, and
opened it. d.i-v .l.si .
i remember that.you used to adj
mire these Neapolitan corals very
much in our school days. | have
been 10th to part with them up to
this time, although it has been
necessary to part with every relic
of happiertimes. Butmy brother
is dying for want ofpropernourish-
ment, andthe luxuries which money
can onlyobtain for him.. wish to
sell the bracelets, Nina, and |
thought you might like to purchase
them ofme.'
Nina leaned forward in her chair
and took the box, her eyes spark
ling|at the sight of the beautifully
carved bracelet Of Neapolitan coral,
all streaked and veined with the
I'softest rose-color, that lay in the
simple casket. She had been en-
deavoring the last yearto obtain
a set of rose-coral, and here at
length it was, ready at her hand.
But NinaPelham was a woman of
the world, and understood tho con-
temptihle art Of making a good
Dargain.' So she wisely repressed
her ecstacies, and asked, with cold
Indifference - I.f.u ...r ..I-
'Hlow much do you expect to re-
ceiyed for them, Anna Whartong
'Papa gave eighty dollars for
them III Italy, and they are as good
as ever o u.E rt. .- .ac .s. n
Nina shrugged he shoulders. VI
-i'Of course you can't expect to
get a twentieth part of that price
for. them nowP ~, su,l .--'..
-s'Nina Pelham said Anna Whar-I
ton, firmly, Il am at your mercy in
this matter. Whatever you NAV
please'fo give | must accept for II
am Strengthened by necessity. |
Name price at .once--but, Nina,
remember that you are rich and
an, p9or.' 's.,,,r.,,le-,7o yr,r..,r,-
4 Shall give .y.c You five dollars and
not another cent said Nina, com
pressing her lips. r,.-....
Five dollars 2
And Anna Wharton thought,
with a sinking heart of the numer,
Gus little dainties she had foundly
hoped to buy for her sick brother
from the proceeds Of those delicate
ornaments. ,r. -
Gust as you please observed
Nina, .coldly, 4 only purchase them
out of charity to YOU .-., r..
Anna silently placed the orna-
ments on, the table beside Miss
Pelham, and held out a thin hanG
that would tremble a little, in spite
of hen effort at self-control for the
money. Nina drew out her small
silver port-monie, and extracted
therefrom a crumpled bank bill,
which she coolly handed to Miss
Wharton. And they parted-Anna,
in her scanty, much-worn garments;
and aching heart, to face the cut
ting wind, and Nina to lounge in
cashmere and SATIN before the
genial fire. ''.l
what exquisite corals. / could
not buy them for a hundred dollarsp
was Nina's exclamation the moment
she was left alone. Really, l think
am the most luckiest little crea-
ture in the world, only five dollars
But then she was obliged to sell
them, and that of course, makes all
the difference in the world
'And now | mnst go and order
that new bonnet soliloquized Nina,
the bracelets on her pretty
round arms, and contemplating
them admiringly for Doctor Garlic
ton has invited me to drive out with
him tomorrow. How fortunate it
was he didn't happen to call while
Anna was here. He used to be
rather an admirer of hers before
the family dropped out Of society,
AID I've no idea Of losing my beau
TO a, any pale-faced, dowdy girl p
The fashionable milliner's rooms
were filled with the crane a ta crane
Of the shopping community that
afternoon, as Miss Pelham swept in,
her camel's hair shawl bringing a
'aint oder of camphor wood in the
rustic ofitS rich folds, and her heavy
Drocaded dress trailing full half a
yard on the floor. She futtered {
rom. 4 q h1o tn ctn,I Al |