The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-03-09

There was not more than half pound of
sugar
Matte ) toes were out.
SO was the salt so was the lndian.mcal.
Mrs. Willc could not sew another stitch
no thread, and no black sewing silk.
And there was exactly Hour enough for
another baking-a Whites baking lasted two
days.
The potatoes were gone.
The grocer had sent in his bill.
Miss Harriet Willie owed Miss Gregory
fifty cents.
The Whites were ravening for dinner
-'lheSe had been no meat. and nothing but
lunches for week.
They had counted up the funds in the
family pocket book: three cents exactly.
Miss Harriet Willie had found shop
where they were selling damaged musins
and hosiery ut cheap rates, which would be
II godsend for the little Whites if money
came in time.
Harry Willie was ailing, and ont Of the
medicine that kept his cough in order.
Do you wonder that the While family was
in fever and. however it pretended TO be
busy about the house. was secretly on the
look out, every member of it, for the first
glimpse of Miss Georgiana While, who had
gone TO the Post. Office and TO call on Mrs
Duycrnay:
Now suppose You would like to know
the connection between the Witilc anxiety,
the Post.otiicc. and Mrs. Duvcrnay. Miss
Gcorgiana Wiillc pieced out the resources Of
the family by little poems, in which she told
where the moon was, the precise shade Of
the water, what her heart said to Time, Fate,
and Futrrity, and how the clock came in
between. Her AT Low Tide had Just
made its appearance in print. and the While
family enthusiastically declared that there
was NOT so very much difference between it
and some Of Mrs. Erownings things, if it
waS written by Gcorginana Willie, and that
the check was or would be exactly in season.
when it came. as they could not hold ont
much longer. Georsiana had been twice to
the Post Office already. and the Whites were
convinced that the third time must bring the
check. Mrs. Duvernay was lady for whom
Miss Harriet Wilflcdid embroidery and plain
sewing with great privacy, and at half III"
usual prices. Mrs. Duvernav owed Miss
Whites fifteen dollars, aud as the debt was
five or six weeks overdue Gcorginna under,
took to call there also ON her way to the
Post Office. Fifteen dollars from one quar-.
ter and ten from another would set the Wifi
ilcs on their legs again, and the Whites took
heart of grace while waiting ior. Gcorgiana.
The children spicd her first and sounded
the news. " Georgiana : coming and she
has something in her hand
The elder Whites Immediately ran about
their business and tried to look Indifferent,
though they made Il poor figure at it: for
Miss Harriet, who was washing the dishes
threw away all the milk, and Mrs. Wife
solcmn'v lnstcd the bottom Of dress. skirt
| like bag and scwcd the two sides fast to-.
pomatic They saw no reason for not
bouncing on Miss Gcorgiana at once with.
| did YOU get the money? though they might
have spared the question if they had looked
at her. Mrs Willie and Miss Harriet While
| stopped work in di,may.
/ Mrs. Duvcrnay will pay Harriet the first
Of next month"; said the girl, coldly as pos.
siblc lest she should thaw altogether; and
there was nothing at the Post. office except
/ this, i" throwing letter down on the table
Nobody looked at it. 1t bore no publisher
| stamp, and that was enough. What on earth
were they TO do? They had lived up tic
three DAYS ago. They had pulled through
these three days. Heaven knows how, oul,
they never could have done it at all if the,
had not been buoycd by the expectation o
the money that was due. Harry, seeing The
doleiul faces about him, set up II howl, and
hismother shrank in distress at the increased
hoarseness of his crying.
IF people knew the misery brought or
other and innocent people by their wickec
neglect she commenced warmly, but tn,
sentence never got any further. Mrs. WIN,
was not woman TO say in her haste wha
she might repent at leisure.
"lf there was anything to do! - said Geo
eiana, doleiuly, leaning her arms on tn,
table and her head on her arms VIVA
do men do at SUCH tiEles?"
Write to thu. editor suggested Harriet
Cant. ehave not an envelope or
stamp in the world or bit of note pnpe
even. Paper is so expensive bought jus
what thought would last"
II can sell matches, suggested Matte
bat the elder Whites were too miserable evel
10 laugh. Mrs. Wife, who had gone dow
to the kitchen. came up again sort o
despair
| Good Heavens, girls what can do