The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-10-30
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He went home to the common, little
thirdrate boarding house which he had
soon hoped to change for cozy home
of his own. Jenny White, the landla'
dy's stop-daughter, met him at the
door,
"You're too late for tea, George, but
I can get you a cup in no time" said
Jenny, wistfully. She was fair, delis
cate looking girl, with grave brown
eyes, and hair brushed smoothly away
from an oval face.
"Thank you, Jenny, I feel tired and
faint" said George. "But what's the
matter? You've been crying"
"Oh, it's nothing" said Jenny, try
ing to restrain an involuntary sigh "Only
mother is SO hard with me, and--and
she said to-day she could not support
ne any longer, and 1 must go out sew
ing"
ats a shame" said George warmly.
AS Jenny lightfooted and skillful,
moved about setting plates, moving cups
preparing little supplementary meal
for hig benefit, he thought how thrifty,
and careful, aud industrious she was
how the roses on her pretty cheek
we're fading through over-work, and
lack OF necessary recreation. And he
wondered that he had never before OBJ
served how pretty Jenny White really
was
81 dread the change very much,"
said Jennie, meekly, as she poured out
George Martins cup of tea. My home
has not been very pleasant one, since
father died-it breaks my heart to think
of having no home"
If Jenny White had been heroine
of some novel, she would have burst in
to storm of grief at this juncture, but
it was, she WINGED very heard, aud
kept back the tears =
Jenny" said George Marun' WIN
a sudden inspiration, "you're good it-
tie girl, and like you very much. II
you'll marry me I'll make a nome '0r
vOp r. nd within ,uat .Oou, a mouth Ul
that rainy April evening, MIR. Martin
installed Jenny White in the "second
floor" he had rented and furnished, with
reference to another taste, and looked
with a pleasant emile, at her bright en-
raptuIed face. >,
"Oh, George, how beautiful this is"
she exclaimed, with her brown eyes tuil
of happy brightness. And how snug
| even down to the garanium plants in the
window Dear George how thoughttu.
YOU have been! Aud shall be so glad
When YOUR Aunt Bridget comes to keeI
me company in the long days wien yoV
are away. ;.
"Do you think she will like to hV'
with me, George? -.
l "She would be moro than mortal,
she did not" said George, looking ten
derly down upon the contented littl'
being, and mentally contrasting he
with Emily Penford. "People canno
help liking you, Jenny"
"The hot bread is very nice, Jenn
but l like Graham crackers" said Auu
Bridget and the hash is seasoned to
highly, besides l think there is rye G
parched peas, or something else in tn
cofee-I don't drink such trash ]?
81 can make you cup OF tea IN
minute, Aunt Bridget"
"No, no, child-the tea George buy
: amt what 1 have been accustomed t.
And wish you'd have the coal stoy
taken out Of nay room, and an airtiS'
wood put in"
dyes Aunt Bridget"
t "And Jenny, it's confusion to n
= head to hear you singing about Il
house. wish you'd leave it off"
e T will stop, Aunt Bridget, if max
your head ache"
Il "Tain't that alone, sighed the o
}. woman but the pisen air of them gerar
G um plant kind o sets in my lungs J"
?, Jenny cast regretful look at h
/ fayorite flowers, all flushed with umbl
:. of beautiful bloom.
81 will send them lround to my ste
mother if they annoy you, Aunt Bird
II et," said Jenny, meekly.
If And so they lived. Aunt Birds
was oldfashioued, cross and whimsic
n. iu fact, daily crown of thorns, but
N was Georges aunt, and not Tor one
d slant did Jenny fail in her dutitul f
bearance.
w. Once, Emily Peniord meeting you
Mrs. Martin in the street With her au
went homo to have good laugh at
r. old lady's expense,
n, nSuCh fright" said Emily-''a p'
Ii bonnet, triRed With snuff colored sa
If and hedious brown pOngse dress, wi
ct. Out a sign of crinOline Well I'm
We / didn't marry George Martin, nor
IL odious old backwoods aunt Pee
ad say she has good deal of property
es, up, but ! can't see any symptoms OF