The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-24
TIPToN, IOWA. DECEMBER "a, 1868.
THE COPPER OPPORTUNITY.

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THE COPPER OPPORTUNITY.
Supper WAS over in the Barton'a pleas
ant home, aud the children were frolick
ing around the table. ''Come Matty,
come Tommy" said their mother;
"don't you want to hear the last of Or
rice's story" .
They did not need to be asked the Sec
ond time, but ran gaily into the parlor,
and, In another minute, were seated
quietly at their mothss's knee.
"Well. children," said she, "Orrics
still had her penny. A. she was going
into the house on the day that she lost
her shilling, she lost her shilling, she
saw an old woman turning away from
the kitchen door and heard the maid
say to her, Mistress has just walked out,
and | cannot say when she will be at
nome.' The woman was hobbling away
when Orrice thought Of the penny, and,
pulling her by the dress, offered 1t to
her. The poor old woman gave her just
the shadow of a smile when she saw the
copper opportunity, which was - bright
~ rubbing could 0ake L. She took Il
IN her sktnny hand, aal said, THANK
you kindly, my pretty" d.. So,
".Poor old woman said the maid,
looetng after her; that will buy her
tribe perhaps; she and her husband are
going into the work house to morrow
AZ for Orrice, she passed Oh into the
house, penniless. .- . ...s
"A fortnight after this, Orrice and
her little sister Sophy were taken out
one day for long walk, by their nurse
Matilda. When they had gone long
way, Sophy was tired aud wanted to sit
down; SO Matilda led them into the
shadow ofa wood and seated them upon
tho steps Of stile.. There was = cottage
near by, and presently an old woman
came out II it with pail in her hand.
Orrice saw that she was the same one to
whom she had given her penny. The
woman hobbIed to the edge Of little
stream, and dipped her pail in, without
noticing them. Then Matilda called out
to her, How are you, Mrs. Grattan, and
how r. your husband?'
"'Thank you kindly, girl, We be pret-
ty moderate. He he out picking ND
stones. Ha! la! he be as blithe as a
boy
"'We was all very glad up at the
Grange said Matilda, to hear Of your
good luck
"'Ah, very kind OH you ALL said the
old woman, setting down her pail, and |
taking place beside Matilda.
"'And SO you got your rent paid and |
aii?' asked Ma.,iaa. w nat y good son |
Joe ISL
"'Ah that he be, dear replied Mrs.
arattan; he wrote SO pretty, that he did
"'Tell me all about it., said Matilda.
Orrcc was busy plating straw, but
she listened to all that was said, as the
woman began:
"Why you see, dear, I was very
down at heart that day when 1 went
down to the Grange. Mr.. Ball. he'd
been in that morning, and says he, "If
you can't pay the rent, must sell you
up" / says, "Mr. Ball, will you please
to consider these weeks and weeks that
my old man has been sick with the
But says he, can put
in younger and stronger than him. The
money must have, and you must go |
into the workhouse.'"
"How much did you owe?' asked Ma
tilda.
"'Over four pounds for the rent, re-
piled the woman; and three pounds at
the shop, and I'll a9sure you, we hadn't
a half ounce Of tea nor lump of coal In |
the house. We was living very close,
for we Atrove to the last to pay our ow-
ings. We was hungry and cold, and
now we was to be sold up. / fretted a
deal, and then I thought I'd go and tell
your missis; she be good friend-but
deary me! owed such world O. mon
ey-only, thinks I, she'll be sorry to
hear we must so, aud body likes some
one to be sorry
"'Ah, to be sure they do said Aaail.
da.
'But she Wa ct, and % got moth. |
Ing, only this child, bless her! she runs
up aud gives me penny, but deary me,
thinks I, what's penny tn them -
owes seven pounds? But, thinks 1, my
old man and me, we won't cry in the |
dark the last night. SO walked on 70
the town, to buy half penny candle
with it Of Mr.. Sims at the Post-ofiice.
After I'd bought my candle, I sat down
to rest. Just as was going, in comes
Mrs. Sims, and says she, II reckon you
remembered to give Grattan's wife that
letter. A good thing you spoke my
dear" says Mr.. Sims, II should have
forgot It, that l should" "Be it letter
from the Indies?" says I. say" says
he. "and nothing to pay on It,"
"'Wsll, dear, took It home, and
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