The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19
From Hlrpers New Monthly Magazine.
Il5Y SISTER MARCIA.
CHAPTER II.

But she did not tell me what that purpose
was, and when sIe came ha:k she was equally
kincommunirativc.
Two days aflerwurd there was letter for
her. She lead it, and then She came and sat
lown with 1t in her hand on stool Ut my
fathers feet Before ler ttuube she had had
ln iIpppruuS way of her own She used t.
make poor james Harris feel it sometimes,
iearl rs she loved him; but she was slways
Eentle to her father That womanly weak
iesS and tenderness Of which have told you
tppelrei | think, to her stronger nature,
md always sotereJ her to thoughtful
wpetness where he was concerned
Il am going away from hOlne, father" she
aid, just touching his hand with little
FaresS.
"Going away" We all thrse cried in
horus.
"YeS; that was what went to town for
would not say any thing for fear yOu should
ppUse me, and did not want 10 20 rght
lyaInst your advice. For knew | must go,
in any Case. IL will be all you can do, latn-
er, to pay the rent and take care Of tie fam
lily with what comes OF the farm. The in
terest Of the two thousand dollars we have
now will help you some; but it must be
my business to earn the other two thousand.
| went to see if Mr. Hope could advise nic-
all the rest OF you had found him % kind
He has procured me u situation already, aud
can go next week.
''Whut to dO?'
That was my question. Mother was look
ing at her, with o face proGd though sad.
and fathers eyes were full OF trouble aud un
easness.
"To work on q sewing machine. Gou
inow it is the one thing | ctm do well. |
salked it all over with Mr. Hope am not
khoroughly educated enough to teach any.
hing but small children, ana though might
guke care Of myself At that business, | shUuld
never earn enough TO clear the farm. have
Deen used to sewing machine for three
gears, and can work on one for other pro-
de Just rs well as for ourselves. | can get
good wages from the very first and Mr.. Hope
kinks that after | get II little acquainted
ilh town ways / can hire IL shop and have
iris work under me, and take contracts and
o make money very fast for woman
Her face had kindlrd while she spoke, and
er cheeks flushed; she looked more like Il
uren. or what we fancy queen ought to be.
han Il girl whose hest prospect Was to earn
good deal OF money by running sewing
machine.
could see that her did not like the idea.
lie had little pride abont such matters
weak, TO be sure, but us have told you, he
has weak in some things. ! helevr he was
going to demonstrate, if mothAr had not
spoken first and come out clearly or Mar
cas side, Aiterward, when my sister had
gone up stairs to answer her letter. muthrr
old Us that she liked the idea not 50 mrch
or the money-,hOugb, if Marcia should
Eusceed, that would be thing not to he de-
pised-uS for the good it would 40 Marcia
HERSELF Sac had been afraid, ever since
YJames did, Of hrI falling into morbid mel
anchoy aud she hoped this busnes would
! take her thoughts from the one engrossing
! subject and restUr' the healthy tone of her
mind. So it was all settled, and the next
Monday my sister weat away.
You will not care to hear the particulars
of her undertaking. Shesucceeded, of COURSE.
for she was one Of those persons who seem to
command success by right of nnturp-som"
royal rrerogative born with them. Once i'll
n while she came To see Us. She told us she
Rwas doing well aud saving money In few
months we knew that she had shop of her
own, and thai she hal taken some large con
tracts from c.othing stores; but she did not
go into details SheNalways spoke OF Mr.
Hope told us what MIND friend size had
found him-how mnchg his influence had
ped her and when once ventured joke
! about his Scntch face, with its high cheek
| bones, she resented ii with warmth which
; made me wonder if james Harris successor
we're already elected and somehow tie idea
vas not pleasant to me.
For ourselves, at home, we got along very
Fel. 1t is strange how many of the things
O which one has been accustomed one finds
easy and possible to do without, under the
reasure of necessity. Hitherto we had been
h the habit of spending all the income from
bur farm; and We thought, too. that We had