The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-10-28
NANNIE,s INHERITANCE.

that school was dismissed just at that
moment. / am sure if kind-hearted
Miss Johnston had known who was
passing precisely that instant. she
would have detained the children, on
some pretext or other, until there was
no longer any danger of their coming
into collision with Granny Small. As
it was, they ran plump against her;
and there was n perfect chorus OF
shouts and derisive sentences thrown
after her.
'.Halloo, here's the old witch!-
Where's your broomstick, granny2"
"Look out, Jim-don't get too close
or she'll bewitch you. Wouldn't you
like to see her flying through the mir
some of these nights?'
"How's the price of peppermint
now?"
Hey! granny's getting madr' rs
the old woman, thus beset, turned up
on her pei secutors and fourished her
stout cane.
"Oh, boys! how can you be so wick
ed?" cried Mamie Price, running out
of the school, where she had stopped
to gather up the books aud set the
chairs straight.
Nannieis mother was poor widow
and Miss Johnston allowed her to pay
for her tuition by keeping the school
room neat and tidy.
II wonder you are not ashamed oi
yourselves, to treat an old woman SC
meanly. How would you like it,
wonder, if your grandinothers were
hooted at in the streets in this wayy
"Oh, hol Here's the old witch's
granddaughter! I say boys, don'i
they look alike?"
But Mamie was not particle re.
lated to Granny Small. She had d
sympathizing, tender heart, and could
not stand quietly by and see an old
person subjected to ridicule and in
suit,
Don't mind them, granny" said
she; "don't mind word they say. fol
they are wicked, naughty boys, and
am sure il Miss Johnston knew how
they treated you, she would punisl
them severely. Come, l viii wall
with you till you reach the lane"
SAY, they're bad set, n forward
generation" said granny, cycling then
severely. "Their hearts are set Il
the evil, and that continually Blu
iyou are good child to Ike the par
of an old woman like me. My limb
have borne me far to-day, and wouls
fain sit down, and rest in my poo
cabin"
lyon have been far, then, hav,
lyou, granny
"As far as the town, deafie.
must sell my herbs, for the old wo
man must live; and cup of tea and
, crust, even, cost money-money-oh
how muchp'
And then she fell to muttering soft
Is; and the only, words Mamie coul
catch were, Money, Imoney," severn
times repeated.
It wasa odd picture these two made
going slowly along the quiet countr
road-the blue-eyed inHocent chill
and the weak. trembling, wrinkle
/. old woman. Mamie in her chea
print frock, looking, US she indee
was, the child of honest poverty to
poor to be clothed in purple and lin
linen, too proud TO be aught but clear
Ily. Granny's garments were patche
and much worn, and of fashio
I: which pertained to very remote pt
riod. Her steps were slow and uncel
tain, her speech often broken and il
+! distinct.
"Nannie, dearie," she asked, sue
denly, "should you like to be ricl
like the people saw in the gran
, town to-day? There were the prancin
horses, the coaches, and the fine Ii
,ldies, all rugged out in their brave a
tire, sitting at ease, and making
grand show. Sohuld you like to L
rich, and have plenty of money
money!" -.
Mamie laughed-such clear RIM
ing laugh.
II should like the money we
enough, because of the good / shoul
do with it; but I never could get use
to being dressed up every day and
J. have nothing to do but to ride abo,
y and exhibit ones new fineries; it mu
ic be tiresome business.
" "Bless the childw cried granny :
y chow wise.she is! Suppose you ha
money, dearie, what would you {
or with it,"
"I'd give you some, granny-e
,g ever SO much-enough to make "
5 comfortable oil your life; and with Il
rest I'd get my mother everything
I'd could think of that would make b
.. happy, SO that she would never ha
u u to do anything unlesss she chose, al
al need not IVORY about single thing
n "Ha, ha!"s chuckled granny; he
= the child talk. So she would giye II
: a share, and make my last days COZ
e. Portable. Ho, ho! she has o. genero
tel heart, and she shall have money.
money. Ha, har'
And she repeated "money. none.
go often that Mamie was rather gil
when they reached the foot of I
lane, where she was to part with b
ID strange companion.
ac "Good night, dearie, good night.
tn So you'd like to be rich? Ho, no
!. And she turned up the lane and d
er appeared from view, grooming the O
he word money" over and over agai
's while Mamie ran home as fast as ev
> she could: and over the supper, whi