The Lincoln County herald., 1870-01-06

mothsr--seven dollarsr'
my DEAR" sighed Mrs. Barton, "hov
can this possibly concesn Us p
"why, mother, I might go out to ser
vice, too" ~
"You, my child - slender little thing
Ike your"
"Yes but mother we must have mono
some how, and I have sold the rocking
chair, and the crocksry tea.set and the
rug, and everything that We can live
without. And it would not be hard
work, mother. could take care Of little
children, and wash dishes, and swoep
Please, mother, let met
Mrs. Barton burst into tears.
"Oh, If your father had but lived |"
Grace threw her arms round the
shrunkeu neck that had once been 80
round aud beautiful. lH'
"Don't cry, mother, I'll earn money for
you, and Charley shall bavs something
to eat."
80 Grace went out with the sole silver
teaspoos, in which che had given her
mother medicine, and sold il to buy food
to keep soul and body together. ,lf
We shall never know how much tho
poor suffer-for truly poor are those,
God help them, who never complain.
|t itia lo -F
"Plcase, Mrs. Ryan, I want to be q
servant like your Bridget-whst must
do 6rst2 ..r''
"Well," said stout Mrs. Ryan, "you'd
Be better If you was bigger, for that
same honey" r.'t - - .a...
"Bat you know l shall grow every day,
Mrs. Ryan,"
"Yes, sure. Well in the meantime.
honey you had best 60 to an Intelligence
Office
"And where is that ?" :"
"Down in Starkey street, where me
daughter Biddy wint, and pay 'em City
oints, and it's they'll get . place for
yees.'
Graoic's countehance fell.
but l have no fifty cents left in all the
world, Mrs. Ryan" @
"Well then, III lend il to you, and
you can pay me when you get your first
wages"
So Grace Barton braided up her long
yellow hair, and put on her noatest dress
and last mended apron, and meekly took
her place in the clamerous ranks at the
Office.
" How old are your" asked the clerk,
looking doubtfully At tho slender, grace.
full little form.
"Eleven, SIR"
"And what do you intend to do?"
"Please, sir, l should like to tend little
or wash dishes or
"Go and sit down then; I'll see what
/ can DO for you. Not there, with al
'nose uar1y git"-'aAv Ino chair IN the
For even the uncultivated clerk saw at
. glance that Grace was to the slovenly
servant girls in waiting, like rose among
coarse weeds-a graceful bird Of paradise
among riotous barnyard fowls.
"Take . chair, slr-6se morning."
said the proprietor of the Intelligence
'fdce, obsequiously, as the silver. haired
Did man in lustrous broadcloth and dia.
nond scarf pin came slowly in leaning
,pon stick. What can I do for you
his morning2" t...
~ want some one to take care Of my
'on's children" said old Simeon Taylor,
hortly: "Have you such person here p
"Wcll, really sir, am afraid-but now ;
think Of lido you mind her being
mall 7"
mo, not If she is kind and CAREFUL"
"Then l think We can suit you exactly, :
ir. Jonathan, send 10 that little girl
hat tends children"
And Grace, with burning cheeks and ,
hrobbing heart, was ushered into the
resenco Of the stern old man. A sleu. :
er, pretty child with golden hair, and :
ig blue eyes what was there 10 her face !
hat made old Simeon's cheek blauchf h
lyon are very young to tend children" =
Il am eleven, sir" said Grace, "aud / .
rust earn something for US tc live. =
lamma is very sick, aud my little ,
rother cannot starve." 49,.
What made Simeon Taylor think Of :
10 spacious library in bis handsome =
ouse With bis early disinherited daugh.
" standing before him ~ she has often
.ood ? Were the wheels of time i,deed I,
evolving backwardP .,., .,., q
What is your name e. l.. Ib
"Grace Barton I,
"Grsce-Barton |" repeated the old t]
an. snow l understand il sll." n
He sat silent . momcnt--prids. will. n
ern arrogance-all contending against :
.s soft. pleading light in Grsoe's blue 9,
7es: But the blue eyes won. b
"dr:ce, said he rising, "vill you kiss 9,
our old grandfather2" II
my grandfather does not love No." ot
ID Grace iuuooently. p
"iie does love you-he will love you" A
10 the old man. "Tsks me to your .
other, Grace ..t. n,
And beside poor Mrs. B.rtou's dying 90