Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-09-29
shall take it to Uncle Paul at once. It
as Won yourself saw. q mistake


as you yourself say, mistake"
"But he has given you the suit p '-
"He never intended to give me the NOR
ey. Hester, and I have no right to appre
pirate it. Lefty answered.
Mrs. Hewitt drew long inspiration q
oontemptuous amazement.
"Letty Carver, you are too absurd
Quixotic for anything. You don't deserv
good luck, if you fling it about after tbi
fashion"
81 certainly should not deserve good lucl
it acted dishonesty in even SO small
matter as this" Ea 7e
II don't call ten dollars a small sum t
you, whatever it may be to Uncle Paul
Take my advice, Lefty; keep the money
and hold yonr tongue. You need it and b
don't. and he never will be bit the wiser
What are you tying on your bonnet for 2
| II am going to Uncle Paul." was tn
quiet reply, as Mrs. Carver folded fade,
black cashmere shawl across her slende
shoulders. se 81 -afl'
"You are determined pr al :.
eyes !' H fs
"Then I'll 60 with you," said Hetty
Hewitt. "Perhaps between us both VIZ
can manage to shame the old screw out Of q
little of his surplus cash"
"Hetty J" '@ia7o
Il mean it, Letitia He used to pretend
to be fond of US" Ee
"Until we set his wishes and judgment
at defiance, and proclaimed ourselves entire.
ly independent of his will"
Hester Hewitt shook her head /; her will
full nature was entirely unconvinced, but she
abandoned the argument temporarily. 81.
Uncle Paul Sheffield sat alone in his ''den''
when his Office. boy announced: Gt
"Two ladies, sir. to see ye!"-an an.
nouncement almost instantaneeusly followed
by the apparition Of the two pale young wild.
ows, in their mourning weeds. sa q
"Well, girls" said Uncle Paul, sticking
his pen behind his ear. as composedly as if
it had been only six days since he had seen
them, instead of six years; sit down-sit
down r. u @ -
Mrs Hewitt obeyed !; but Lefty Carver
advanced to her uncle's desk, and laid the
ten dollar bill upon its blotted surface OF
green baize. Uncle Paul surveyed her
from behind the moon.like orbs of his silver
mounted spectaoles. $500 is.lyg9 sx
"Eh what's this r. he asked, with ap.
parent Inconsistencies. ''What's this n
s"You were kind enough, Uncle Paul.
began Lefty hesitatingly, "to send mt
some clothes to make over for the children
found this money in the waistcoat pocket
when I was ripping it up this morning"
"You did, ah 'said Uncle Paul reaec
lively. And then, turning bis moon spec
tacles suddenly on his other niece, he de-
manded. with embarrassing abruptness:
'sAnd you, Mrs. Hester? what became
of the ten-dollar bill that was 10 the waist
coat pocket of your bundle? Eh pr q
Hester hesitated, turned first scarlet, Their
pale, and was obliged to stammer forth:
Ill didn't suppose could make the
old garments useful, so [ sold them to rag
man. +,
"For twenty-five cents?'' sa'a.ea 81
'sNo, uncle; for two nice china vases ,
"Two flagree fddlesticks !" barked Uncle
Paul sharply. "Too shiftless to make ovel
good suit of only half-worn clothes-tot
proud to work for your own living, but moi
too sensitive to expect others to do it fol
you-too naughty to accept charity-you're
the same Hetty that you always were Ever
the sea of trouble you have gone through
hasn't changed you, and [ don't believe
anything will but death" 4l9' os
"Uncle p' faltered Hetty, beginning
weakly to cry. the worst policy she coult
possibly have adopted, if she had onl,
known it, f @E@2
eyes," went on Uncle Paul, rumpline
his hair over his eyebrows; II put the two
bills in the two waistcoat pockets to try yoi
two girls. One of 'em is sold to rag-man
the other has come back to me- I accep
the omen. Lefty, my lass, you and you
little ones may return back to the old mes
again. If the boys are like you, I shall
take to en-
"But, uncle" whispered Hetty Hewitt
through her tears, "what shall I do p
"Sell yourself to the rag man for match
box to match your china vases ?" quoth tn
old man, waxing grimly facetious. "Don'
I tell you I'll have nothing more to do witt
you?'
And no tears nor entreaties on the part O.
either Hctty or Lefty could move the OLD
mans adamant resolve. Hetty had sealee
her own doom past redemption. and hel
more thrifty cousin had become presump
tive heireas, all through Uncle Paul
whim ''.
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