Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-08-31

night to such excellent purpose as
toward the west, where Miss Iar-
lem and counsel awaited her.
The next morning before she left
the snug chamber, which had been
the iamily-room Of three genera
tions, as Flora was told, and could
well believe, She heard her hostess
moving about. twas near sunrise,
and she was evidently up for all
day, and 3 p. m. seemed now 50 near
to Flora, that She felt she had no
timeto lose.
She found Miss Harlem in her
library, with the doors Of her book
case open, evidently inspecting her
treasures. And, it was good to
look at her by daylight, to see a
woman so active and strong, and 50
evidently happy in her activity.
She seemed pleased to see Flora
so Gsrly.
"l had pleasant feeling when
| woke up" she said at first |
fancicd it was because | was at
home, but found, on reflection, it
was because YOU were here; though
| have you against your will"
Since | came on Fortunes in
vitation," said Flora, 81 have rea-
son to be glad ; if | never was in
luck till yesterday, the tide has
turned, and I'm happy"
" "And you will be- with your
friends by sunset"
But | shall havclcG my friends
behind me-" said Flora, With a
good deal Of genuine emotion.
4 owe you something for what
you told me last night" said Miss
Harlem. " | am an out-cast too
a regular business woman. | dare
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Wy dear, l OeI'cye YOU lhese
creatures are my fossil remains as
J 'ola YOU ii you Nno" ahytIhlng
ABOUT th'5 art OF m'ne, you VIII be
aDlc TO tel WheIe ! began, ana now
l nave gone on, ana point out the
place at "hIch | broke down. ana
came near endINga failure
DO ten me about IT. Tor l know
nothing, sald FIora'
d" 1t will bear repeating, and !
rather like the story" said Miss
Harlem. " ] began this business
ten years ago-when, say fifteen.
My grandfather owned this place,
and he lived and died here; but |
was born in New York, and at six
teen knew as little of the country
as it is possible for a girl TO know,
This little house was always too full
to accommodate us city children for
longer than night or two at a
time. | made up my mind, when |
was quite young 'hat l must earn
my own llVln,S ana we ""d IN our
I'oTary, at nome DOCKS oI p'ru'
ana ANIMALS "ll'ch l ioVed above
everything, and' Wl,en l 'ouhd that
| must go to work, l consulted
tlem about 1t. father llad a case
OF Stlliled oLrdS, WnlcN ne had pre-
pared ana set up ''m'ell ana l oe-
ternlned to make what had Deen
MS past l'mr, my means OIL support
"hat dld / know about competition
ana all ''ia' went 10 work IN
my pfaVe' haPPy ignorance l
bought Sn'p'; ana quail pr&lrIG- :,
chIcKehS, ana 81 ulrrels-,you shaIl
nave your DFGaNlaSt "''nih hiteoh
mlnutcS' Sl' down. 90 saying
MISS llarlc''' u'S'PPe'rc"' " lV'i'll
haIi an ho4r tnG two ladies' were
again seated at inc table,
operated on my treasures and
found sale Tor the poor things
among my acqualntances, and this
encouraged me so much that | pre-
pared fine lot as | believed, and
sent them, my dear, to the fair at
the American institute Who so
proud as |? But when | had gone
50 far | happened to see another
ease ct birds which made mine seem
as if every bone in their bodies had
been brokcn-they might have
been the carcasscs Of a lot of trlons
| had bought up cheap, for all the
beholder could tell. Then | feast
ed on the bitter of Inundated pride.
One Of the newspapers, moreover,
contained report on birds, and no
ticed my Work--to contrast it with
that of noted tayidprmist. pOintinp