Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-02-14

room sother yolafs tired; you ought
MOTTO tr to sew, e said lJulin.
am tired, but hage finished now. SC

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am tired, but haYe finished now. so
lot MS ses the wonderful pockct-bools
which has so excited Rose. She seems
to hlxe some interest Sin life, after all ," :"
said Mrs: shelton, slyE
35.O IL, Whit quantitiEs of billsn cx-
claimed Rose. See, is:ISt thata hundred
lssit,ltstlss bill Il Do yslp suppose the owner
ITwiD eyer co,nciiur it !! q 81
|s what d .gnestian, ahild!n siid Julia.
"a 81 do not think iaoplc usually SOW
poe eket-books, cont,iiaihg u thousand dol
lars apiece broadcast through the streets.
We must send anRi,lyertiscmcnt to one
OF the morning ltpe}s. Isnot that the
best Way2' turning tnsler mother.
q 'esfainly, said n IL'S. Shelton, "if you
ihave sioncy cnongii..',i II
ny not tai some out of the pocket
book y iiiterposedf ltgse.
do pst wish te]touch it.any more.
If canSnelp it. might feel inclined
to take ont more ttA;n the price OF the
advertisement; SO ,weeyill lay it aside for
the present" answered. julia.
Tho advcrtisemcns;,ppcarcd in correct
form the following }iny, and julia went
about her duties with the immense sum
OF six cents dinglins i'll her little, worn
3portnonnlic.
The next evening, rs Mrs. Shelton and
her daughters We're seated arouud the
te,l-table, swl,ich WAS spread with plate
of white bread, thy pat of butter, and
some very weak te;i,5a rap was heard ut
the door.
80 dcar!' said 1iosc. "Do clear off
the table before You &, TO the door"
But Julin vas Sslre;,dy there. a
gentleman, syood hei5rc her, who bowed,
and said
Excuse me, bi,s9I saw an advertise
ment i'll the 'heralI$his morning which
seemed to coiiatfa Ale, You found Il
sppekct-buok, l besi.sfk:.ss
I. IS, sir, y 81 YOU please
.TTahE y5N, -ss:S it, -tIftasilIl::.
will dcscrib: my lost Rgpperty. y brown,
morocco ockc,-booE, 4eoputinihg eight
hundred doiiars-fou apc hundred dol
lar bills, and tl,s'lyst i.Ylit,ics and tens,
and an one ot'thcsltppgls is written my
name, Elliott -Al,stcn''
Elliott Austcn.." exclaimed Mrs.
shelton. 'sriat n.pc sounds very
familiar. May inpurcif your t;lthers
vile Of James -,uste. was ny most init
mate friend and am sure ner son WAS
called llillo;i"
you are correct, madam. Ny father
WAS James Austen, and shall be pleased
TO know amy one who lovedniy s;iintcd
mother"
Elliott Austen was atruc gentleman,
and felt no disgust at The sight OF the
scantily furnished table that had 50 an
noycd Rose. On tine contrary, he quite
admired the diet manner III which julia
cleared the table, and finally even w;,she,!
the dishes, Tor that one room had to
answer ali hclutposcs of parlor, sit
ting-room, diu!ng-roum and Kitchen
The property proved to BE- his ;bnt he
sccAicd in no hurry to leave, and they
soon became quite suciablc and merry.
Poor people arc not a!l so miserable
as novclsts pretend, even ii they have
fallen from ntllucnec to poverty, and
julia Shelton was quite merry and CAV,
notwithstanding the six cents that nn..-
led rather dolcfuIlyfin the pocket cf' her
Worn alpaca.
Il shall bring my knitting and spend
the evening, nrXttimc visit YOU" said
Mr. Austen, as he finally rose to so. II
have made an excessively long call, but
1T is soplcasant4o lind one who knew my
mother, that | forgot all about etiquette.
And, Miss Shelton, you have conferred
great favor by returning this pocket
book-pcrmit mc to make some return"
The advertisement cost Just one dollar,
Mr. Austen" interrupted Julia. "Ot
course will take nothing more"
He would have urged the matter, but
feared to offend, and, after again cx-
pressing his pleasure at meeting them,
took his leave.
How splendid he is!' exclaimed
Nose 81 felt so mortified, Julia, when
YOU took that dollar. He will think us
dreadfully poor"
I'VE are poor, aren't We Rose? How
lOun If SiIrr vpu honc1 fbo ,,vr,,n,.