Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-13
The Sisters

Once there lived near the fields and
woods of small village poor woman
who had three daughters. Though
good, she was so simple that she was
ready to believe all that people told
her.
One day peddler came to her house,
and tried to get her to buy wooden
clock; but she said she had one already;
then he tried to make her buy some
tin-ware; and at last offered to tell her
fortune and that of her three daugh-
tiers for quarter of dollar. -.st sFFs
q This seemed to the poor woman very
cheap, for she was not wise enough to
know that a foolish thing is , dear at
ANY price. So she consented to. give
him a quarter of a dollar if he would
tell them all their fortunes. ,.-.,
'Here are my three little girls
Anna, Bella and Cecilia" said the
mother. ...'.1 T. - 'T-'s ..-,' ~ e. =
"Why don't'you call them A, B and
G ?"'a asked the peddler; ssthat .woald
save time, and time is money, ayou
know. Come here, Anna, and give me
your hand.o t..<,-,....7er Is. : 80
Then Anna gave him her hand ; and
he looked at the lines on the palm, and
said:
"You, Anna are born to great at, rich
ness. Dear me! How rich you will
be! What piles of gold I see hid away
all for you to handler foed ssd lied
Then Bella came forward and gave
the pedler her hand and he looked at
the lines of the palms and said: .s.sE
swell, l declare! what a golden FAM
lily you are going to be! Nothing, but
gold, gold, gold, can I find in these
lines. There, Bella, your fortune is
told" go ~ p - 20 70. e.''.1 p. =
Iei Little Celia now let me take her
hand, and as he looked at her palm, he
put on his spectaeles, saying: .s5!'-ag
-''These lines are so fine, that I ought
to charge double price for studying
them. However, a bargain is a barr
gain .Yous Celia, are going to, be the
richest of ALL .,., ~. =. ~
'sAnd how is it with me" asked the
good mother, holding out her hand,
and at the same time paying the ped
dler his quarter of a dollar. 2s.7 -st
3s"Ohw said he, locking eGsi.elesslY at
her hand, and then taking up his pack,
"you are rich enough alreadyP' a
And with these words the saucy ped
dler put the money in his pocket and
departed. < .ssnaa- + ess.s .ea75 es,s...-s
That next summer, on lovely day
in June, the three sisters strolled out
near the edge Of a wood to pick wild
flowers and make dandelion- chains. .
AS they sat ON a bank under a tree,
they began to talk Of the peddler and
the fortunes he had promised. They
were too wise to believe what he had
said; and they laughed merrily at his
|impudence. al y .. t,.aH
|FTo think of his telling mother that
she was rich enough already" said
Celia. -
can idea strikes me-" said Anna
"The peddler was right after alright
in certain sense. What he meant
was, that mother was rich in love. BY
gold he meant love, which is something
better than gold, you know"
eyes" said Bella, sand, when he
said we should be rich, he meant we
should dearly love one another. And,
don't we love one another? And isn't
this little Celia the richest of all in
love? Yes, Inow see what the peddler
meant, and I do not grudge him his
quarter of dollar. We are all rich,
oh, very rich, in lovep" $50 -='a1''' u
Then the sisters rose and sauntered
home with arms around one another'sl
necks to tell their mother of the bright
discovery which they had made.