Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-17
SIMMER SNEETlNCS.

" Yuu might takr a basket at those sum
u,r .Neetiues down to widow SMALL,
Bert"
Yes, mother mine, if you say 50.
D.. II want take yum ten minutes"
$50 Where do she live "
Follow the orchard wall and turn
Jouu Lovers Lane. aud it is the iir't cot
taec on your lcit the servants tell Inc
I'lc never been there
Bert tool, the ha-lct and followed direc-
lions, and just a- he rcac 'rd the first cot
40. ON the left, the door op ned and out
t,uhleIt,norad dozen children Of all ages.
81. this the widow Small'- - he asked
of a dimrlcd Young p,r-on who stood just
inside watching the childicus gamhols.
.'Yrs." said the sWectc-t voice in the
world. while two luminous eyes met his
D.. yes. thi> is the Widow Small's."
"My mother, Ms Grraiercy, sends her
these summer swr' tngs.
.uh, thank you Tell Mrs. GrcatercN
thnt there is nothing l like 80 well as
summer -Weeiin@-
she s.nt them with her compliments.
SAID Bctt, dhhng aWkwardly lut iTllng
that he owed an nrulogy to this vision "i
loyeliucss for having Thought ot her a@ an
old woman in IL mnh cap.
Your mother i- very kind. Won't y"n
, come In aud -ce my ll"wrr-
"Yc-, will Arr these yourchldrcn''
/ Be- n~hrd.
They are my scholars. Yon must
have mistaken mr ior the old woman who
lived in shoe
do you take care Of all these flowers
ynur,,lr!' he asked, while rhr Painted
. oht her n,voritrs. ~ hat pnclicul cm-
. plu, menl
"uh, il is not lnclry ii Is poverty that
move, me, she replied. maxi them
inru boluct- to sell. Let me give yuu these
for Your butiou-ho'c.'
'lhmks; aud will orirr hoqnct of
/ yon tordny.'
"uh, shall grow ae rich us tr~sus.
Nou are too generous. One ot my little
,cholar- shall take it royou.'
60 No, if Won please, will come for II
my-cr."
'Cmtamly. II Is time for me TO ring
m, hell now rcrc.- hrs heen over these
five minutes"
81 suppose that Is hint for me- t" he
gone wish was little chap in yonr
PRIMER ella S. Gool-hyc; you viii srr me
to-morrow"
"Whcre have you hcrn, Bert i'' said
Caroline; " the cnriagc has h,cn Nai inn
this half hour"
." carried some apples 10 the Wld""
smnll's" answered the guilty Bert.
g" Mother sent them
uh. dii you! Has She am, children .
"Th,re were halt dozen ormorcllay-
u4 about the wrmi.c-," answered Brltr
smiling.
Poor fulk= always have such % lot
Does shr have to take care of ih,m her
-.ltl"
That seemed to he her occupation"
1t must b, disngrrruhr 10 he old an'
luot too to love ynuf colnt, and YOU
rgc- rrtrcutng into your head. Your ski
growing yellow and wrinhlrd, and YOU
hair getting gray II rha an awful "l'
fright Rrt
" Yun hid better 20 and see for Your
srlf." laughed her brother; "N"nr rt'
so different from mine. That new pan
icr, for instlnc :, which you wore ,'ster
day. aud thought so stl li-h, is simply hid
euur tu me.
" Oh, No. hate the ntighhprhuOd O
po,crty and troubles squalor gives me-
unalm. Nos will seud her some ui m
old .uWns--withOut panicf. If Yam thin
she'd like them, but don't ak ne To z
and SEE her. And then they drove roun
and called On the ptun girls, aud Care
line lost sight OF the poor widow and he
large family in discussing the new pole
nuisr and the latc,i style of rhignons Bt
Bert made amends Tor his tttci 5 shur
rnmmgs. All the time that hc rhittci wit
Maria [ ptoH holding her cnllet yarns an
Hayiug gallant nothinra. hr Was cumpai
ing her with the widow Small and iindin
naws in her hrauty aud dcmeanor. onl
Yesterday he had thought Maria upto
the prciiiest sir in the world, with whol
it would not be- difficult to get madly
love, hut Just now she seemed full Of a
tectations
What j. on Your mind :" she askc'
suddenly "Eycusc me, but Son don't al
pear like yourself"
"Nm you either" he might have r.
Piled $50 much the better, perhaps,
snid instead.
=" Allow me to judge about that. Cum
what good have you done since yc1ir
day :"
"Goodi oh yes; carried basket
summer swcctiugs to the widow sma
Isn't that good "
swecting- are good. she's quite
antiquity, ths widow, isn't she "
''Don't ask me "A ndy'sagcir a slcr
subject"
slow consilerntc' Doe she wear
fll-e iront-pi and lass esp
"ls that an index of ngc! ! know
heap Of folks whom never supposed ap
who wear falsr fronts, il it means Il
they smile when they would rather fro
and say i am glad To see YOU when II
wish you in the Rcd Sea
"Oh, how provoking you are, Mr.. Grea
rex But perhaps you will tell me If t
Widow Small needs nssi-tunce-if
MoHd like to 20 into the Old Ladies' Ho
which our society is about to establish
"lIoW hencvoleni-mindcd you are, NJ
Marin - Bert laughed. 81 almost "
myself an old lady to be provided for
your charityi but don't believe that N
Small would take kindly TO it,"
then the talk wandered into other cham
Yesterday their fiuatian had been in 4
ger Of falling into a more tender siri
Today the Widow Small preserved