The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-04-02

, after I've made the omclette tor
para's lunch. Only if Mr.. Russell
should cnll--"and tho lovely face
fell for Il sccond-"But perhaps he
won't. Any way, this is one Of
the opportunities to help myself
that L havo sighed for so long, and
it will only be throwing luck away
to neglect it,"
And 80 Minnie .Akerly stole
away at two o'clock, much to the
displeasuro Of her elder sister
Sarah.
81 think she might have stayed
and read to papa" said she, sim
stead Of leaving it always to me"
"My DEAR" said concliatory
Mrs. Akorly, "you must remember
that sho is very young, and needs
moro relaxation than wo do"
"Rcsaxation" If they could
only have seen Minnie 1T that
moment, with flushed checks and
sleeves rolled up to the fair round
shoulders, working as if her lto
depended on it, they might have
taken u different Wow Of tho mat
tcrs and things in general.
And the next day she again went
to iron the shirts she had washed
so daintily.
"suro, Miss, you're making them
look like white satin," cried tho
admiring Bridget. "And itsyour-
self would make II decent livin'
entirely rs q laundross, 80 you
would! Only it makes my heart
ncho to SOC the little whito hands
Of yours all bIistered and burned
with the irons, and parboiled with
soap. p.suds."
"My hands!' said Mimic, con-
temptuously, "a little glycerine
and week Of kid glowing, and
they'll be all right again"
"Marricd?" said Eugene Russell,
meditatively. And why shouldn't
I get married, Iclona? Is not II
man all the happier for uniting
his fortune with some truly con-
gonial soul ?"
"Young ladies nowadays are
all 50 trashy and TRIVIAL" said Mr..
Russcl's mature, strong-miuded
sister, sowing diligently away on
red flannel shirts for the poor.
Most young ladies, I grant
you, "obscrved Eagcne, "but not
all, Helena"
"And you arc the very one TO
be imposed upon and blinded"
said Miss uelcnu Russell, who had
never yet left off regarding her
brothor as n very small boy, who
required admonishing and looking
after in ovory respect.
"Now you arc Judging unfairly,
Hclcaa. You havo never seen
Minnie Akerly."
"I have heard Of her though, /"
said Helena Russell, dryly. "Shc
waItzes and sings, and plays
croquct."
"Is any Of tho three n capital
crime, Helena" lauglingly de-
manded Eugene.
"Nonscnse-you know that isn't
what ] mean. But it would be n
great deal more to the point if
she could sew on buttons and iron
shirts"
"Perhaps she can," suggested
Mr.. Russell.
"Is it lilloly?" contemptuously
rctorted Miss Helena.
"Suppose we declare truce
upon the subject" said her bro
thcr. "It is quite plain we never
shall agree on it; and in the mean.
time, what do you say to going
around with mo to see Mrs
MaIoncy2"
"Mrs. Malonoy! Oh the laun.
dress. Yes, / suppose wo ought
to SEQ her about tho summers
washing. But Is it necessary fol
mo to go myself?"
at would be bottcr suppose
And rathor grudgingly, Miss
Russell wont to put on her walk
ing habilimonts.
"a sad disagrceablo part Of tho
CiIJ W CoIlo w, DIV oAiN WV f"tlhS 3
at tho Same tlmc her skirts ant
patrician nose, as they wendet
3 their way to the region of tone
, ment houses, groceries and small
thread and needle stores tha
stretched westward, not far from
tho palatial mansion Of Fiftl
, Avenue itself.
"Yct people live hero Helena.
t ayes, and / suppose thoy like it
| Why don't they 20 West? II
. send thom thero if was govern
y mont, whether they would go o.
n not"
h "Thon It's fortunate that you ar
y not government" dryly observed
@ Mr.. Russell.
"This is the number, I believe
t Halloo! my littlo man," to dirty
L faced urchln padding in tho gut
ter, "docs Mrs. Bridget Malone.
live hcrc?"
= Master Maloney pricked up hi
!. ears.
;. "It's my mother" ho said, "an
4 its in the basement You'll fin,