Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

| wish had thought to look into the
pockets of mine before l let the ragman
have them; but it isn't at all likely that
the old skinf1nt would make more than
one mistake of the kind What shall
you do with it, Letty?'
DO with it," repeated Mrs. Carver,
opening her mild eyes with surprise l
shall take it to Uncle Paul at.once. 1t
is, as you yourself say, a mistake
''But he has given you the suit.
''He never intended to give me the
money, Hester, and | haze no right to
appropriate it" Lefty answered.
Mrs Hewitt drew a long breath of
Amusement.
Lefty Carver, you are too absurdiy
Quixotic for anything You don't de
serve good luck if you fling it about in
this fashion.
j certainly should not deserve good
luck if acted dishonesty even III So
small matter as this
Il dont call ten pounds - small sum
to you, whatever it may be to Uncle
! Paul. Take my advice, Letty-keep
the money and hold your tongue You
need the money and he doesn't, and he
will never be a bit the wiser. What
are you tying on YOU bonnet tor?"
Il am going to Uncle Paul, was the
reply, as Mrs. Carver folded d faded
black cashmere shawl across her slen
der shoulders.
"Yo gu are Getermined?'
"Yes.'
"Then III go with you, said Hester
Hewitt. perhaps between us both
we can manage TO shame the old screw
out of a little Of his surplus cash
''IIetty!'
Il mean it, Letitia lie used to pre-
tend to be fond Of u.s.
"Until we Set his wishes aud Judge
ment at defiance, and declared ourselves
! independent Of his will
Hester Hewitt shock her head; h. i
willtul nature was still unconvince c, but
she abandoned the argument temporar-
lily.
Uncle Paul Sheffield sat alone at his
desk, when the of &c Soy announced,
Give ladies, sir.
"Well, girls said Uncle Paul, stick
ing his pen behind his ear as composed
ly as if it had only been six days since
he had seen them, instead of six years
! 'sSit downtown"
! Mrs. Hewitt obeyed, but Lefty Car
yer advanced to her Uncle's desk, and
laid the ten pound note upon its blot
ted surface of green baize. Uncle Paul
surveyed her from behind the moon
like obs Of his silver mounted specta-
! cles.
''Eh, what's this,?" he asked with APP
parent unuonsciousness. ''What's this?
you were kind enough, Uncle Paul,
began Lefty, hesitatingly, to send me
some clothes to make up for the chill
dren. l found this money in the waist.
coat pocket when | was ripping it up
this morning.
'.You did, eh p said Uncle Paul, re-
tiectively. Then turning his spectacles
suddenly on his other niece, he demand
ed with embarrassing abruptness:
"You Mrs. Hester what became OF
your bundle, Ell p
Hester hesitated, turned first scarlet,
then pale, and was obliged to stammel
forth:
"l-I didn't suppose | could make
the old garments useful, so | sold them
to rag man"
s'For shilling?"
| mo, uncle, for two nice china vas
es !"
1.-TWO flagree iddlesticks! barkee
Uncle Paul, sharply. TOO sbiftless t,
make up good suit Of only half won
clothes too proud to work for YOU
own living, but not too sensitive to ex
Ipect others to do it for you you're tn,
same Hetty that you always were Ev
I en- the sea of trouble you have gon,
Through hasn't changed you, and
l'dou't believe anything will bit death