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| question, he said that he did not know, he
would go and see, and departed through a
| door which admitted the smell OF cooking
onions. On his return lie asked me how
many had9 what sort7 and what price?
These questions being answered he said
he would take quart. l explained to him
| that they were half mile away, aud that
unless l could dispose OF some in his i'm =
mediate neighborhoO1 II would not be
worth while TO come back to him. Just
as thought lest about that, he did not
much care" asked him "if there were
any restaurants near by?" He reused up
at that and coming out on the side. walk
pointed out several eating houses.
Al the first one they were supplied. At
| the next woman came to the door having
her dress buttoned in Peggolty's fashion.
She wanted some bcrries-oh, yes she
wanted some.
did not she want all of them p
She supposed she might as well take them
now as ever. She wanted some 10 put up.
"lIow did l sell them1"
told her. or course something less at
Wholesale.
"Well, she did not know, when were they
Pickedp and were they nice?"
"Oh, yes, they were nice and picked last
night Then by way of giving her a start,
asked how she put them up.
She promptly gave me an elaborate rec.
pe, but still she could not make up her
mind, and, seeing her difficulty, suggest
that she should send a boy with me for
few quarts that she did want and she could
then Judge for herself She caught al the
hint and followed ii to the letter.
The boy, youth Of eight summers, was
very talkalive, and told me about his fam.
ily-that they came from Boston-that their
name was Pratt and that since the fire
there were lots OF Pralts settling through
the country, etc.
The house stood near the depot and said,
"lIow pleasant it must be TO watch the
passing trains"
"'Spect it is 10 them that aint used to it,
but don't never 90 out to see them, I've
got tired secin EN-"
IIO went on telling that she knew the
conductor, and the conductor let him ride
all he wanted TO, but he didn't think il was
very much fun after ALL"
Alter seeing this premature victim OF
ennui supplied sat down to dinner. lie
did not return. l had foreseen that-no
fault Of the berries though-and I set out
to call on an old lady, one Of my unfashion-
able friends. Sitting in her cool parlor /
hinied at my mornings work. Oh, she did
wish she had known of it. She had not
chad one, and she wanted some the worst
kind"
had almost made up my mind to do
nate them 10 the festival folks, but seeing
my chance made her an offer OF all my re-
manning stock at reduced rates. The offer
was accepted and boy dispatched 10 bring
them over. She urged me to stay TO tea.
stayed and had Strawberries and cream.
After tea | walked down street with nv
money in my pocket, feeling quite rich and
independent. On the sidewalk met a la
dy who asked, "Was 1t you that Mrs. Smith
bought berries Of to-day"
could not deny the fact and said eyes"
"Why didn't you come to me? I wanted
some so badly and would have taken all
you had" She wanted some In u day or
two and would l "be sure and supply
her?'
Turning into dry-Goods store met the
flnily at whose house my pail was hid.
In the course Of conversation my day's
work came out.
"Oh," said Mrs. NJ, "why didn't you
come to our house, Bar bara?"
II did, Mrs. NJ, but you were not there"
"Now tLat is too had, for We got home at
noon. Could you let us have somo in a
day or two?"
They had not found my pail, aud laughed
healtily when they heard OF IT. They we're
all just going down TO Floral hall and ask
cd me 10 20 with them.
went with these pleasant friends, and at
thehall one oftho genial lterati, who abound
in our town, took me through the room,
showed me the pretty things and explained
about the rdrilies, and had 'beautiful
time" 1t had been a hard day for me. vet
bad met an unvarying politeness and
even Kin ness, aud had learned so much
that, as laid down to rest, said to my
self:
Next time You have anything 10 sell,
Barbara May, don't be goose"
My arislocratic ancestor did not trouble
my dreams. Money is powerful opiate
on the conscience of living men, but new
er should have guessed that ghost could be
affected by it, WOmGn's Journal.