The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-22

am very apt scholar. SO she looked
at me as if she had never seen me be-
fore in all her life and 1 looked as
calmly at her. Could she have for
gotten that dreary night when her saw
age, drunken husband turned her into
the street, and she took refuge with me;
and how wept for her modification,
and took her down to the boat at early
dawn, loaning her money to get off to
her friends at Philadelphia, before the
Uppertendom could get hold of the
circumstance AS we anticipated, we
mystified them all until peace was
patched up. Well, perhaps she does
right not to remember such disagreeable
contyetempS; but 1 could never have
overlooked such acts of kindness.
Happy those who can wipe off their
memories as schoolboy does his slate
1 wonder if their consciences are as
tractable!
She was looking at q box of games
the very thing we had come after, and
the last one i'll the store. However, /
said nothing, while Charley selected his
marbles-those many-colored alleys ;
Fred took a top, and his share of "these
beauties :" and [ chose q light carriage
whip which L shall want for use when
VIC drive into town. Charley "could
carry it finely" he said. Then we must
get small china tea set for Dolly's
"tea fights" the commission from the
little girls. All this while Mrs. c.
fingered over the box, but in truth
watching me. At last she said-in her
| deprecating tone of voice
ooh, Mr.. Bonfanti you ask too
| hnv 4 nDi
take it )" and she pushed the box away.
9TH take it, if you please, Mr.. Bon
fanti," said I, laying the full price
| down.
He wrapped it up, and as we left the
store Fred whispered, "Oh, mamma,
how very angry that lady looked p
1t seemed that L was doomed to be
"cut' on all sides this day. Rose Y
passed by just as we left the store but
her vail required fixing when she saw
me. 1 do not wonder at that, for her
father caused my husband to lose ten
thousand dollars. He failed so did
we. He still lives in great style in his
uptown house, and we in a cottage in
the country, having given up everything
| to pay our debts. [ wonder how she
| would act if L reminded her that she
never paid me the advance I made to
enable her to settle her bill at Newport
summer before last. I'll write to her
tomorrow just for the fun of the thing.
Goldsmith says, off you can con-
fess your poverty the severity of the
sting is partly removed" I'll try the
prescription. was rich then, and had
money to loan now it is supposed, and
rightly too, that there is nothing more
to be got out of us. "N'importe," said
money never gave me happiness.
Adversely, like the venomous toad, has
jewel in her head" and have learned
many excellent lessons by its light, for
which am very thankful, so L will not
look again at any one as L walk this
day, and shall prevent them from COM
promising themselves.
We then went into a bookstore,
bought the "Arabian Nights" and a
book of fairy tales for the long winter
evenings then to the dry goods store
for tapes, needles, cotton, etc. See Ex-
pense Book. We then returned to the
hotel and lunched. How could we leave
the city without going down to the Bat
terry ?"
Long we walked, and looked, and
took in the beautiful scene for memory
to paint at least for me, for many a
day when probably may be making
bread or feeding chickens. Well, sup
pose it does intrude, what then? 1t
would be more beautiful from the con-
trast to the employment. What fool
l am to think so repiningly of matters
and things. When I lived in the city
thought it vulgar to be seen on the Bat
terry and now, because my eyes are
open to the exquisite charms of nature,
1 hate to confess to myself that am
wiser and happier for it. Heigh-ho! we
are strangely made.
We walked down leisurely to the
boat for Jersey City. What a number
of bundles we had, to be sure. never
could have believed it till they were
collected but by filling my pocket,
the boys pockets and their hats, and
dividing the parcels between us, we
got along nicely. 1 really would have
pardoned any of the upper ten for not
acknowledging me as we went down to
the boat. 1 looked very like "hewer
of wood and drawer of water with
my arms full-but they were all paid
for ; that was something.
y
full. However, we got seats. At the
end of the bench nearest to Charley sat
very fine-looking-really handsome
gentleman, reading newspaper. 1
thought L had time to take a peep at
James letter. If 1 had had it on the
Battery, what a nice place it would
have been to have read about the
Tulleries and Paris ; but 1 received it
after our return to the hotel. / thought,
"Now I'll Just take a peep" 1t was
five minutes to the starting-time. 1
had reached the bottom of the page.
She was telling me of the annoyances
she had with the grabbed old man, her
husband. "That's for marrying for
money"
looked up, and Master Charley was
off. Erred, where's your brother" 2"
said l. How could Fred know? He
was deep in one of the "Nights he
was far away in Araby the Blest.
"Now," said 1, "you must mind the
bundles while 1 go and hunt him up. !"
After pushing and "please ma'am-ing, I"
and thank you, string" through the
crowd, found the chap perched up on
somebody's carriage that was going
over in the boat, and trying the
efficiency of the new carriage-whip. I
coaxed him down, and got him safely
back, and placed myself between him
and Fred, and resumed my letter. Jane
gets the value of the postage in writing,
if nothing else.
Jane was telling me in the letter of q
cruel piece of scandal about a poor
GIRL and baonino mo tO contradict IL