Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-08-19
Whole No. 1853.

ed, timber located. Sally was busy
with plans. With her own hand,
she set out little fruit trees ant
bushes, and long before the house
took shape, the garden was beau.
tiful sight to see. A carpenter in
torn confessed to owing a debt tc
her father, of which Sally had not
known, and offered to work it out
to which the deacon did not object
and that was so much more gained
The house was slowly erected
but at the end of eighteen months
beautiful little home awaited the
patient and Industrious girl.
Just as the house was finished,
John was married, and Sally went
on to the wedding. Everybody
admired the pretty girl, but John
could not Keep her. On the week af-
ter the ceremony, Sally's white
muslins were all packed, and she
stood at the door taking farewell of
the sweet young wife.
"By the way, how does the house
look" asked John, as he held her
hand.
"It's as pretty as pretty can be-
said Sally with a laugh.
81 expect to derive some benefit
from that little business trahsac-
tion," said John.
81 hope you will come at any
rate and spend your vacations with
me-" said Sally, "and give your
wife breath of fresh country air"
"What dear little creature she
is /" sighed tho bride, when Sally
had gone CSC self poisedj 60 indie
pendent!"
"Not one girl in a thousand
Would have gone to work SO brave
ly," said John. "She will be a
rich woman yet"
Every one Of Sally's pubils had
taken a lively interest in the pro-
gress of the new house, and she
wds surprised, on its compile
ton, at the arrival of load Of fur
hiture, enough to furnish two
rooms handsomely, and for which
her scholars had been saving for
more than year
Well, Sally was very happy in
her new home. The little garden
was a source of delight and profit,
and when the sad news came to her
one year later, that her brother
John had met with an accident that
would cripple him for months, she
went to his s6rrowful home and
took them all three to her sunny
little cottage, for which he had
helped TO pay. All three, l said,
for a sweet little nephew claimed
her care now. There, in the sweet
fresh air, the invalid gathered new
and being free from
anxiety, his recovery was hasteHed.
81 little thought when you talked
about building house, Sally" he
said, one day, "that l should ever
need its shelter. What shoHld /
have done oil these weary months
of inactivity, if"
"If I had bought a piano, or
what you call them, organs 7"
laughed Sally, covering with emo
ton.
"You were wiser than I, little
girl" John Answered q moment
after; ''and now that our furniture
Is all here, and we are fiAed so
comfortably, I feel DC even when /
go into business again, should
like to stay right along"
"You shall, on one condition,
tohn," said Sally.
"What is thatl"
"That you build a house on the
next lot. I will make you a pres
ent of the lot"
"Youi'' exclaimed John.
ayes; 1 bsught it six months
ago, and it is no more than right
you shbuld hive 1t for the help you
have GENEROUSLY give me-"
"You had better cast your for
tunc with her." said his wife; dior
She is bound to be rich"
an tell you what" said John,
As Hb was showing his friend, three
years later, over his neat little.
house, 81 have great Respect for
woman's Judgement"
There's a hard rub for some per-
sons in tho following fjafarfaph