, 1874-08-01

llyod with her slatot and l,or Biatos's husband
WHO, finding their own t,tHsle With tho "orld no
casy mnttor weso 60 much occnpted Will tl'oui-
eo,yes a. To baye voly }ittie attention to bestow
OIL h.isa ponsonhy's mattersi aud, consequently.
Miss pouyonby. wlioso lncone was tho worry
smallest income that any oo ever Ind. found 1t
difficult not to sny in1l,oeaiole, to mako both
eutls ,ueot. Probably lor sistor and her brot!ief~
in-law felt they cid great denl IN giving h'HS
rolsunhy 'lonno though certainly, IN t'or aHo''-
tion TO tl4o details Of that ome. hor cara OF par"
lor, aud plant.. and table, and cllldren' M'as
popsouby might havo becn entitled 70 "hEosl
but her sisters face would hive beoh h'"os II
anybody Ind proposed such thing. so' "t,on
a,,aos warn n,,alby. noboty dreamed OF ronewlng
4hcn.. aud. wlo1. tho ppugH Of hor Dress wore
worn, It WAS url1o,s,tood that sarah "would
,nouaro somehow j" aud II she couldn't. AZ sister
Jauo remarked in her conlugal cono'cnco aho
Eould be only tho aoos1or induced t. 1t an end
TO her disicult,os by marrying old Air. Ellenbrod
and bringing
THAT cool MILLION
}nto tho fant'. tho only million that lad evo!
como nea, T.. ugh to that fn,nily to bo soon.
Somu:i,nes Sister Jano gavo Miss Ponaouby
epray Of flowers or 4 feather TINT sho WAS tirod
Of. aud at Christ,unseH sue gave her pocket
handkerchief but Tor tue rest, B'Ae Ind to turn,
and twist, mud dye, and make over. "Sho las
nothing otBe to do With her time, said siator
jane, which waa just 10 fur tr'lo TINT whom sla
ter Jane, a!waya al invalid dt 9rat'a, eScopt
eofa reading 4 novel. bliss rosouby WAS washing
composing tAeir quarroIs, or h1inE tho yasos. or
attontilug 10 ths cassoss sAs!l Allsa fohaoaoS
herself said she lad 40 end Of ttno.
No end Of tialc!'' sail little Aunt Magruder,
WIN lad lntely como for Aes annual visit Of q
month at t}e housa-a yis!t ia wh1eu ahe sefit'ls,
lcusis paid her board. MY dear, thu y just
gtn'e tno sage Of TO- a 00usa sup
:" noyey mean to say dio," anarered Minis
pooaonIy: and sho tilted her old auut's racoo
hack by tic chin to Kiss tho mouth tl!at had
"you poor aA.dl" aaid Aunt Magruder, com.
posiIg her cap, "if had q fortune should
bayo i. dou't are how 1t happens tA- oil the
pop5oubss, far aud near. aru-woll--aso puor.
A unp whu IL prosperous Inns only to marry into
our family to lave everything 70 by Hi1es mud
peyens." 80,
VI ARE SET OF IDIOTS"
"1diots?" said Aunt kagruder, bridling..
"reH, indeed We hte always maintaining
our dig,aity-iuetcaa Of letting our dignity nain-
tain us,"' she ,said, boldly. y.u.,
Wall, really, ,ly dear, don't eoe that"
ditiau to my yearly two aud threapencc If could
80 ont to tic n,llsic.schnlars could hnyo; but
Sister Jaue hsd a hystetic ut the dea Of my being
eeou by the nhlghbors to &c, out TO regular &C"
cupasion every ulosnng. Then I could earn FOR
1lyaolf at least = couple Of handsome now suts
eyery year by doug embroidery for Madame de
Styles; but Sitter Jano Was very angry when =!
propesed 1t, md snld. It Bnch necessity got
wind. 1t would ruin James business. And, when
/ spoka Of tallug III fine saving. she sRid could
ouiy rot IL from our friends and acquatntanceB,
aud ahe wol'd rather go without forever than
have that; hut tho trouble la, you sco. it lint
BlBtcr Jane that has to go Without"
"llt size saya that, so long as 1amos gives me =
homo, I've uo right 10 turn l,lH house into work.
shop; Sister juno talks very plainly. I'm aure
don's kuow What to do. only know thero's ono
thing won't do"
"Prldo is like rust; it eats up tho iron that
docs nothing, Our old pastor used 70 say. 10.
member he told mo onco that the ialer should
blush ut his uselesAness In tho world, and that
the producer--tllat is. anybody who sorks-1s
lilo only one TINT has 4 right to hold hfR head
up; aud I shouldn't DO q bit surprised II ho
were squirting Mt tho ponsonby PRIDE"
.'Wel, suppose lt'a in US, though want and
trial havo left only tho incxtngulHhaplc spark
in ne. 1 suppose it's ponsouby prldc that MAKES
WANT NEW pEEs8
for tho Brctlnerci.rsttning party. For must 50
don't havo one, for huvan't anything literally
30 nce ~ ~ alpaca, and it's go'ng to 20
drcssy thing"
bl*ss rs; ! thought everybody had best
II haven't Every t1rcHs have In tho world
ia made hy putting togothnr tho remnants OF q
couple Of Sister Jane'h alter she liaH taxon every
bit ot wear nut Of them TINT rho cap get. My
nothing more. And rover take journeys"
"HNl cant yon borrow one Ut jane's for tho
OCCASION? Ny child, I'm fanous tpanager."
''oA, Aunt AIagrudorl, Gun borrow the
you borrow ? The gruy silk she is going 10 wear
herself. Do you sul,Doso she would ond her
sacred wedding g-drcss, that SHE had dyed blue 7
Aud as for her brown gain, wouldn't sbo say 1t
vas unsuitable for al unmarried nerron though,
goodness Knows, I'm Gettlng along. And, IT
spuke Of borrowing her black silk. she wuuld
never haya another day's peace with 1t for fear
should sreak Of borrowing It again. And, be-
sides. Hllo would tell me eyefybs,dy would rccos-
nixe it, and 1t would lart Jansoa' business"
+" Dli sou hayo some MONEY Of your own? 2"
"O. yes. Just s5U D year; and out Of that
Lave to buy u'ttor clothing, cutls, oollars,
gloves, shoea, ouihdc-clolh'nr. thrnad and
uccuies. n,Id put = 10ceut picce iuao the month
]y cul ec:!m, ior tile pnor; it would hurt )nnles'
business tn have the pluto Hecn to pass our po",
and S,sIur Jaue uoedn't often 60 to Church, you
kuuw.'
"Woll, doc}aro!" said Aunt 11agr,,aer, snap.
ping her little black eyes,
"And juht now-l dou't daro to toll Jane-1
shall hase to piuch beyona all previous pinch
l,1@; for, you SEQ. the BrenhoiH would nn1ae
tle baoy for NO."
" I'm elAt they did"
"Uh. begged them not to do 30. I told
them Surah was dreadful 1Ia1ue."'
" Many thanks, as it's nl,lu."
!" But, you understand. l know Immediately
wial it would involve INC iu. hut do it they
would anu 10
HAD TO GET oup."
''OT courae,"
"Jane pooh-pooilcl t1o idoa. and said 1t wae
tile sreaseat piece of absurd extraysgance she
ever Ienfd Of, and exactly like mo. Hut
couldn't 1layo dear little child nanod for mt
wltho1t giving H. AanIe cun.
"polnhouby pride my DEAR" mid Aunt Masru'
der, With chuckle,
WEI! NOW, Aunt Maernder, could sou9"
''No. indeed! I'd eise it cup it bud to so
my gown"
"MeIoy' Noboaya buv any gown Of mine,
said Al'ss po.,soubs, laughing. $50 i weil
down to tho Trustee for my little $50, and asked
hin II he could let mo hays huff Of it in nd.
vance, and lie sale Of course ho could and &c
Ahall squeeze through the year souleIlow. Dui
I've acnt tho prettiosE little cup to Miss Sarat,
PonEonby DrouIier-a lily In itB stcn,, all dow
Rnd glitter Of frosted silver outside, anl at vol.