Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-15


stuffs. and everything on an economical
basis. I've been reared to understand that
thoroughly. but don't like it. | want good
things that cost money. The highest priced
are always the cheapest in the end"
"Yes, know that but papas salary all
goes in living and the children's clothes.
! We must use what little money we have very
carefully; and after all. don't see but we
look quite as neat. aud nearly as stylish. as
Lou Meredith"
90, a thousand times better just i'm
agins our figures in her clothes Every
bodys eyes would be upon us, whereas she
is dowdy, anyhow
fancy it would not he comfortable TO
have everybody's eyes on us" said lIatty.
Nonsense As if it did not please one to
be noticed DO you know" she continued.
yivaciously, 81 sometimes think | shall be
rich very rich 2"
You may be. years from now" said
llatty, slowly. at is just possible and
she smiled a. she met the beautiful, shining
eyes, and thought there must be fair for
| tune in store for her.
mag be before. long. Why should |
have to wait years Wouldn't il be fun
now to have plenty Of money fall to me
somehow How I'd astonish papa for the
first thing should do would be TO buy that
| splendid house admire so much, and fur
nish it exquisitely. And mind, if money
does come, and enough of it, that will be
the very first thing-a home for papa YOU
and the little ones-a home all paid for -
How strangely you talk j. said llatty
uneasy, as she watched the feyerish glitter
of her sisters eyes. " II seems to me You
/ think Of nothing but money, money, all
: the time, Take care there has been a
misor in the family"
Who was it ~ asked Kitty.
"A grandunole of papa's, not here, but
in England. lie died in great misery and
| apparent poverty aud money was found
everywhere in the house, so they say, though
he had nearly starved himself for years and
| years. So you see the faint may be in your
| blood
al hope not" laughed Kitty Il am
sure not for the first thing would do if
should become rich, would be to give to
those love so you see there's no miser in
me, not Bit
The next day, and the next Kitty watched
and waited The answers were due The
| Gift Concert had been given, and the gifts
awarded. How she trembled and her heart
thumbed unnaturally whenever She heard
the door-bell ring
"'l 1t niver rains but it poors Miss Kitty"
said Betty, the one maid OF the house, as
| she handed her several letters, at an uurX-
pected moment, when Kitty and her sister
were together
"What a raft of letter., Four" cried
lIatty. didn't know YOU had so many
correspondents. Why Kitty, how pale you
are J! she added, suddenly rs She saw her
sisters lace, and then looked again to see If
there might be mourning nm around one
OF the letters.
Nonsense ~ Kitty laughed, family DO
let me look pale II ! want to. I'm sure /
have color enough generally and she
hurried from the room in so excited a way,
that llatty wondered again.
Fifteen minutes later Kitty sat down iu
her own little rocking-chair, the very picture
OF despair. At her feet lay strips OF letters,
which she, IN her desperation and disaI-
polntment had torn and thrown down. IT
was true that not a penny had she received
in return for all her outlay
The list of the " Grand Gift Enterprise '
was in her hands, but the tateiul number
four hundred and twenty one, was invisible.
A terrible combination of figures some
where up among the thousands lad pro-
fessedly-taken the highest prize. There
was not even poor little five dollars to rc-
ward her for her zeal and patience in poor
cause. 1t was the same with answers from
other sources. One of these was
"You are sure to get rich in time. il YOU mind
your own business aud don't trouble Som
helshoors'
Another
" Grow catnip for the market"
And still another gave directions to sell
a pattern bv which dresses were To lee made
without the aid of dressmaker. And vet
: for all these she had sent the money. fun,
! expecting an honest return. Alas pool
credulous humanity, ignorant and we'll
meaning. when will it cease to sow the wind
that it may not reap the whirlwind
Kitty was conscious that she had com
mitted very foolish error: and She knew
too in what adherence her father held all
lottery schemes.
Alarmed at her long absence, IIatty sought
her at last. and found her. white as marble
seated in her little chair. like one uncon