The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-11-06

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"Well, little Susie, said the old gen.
tleman, laying his hand kindly on my
wrist, "what Is H. 2"
eff you please Uncle Barnahas, :"
said l, with rapidly heart,
81 would like to take the situation"
| :" Bravo cried Uncle Barnabas.
My dear child!" exclaimed my
mother. tr .E 2 lo|hf iaI
Susanuah I" uttered Eleanor, In
accents by no means laudatory.
"Yes," said I. "Twenty Eve dol
lars month Is great deal Of money,
| and I was never afraid of work. /
think / will 60 TO the old lady, Uncle
Barnapas. I'm sure l could send home
at least twenty dollars month to
mother and Eleanor, and then-t the two
weeks, spring and fall, would be so
niceil Please, Uncle Ba-nabas, I'll go
back with you when you go. What Is
the old lady's name P'' H ras R4uug
"Her name 2" said Uncle Barnabas.
I. Didn't l tell you? It's Prudence
Mrs. Prudence - lfl .aH
"Whata nice name." said I. al
know I shall like her" uNut..
"weil, / think you WILL" said Uncle
Barnabas, looking kindly at me. "And
think she willlike You. Is It bar-
gain for the nine O'Clock train to.mor-
row morning?" 1 I'.4D s2I
eyes" I answered, stoutly, taking
care not to look in the direction Of my
mother and Eleanor.
"You are the most sensible Of the
!. lot" said Uncle Barnabas, approving
ly. ''-
But after he had gone to bed in the
best chamber, where the ruftied pillow
cases were, and the chintz, cushioned
easy chair, the full strength of the fam.
, lily tongne broke on my devoted head.
~ can't help It," quoth I. holding
fSvaliantly to my colors. We can't
starve. Some Of US must do something.
And you can live very nicely, mother,
darling, on twenty dollars month"
"That is true sighted my mother
from behind her black. bordered pocket.
handkerchief. '.But never thought
to see a daughter OF mine going out to
Ito service r. 4 ~ .'l'.''.. ,..'
"And Uncle Barnabas isn't going to
do anything for us, after ALL" cried out
Eleanor, Indignantly. "Stingy old fel.
/ low should think he might at least
adopt one uf us He's as rich as Cre-
sus, and never chick nor a child 80 p
"He may do as he likesabout that, 7"
I answered Independently. /" prefer
to earn my own money"
So the next morning set out for the
unknown bourne OF New York life. =
"Uncle BarDabas, said L. as the
train reached the city, " how shall /
find where Mrs. Prudence lives?" ''
"Oh, IN go thu with you" said
Z he.
"Are you well aequaipted with her9"
veptured to ask.
"Oh, very well indeed 70 answered
uncle Barnabas, nodding his head sage
We took hack at the depot and
drove through so many streets that my
, head spun around like teetotum be-
fore we stopped at a pretty brown-stone
mansion-it looked like a palsce to my
unaccustomed eyes-aDd Uncle Barna.
has helped me out. .u' - -. .
Here is where Mrs. Prudence lives"
said he, with chuckle.
A neat little maid, with o frilled
white apron ard rose. colUred ribbons In
her hair, opened the door with court
esy, and was conducted into an ele-
CANT apartment, all gliding, exotics
and biue-satin damask, when q plump
old lady, dressed in black silk, with
loveliest a Vienciepnes lace at her throat
and wrists, came smiIingly forward,
like O sixty-year. sunbeam.
$50 you've come back, Barnabas,
have you," said she. " And brought
one Of the dear girls with you. Come
and kiss me, my dear" '-"
- Yes. Susy, kiss your aunt" said
Uncle Barnabas, fingiDg bis hat one
way and his gloves another, as he sat
c0mplaceRtly down on the sofa, ~
"My aunt 2" l echoed. fas 81
"Why, OF course" said the plump
old lady. "Don't you know? Pm
your Aunt Prudence"
I" But thought" grasped /, in be-
wilderment, "that | was coming to
situation IL f
"wsll, SO you are." retorted Uncle
Bafnabas. "The situation OF adopted
daughter In my family. twenty-five
dollars a month pocket money--the
care OF AUNT Pradence's cat and
canary And to make yourself gener-
ally useful IL -. Id.
aOhl uncle" cried /, Eleanor
would have been SO glad to come II she
had known 1t IL ia s.r
Fiddlestrings and little fishes - IL
logically responded my Uncle Barnabas.
I've no patience with girl that's too
fine TO work. Eleanor had tho situation
offered her and she choose To decline,