The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-28

Teeth the Whitest Of pearls
, Ons OF these country malieas is T.r.a
= score Of gildy girls.
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A GIRLS GOOD SENSE AND UIE.1
BECAME OF IF.
minnie! Minnie, is my chocolate
near ready?"
1t was scrupuloGsly neat and dain
ty in all its appointments, the l!1lC
parlor where Mrs. Brighton sat, al.
though the carpet was a tissue oI
darns, furniture faded, and the hearth
rug sk.Iltplly eked out by a piece OF
quite another fatric inserted In the
[ spot most wcra. 4 few flowers in a
slea der-tbroated vase, stood On the
antique, c!aw-legged table, the fen
der-irons glit,cred Ike gold, and the
thin muslin curtains, arlistically men
ded here and there, were white as
sHow; and Mrs. Brighton herself
I locked Ike Cinderella's god mother,
in her dress ofancienJ b-ocade, best
yellow thread lace, and the rags
gliItering on her small, shriveled
hands.
Eighty years old, and lady to the
last, That was something to be
proud Of What though paralysis
had robbed her Of all use Of those
daintily slippc.ed foet-what though
the grand house she had entered as
a bride had narrowed down to this
one room ia a second-rate building,
where two other families also set up
their household allars-shc was q
lady sJill, and she could boast that
she never had degraded herself TO
commonplace toll
"0ur means are limited, said old
Mrs Brighton, with the lofty air Of
a duchess; but the pension Of my
son, the Coi0uel-Who, as you pro1a-
( bly, NAV remember. was killed On ,he
Florida frontier-is suEcica, To
maintain myself aad my two grand
daughters-and we are ladies'"
Minnie Brighton presently came
with her little ehocolatsire on a nap
Uncovered tray, and slices of toast,
exquisitely Drowned and cut as thin
as a wafer.
Il hope you haven't been kept
waiting, grandma" she said.
My dear with an air Of mild
rcsignation-"I an accustomed to
wait
"Oh. am sorry! But our fire is
out and | had TO run in and borrow
/ the use Of Mrs. fuckers stove 70 boil
the chocolate, and
Mrs Berighion contracted her sill
yer brow.
The Breigbtons are not q borrow
ing race, Minnie.
Shall ] get You an egg. grandmam-
MAJ"
No, not if the FIRE is out my
dear"
And grandmamma Brighton went
on with her breakfast, wearing an
injured air, while Minnie went back
70 the other room, where she sat
with her twin sister, cogitsting.
Anna Brighton was as pretty as
Minnie, but in a different stvle. She
was dark, With melting, almond
shaped eyes, and olive skin. and lips
ike a pomegranate flower, so perfect
" shaped, so richly red; while Min
ME was tall and slender aud fair az q
daisy.
Anna laid down slip Of greasy
paper az Minnie entered.
ITS the groeer's bill again. sister
what shall we do!"
Minnie sank into q chair.
And tbe gas yesterday, and the
landlord lot paid, and the purse emp,
ty as-Mother Hubbard's cupboard
What shall we do:n
That's the question, " said Minnie
refectively arching her ietly br5ws
If we can only keep It from grand
mamma"
we must. = reloGied Minnie. with
a decided nod 1t would Kill Der.
Ii we were mea now, Nanny. We
could so cut aud get a job Of wood
saving. or house painting, or"
And why cant We n0wzr
" by. Because Pat O'Neil has
-o5ail Mr, Barker's wood to saw.
and heca..se We can't climb ladders
Siih paint pots over our shoulder, -
Bat we can d. some;hinE else.
suffese Listen. Miauie-mcne
we must have"
IF we 20 out On the highways
and ask 1t 81 the poin; ol BE bay.
onet" il;erjec.ed Minnie. grarely.
There Is no poverty Ike genieeI
poverty" her sister sighed. Bu,
yoa have 10; beard my plan. Mrs
Barker, the lsuadTessi IN cur TOP s,orv, 7
s sick
What them We have neither
wine nor jelly. nor YET crisp bank
notes 70 bestow upon her"
And she can't keep up to her en-
g5gements. There are two Swiss
muslin ball dresses, ilted Gnd pulled
eau,ifGllY, lying in Der basket wait
ing to be done up, at this present mo- +
ment Five dollars apiece she has
fsr them"
@Well,n
u shall do them up"
Nanny. You:"
"WeH, why not2 Think what
golden stream Of pactelous ten dol
lars would be ia our empty Golfers,
Ask yourself how on earth you or
could earn ten dollars any other way
And after all a Swiss muslin dress
Is q pretty poetieal sort CT fabric 10
wash or iron; aad iato the bargain,
poor Ms. Barker Keeps her cusic-
meTs
"0h, Nanny have yoa come to-
that"
Now, you look and talk exactly
Ike dear old grandmamrlal Don't be
a goose, Ainniel just YOU Invent
some s.ery 0bOut nv prOueuadinr in