The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-11-23
PHILLIPS LITTLE CONFI-
DENCE WOMAN.
y ELIZABETH CAMPBELL.

BT ELIZABETH CAMPBELL.
It. was a warm, sweet day in early sum-
ar. Mrs. Anderson, her nursery COVER
eys and her two youngest children,
Harry and Victor, were out walking.
rasttr Victor soon grew tired, and con-
lncted himself in a cross and irritable
hammer, which made his goyerness feel
uncomfortable and his mamma provoked.
He was only four years old, so his con-
Bnct was not wholly unforgivable;
Ind presently his mamma said:
Miss Maybe, you had better take
b;m home. It has grown very warm,
md the walk has tired him."
" But I'm not tired, mamma" said
Harry. Il needn't go home. I would
like to go shopping with you"
Very we'll, dear, if you are a very
hood boy you shall do 50. Here comes a
bar. We will see Victor safe in first,
snd then you shall go with mamma"
50 the party stood on the corner of
Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street, till
the cross-town car going east came along
and halted.
"Have you got your purse, Miss May
e :" asked Mrs. Andersen at the last
noment. "You havn't? That's just
ike you. There's your fare, and be
4uick!"
So Miss Maybe received her fare-two
bnc.cent pieces and a three-Cent piece
Ind dropped it into the pocket Of hel
Jacket, while she caught up Victorin hel
brms, and fastened into the car with
him. He was Il heavy boy, and she was
i very slight and delicate girl and she
WAS glad TO rest a moment after she en-
tered the car. But presently the con
ductor rang for his fare, and Miss Maybe
diycd iuto her pocket for it, but with
most unexpected result. Her hand wen
f;ght through her pocket, and tount
neither pence nor half pence; her fare
vas lost. Well, it was matter of NJ
great consequence, if only master Victor
couId be persuaded to regard is in tina
light.
"Come, darling" said Miss Maybe
eve must get out again-Pye lost m!
fare"
But darling" who had established
himself at an open window, and was en-
ioying the prospect, Immediately caIIet
clouds to his countenance that were sug
geStiyc of a squall.
ooh, dear, what shall Ido?" though
the little nursery governess. l cal
never carry him screaming through tn
streets ;" andshe jumpedupand searched
wildly about, and to her great joy espie'
her tare-it had only dropped ON to thu
seat.
"Never mind, darling! !" she said
I've found it,"
Master Victor's face cleared instanta
neously aud the sun shone once more
Miss Maybe picked up her fare, as sh
thought; but to her dismay there Wer
but three cents the two pennies wer
gone. Absurd and trihing as the los
was, the girl was in despair. Sh
couldn't tell Victor again that he mus
lose his ride just after raising fires
hopes--a born angel couldn't be expecte
to stand such fluctuations Of JOY an
disappointment. She looked around tn
car; it contained but one other perso
besides herself and her charge, A ger
teman, apparently, the third person
but so absorbed i'll reading his newspaPt
that he was evidently quite unconsclol
of her presence or of her difficulties IL
conductor rung for his fare a secon
time, in an impatient and authoritatiY
manner. Miss ;daylie, quite desperate
turned to the gentleman.
Sir" she said, 81. will trouble yo
tor two cents"