Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-03

water color drawing OF Cupid anC
Psyche, an exhibition piece" O
poor Eleanor's, which hung above
the chimney piece.
81 couldn't, indeed, sir"
"Wages twenty-five dollars 9
month";" mechanically repeated Un.
Gle Barnabas, as il he were saying
off lesson. "Drive out every day
in the carriage with the missus, cat
and canary to take care of, modern
house with all the improvements.
Sunday afternoons to yourself, and
two weeks, spring and fall to visit
your mother"
"No, Uncle Barnabas, no !" said
Eleanor, with little shudder. 81
am a true Berkelin, and / cannot
stoop to menial duties"
Uncle Barnabas gave such pro-
longed sniff as to suggest the idea
of very bad cold in his head in
deed.
"Sorry," said he. "Heaven
helps those who help themselves
and you can't expect to be any
more liberal minded than heaven
"Sister Rachel" to my mother
"what do you say n
My mother drew her figure up a
trifle more erect than usual.
81 think my daughter Eleanor is
quite right" said she. "The Berk-
elins have always been ladies'"
sat quite silent, still with my
chin in my hands, during all this
family discussion; but now l rose
up and came creeping to Uncle
Barnabas' side.
"Well, little SUSIE" said the old
gentleman, laying his hand kindly
on my wrist, "what is it 2"
"If you please, Uncle Barnabas,
said l, with rapidly throbbing
heart, 81 would like to take the
situation"
"Bravo 70 cried Uncle Barnabas.
any dear child !" exclaimed my
mother.
"Susannah ~ uttered Eleanor, in
accents by no means laudatory.
"Yes, said 1, twenty-five dollars
month is great deal Of money,
and l was never afraid of work, /
think will go to the old lady, Un-
Gle Barnabas, I'm sure l could send
home at least twenty dollars
month to mother and Eleanor, and
then the two weeks, spring and
fall, would be 80 nice. Please,
Uncle Barnabas, III go back with
you when you go. What is the old
lady's name 7"
"Hcr name ?" said Uncle Barna-
bas.
didn't l toll you. It's Prudence
Mrs. Prudence !"
"What a nice name," said l. al
know / shall like her."
"Well, / think you WILL" said
Barnabas, looking kindly at me.
"And / think she will like you.
Is it bargain for the nine o'clock
train to morrow morning|
eyes," / answered, stoutly, talk
ing care not to look in the direction
of my mother and Eleanor.
"You're the most sensible Of the
lot" said Uncle Barnabas, approx
ingly.
But after he bad gone to bed in
the best chamber, where the ruffled
pillow cases were, and the chintz
cushioned easy-chair, the full
strength of the family tongue broke
upon my devoted head.
al can't help it," quoth /, holding
valiantly to my colors. "We can't
starve. Some of US must do some-
thing. And you can live very nice
ly; mother darling, On twenty dol
lars a month"
"That is true," sighed my moth
er from behind a black bordered
pocket handkerchief. "But new
er thought to see daughter Of
mine going out TOTO service ]"
"And Uncle Barnabas isn't going
to do anything for us, after all"
cried out Eleanor Indignantly
"Stingy old fellow l should think
he might at least adopt one of US
He's as rich as Cresus, and never q
chick nor q child"
"He may do as he likes about
that" l answered, Independently.
al prefer to earn my own money"
So the next morning l set out
for the unknown bourne of New