Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-17

ance make yourself as gay rs possible
with 1t, Mrs. Locke returned laughing
ly. If YOU will permit me to make
suggestion. however, think the blue
gros grain and your white lace over
dress will be much handsomer than
new cheap silk"
" | don't intend to buy cheap silk,
mamma I'm going to have trailing
SILK illusion, trimmed with pink aza-
leas-the frailest, loveliest things-ex-
actly like the real ones. Illusion will
be much prettier than silk or satin Mt
tins time of the year, and diaphanous
dresses are so becoming 1t will be an
improvement on your quiet muslin and
scarlet rose, mamma" Nettie cried,
gayly, as she opened her pretty purse
and pushed the crumpled notes in.
Well, Nettie," her father asked at
dinner, did your money go as far rs
you expected? can give You five dol
lars more to help YOU out if it didn't
stretch as far as it should have done"
Il haven't ordered my dress yet. papa;
I've been so busy looking over the styles
all the afternoon. I'll take the extra
five dollars, though, if YOU please |
can make good use of it.
IS So can |, if you don't really need
it," her father returned, smlingly.
Here, little Essie, is your share" he
said, dropping n crisp new note in his
younger daughters lap. :" don't know
what | shall do when Essie gets old
enough to go to parties, unless Forum
atus should die and leave his purse.
It's lucky | have no more girls to dis
sipate my substance -Nettie going to
balls, and Essie inviting her young lady
friends to opera matinees and luncheon
parties y
If YOU please, papa, | haven't invi-
ted them yet, and I'd like to do some
thing else with the money may :"
| little Essie said looking up from the pa
/ per she was reading.
What do you want to do with it,
Lend it to me-" Nettie cried, laugh
ingly " it will be a charity
Is that what you want to do with
/ it ?" her father asked ed rather you'd
devote it to your original intention
No, Sir" she said, blushingly
want to give it away. | want to send
it Oh, papa, I've been reading in this
paper about that terrible factory fire,
and of all those poor people who lost
not only the places where they worked
| but their homes and furniture, too, by
the fire. This paper says they are starry
ing-mcn, women, and children, even
| little babies, papa, they need food
and clothes and every thing. And don't
you think | ought to give this money to
them instead of spending it? We don't
have to 90 to the matinee but they mus'
have something to eat Isn't it dread
full, papa, for person to have nothing
to eatY'
Very dreadful, her father said smil-
ing thoughtfully down on the pretty,
earnest little face.
/ want you to send it to those poor
people, papa. | couldn't enjoy the
matinee it would spoil all my pleasure
thinking how selfish I'd be to spend 50
much money just for pleasure when
they need it so much to buy clothes and
things to eat"
think you put your money TO Il
wise Use, little girl" her father said, APP
proyingly " 1t is your own, my dear
do what YOU like with it. And some
other time, when papa has more money,
YOU can take Alice and Blanche to the
matinee
Thank you, Sir; we can go to the
matinee any time, but the poor people
need the money now" Essie said, giving
the bright new note back to her father.
Yes, now is their hour Of need.
will send the money immediately
! -, Il ,,.i5l
could add fifty or II hundred dollars &c
your mite, Essie but it is impossible
for me to spare 1t now
$ / hope you didn't think | was mean
Nettie, not to lend my money to you
but YOU have SO many pretty dresses
already that thought I'd rather give il
to those poor starving people" Essie said
to her sister rs they were going to bed
that mig Int.
Certainly not, little goosey. | think
like papa, that you put 1t to good
tuse
Nettie lay awake long while that
night, for sudden, startling, and per
picking question presented itself uncer-
enormously to her consideration il
Essie had made a wise use Of her money
was not she going to make very fool
ish use of hers? She debated the qucs-
ton in all its bearings, and tumbled and
tossed uneasily on her very easy and
comfortable bed. Nettie was not used
to making sacrifices. There had been
no need of any self-sacritice in her
bright young life, and this was the first
time she had ever felt called upon TO
deny herself in any way.
Fifty dollars will go but little way
in relieving their great Distress she