The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-06-07

now, Kate" said Emily, as she went pa
tiently down on her knees to pick up the
scattered rolls of work,
"But it's a shame" went on Kate,
flushed and indignant, that |, who was
born to better things"
She paused, with the hot current of
words yet on her tongue, as a knock came
to the door.
"It's only Mr.. Harley, in the next
room," said Emily, as she rose to her
feet, 81 know his knock"
Mr.. Harley was tall, fresh-looking
young man, with bright hazel eyes and a
smooth, broad forehead, who had re-.
Gently engaged the one vacant apartment
on the fourth story of the house in
Bland street. "A literary gentleman" 4"
Mrs. Farley had called him; while Mr..
johnson asserted, with less elegance, that
he was "owl.cdtor of one Of them pa
pcrs that never tells the truth"
Poor people assimilate more readily
than those who surround themselves with
the barrersof form and ceremony; and,
in one week Of their neighborly prox.
unity, Mr.. Harley and the Miss ElleIs-
lies had become the best Of friends.
"The loop has come off my necktie
again" Mr.. Harley began, apologetc-
ally. "Dare | venture to ask you 10 sew
it on second time, Miss Emil ~
Emily smiled and nodded as she
threaded her needle with black silk, and
put on thrifty-looking thimble.
" Is anything the matter, Miss Kate"
asked Harley as he observed the elder
sisters flushed cheeks and discounted
mood"
Nothing" she answered, petuIantly
" but the old stOry-poverty and humil'
iation. Oh, / wish | were dead or,
better STILL" she went on, with increas.
ing energy, al wish the villain who
cheats us out of all our money were
dcadw
| Mr., Harley WINGED little, and nc
wonder, Emily thought; her sister had
spoken with unrestrained vehemencc.
"Kate, Katew she said softly, "you
don't consider. He is not to blame be-
cause the law has given him what was
rishtfully his own"
"He is, say" burst out Kate, but
then she repre!SSed herself "Glve me
the shirts, Emily, she Said, reslgnedly;
we cant starVe; NOW Ihe 1ootstool
and the work,basket' Ana Just draw
that curtain; the sunisshining in enough
to dazzle forty pairs of eyes"
iaIiehtly hmiiy tfuuSeu hiViieT ana
thlIher ior ner slS,er, oh'y 700 glad Iha'
the storm OF Mates temper was tempo
rarllY aVefted by Mr' ilarleyS presence
me young man, quietly oDserVaht OF al
mat trah'plred around nm, oegal tc
thlhk thal' aiter az, Maze was hoI SC
neautliuI as ne had AT ilrSI supposed
Emily had the sweetest, more Madonna
ike lace lheE she was SO gehCle, SC
quietly resigned .,
! Emily always was a drudge. SAID
Miss Lllcrslle, contemptlously' she
never ha" any more spirit lllah canary
bird"
SO Emily did the work of the con.
tracted little room, washed and ironed
Kate's laces, arranging her sisters lux.
uriant hair, sat up at night to finish the
sewing Kate had thrown aside "because
it made her nervous" hours before, and
was sunny and happy through it all,
while Kate sighed over her fat, and
persuaded herself that she was the most
wretched OF created beings
Ana one daE Mr' llarlcy M'ohlSile'i
her out OF her equanlmlty by proposing
to marry her.
"Upon--my-word . - encuIated she
the young man must have very good
opinion OF himself. VI course YOU SAID
No Observation-Disclosures. ,,., H.,
III. l'y mas ui me"I tho. any,, H., '"b ,oohoo
IKE y s"eeI. .t tTa VINE JhnU Has pec'' eA'
p'seI 10 ~ v"e g ii uie SUNSHINE L:i M c,.
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,n"l''heioli,1' .hh. ,, ouPPJ'o ho you
ne nerea s,a ~ on'' '"o"S"' "'"' was ~ 'o'oi'e
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oad ooe"v hoon n rnnn.tor r nF in"rotitnds % m % and
orotism % pO' ''''' "
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oon,o men,"1v dr pp, o,hnr ~ Usaid Mr. IrarIev
bam nI sUI9 To'i1y MTy t;Jiv W contessed bor triL
,o.;"n %t'on ,n "%y h;n, '''"'' '''''''',' ' ''
'"t,',1 I" VA, " "''ni n"J soo little girvo
Kate EIIerslie gave her brother-in.law
elect rather cool greeting that evening
when he dropped in, as usual, about nine
O'Clock.
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o,;a hn,,Ia'h hnUIi H." H. '' ''"''''> " Nv
SAY" "os H"r.a'y yor h.ve NV hest wishes y
W o,.,ornd Cu"."i u,;,h @ ~ "omn I;ttle ocorhity
'hc nnn%n'Io S';Il La ro"r ~ turm % noyt Kate"
civ ~ tonloJ mLn, Jo 6or spJ hooJ heartily | ~
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