The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-13

ing me out of my pretty bed room, and
sending me into garret with a sloping
roof.
had pretty carpet, white curtains,
bookcase, Turkish chair, and dainty
bed, all white and pink, and toilet SER
vice, pink and white also.
had never done any work, except
putting this room in order, for we had
two old servants, beside a man
Now / scrubbed floors and l washed
windows, and dishes, and had no time to
read or sew, or wander in the woods, or
enjoy myself in the garden.
Miss Humphries sent all my school
girl friends from the door when they ask
ed for me, and it was after long, hard
fight that obtained my books, my sew
ing basket, and my window plants with
which to make my garret more home
like.
My black suit became shabby.
felt ashamed to go to church, and
L knew not where to procure other
clothing.
was very miserable, but all the while
1 never forgot my object.
Not only did continue to search all
day, but at night often pattered about
the house in my bare feet.
found many curious places where
will might have well been hidden.
For instance the posts of grandfather's
bed had hollow space in them, covered
with carved cap, shaped line pine ap-
pie which came off.
And behind the carved wooden man.
telpiece in his room-the original house
was hundred years old, they say, and
very curious-there was receptacle
that might have concealed fifty wills.
The old woman never suspected me.
Besides, she was half the time asleep,
nodding in her chair.
She had a delight in seeing me at
work and set me at tasks as hard to me
as those the malevolent fairy put upon
poor Graciosa were to her.
Whenever was sent L went.
Who knew where the will might be?
But now the year had given myself
was nearly over, and the malevolent
fairy of my existence had ordered me to
| whitewash the COW house-and 1 had
agreed to do it with feeling upon me
| that endurance was almost to an end,
that hope was almost gone, that must
leave the place if starved.
wonder was thin and had lost my
| fine complexion.
The lime was mixed and the brush was
| found.
i" Put it on thick, Beulah," said my
task mistress, ,"we don't want any of the
boards to show. Why, where's your
stick ?'
" can't find one to fit" said I dis
consolately. "Oh, L can reach, /
| think" as
" You can't" said She "The idea of
whitewashing with short brush. Go
| and hunt stick. Why, l know where
there's one-in your own room. I saw
| 1t to-day" ili-luf 81
90 That's dear grandpa's cane" said /.
SO L don't care. Get it" said she. It's
| only stick, cane or not.n
d" / won't use that in such way )" said
I grandfather's cane, that he used to
walk with every day-that used to ride
on when was baby. Dear old cane, that
seems part of him. I would not use it
SO for worlds" i.t.li
Sentimental nonsense, said the old
woman. "The ideal When am dead
they can do what they like with my
umbrella, I'm sure. Get the stick.''
I" l WON'T" said /. A Dti "3i
"Then will, and you'll use it," said
she.
Away she went to the garret, and
she came down with the thick cane,
with neither curve nor carving on it-a
sort of pale grey wood, polished like
glass. "'N."
"Here's the stick" said she, F" and
you'll see my word is law here.p
| never stirred -iA 3ai
s'Tie the stick on the whitewash brush
and so to work" said she.
"I WON'T" said /. .Il tt
+" You won'tp" A ln 4tisA sal
ssNo.'' " alais liL e.ftH
Z" You're pretty big girl, Beulah
More" said she, "but if you don't I'll
whip you" -iiI e-A sA@
ST dare you to touch me, saidI.
She lifted the stick .aifs
+ I'm not sure whether she would have
struck me, or whether it was only in
menace; but caught 1t. N3ta