, 1879-06-28

eaLtNttN Lk8k my Jltt Hh5 HUk BEcH = laNHIct
laek tn the remote pnst my slater Amelia anl
went to visit iHy fathcr't sister. Ono day NY
aunt said. as she drew nn her clo7es prcparatoty
70 going downtown, "Now, Chnt, don't 'sant
5ou or A,aelta to tonch tint n1aple-augar up on
"Wl,at did You say, auptieln aaid !, not quite
understan.lng where eta :al i was.
~nont eet ., ~ tsSs s any ny Of a.a.s st %pe
uNo. msr1u,n said i; Emo, marm; va won't
take BIZ, u: md, seemingly satfsfca, she went
ont, mud departed. We crosfed to the window,
Amolla "toossetl' ard climbed, and tn five
thc rate Of ten pounds an hour. Xii 1t onro "a
Amelia went to the cupboard, put her sugar
nTha hsy .a w. when atssionste's asS inoufc
sick" fpert1dions fcn,nlc} and that .'she didn't
Ike sugar any way''; but what n,ads her sick.
rs Afterwards lcarne<', raa tho fact TINT my aunt
han come softly back aud was meanlg lookIi,g
lier, ous did not tell mo because ehc - owcl nc
ono" for punching her dolls eyes ont the dAy
before,
:, l(your dupel svmpathlzcd with her, regretted
that sue should feel tndlsposcsl at 10 tnoppor-
heart, atc her lump for her. nnd then washed
my faco md bands, con,bel my hair, nn.l was
getting lng surday-schoul lesson when aunt re-.
turned. Upon entering she itnn,ediatsly asked
so%psy W re:pons '1 se 10 nDSs ny 'r
prise, Amelia began 10 cry and owned up.
ln less timo than 1t takes to tell u inv aunt
{Hho was d very expeditions woman at timcs)
had kissed md forgiven Arnclla mud thfashcd
INC:
Now, tn the abore case, It would have been
bottor to have told the truth, - alY onu cnn
geo. Thcre antl then decided to be truthful
hcncefortl,, which was very bad resolution, as
Time nassrd, and oue wtutcr found myself
out Of employment. Ny shckels Of silver and
shokels of gold cousistcd uf Abnc solitary nickel
thnt dtl not Jingle In my pocket because II had
hothlt'E to 1iiiKlc against. / was vert hungry,
not having caten anything for couple Of hours,
and was also cold, my orcrskirt boing two
months behind the styac. 1twas at this critical
md porilous tno1ncut OF my existence tllHt the
crlsls Of my llfe approached aud al5 temptation
came. The editor Of the I''ttkr,1dtt B.qie, who
'Ioccnt, gtitlefehs old man, Always getting into
good .for-nothtnE company without eTen suA-
pecting, aud thu, Ia how ho got acquainted With
the edltor}, offered mt situation as reporter
condemn ltio too hastily, but remember my
youth md MY poverty; remember that did not
then know that a reporter required check.
bruins, md good looks, three commodities of
which ! waB entirely destitute; remember all
these things, aud forgive nla ~ hare foratven
a few days passed without excitement; no
one gut drunk, no one clopcd *tth any one c'se's
wtte,,-in fact, eyerybody vas distrac:IngY
was d case oi genulne small .pox upstairs over
thu Office, hut thu editor, who was nut very en-
tcrprlslng, | suspect, consigned MY glowing de-
scrptlon of It 10 oblivion, some wood. .shcds mud
suloke-housea burned down, but, Of course.
could not ''spreaan much III reporting such 4
conilagratios, aud | began 10 dcspair OF ever
imInortaltzlng myself. But at last the golden
opportunity arrived, as fonlly hoped, alll
MAS sunt to the Fcstlcncn Of Mr.. Jenkius,
dying, mud who unfortunately did die soon
after my arrival. Il reporter for The Hac&sra'la
Hroadat was also there. The editors Of tho
two papers were us deadly enemies ns rival
thu snt4e school Eirl.
The next morning tho following notice M.
prarcd IN The respective pape.s, minE being eIl-
tlrely true, the other mostly Untrue. How
mine ever passcd muster anI got Into pefn!
reln4ins MI unexplained mystery to tut day !;
apuear.) From The Uroadar:
:" Last evening, ut is lato residence, 81 King
street, james 4. JcukIns Departed this life nt
~ o'clock. Our reporter, who was prcsent,
statcs tint Tic scete in the room Of the dying
n'un wns truly hcsrtrendlng. His children
stood wcopng beside his bed. anl his wills, over
colln with graf, faiatcd, and wns carried from
tho room. Mr.. leuktnR wns L. truo Christtan, un
Apkl AuAVAA1lC GtllLEHf u kIA0 k&1tuA tdlA y
klnu aud inluIgcut husband n,ia father. In
his death the City ana county l!ave sustained q
grput less. Ills bcrenyed wifc md children
have the sympathy of large. circle Of friends
uud acquaintances. From the Dnqte:
'Our friends mud patrons, tl,a widows whom
he bus cheated, The orphana he bus swflldled,
aud the public generally viii be delighted til
learn TINT old Jim Jenkins died lust night ut bis
late residence, 81 King street, at 10 o'clock
sharp. Ills illness has hcnn lung and severe,
but It WIS tcaren at ono titac that 1t Htuid not
provo fatal. After tho old mnn had spe1ged
ont md the children wore standing nround
bpcculating about tic Will, m oillcous wrath
ttcporter for tl,c Uroadarj declared hs was not
dead, but only III = sinking spe1l.' Tho scsno
In tile room ut thls ttnu was truly Appalling.
The children broka into how'll ind Tears, aid
Mrs. j., horrifled at tho announcement, bec1sne
tnsunabe, nld was boroo from, the room. Tile
physican was recalled, who Won the hearts of
Ill present, and restored ptace md happiness,
" assuring, Us hu was completely aeaI. Sir.
junktna was nbYor known to bot on thu WrpEg
Nurse, u,,d could beat 'IIoyc' himself playing
'suycn up,'-tho only prasowoytly things lt,ai
call bo sail OF him. Ills wtfe and family l,aye
tile congratulations of tho etltiIu Cosnnunlty.''
Fifteen minutes after tic paper eanlr out t,u
editor canlc Into tho room, und ! sayeu my lft
by my agility ~ gatttnE loTn tit back statrs
antl hidlDE bch[nd tho asu-barrol. CHAT,