Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-10-07

Prophecies better of good to be: Ta8sOR !
Little By lttse the God of al y ~A.A-
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, :5sss PRIV II 8 3oYp:s . black Iaa sys we, vsos
flushing aud her cheeks were crIms msoned I
as she ssS fs9Sa list sistspisg g What Miss GyRssn
eie one s, F5oFd 5Fd Of i, isl is true s9
a ard a5t yset listen to such mean. yeqemeqs
sFS'bga ssS9;,, siptagipg ita si voice she Vas -
gracsfut girl. . = -. - .'.f !, 80
Her Eas Joyous and Pig lpa uant, aa5 very
pretty, with sauEy eyes and . dimpled chin );
and YET she was nobody but Miss josie Gyp>
sum = seanisttess for the time being. = .
z! She had been sewing merriiy away, sing
ing little shatctes of songs. feeling so gay
aud happy: and thinking With all her heart,
Of Dick Kenneth, when Miss Gypsum came
into Che room for little chat With Daisy,
that had turned quite naturally on SIR, Ken
meth, whom Miss Gypsum bad dared to as
perss to Daisy's face. 81 A57''
"Well, yoa needn't look as if you was 60.
iug=to knock me down, Daisy. I'm sure I've
only said what's,th trntli, aud wha, every
body-kuOws@ Kenneth is a=rogu ur old
miserT" ~ = - - -
The, crimson frightened on Dsisy's cheeks
aud dfsItaisprang up from her chair
'.'It IS not true-not ono word Of it is true,
aud 1 wont listen to such sIauder!.=z.zz-5
Miss Gypsum ipvoluotarily settled further
back in her ohair=- =====-
s.DeaE me! you needn't be go touct about
it, peed youY 5s
"TOuehy! am 'iusulted, and you need
Dot. repeat suoh cruel gossip. to rs:"
Miss Gypsum shrugged her shoulders:
.isSaf suppose it not cruel. but true tud.
ness 10 tell you? lam considerable older than
you aro"--
Il should say sO!' flashed out Dai;y sar>
castically. :
..And have had more experience in the
ways of the world" Miss Gypsum went on
iDdiscreetIy, ignoring Daisy's caustic little
! slashing. '.and tell you that when a young
man of Kenneth's age begins to be as close
and avaricicus as he is-as everybody sees
and knows-now. Daisy!-I tell Sou he will
end by being too contewptibIy stinsy aud
! miserly to live with"
"But I tell you he is not close aDd-avnr
cous!""
'eWell, then" aud Miss Gypsum's eyes
| twinkled maliciously, what is It that, 90 the
salary We all know he gets. he never spends
penny, on, you1 You can never get an invi-
tationf to go on an excursion; be never gives
you as much as a ribbon or flower, ,aud when
the employes-in his house contributed 70 the
monuuehtsks.was the only one Of Hundred
who declined to give anything"
"That vas Bis business. not yours. :" blased
out Daisy land when frankie Walland lay
| dying of diptheria, and his own mother could
not endure the child;s agony sapd sysrybndy
| elseN Nwas1 frtg 6tcned AWAY. 1t lwas my Dick
who watched three ights By the boy. and
held hip5vin his arms when he died -so
p "Oh,No OF coufseIthat was very nice indeed
of hitn45svery nice; bat when il comes to the
money question, you 'lLGnd your Dick will not
put his hand in bis pocket Mark my words,
Daisy -Dtummond; you'd better stay as you
are and earn yo6t own dTssses than to have
your husband refuse to, give them TO. u,and
make ,3on easn fl1em after ALP f. 81
! Daisy swallowed n host OF furious words
| that cameoTusbiag. so3her tremb bling lips
! Then she took OF her little white rufisd
| apron and rolled it up.
"A1iss Gypsum. you can fnd some one else
to fiaish YOUR sewing. FTHen so1 intdIt my
betrothed husband you insult me, and I will
! not stay where you are. Z.
She won't away, trembling with, anger aud
pain, leaving Miss Gypsum duntouuded aud
perhaps justly 'chsgrined :1.f 9HfE
DsfsS's cheeks wero still crimson a. she
vent ioto the, tidy litsIo sitting room at home
! where her mother sat.
E"Daisy. that are you doing at home at
this tine of day! What is the matter with
you?" ''''
"That ,horrid Miss Gypsnm!- Such talk
about DicE you never heard 10 your life. She
dared TO speak to me As if she were a-pristt
eyed friend-~the nasty es1soFfous creature !!
and I'll never, never sew ahotker stitch for
| her as long as / liye!' r. 80 -79E
Mrs. .Drummond's thick lips compressed
themselves into sn unpleasant line and her
| forehead puckered itself into 4 fretfuI frowB.
FYou are such q rash, ,hos>tenPesed child
Daisy, a6dSto thfnk you've lost such good
payiDg,stesdy place as Miss Josie Gypsun's
ali throug h7KennethI I doubt II he's worth
Poor Dlisyi Her heart alt g gave " tbrob of
discouraged pain .sssS 81 .s'!fT1eS
.iWhy, 7 thopehs you liked Dick so ,selI
IL thought you -kuey-f -loved hiim 10 dearly;
and do you think I'll stand by aud hear peo.
pie tslk about him-cell him s-meap, stipgy,
ayaricioas miser, aod not sss wsrdy@ J =
Mrs Drummond gave a. little sigh that
somehow made Daisy feel a little uncomtor-
tsbIy yexed+ - a. ~ T6S
''well, Daisy.I suppose you know your
own business best, but other people besides
Miss Gypsum have noticed howell, how
ecODcwical Dick is. On Christmas really