The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-08

had been following him. ssIide at once tc
DR.. landors. We must, my dear Mis-.
/ Cbldlelgh. have the foot bandaged with.
out delay"
i And I will lead your horse to the cot
tage," interposed the old beggar, ssand tie
him there. Come on, little Kitty, Won
and will follow"
/ When We got home the house was fill.
| ed with the smell Of cruilers, which
mamma was baking for the feast that
/ was to be given, up at Aunt Mary's, after
the fair. Poor mamma, she looked tired
to death; and when she saw me, she fair
/ ly gave up for a moment but Mr. Ever
leigh, in a few, kind words, put her fears
to rest; and long before the physician
came, my injured foot was swathed and
bandaged, 80 that DIR. Landor declared he
| had been IRE gularly taken in ]"
When evening anne my foot was eve
so much better; 80 mubh so, that, when
Mr.. Everleigh returned with carriage,
and insisted that we should all 90 up to
my aunts' to the fair,as we had promised,
| was only too willing to consent. For
the first time in our acquaintance, there
was something in Mr.. EverIeigl,s man
her that made even me, humble as [ was,
think that was not without q charm for
him. a
The beggar had crept, unobtrusiveiy,
INTO corner while my foot was being
bandaged, but Kitty, remembering him,
left me when she found the hurt was not
serious. "Poor old man. she said. 1--WE
had nearly forgotten you. You must be
hungry. Here, eat some of these crullers.
and when mamma has finished with
Maggie she will make you cup OF tea. !"
The cup OF tea. was made in due time.
and substantial supper set before the
mendicant: in fact all the cold meat we
had in the house. When Mr.. Eyerleigh
returned, and we proposed to go, the old
beggar rose to his feet: r.
81 am stranger to you, ma'am,;' b
said, addressing mamma, "and naturally
you will not wish to leave me here In
your house. / will wait outside till YOU
come back
Swat outsides" cried mamma, "and
in the cold? No, yonr face is an honest
face If there ever was one. Sit down
again, here by the fire, aud sleep here
tonight and take dinner with us so-rnor-
row. 1t will be a homely meal for
Thanksgiving one, but such as it is you
will be welcome to it.
'God bless you, ma am" said the old
man, with shaky voice. I am sure I
heard him murmur, as he turned SWAY
to hide his emotion: "Of such is the
kingdom of heaven.''
The charity fair, as the reader, by this
time has understood, was to be held in
my aunt's spacious apartments Every
body was to be there. The governor
even, who was on visit TO his brother. Il
near neighbor, was expected to attend.
One OF the senators for our State was also
to be present. It was 10 be mos. bril-
liant affair % t.H.-
So, when the dining-room was all
a-glitter with lights, ana echoed with gay
voices and shone with handsome dresses,
and beheld the presence of the most dis
tlngulshed society Of the county; and was
filed with stalls Of pretty things, the big,
chlntZ-covered chair was wheeled into
the hall, ani /. my 6prGined foot resting
on cushion, sat III it, with table Of
pretty knick-knacHs before NE; and Mr..
EverLeish by me. vs.
My aunt did not look in good humar.
however, though her fair could not have
been more Of a success, and though eV-
erybody praised her philanthropy, Ber-
enice, TOO; wore scoVl, that spoiled all
her blonde beauty.
Somewhere about ten o'clock, when
business was at it briskest, there came 8.
roll OF wheels ON the drive and hustle at
the door. Presently, Jack, who had gone
to see what was the matter, rushed back,
bis gray eyes dancing. ...-.r>
'Oh- Berry, say he cried out, ST.
fling burst of laughter, "You know the
heggar2 The old man we turned. off this
morning. Well, he's back again; here at
the door, and, on! my buttons, but he's
our uncle from China"
M aunt, In her black silk and point
lace, stood behind a stall of cakes and
ices. She turned sharply at Iack's words.
He saw her look 5f CONSERVATION, and
screamed with laughter again. E.a
Il say, now, mamma, it Is true Don't
you wish ye1'd let me. give him the cold
turkey, Instead of making It into sand
Wiches?n
Ny aunt did not utter a word. But
she hurried to the door, and Berenice fol-
lowed. rye y 5.
There he stood. our long-expected I'M
Gle from China, a little, weather beaten
old man, with a pinched, pale face A
wicked twinkle Lit his eyes. Ny aunt rush
ed up to him at once, and would have
smothered him with KISSES. But he
merely gave her the tips Of his yellow
fingers.
~ made acquaintance with your
niece, this morning." he said with a
dry, chuckling laugh, turning to NE, as
ne came in, SAND the little girl there,
TO-" indicting Kitty. "she is poor
h1arian's child, chs She's got her
fair face, and good heart.
She gave the beggar 3 Welcome, which
some others, know OF, didn't, All. well,
suppose its human nature. But I'll
make it up to her, all the same Never
urn needy man from your door, Mrs.
You know what the good
book says ABOUT entertaining angels un-
aWares2"
Poor aunts The look on her face was
90 ludicrousa In spite of our relation
'hip | laughed till my sides ached. But
3erenice went to her room and cried her
eIfto sleep.