Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-11-13
rather disguised tone as she walked

rather Disguised tone as she walked
in: -
ITO the little girl who learns her les
son at school so well.'' i
Susie OF course" said Sarah, with a
lofty air; for Hattie had looked at her,
while Susie was aged six.
Il don't know why it mayn't mean you
too" retorted Hattie. at looks like
Squire Waite's hand, though a little
shaky.''
Sarah had halfa mind not to take
the p1otfered bundled. As she took off
the newspaper wrapper she saw a note,
Slipped under the string OF brown paper
parcel from city store, as was evident by
the advertisement. The note was direct
ed to "Miss Sarah Earle" and read as
follows:
Dear Sarah: was dreadful sorry YOU
lost your overskirt and the squire was
too, and you shouldn't lose nothing by it.
So went to tho city, and went round
and round till was tired to deth, and
my head was all of daze. Finerlly
went into the incest looking store and
the one recommended the highest and
was shown to the proper clerk for such
things, and says to him in despairing
way, expect: ''Show me the genteelest,
handsome and most sootable dress for
young lady of fifteen years " IT, asked
was you dark or blonde
Says ], "Mldaling, with rosy cheek
and bright eye, and such look as YOU
might CESS girl to have that tore her
bran new overskjrt all to bits to stop my
husband from bleeding to DEATH" can
tell you folks near by was interested to
hear all about it; and one gentleman Civ
me the book you find inclosed, witt his
respects. The end of it all was, that the
head one OF the store came up and sold
me the dress very reasonable, and leave
to change if you don't like it, and like
wise put in the piece Of muslin for
school overskirt, as near Ike yours as |
could see, tree.
With my earnest hopes that you will be
as good a woman as girl, l remain your
humble servant, ME- Wait.
Sarah had read the note aloud at the
eager request or the family; but it had
been hard work tor her. and she now
burst into tears and was running of with
out even looking at her treasure, when
her father called out. cheerlly:
"Come, Sadie, let's see what the squ1re's
wife bought for you. I alIus thought
she was close woman and guess it's a
pink calico"
"How can you, fatherl" asked Sarah,
indignantly. But she did dry her eyes,
nevertheless.
There WAS chorus of ''oh's2''' and
"spleudid!' when piece Of silvery cum
mer silk was unrolled.
Though" said Hattie, "for whole
suit: and you deserve it, Sadie; and I'm
real glad of it,"
That's organdy muslin and very NICE"
remarked Jenny, as the muslin came into
view.
The book proved to he pocket edi-
ton of Whittier. She said softly, as she
took it in her hand: 'That's tho Sest OF
all, because can keep it always
On the fly leaf was written:
MISS SARAH EARLE
A token Of admiration for her noble
conduct. JouS BREWSTER.
It was from one she never knew nor
was ever likely to see; yet it was all the
more delightful to think that, to one per
son in the world, she would always seem
NOBLE Her soul thrilled at the thought
AS she rose to carry away her precious
bundles her father spoke far more gently
than was his wont:
The best Of all, think, is that YOU
did it without thought OF reward" - II ide
AnGke.