The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-12-18

SAe2eHmsrMAs STORY in tho
.dust how affair5d ;Iedsbyther s1b9yther Ma
a&nis,aE mi ,hi h1it n WI wa gess "Oase, one,
tsotsIat th9 @ ean iysSlhs Christmas mas
We before tlat. 4ristree litSeaail-
In the basdnerttns sianitofs Wife,
gen of Mrs.sReex with their dolls
,sse quietly. pI tGeveral weeks, hav-
&es first tipSlnto death, and their
81. ~ ~. sioBther was lowering about
~, s s.ilspss3ilin, pale face lighted up
~ ~ 81 aEulness and JOY, albeit a
all I'm across it. every now and
m y i thought of the debts con-
81 ' .s % iiripg their siekness-debts
Attic present momentNMr. Rose
.25een out of wo. k for three long
!S she had but the faintest hope
~ being able to pay.
the first floor Mrs. McClilly-old.
ate and-well, TO spe!k plainly
~ ! Mrs. Me McJhilly-spectacles on
elJahd head held close TO the lamp,
ks looking over for the iifticth time
Pthje bonds, willed her by her brother,
Who hid lately died in San Francisco
a,sd received by her few day De.
making her already in comfortable, very
comfortable circumstances - what in
car sphere of life would be considered
riSh. Her girlish-looking granddaugh,,
/ ter. by marriage, was darnlng the 0ld
? lady's stockings, and thinking OF the
dear, merry, young brother-in-law'
banished from his home. half a year ago
-ahome which had never been so sun
shiny since-bccausc he had dared to
fall in love witheut his grandmother's
consent, and the iGASing hus-
was Vn,s1 W writing rni 4 4esfiul, Ikicctionate
letter to the baflyslIcd one, under cover
of the daily account-book.
On the second floor pretty, gray-eyed
y brown -bajred Mrs es.nnrnr was hush
Y irs~ tne baby. to sleep. and droprin4
tears on its little, golden iS haa when when,
At hGhuspand who lay snoring,on the
1ge. having left a convivialt party
that afternoon to .stagger home, as
(,ad done many times during the last
iappy year, with aching head and
ba PITY ytbe Pethftdd third floor jolA, plump, black.
a. rosy-cheelxed, generous (out OF hel
ome Of thousaS2, q year she gave
ay at least one-eiXdHD Widow Win
ninpin was calmly sleeping in hel
thoroughly tired out by n hare
vs. work, and Mamie, her little maid
th the cat in her lap, was doing II
spasmodic nhnner in a rocklng-chall
the kitchenfre..
And on the 8urth floor brother Ma
Apniel and tere tai hg late supper
k,anse | had been obliged to remain
lager than Dual Se store where
Ms clerk, il feingSE$ custom Of ou
ATnloyer to bet exkAl service'all hOli
sIaY week (yihout, however. thinkinl
III necessary tdequitc such services Will
axtro nay5, I'D dear Nathan whom
there never cdld be kinder brother
roiIid not. thlgh he be ever sohungry
aot s,,nner mil was theresto max
ond npur o,l the tea. 1T tastes s,
mmcb better tom your hand, sis," Ia
= Nathaniel Mas printer, and ha
J NJ been a fine. 1wart, singing, whistlin
/ g felIowAntil hat dreadful day in Sep
tenn wheihe met with the terribl
!. IL snci mi wihI resulted in the loss c
ets yhkfight ,.rlj .,;
1 81 l5 Since theJle had been on t,ie lhVaii
: list. and saIanG wliistled and joked n
. more. W had, fortunately, som
money saIE when this mlstertun
n came unonIus. but il was now almo'
2 exhausted land Nat began to worn
about tbaJamong other things; but
never los1heart. Why should ~
had you3, health and strength I,,, an
twelve d4lars week. And we coul
manage MT TO starve or freeze ON twely
dollars aweek, and Mats overeoat an
nv cloaxcould both be turned, and
somebOdywas coming home soon. on
Widow Winterpippin-God bless h
proved san angel of goodness durir
our trouble, coming to sit with Nat ne
~ selfwhen his arm was at TIE worst i
had to go to be store after the hrst rsaie ie
days, or the salary wouiSliave cease
though they did, for wonder, give n
an'extra half hour at noon when wei
home TO understanding Mamie to wa
on him when he was getting better, al
making all sorts of nice dishes to tenn
his appetite. and lending him all Il
incest books and keeping the roo
bright with beautiful flowers. But
wasn't this kindness which made n
fall in love with her. Oh, no! for
had fallen in love with her long befol