The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-25
ONE GsTEl7ARY VENTURE.

GIfEs ktk kssfklta BsTss V5sEn,
A cool, frosty October morning with
sun shining in 3 spotlegs, sapphire nky,
and delicious. gentle western wind blow.
ing the crimson and brepges yasset aud
Grace Laynb walked olowly along the
house, where, as teacher over tho forty
scholars who Comprised the winter class.
ahe was earning her own living, and snp-
porting her invalid mother andiittle sis.
ter.
She vas !. fair, sUomanly.looking gir].
with sweet, regular features and Thought.
full eyes, that were this especial morning
wearing an expression OF mutual visit
3 fnlhess, as she walked through the fra.
grant, fallen leaves, her skirts rustling
over them With c si:ae musical sound.
And the reason why was, that question
was bpthering Grace's brains that has
Rothered many. q Tiseg aud older head
than heIs--the question Of how 10 man.
age her financial affairs so that both ends
would rneet. For tic Hnsnces was not
only the question Grace had to eettle, but
the wherewithals lsha had TO earn as wsll /;
and of .Iste days it had como rather START
lingly homo to he7 that the ratio of me-,
cessAriesi esimperatively dernanded, and the
money! TO hny them with, were IN an
alarmingiy inFefGs proportion.
SO, walking p lciiEg 20 sher daily 0nties,
beneath sRcIt Is b sdnaaly blue sky, this
fair -faco1 elovaiy GIRL who would
have gFaced any pOaitian with her rara
gentleness, and niodest refinement, and
sweet wonRuliness, was vexing her soul
4 wtsh fearful doubts as to how she could
poEsioly c1nfFivet TO get Lily her thick
boots for tho winter 90 near ct hand, and
the warm, wooily aapnels that must be
bad. Whe ster Or no, for tho delicate little
mother, q.
There was not G thpnght Of self In all
Z Graee'g plannii1g--rot one Thought OF her
(. ahabby ftardrObe. All was for tho dear
enes Eos whon she 7Gs 90 glad and eager
4 to work, She best eh :, could. ss e = =
Somehow the ve3sd Question was no
ilearer being settled than ever when Grace
Ieached tho Hch d. house door, and nm
l9ckgn ~, with just q faint, little THRILL, alt
: the daya weary orde ahead of her, yet
smiling cheeriiy 90 tho earliest scholar,
her most incorrigible, came--came ahuf-
fling up the aisle, intent on reading from q
ton, piece of newspaneT, and only look
ing up at Ter pleasant greeting, and
question as to what md 90 ih:.lTested
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In after days, Grare thought what q
tate there yTaa In ite.in Rob Met CoY,s ca
sE ssssEt'g d bully iold story, tell you |
Miss Iayhe. shy,.why DONE You have
them stories of your Ii printed, sos we Kin
read 'em over'n oger?o 4
- u fl'rT1Q IN tas, .foo otnp svafts,nt
grayely and gently corrected Rob's lapses
In graniEler, pronunciation and manner.
And then, q sudden rushing all through
hersyeins told har the deep, suddei, hold
his eager question had taken on her.
lave her stories printeSn-.those
pleasant, little LLal f.houe recreation sto.
a ries, Which she gave her pjpils every
Friday aitesncosa, as az eort OF toward {0r
4 tfeis week'8 well-doing. aprint them"
3 r as Rob Rudely pnt, it, In other words.
Y Gould she, oh, dare che hope ahe Nigh
have thnIn published If Bhs wrote them 2
And, for one ezquisite, dazzling mo-
ment, Grace Lnyne realized tfaS there
z Was 6 solution 20 ner Vexed question:
that there wss opened before her q glori.
ous vista, at tho end OF which was any
abundassre of warm, cosy fiannels and
tbiab, comfortable boots s;'s1
Iaat saas how It came = her and
twenty. four hoafas later there Ras q neat
package of fnauusck;p lying In the pil.
I liage poat3hiee, addressed in Graco'e
( bold round hand, TO I'D editor of, fhs
Z Plume fl- ATgelst, With o plodest little note.
@seyIng that tie sinailess suTril lWos,ld bs
glp liy accepted tor III
The days OF waiting beSen then, that
ore % iSl 90 Eill of al iaas of hores
anu fga of .ss0Is bts aud gIc artaintiea.-
z Days sgheu Grace wondered aS her pre-.
ssss ever posing there Waa the
lsiightest literary alb ity about her; when
slle wa resdy ta dezris herSslf fpf tnak-
ING her hope less stttehnp ~ ~ ~ tS S.,
othes llayB, iRh6 she did not de-
t;s Esl read
{ 20 t1e sfslsl and q favorable
lnswers Itnsl Il her afternoon visit
tothe ilIage poatoffice, whore tshe Jolly,
a VEosv : :. .sTao kept IL tiEea 20 chat her be-
ss>.ess5 hsr 90 diiRtcrg in his
Lowell ID. n 81 s's
By.and. .bY, there came d lett an
efssla eating the legend in enS uppar
cognsr ans5 a willard. plf,s|, S -
sszs l6S, s FORK city, and Gface
sfett altigst blindly sToni sfha pnstcfiice
fe ts6 d ted eel DOL room, fo ieSri
hsf or heg 81 stle lit with
Ind tilen & iiLtle egy az thanisSivinF
vent ssE, from hey gu yerin s. Ep5 as iirst
ssnte iToia ttiao istEer d ton ollag
greanhhck.
-: ~ IND then yFeaE essa sic gladness vent
. ailiIaG e oyer her sse read the,
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liar III nbyle and sshieek gpa atsaf, every
week until Silfs her notice, ssE The saYda
And as tsraee Waikesl home through the
October DUSK hug et q were lslsb
ssasa fog very llpppiIsessa.
Ile s5a cf0sysiii of The Pain
G aygsla q lastgsssil cosy place, with
che Il lia 50 On fhs
cfllEs1 cor 30 ssaiEll
n EIsl5 EPEr ifTI75 n l1E
tsle fsY lsslk hr0r zes, tbe hen ffsosslo
81 Fes ii cred So al tsa,,
ieai sfs iasali il ID bo2fe.
l1drkhd hand fHlae siead Of ITr.
BefEfn lard, s.,,sss liesor s. IA her Of fhe5
irg1 Of pHb lis1ega and aaItofa.
tbs sgia Ia 4 81 The room
sssaa sl d IS which sat an 0Ides-
ssea3sla of Cue, atefn fscg and graea;
s.pllfla slltLllnAr i ~ - Id
Turned yoalls IN his reFalSfEnIf
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