The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-11
Tibby's Place.

BY LESLIE THOREE.
libby was only I years old when she got
place.
aunt, ode try to do WE'LL
YES, aunty, / will" said libby, thinking
more of her new bingham dress and stfly
starched apron than she did of her aunt's
words of wisdom.
Because you know" said Aunt Ann,
there's u many of us here, and every one
that can earn her own living is so much clear
gain
"Yes, aunt said libby, wondering in
wardly how she should ever find ways to
spend four whole silver dollars month.
Don't sniff, said Aunt Ann. "And al
ways say Yes ma am when your lady speaks
TO you, and No ma'am.' And keep your
face and hands very clean, and above all,
Tabitha Jane" (which was Tibby's real
name), take the very best Of care Of Little
Missy. e.
'Of course shall, Aunt Ann, said libby,
rather offended that her aunt should think il
necessary tOcOunsel her upon such very com
mon things.
Tibby's duties were light and easy. She
was to feed and clean the canarics, take care
of Mrs. EltOn's pet skye terrier dust the
nursery and schOol-rOOm, and have the whole
charge of Little Missy, child four years
old.
You will have to watch her constantly.
libby said Mrs. Elton, ''for she is most
Inischievous child"
"Oh yes, ma'am, said libby.
Don't let her out of your sight for mo-
ment,' added Mrs. Elton
'Oh, no, ma'am.'
Little Missy was a golden-haired child
with bright blue eyes, "a little rosebud Of
mouth, and teeth like tiny white pearls. And
the first day libby thought it was nothing
but play to follow the wee toddling thing
around, tell her stories. and sing herto sleep
The next day it got little monotonOus, the
third day Little Missy had the earache and
was cross. But Aunt Ann had told libby
that she couldn't expect things always to 90
exactly to suit her.
libby" said Mrs. Elton, sharply. on the
fourth day, what is that you are hiding
away under your apron"
For the little nurse had turned very red
and slipped something out Of sight as her
mistress came in.
sits book ma'am, please" said libby.
"W here did you get it?"
Cook lent it to me, please"
Give it to me-" said Mrs. Elton
1t was charlotte Temple"
Please ma'am," said libby, 81 was only
reading it while Little Missy was taking her
nap"
Mrs. Elton put the book into table
drawer and locked It up.
you are here to mind Little Missy" said
she, mot to read, nor TO amuse YOURSELF"
$50 she went out of the room, leaving
libby to pout at her leisure; and presently
Mary, the parlOr maid, came down with
huge bundle of stockings.
"Missus says you're to darn these for the
poor basket, if you've any leisure time" said
She.
''But I don't like to darn" said libby.
THAT don't make no difference" said
Mary.
And libby was very glad, when. at last,
Little Missy walked up, and clanored loudly
to be taken out for her walk
''Tibby." said Mrs. Elton one day, s'there
are three buttons off Missys blue boots"
"Yes, ma'sm, 1 know" said libby. 81 was
going to sew them on, when had time, this
evening"
They have been off for three days" said
Mrs Elton
libby hung down her head and was silent.
81 was up in the nursery this morning.
added Mrs. Elton, severely, 'sand the mantel-
piece was not busted, and Missy's clothes lay
carelessly about the floor, while her berau-
drawers were tumbled about as If whirl-
wind had blown through theml Now, this
won't do You are getting to be careless and
ntidy, and l shall send you away at the end
of your month unless you improve"
Poor Tibbyl She had been warned not to
sniff, but for the life of her she couldn't help
it, at this dreadful prospect. She tried 70
think TO herself how Aunt Ann would look,
to see her coming back, plsceless, into the
little overcrowded kitchen at home.
"Please, ma am, don't send me away she
pleaded. pitifully. "Indeed, indeed, I'll Try
TO do better"
"See that you do. them" said Mrs. Elton
And TIbby firmly resolved to turn over
new leaf from that day thenceforward.
But it was only the next morning that
temptation presented itself, and libby
yielded
1t came, this time, in the shape of an Ital-
ian with hand-Organ, and a cunning little
red-jacketed monkey, who presented his
tasseled cap, turned upside down. for pen
MES. libby had no pennies, but she gave
the monkey ginger cookie which she was
eating, and Little Missy dropped bright
new cent into the cap. And the Italian
bowed and smiled, and showed his white
teeth, and said, "Grazissimal grazissimap
which they didn't understand at ali, and then
he trudged along.
-Come, Little Missy" said libby, "let's go
back to the house"
They stopped beside the fountain, to play