The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-23

what notch, delici0us!"
Here ma laughingly interrupted him,
and invited NJ. EluShing to cit up and
try . piece. At Arst be declined, but
pa, dear, well.meanine old ps, caught
up . chair. placed II beside me and said
heartily:
pie; she'll feel sighted, I'm sfrsid,n you
DON'T"
I ielt III OF . cold tremble. What
would the elegant Mr.. Flushing think,
to be 20 unceremoniously received? l
asked myself.
But to my surprise he replied, almost
sadly:
"Ah, my mother used to make such
pies as those for me in my boyhood, and
| should dearly love to taste them
again :" and with most consummate ease
and grace, it seems to me, he took the
chair pa had placed at my side.
My fingers twitched nervously as I
cut Tor him piece OF pie, such ss his
mother had often made for him in
his childhood, and 1t was compliment
enough when, as l helped him to a second
piece, he said softly:
swell, this Is, indeed, . delicious re-
minder Of long. missed satisfaction"
As Mr.. Flushing was about leaving,
pa, and also ma, invited him politely TO
call again. How il was hardly knew,
but from that on he began calling, at
first occasionally and then regularly;
and at last, ont from all the rest of our
attractive girls in that populous country
town, he chose me for his companion
through life.
Pa looked very happy about it, and !
knew ma felt it was "sll for the best"
though I often saw tears in her eyes,
and when heard Uncle Nat hilariously
congratulating her upon the prospect OF
having 80 fine . sOn.in.law, she said,
eyes; but you know Nellie is our only
daughter!"
Dear ma! did she fancy, I wonder,
that my great love for Eugene was 60
ing to swallow up all other and longer
attachments? II she did, she has learned
differently by this time, l hope.
OF course Bessie Wimple called at
once and offered loving congratulations
with affectionate and well.chOsen words.
Then she ratified on in her usual, laugh.
able style, and asked me II I'D heard
that "Cad Pinkert0n he'd sold al her
fine clothes, and was getting up Dor.
CAS- Society,"" which Of course neither
she nor nor any ono else had heard
and . few weeks afterward, ct . fashion.
able assembly, Bessie came and told me
that Cad Pinkerton really looked "just
% squee IS ever"
One day, soon after the party At the
Flushing's, ma WAS In Q brown study,
and upon my exclaiming, "A penny fol
your Thoughts" che said, slowly:
"l've been thinking, Nellie, how vel
you behaved about those apple piel
your father asked you to make the day
Of Mrs. Flushings reception. fell
sorry to hear him ask you 10 do 1t, but
you went about It 20 cheerfully In th(
morning 1t really did me good 70 see yos
90 good and patient, and I've meant o.
or since to tell you TO-"
| All, my mother knew nothing about
the story my boots told me that after
noon, and to this day I've always fell
very happy about those pies. And Uncl'
Nat, dear old man, "in consideration o
my having grati6ed him 80 often In tn
matter Of cakes and pies" most oppor
timely placed at my disposal . check
, which be said, Wa to "oblitsrate q
coming emergencies"
When ! became . happy wife, . tev
months ago, I wore tho French III
boots which told mo their plaintiv
story, and I resolved firmly and prayer
, fully never to forget tho whOles0m
lesson ~ taught; for no matter ho,
much Of trial OF privssioa there may b
in tho Life before me, while neithe
homeless nor friendless, God grant I ma
never repine.-N,s. Harria A. Neeve,
in Golden Rule.