Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-11-17

and on, trying to get away from her
trouble, poor thing, as if any of us could
do that. Z"
A pause. Through the oper door of
the loft Hester heard Matte saying:
Yes, it is quite nice old wheel.
What will you take for it?" and the old
maids canny voice in reply:
Wall don't know Just what wheels
is a fetchin' now"
g Mis- Ware didn't stop there, Meth
| er. resumed Hexy, "When she found
how bad we felt about 1t, she told the
oyerseer OF the poor that she'd see we
was supported somehow, without comm
on the city. l don't rightly know how
1t was fixed, but some of Mis- Wares
nch friends helped, and it was arranged
we should stay on at the old place.
Then the next year they cut the new
street and we moved out here. Mis-
Ware, she did it all. Twas better for
Harriet, she thought, and all our own
things was fetched out, to make her feel
home-hke. She's good deal better
since. She likes to look out of .he win
dow III summer time. and some DAYS
she's almost cheerful and like her old
self-no, not that, but more like than I
ever thought she would be-
1t is pleasant, quiet stop for her.
Are the people kind to you?"
"Well, yes. They are kind enough. as
folks go. They're glad of the board.
and l help along little, and we get on
very well. Harriet hesn't ever got over
being strange to them, and / don't sup
pose she ever will but she don't ever go
down stairs and they hardly ever come
up, so it don't much matter. Sitting
here alone with me, she don't realize
half the time that she isn't in the old
place, and that quiets her mind mora
than anything else does"
The bargaining in the loft grew
louder.
Half dollar was what friend Of
mine gave for one the other day."
Halt dollar That don't seem
much for wheel that costs much as
SIT when twas new"
When 1t was new ! Yes But you
can expect to use a thing fifty wears
and then get as much as you gave for It'll
Now III tell you" continued the little
screw; cts such nice little wheel
that IL give you dollar for it. That
Is twice as much as my friend gave"
Wall-a dollar seems fairer" in .
convinced tone. Another moment and
In they trooped, Matte with a dusty
spindle fast III her hand. the old man
bearing the wheel and it's appurten-
ances.
Come, Hester-we must be getting
home, announced Matte, with q look
which meant that she judged it expe-
dent to be off with her prize without in
Iudlcious delay. Hester understood.
and rose to go. Bump, bump went the
splnning-wheel against the stairs. She
fingered for a word of farewell.
Thank you SO much for telling me
about your sister. l wish there was
something could do to give her or YOU
pleasure. Is there ?"
Oh, thank you," with a flush of
grateful surprise, "no, indeed, we don't
want anything at all now. Folks has
been so kind since Harriet broke down"
She sobbed outright for a moment.
" lis too bad In me, only-only, some
times think how different 'twould be if
only some one had found out and helped
little before--she-br down."
The words rang in Hesters ears as
aiH dr9y a ho agf II tP ss SPICY syhSda Y t
self-a great wave of pity and concern
sweeping over her heart-" why can't
people know-why don't they ?--and
just give the little lift, the small help,
at the right moment, which means so
much before and SO little after the Har.
riets of the world break down p"