The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1882-12-07
,laces, or the white yros yrains."

There was always possibility that
Muriel and Audrey might make an i'm.
preston upon some "gilded youth" on
New Years Day, which might happily
terminate III matrimony.
Secluding themseIves would be social
suicide, and Mrs. Velveton was Just
opening her mouth to remonstrate,
when Sutton. the tail servant-man
whom they kept because he was $50
much moro gentcel than maid, u
brought i'll letter.
cts from aunt Tubby," cried Mrs.
Velveton, and g. made haste to open
it.
| Out fell Il check tor five hundred dol.
lars, made payable to the order of Vene-
tia Velveton, and signed "Tabitha
CLARK"
Audrey picked it up with shrek of
| delight and surprise,
| THE old darling T. sho cried, cts q
present for us, of course--a New Years
present "
"Nothing OF the sort T. said Mrs. Vel
veton. with gradually clongatirg Wis
age
"l.isten to what she says. girls. "
My DEAR NIECE NELvEToN.
'"This is to inform you that have
received tidings that my grand-nicce
been left an orphan ut No.-Morton
| 81, 81, = -,
great want. l enclose check for five
| hundred dollars in order that you may
| find her out and purchase for her Il
respectable outfit aud scwingmachine.
| Tho residue Of the money, after the
above investments have been made, is
to pay her expenses ut your boarding
house for sucha time IS it may suffice.
Pray let mo know when the money is
all spent, BY this plan, hutLer my
self tlat | can be scrviccable to both
you and her So no more at present
from
Your auut.
"IADTrIfA CLARK"
CRANBERRY Cottage, December IS"
said.
"Oar boarding house, indeed - said
Muriel, looking sntirically around at
the elegant drawing-room, where Snif-
fen was just lighting tho chandeliers
wax candles.
enable Wilton!" thoughtfully re-
peated Mrs. Velveton.
"I don't know or care anything about
her.
"a factory girl, I SUPPOSE Or somo-
thing of that sort
"I will tell you what. girls, l have
IN idea.
81 have good mind to take this five
hundred dollars. and buy your dresses
for New Years,
''It renlly seems to have como to us
quite providcntially.
"And then, when New Years Day is
over, l. can go to williamsburg, or
wherever it is. and take your cousin afew
dollars, and give her little good ad-
wee, and perhaps hire n sowing machine
for her Tor month or two,
'"Tho notion Of bringing her here,
You SEQ. is simply preposterous."
"Ot course" said Audrey.
''To he sure" chimed in Murcl.
The new dresses were purchased, and
Madame Elisette herself "composed
them" to the satisfaction OF even the
Misses Velveton.
And Soprini received carte blanche
to 81, the table. and Vaudoir had the
dover order. and Mrs. Velveton con-
gratnlatcd herself that nothing was
wanting.
Now Years day came, cold and clear,
and glitterlng, with sparkling snow be-
low, and heaven Of glorious blue above.
Ting a.ling went the boil before Snif-
fen had buttoned on his new livery
coat.
"Our first CALL said Audrey, giving
her pale-blue train shake-out.
"What antediluvian can it be, to come
at this time ?"
"I'm sure / can't imagine" said
Muriel, posing hor face into the regu-
tion delighted smile.
| AI(l Ill WHlhett ~ llCGlo Olu woman, In
n snuff colored suit and round specta-
cles, followed by tail, pale girl II,
shabby black.
"Aunt Iabitha," cied Mrs. Velveton,
who, in n decolietc dress of black satin
aud n ruby necklace, had just swept in
to the room.
YES" said tho old woman, looking
keenly around her, "yos, you arc right
Vcnctia--aunt Tabithn and Mabel Viii
ton !
How came I here?
"Why, Mabel, in her lone lincss and
Trouble came out TO Cranberry Farm
and appealed to mo.
"To my amazcmcnt, she Ind neve,
even heard OF her cousins, the Vclye.
: tons.
"The check wns duly cashed rs my
banker notified me.
"But said tony self Poor Veneta!
"Boarding-house Keeping is a grind
ing business,