Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-01

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OF furniture was being carried in, for it
was the second week in May. Wicker
chairs, twined with blue ribbon, cot
tage piano, cases of books, engravings,
bird cages, plants-all sorts of pretty
things.
Ssidee paused and looked at them,
not without interest.
81 wonder who our new neighbors
are to be ?" she thought.
Just then out trotted stout, cherry
checked old lady, with her cap all on
one side and worsted shawl tied over
her shoulders.
'Oh +" said she; ''are You the young
woman who disappointed us yesterday
about cleaning2"
mo" said Saidee, orimsoning to her
temples.
ooh, dear oh, dear + said the old
lady "what is to become OF US All
the furniture coming in and my
daughter lame from falling oil "A step
ladder, and the girl gone, and But"
with an eager look, "perhaps you can
recommend some one to help us settler
81 am sorry to say that cannot" an
swered Sa:dee, and she vanished be.
yond the lilac hedge, rather amused at
tho mistake which the old lady had
made.
Belle was full of news that evening.
"Oh, Saidee," she cried, "such nice
family is moving into the Locust
house !"
Eyes" said Saidee; II saw the furni-
ture carts at the dosr AZ l came back
from the village this afternoon"
"Oh, the village!" cried Belle, toss
ing her blonde head. ats strange,
Saidee, how much time you get to run
about and enjoy yourself. while l am
drudging at home. But there's young
gentleman thcre the handsomest man,
Alice Akin says, that she ever Saw
and Mr.. Pyre knows him, and ho is to
be at the picnic tomorrow to got &C.
quainted with the young people of the
neighborhood. Won't it be delight
fulp"
very" said saidee, indirerently.
But while Belle was talking she had
made up her mind what to do on the
day Of the May picnic.
Early in the morning, while the flush
OF sunrise was still crimsoning the sky.
and blonde Belle lay asleep with her
yellow hair in crimping-pins, Saidee
arose, dressed herself quietly, and
slipped ont Of the back door like lit
tic gray shadow.
At s o'clock Aunt Leah raped
with her cane on the ceiling OF her
room, which was directly beneath the
ono occupied by her nieces. Belle
made her appearance presently in n
faded calico wrapper, rubbing her eyes
after drowsy fashion.
Where's breakfast ?" said Aunt
Leah.
Where's Saidee p counter-ques-
toned Belle. "Oh, know the selfish
thing She has got up early and gone
down to tho woods to get some pink
AzAlias for her hair before the other
girls think OF it. She wants to aston
ish Us all a. the picnic. But l think
she might have told me-"
I'm afraid Saidee thinks moro of
herself than she does of u.s." said Aunt
leah, sourly.
And Belle, in a very i'll humor, began
TO prepare the breakfast task gener-
ally assumed by her elder sister.
While Saidce, hurrying down the
path by the swamp, took the short cut
across the clover meadow, and was
presently knocking at tho door OF the
brick house where the load of furni-
ture had stood the day before.
The old lady with the crooked cap
and the cherry cheeks came to the door.
Have you yet engaged any one to
help you get settled p said Saidee,
blushing very pretsily.
1--WE can't hear of q SOUL" said tho
old lady. "Eyery one is engaged just
now, and"
"I you thought could bo of usc,"
family began Slidee.
BLESS me, childl" said the old lady,
"you are too slight and small. Be
Sides" looking closer at her. "you are
q lady"
"But know how to clean house."
said Saidee, valiantly. "I've done 10
every year at home We are ladies, but
we are not people OF means. And
think you viii be suited with my work.
Il Is necessary that I should earn q
lite money, and"