The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-09-15

neck to see what Paul thought
about il. Tue idea Of its being
charity to &c shopping chen you
dnn't want tol What with the
dishes aud dusting, BY night ! shall
survive onlyin name.'
Six o'clock, however, found Chat
~ at the tea.table, flushed and lu-
bilant over what mamma pro-
nounced the most successful shop
ping.trip of the season.
"Yirtue brought its own reward
in the shape of this rard dris, to
tend fiower.table in,' said Chatty,
tying on u bit of muslin, lace
and ribbon, dubbed an apron by
courtesy rather than propriety.
/" WHY, Bessie Howe! going so
early r This is newcomer, stand
ing in the hall door.
ayes, and stopped to tell you
Bell Tripp has given your flower
table to the Misses Howland-the
new family up on the hill. Bell said
there were plenty of other places,
and she would explain tonight
But suppose don't choose the
other places n said Chatty, Hush
Ing angrily.
"Oh, it's twice as much tun to be
table waiter those little caps are
awfully becoming, and that apron
will be perfectly exquisite y
With half a dozen cups OF coli Q
turned over it 7 Thank YOU; l pre-.
fer the flower. table, and intend to
iemnin there. Bell thinks thcs, rich
Howlands will take ber,up. ! can
see straight througlritall,' pursued
Chatty, hotly.
"'Charity thiukcth no evil, -
whispered aunty, stopping to exam
inc the new apron.
What do you think Bell pro.
posed this afternoon y resumed
Bessie. "Oh, the girls were so in.
dignant-we had a dreadful fuss Y
"rm glad OF K, good enough for
her, sputtercd Clatty.
Charity rejoiceth not IN ini-
quity.'s came from behind the
screen Aunt Love.y had dlaxn be-
tween herself AMI the glowing
grate. ~
You know we have always hired
dish.wsshcrs,"- continued Bess,
taking the shrug OF Chatty's shcul.
,lers tor an interrogation point
"Of course we didn't want to do
that but somebody must Gil ouI
orders tor the walters, aud only two
or three oil'cred--you have to stay
in that old kitchen--and Bell said
~
Perhaps she expected me ts
stay in that ,lingy old hole; it's too
mean for anythingr exclaimed
Chatty, with an emphatic stamp o
her pretty foot.
"Nevcr mind, you can stay il
our room,r said Bess, "and yo'
needn't carry any coffee, either
just hand the pepper aud salt, an,
keep people lively. Go in for ,
good time, l say"
The door shut with little bang
"iDoth not lehalf itself uu
seemly,'" said auutI, disposing o
her screen.
"Aunt Lovely, il anybody els'
had punched Paul into me that wa.
| thcre'd have been--a disaster. 81
that is what you call 'easy dist
ancem And I've promised sol
emnly to do or die. Honestly, now
do you, or did Paul, expect us girl
to live that Fort of thing, rigb
through tairs and fuses !"
"Fusses never flourish wher
that chapter is truly lived. | thinl
fairs might" rejoincd the other
quietly.
Possibly l might; but aunty
ite
Beareth all things, believeth. al
| thugs, hopeth all things, enduretl
all things,' finished Aunt LoveS.
1Probably tho new version reads
Bear with Bell Tripp's abomiDabl'
| treatment; believe she had goot
reasons therefor; hope it will al
work delightfully."-, and endure owe,
that black hole of a kitchen,
laughed Chatty, untying the pretty
new apron. ATS disappointing
to say the least, after locating
Paul's charity up among the clouds
to find it anchored in dish.tub
Where's your biggest calico apron
mother-birdi The new edition o
Charity about to be issued needs
more serviceable binding"
Two hours later she stood in th
dingy kitchen with Bell Tripp, VIII
| had both arms plunged to the elbov
ina tub Of steaming suds. Chatt.
was drying the dishes in an interiu
Of filling orders.
" It's perfectly splendid in you
Bell,p she was saying, "but 9
queer you should think OF