The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-06-09

ike tue echO Ot HeE oNH stu WutuS-
Meantime Kate slt At the little
organ In tue brightly lighted hall, /
aud prayed anl sang, and looked 1
very handsome aud very happy.
She thought sue WAS doing heF
duty, and the girl really desired to
10 sOme good in the world.
She belonged to the Dorcas So !
ciety, that met once week TO sew
for the poor, aud to the Mite society
and other Kindred associations,
She taught in Sunday school, anal
wss a memler of a literary club, !
aud she often said she bad scarcely
a moment to call her avn.
I A stranger was speaking. 10 Was
n neaH freshly caught IN the TEN
perance net, aud he houndcreL aud
blundered untilit Vas a positive
pain 10 look mud listen to him.
Relle Lock wood, who sat next to
Kate, whispered something in her
ear that made her laugh, and then
she caught the eye Of Bessy Birch.
Bessy shock her head, and Kate
looked at her music, aud then back
at Bessy again.
For long time she gszed, grow
ing more thoughtful every moment.
Earlier IN the evening. she had over
heard some one say "Dhl you
ever see a lhappier.looking woman
than Bessy's motheri Ora younger!
Que would take them for sisters
Somehow the words had fingered
in Kate's mind, aud now she turned
and lookedat Bessy's mother. There
she sa', serene aud smiling, every
now and then nodding to Bessy, as
sometbing was said or done that
met with her approval.
Yes, she was looking as young
almost as Dessys herself. And as
KsSe watched her she remembered
that the y seesmnd afwaysto take de-
hight M each other. almost every.
where, they were together.
ssMaanllsis my bcauw How often
she had heard Bessy say that ! Some
way her own mothers sad, pale
| face forced itself before her.
"lfmotber only looked like that
she sighed; il mother would only
be bright and stirring and go about
with me "
/ And ;heA II occurred to her that
sl,e had never really thought of that
before. She had preferred johnny,
| that rlunsy lad that she cared Nc
more for than any other Il lend, only
thausl,e liked to show her power
ioief him.
|, IL was not quito honorable. Sh,
frlt herself blush. Ii Johnny were
to ask her to morrow, she could mol
maIry him. How much nobler and
better Bessy was acting
Aud there was poor mother nj
alone. Nobody TO speak to, evening
after evening, seldom going ont
except to cllnrcll-and so mucl
prettier than Mrs. Birch! Why
yes, pretticr aud, younger-lookimg
II enly she had SOME incentive, sh'
would be a mother to be proud of
ssHow selfish Ibeen,5 she though
with q sigh.
"Kate !are you dreamingi Didn'
you hear them give out the hymnY
!, IT was johnny who spoke, aat
Kate almost resented bis attention
Ho found the place, opened til,
music, hovered about her, till th,
girls checks burned again--every
l,ody was looking vt them.
aJohnny, I'm going homo Will
Bessy," siie slid, at the close OF th'
evening. You take some one els
! tonight
II johnny stepped aside Ike ON
stunned, conscious that s0methih.
/. had offended the Riri, he coald 10
tell what. aud Kate walked lloml
OH the other side of Bessy's mother
tor they passed. Katc's house. - =.
s.Doesu'ta Mrs. Raynor ever z,
outg- asked Mrs. Birch, nnconsyiop
VI of tho sting in the question: . /
i seems as'if she would enjoy thes
meetings. Yon ace, Bessy won't &,
3 anywhere without mother aud 81
! We, enjoy all the good things to
gether."
D With these verbs sounding in he
| ears, Kate reached home and wen
!. Iin. It had seemed rather odd to b
. without Johnny. but she respected
/. therself more when she thought 0
] Ihis commonplace, even silly re
D sharks, and his often-recurrin
|. llaual,.' t4 a4
81 Her mother had evidently bee
}. asleep. aud il smote the girls newl
Il awakened conscience to meet til
!, tweary, sad smile @ sInever though
how bnesome YOU wOuld be-" sh
d said. With q kiss 30 teuder that
i thrilled the aching heart.
n1A nO-well-Mrs. Grace was hel
's q little WHILE" said her mother.
"Deliver me from her society
G laughed Kate. " Nobody escap,
% her merciless tongue"
81 didn't expect you so soon ,
t. I'd have had a little chocolat
Dld--who came home with you
1t "Bessy and her beau,' said Kat
Y. "Bessy and who I" asked HI
% mother.
b ~ didn't know any young me
z waited upon Bessy.n
G "Ah, you don't know everything
II Bessy has the incest beau You ev,