Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23
WINSTON. N. c., THURSDAY FEBRUARY %. 1882.

clerk, grumbling under his breath,
reached down two stamps, and took
the four pennies.
He did not relish doing business
on so small scale, especially while
other customers were waiting at the
counter.
The next morning, however, lit
tie Midge and Edith danced mp and
down with Joy when the postman
left the two valentines to their
door.
sAnd here's a valentine for you
Lily said Nudge. 'Only the en-
velope hasn't got such pretty gilt
roses on as mine and Edie's have.
Lily was standing with her hat
on, all ready to go to the glove
factory, as the children ran up to
her.
"A valentine said she, 'for me?
But I think you are mistaken, little
Midge.'
She opened the letter with a
sensation of wonder as to whom il
could possibly be from. For she
got SO few letters, this gentle.
drudgiug little creature, that the
very sight of an envelope in a
strange hand was a circumstance to
startie her.
'From Doctor Ingraham,' she
said, to herself. He will call here
to see me this evening. Oh, dear
dear! / knew how it woull be,
He thinks it's sH strange that ]
haven't said anything about pay ing
him for his attendance on Midge
and Edle when they had the
scarlet fever. Bnt he doesn'
know how poor We are! And ht
doesn't know-hew should he?-
that I was going to his office thil
very week, to ask him for the
bill, and try and save, up tt,
amount, little by little until l hae
amassed the sum. Oh, dear ! oh
dear, what am l to do?
She laid out the children's ra-
tions on the table-a bowl o
milk and two liberal slices O
bread for each-and cautionins
them not to go pear the fire
which smoldered in q little cast
iron stove-went to her daily worl
with heart which felt like leat
within her bosom.
Mary Reid was talking, in he
high, saprano voice, about the val
entine she had received. Leil,
Payne and Sarah Howell were gig
Cling over gilt-and- -tasseled epistles
directed in masculine hands, bu
Lily went straight to the forewo-
n1an-
MRS. Dobbs,' said she, scan yo'
lend me ten dollars p
'I?' said the forewoman, in sou
surprise.
4 need it very much,' said poo
Lily; and if you will give it to M
to-day-this very afternoon, [ mea
IL will pay you my next two
weeks entire wages as it comes il
and that, you know, will b.
twelve dollars
Mrs. Dobbs did little menta
arithmetic in the recesses OF he
brain, as she stood there starln,
with fishy eve on Lily Vennor.
| Yes, the interest was not so bad
She thought it might 'pay,' and S
she lent the ten dollars, for tern
! of fourteen days, Sundays and hol
idays included.
And Lily, mastering up wha
courage she could, stopped at Doc
tor Ingraham's Office, on her wa
home from work.
i won't give him the trouble t,
CALI said she to herself; 'for, {
course, it will be a disappointment
to him to know that he can't ge
his whole bill. But I will tell hir
i will pay the rest as soon as eve
[ can. And [ hope he won't b
very much vexed for. on, he ws
so good to me when the little one
were sick!'
:. Poor Lily Vennor! None br
, the children of poverty can ev'
J realize the agonies of distress an
: notification which their wretche
class have to endure as a part
their inevitable fate.
> Doctor Ingraham's pretty lit
gig was at the door when Lily we
into the Office, and Doctor Ingrs
ham himself stood at the table,
q his fur trimmed coat, pouring son
Q mixture from one vial into anothe
IS a tall dark man, with Eyes as bla'
'r as sloes, and beard as long and
10 soft as floss silk.
He glanced mp with a smile
e Lily entered, and something like
a flush Of color crossed his da
= cheek for the morpent.
~ ~ Sit down, Miss Vennor,' said
III Il am lust throuph with nv vis