Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-11-22
jessie'S LUCK.


'G.rls. It's quite too horrible FOR any
thing TAerc Isn', BIZ Of White su'
car in the house. shook tho old paper
sack until I shook it in two pieces and
nolhing appeared but crazy black ant
| cam, make hc cake set my hear
ON for .o-murOw, nor any Ntiug' an
there's The glohnd under she Bedsion'
beach plum trees just flaming purple
with them-tlums I meau aud al
gone TO waste because there's no sugar
lg. pre,erye ,lem in. Amt it helrow-
lng"
Daisy Fentou. an in dusiIiOus dot oi a
sirl. with her black eyes and a dimpied
chin. twiched herself into the sitting
room where her sisters were Narlonsiy
coupled, and pumping herself upon
he arm Of ar easy-chair waved the TO-
inc.pin and challenged suggestions.
Poor ,icuns Of isllen fortunes and
he freaks O, ,aic,' s'gAed sentimental
uortense. hacking at cedar penci
with a dull Giun,r-kui!e. fer Ho'trn>
VAS 'it,rary.' and wrote loFe'y s.o'ie'
aud pcens Na. shof.-sish'ed editors
always decl'ntu-0i,h thanks WA
ill ! get paid ios ny noycl.'
we'd he somewhere soon, u ae De
perded On that was tie encouraging
OBJ. eryatien OF Ms Aurelia, q family
xan,ipro nho.c BARK was worse than
ter BIKE. Wei, ms Of fate, indeed ?
victims c. a 70. Of uaFeelin1 re'oiion'
that considered : I'm TO re, a. or
popcr,y away icom Us aul lave "'
with hardly h.useto 1--we H.
--nas lefta iranp.cl o'p'ar'' quo
ted uorten.e. lla.alvc'y. 'aa1 81
Gsh-'
.Peyyoa Aaan't tsea JEFF. some com
mon sca.c.' Au-s',a ca. her short. III
make, my Blood boA 10 t.i4s Of 1be
ray we've been uo3ied-and a"4 'la'
good-lor-uothius E,oes. Grey laa.l !'r
no, Succeeding better w..h lie sat-.
Bu,. of course, Ae don't care. Is attle
enough lie knows o. ~aa. poverty IS oi
cares for those laal da.'
Here Little jesse Feutoa, "ho bad
been Pat. pity trying TO mend large
nole in a snail slipper, ai.A q mieN
needle. made herself hea.d.
us q pity We couldn't seA part o
he plums and &c. sugar enough to u'e
and preserve The rest. lam sure Mrs'
nopwood ould buy them 'ae sac
She couldn't &C., ANYTHING to make jsi-
y o..'
Ba, who'd take N.,m . asked DAISY
I've got a lot of bread to bake tbs
aler1o con. so I Couldn't
Wouldn't" ayerred Hortense. !
am sme It would bin ne to 20 and ash
people lc buy Iloms'
4 sAoaldop.' declared Aorela. II
whose eyes any plan rot iormed BY
hcrsel. seldom found favor.
All .ighl,' announced jesse, b..n4
off her thread and fmging her slippers
in corner; 'l'ngo myself. Dick VII
harness Prince for me, and the road Il
| rood, and IN take the quart cup '(
measure lhe plums, aud Uncle Toms
lbig pocket book 10 put the money IN
and Pll-'
Don't be too brisk interrupted
Arrclia cheeriugly ; you amt such :
wopder!ul phenomenon, you know
You won't have any luck sisne'
Hortense; YOU never 40.
But !. was nevertheless q very sunny
face .ha: spaikled under The little gra,
rose-eronued straw hat an hour after
u.rd "a Jessie stepped into The old tral
| ui,b her wares arranged il open bas
te,s sprinkled over with grape leaves
through which the fruit glowed ik'
lur,d Goals of tire ; and the two small
browp-gloyed hands holding The REM
were brave, though they trembled
little with the responsibility OF dnrip'
even slow old PNneuce down the oroa'
country roNd. But che was careful Tia
tbjs should pot be SO Q cied by AureN'
and norleuse, each holding back cor
ner Of she window curtain TO gaze ai'e
Der nor Daisy, who stood at ih'
gate waving the rolling PIN, and shout
lag 4:
BE sure you ask Sigbipence a quar-
they'rs worth IT,
when Jessie reached the great gloom.
resideD, ,e wherein abode Mrs. Hop"oo'
the viii. Of county court judge an
herself cousin Of q barrisier' she ioun'
il pesssI r, to call up al her courage L
explain her business 10 the majestic la
dy who wept down the walk, surveyed
plums wi II 4uch dignity and lapguidl
inquired Tue price.
.EighA .enc.s, began Jessie, now a
red as the plub,s herself, aud then Tor