St. Landry democrat., 1882-09-09

said: 'Chatty, dear, II you 1ecl 50 pad
lv | will manage, somehow, to 90 my
self And should have let her 90,
without ever stretching my neck TO see
what Paul thought about it. The idea
of its being charity to 90 shopping when
YOU dom want to! What with the dish
es and busting, by night l shall survive
only in name.
Six O. clock, however. found Chattv at
the tea-table, flushed and jubilant over
what mamma pronounced the most sue
cessful shopping-trip of the season.
"Virtue brought its own reward in
the shape of this rGln aris, to tend flow
er-table in,' said Chatty, tying on a bit
of muslin. lace and ribbon, dubbed an
apron by courtesy ratherthan propriety.
"Why, Bessie Howe! going so early?'
This to newcomer, standing in the
halI-door.
Eyes, and l stopped to tell you Bell
Tripp has given your tlowerta Ne to the
Misses HoW!and-the new family up on
the hill. Bell said there were plenty of
other places, and she would explain to-
night"
. But suppose don choose the other
places?' said Chatty, flushing angrily.
ooh, it's twice as much fun to be
table -waiter!--those little caps are aw
fully becoming, and that apron will be
perfectly exquisite..''
with half a dozen cups OF coffee
turned over it, Thank you; | prefer
the flower-table, and intend to remain
there. Bell thinks those rich Howlands
will take her up. | can see straight
through it ALL pursued Chatty, hotly.
"'Charity thinketh no evil, . whis-
pered aunty, stopping to examine the
new apron.
"What do you think Bell proposed
this afternoon" resumed Bessie. "Oh,
the girls were so indignant-we had 3
dreadful fuss"'
I'm glad of it; good enough for
her," sputtered Chatty.
Charity rejoiceth not III iniquity,'
came from behind the screen Aunt
Lovely had drawn between herself and
the glowing CRATE.
You know we have always hired
dish-washers, continued Bess, taking
the shrug of Chatty's shoulders for an
interrogation point. "Of course we
didn't want to do that; but somebody
must fill out orders for the walters, and
only two or three otl;ered-you have to
stay in that old kitchen-and Bell
said
"Perhaps she expected me to stay in
that dngy old hole; it's too mean for
anvthingn' exclaimed Chatty, with an
emphatic stamp of her pretty foot
"Neyer mind, you can stay in our
room," said Bess. "and you needn' t
carry any coffee, either. Just hand the
pepper and salt, and keep people live
". Go in for good time, l say"
The door shut with little bang.
"sDoth not behave itself unseemly,
said aunty, disposing of her screen.
AUNT Love V, if anybody else had
punched Paul into me that way there d
have been-a disaster. SO that is what
you call easy distance.' And I've
promised solemnly to do or die. Hon
estly, now. do you, or did Paul, expect
us girls to live that sort of thing, right
through fairs and fusses?'
"Fusses never flourish where that
chapter is truly lived. think fairs
might" rejoined the other, quietly.
Possibly | might; but, aunty. it
".Beareth all things, believeth all
things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things,'n finished Aunt Lovely.
probably the new version reads:
Bear with Bell Trips abominable
treatment; believe she had good rea-
sons therefor; hope it will all work de-
lightfully, and endure even that black
hole of a Kitchen" laughed Chatty, un'
tying the pretty new apron. s. It $ dis
appointing, to say the least, after loca-
ting Paul charity up among the clouds
to find it anchored in dish-tnb
Where's your biggest calico apron,
mother-bird9 The new edition OF Chari-
ty about to be issued needs q more SER
viceable binding
Two hours later she stood in the
dingv kitchen with Bell Trip, who had
both arms plunged to the elbow in a tub
of steaming suds. Chatty was drying
the dishes in an interim of filling orders.
Its perfectly splendid in you, Bell, !"
she was saving, "but SO queer you
should think of it contempt ora ne GUS
ly with Aunt Lovely
1--WE been thinking some time"
said Bell, Selling a huge pile OF plates
chow much of real charity paul S
kind, as you call it) there was in these
affairs. Seems to me deal OF selfish
ness gets mixed in. OF course the fun
is all well enough; but [ set out this
time not to put that first. knew Vt
was for the good OF the cause to enl1st
the Miss Howlands, and there being
two of them had to GUST you as. well
as myself 1t was good OF you not TO-
mind. The washing was more OF
trial; but penny saved being equal
to two earned, there was the good OF
! the cause again, besides an opportunity
of drowning self completely
cit must be drowned. boiled and
baked by this time, and you may thank