The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-08-23


Mrs Torrance nodded as she placed the
slices of frizzling ham on blue edged plate,
aud arranged the eggs in golden spheres
above.
Is there factory hereaboutsS" pursued
Emily.
used to be" said Mrs. Torrance. sBut
they failed, and its been shut up for ten
monthsn
DO you know of any one who wants
girl ?" pursued the city cousin.
Mrs Torrance set the coffee pot on the
table, blew the horn for job, and then re-
sponded to her niece's query by counter.
question.
'sWhy don't you stay here p
Because said Emily, with spirit, ~
want to earn my own living"
+" Well, You can earn it here, can't your
was calculating to hire girl this spring.
And if you'll work honestly for it, I'll give
you the six dollars month | was going to
pay the hired help.
Emily's pale face Enlightened
!" should like that said she And then
job came in, tall, handsome ana flushed, his
curls yet wet from the spriag into which he
had dipped them, and sprig of trailing ar
butus pinned into his coat, and spoke a frank
welcome to the young cousin whom he had
never before seen.
g So Cousin Shadrack Seely is dead. he
said
Yes, )" said Emily, quietly.
ibid you like him.
"No," confessed the girl " He was cross
and surly, and had no sympathy with any
body But tried to be kind to him. And
he kissed me once before he died, and said
had been good girl"
.AEd then went and left his money to the
Refuge for Baptist Widows ard Orphans %
said Mrs Torrance ''Thats Cousin shad
rack all over"
He had a right to do as he pleased with
his money" said Emily, faint glow rising
to her cheeks"
"Well, its all over and gone" said Mrs.
Torrance "There's no use talking about it
now.n
And she sighed softly to think how many
of ife's hard angles might have been avoid
ed in the future, if only Cousin Shadrack
had been less interested in the Baptist Wild
ows and Orphans
AT the end of month, Mrs Torrance was
forced to acknowledge that Emily had well
earned her six dollars a month and board.
The girl certainly had about her that won
derfnl magnetic power which philosophers
dub executive ability" and New England
housekeepers call faculty" She was a nat
ural cook-she did things without seeming
to take any trouble at ALL
II don't understand it," said Mrs. Tor
rance. "a little dark, slim thing that was
always brought up to sit with her hands
folded"
And one sultry day in July when job aud
Emily came in from strawberrying, with
erimsoned fingers, laughing faces, and has.
kets heaped high with the fragrant fruit,
Mrs Torrance started in TIE solitude o. the
dairy where she was making "cottage
cheese"
II declare" she cried a" wonder nev.
or thought of that before. Oh, dear oh,
dear. never can consent to It IN the living
world"
Job came to her THAT same evening.
Mother said he, Emily has promised
10 be my wife"
Mrs. Torrance burst into tears.
"You're only x-and-twenty years old,
Job" she faltered
"Just two years older than when my ia.
Their married you, mother. Now don't turn
your face away but tell me plainly, have
you any fault TO find with my choice ?"
"N-no," confessed Mrs Torrance.
do you think I could possibly win
sweeter girl than Emily Alden ?"
"No, don't suppose you could, answer
ed the mother.in-law elect "but its natural
Job, to feel little jealous when you see
some one else taking the first place in you,
child's heart
But when Job brought Emily in to recerve
her kiss of greeting Mrs. Torrance had sufi-
GENTLY conquered herself to bid her new
daughter welcome
a Though s'posed, Emily said she, a
little bitterly, you looked higher than
farmer once"
81 never looked higher than one of ma
ture's noblemen" said Emily, with smile
that fairly won the old lady's heart.
That same evening, as they all sat togeth-
er in the orange twilight, with the scent of
tall white lilies in the air, Emily suddenly
broke the silence.
"Job," said she, would you like to be
rich2 ?"
well, yes" said job, !" I'd like money
enough to keep my vito in luxury"
"Would you, Aunt Dorcas Z" said Emily
turning to Mrs. Torrance.
"Of course should, said that mairon.
vigorously plying her knitting needless 'but
l don't ever expect it."
"But you are rich," said Emily, with a lii
tie tremor in her voice. JOB is ricl--we
are all rich together, with Cousin shadrack
Seeley's money"
"But." cried Mrs. Torrance, II thought
he left it all to the Baptist Widows and
Orphans"
Not ALL" said Emily g les h secret,
but may tell you now. Half was left to
the Refuge the other thirty thousand lie
mine, to be paid over to me on the day on
which / marry man who, ignorant of Cous.
in Shadraek's bequest, has loved me loyal
ly and well. It was the old mans within,
and have respected 1t. Oh, Aunt Dorcas,
came to you because, in my loneliness and
bewilderment knew not where else to go
but little dreamed that / was entering
directly into the kingdom of noble heart"
1t was true. Shadrack Seeley, eccentric