Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-27
tomorrow, to get acquainted with the young
people of the neighborhood. Won't it be de-
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people of the neighborhood. WON'T IL De oe
VERY" said saidee, indiherently.
But while Belle was talking, she had made
up her mind what to do on the day OF tht
May picnic.
Early in the morning, while the. flush O
sunrise was still crimsoning the sky, and blonde
Belle Law asleep with her yellow hair in crimp
ing pins, Saidee arose, dressed herself quietly
and slipped out of the back door like little
gray shadow.
At eight O'Clock, Aunt Leah raped will
her cane on the ceiling Of her room, which
was directly beneath the one occupied by hel
nieces Belle made her appearance presently
in faded calico wrapper, rubbing her eye:
after drowsy fashion.
ssWhere's breakfast 20 said Aunt Leah
sWhere's Saidee p" counter-q questioned Belle
s'Oh, know the. selfish thing She has go1
up early, and gone down into the woods tt
get some pink azalias for her hair before the
other girls think of it, She wants to astonisl
US all at the picnic. But I think she might
have told me- ~
II am afraid Saidee thinks more of herself
than she does of u.s." said Aunt Leah
sourly.
And Belle, in very ill humor, began to pre-
pare the breakfast-a task generally assumed
by her elder sister-while Saldee, hurryine
down the path by the swamp, took the short
cut across the clover-meadow, and was pre-
sently knocking at the door of the brick house
where the load of furniture had stood the day
before.
The old lady with the crooked cap and the
cherry cheeks came to the door.
''Have you not engaged any one to help you
get settled 20 said Saidee, blushing very pret
tily. :,
1--WE can't hear of soul ~ said the old
lady. every one is engaged just now, and
'sIf you thought could be Of use," family
began Saidee.
''Bless me, child % said the old lady, "you
are too slight and small. Besides" looking
closer at her, 'you are lady,"
''But know how to clean house, for all
that" said Saidee, valiantly. "I've done it
every year at home. We are ladies, but we
are people of no means. And I think you will
be suited with my work. It's necessary that
should earn little money, and"
''Come in, my dear!' said the old lady
''come in, and have cup of coffee with us.
I am Mrs. Hartwick-and this is my daughter
Kate.'
"Saidee Lynn - exclaimed the soft voice
of pretty young girl, lying with sprained
ankle Oh the sofa.
To her amazement, our heroine recognized
one of her schoolmates, Katharine Hartwick,
who had graduated in the same class with her,
at boarding school, two years before.
''But you surely never have come here to-
work 2" said Kate, in amazement.
eyes I have,n said brave Saidee. "Why, is
it any less creditable to clean paint and white
wash windows, than to play croquet or do Ken
sington stitches ? And my aunt Leah has lost
all her little property, and we are very poor
So now you know all about it. And when
have eaten my breakfast, if Mrs. Hartwick
will give me cleaning cloth, and plenty of
soft soap, I'll show her what 1 can do?'
So that Miss Lynn was mounted on STEP
ladder, polishing off an antique mirror, when
Kate's soft voice was heard, saying
''Oh Harry; is that you? We supposed,
of course, you were at the picnic. Miss Lynn,
this is my brother Harry. Harry, let me pre-
sent you to Saidee Lynn, my dear old school
mate, who has come here to help us clean
house,
Miss Lynn made as graceful a bow as she
could, under the circumstances. MIR. Harry
Hartwick inclined his head.
cat the picnic, indeed, he retorted, merrily.
''Not at all. I've been hunting high and low,
for some one to help you, and for lack Of any
success, have returned to do little white
washing myself.''
''Oh, have you?'' said Saidee. 81 know
such a nice recipe for kasomine-as white as
alabaster, and it won't rub off at ALL.
''Let's make it," said Harry, promptly.
No picnic could ever have been more delight,
full than this day among dust, white-wash,
securing sand and brOoms.
Kate, on her sofa, hemmed curtain; Mr.
Hartwick hustled to an fro Saidee with hel
curly hair tied I'D in a handkerchief, secured
paint, and Harry whitened ceilings; and at
twilight had three rooms in perfect order.
eve have achieved wonders,' said Kate
looking around at the neatly tackled carpets
the soft, garner plush hangings-the pictures
on the walls, the crystal brightness of the win
dows-while Mrs. Hartwick took Saidee mys-
teriously to one side.
envy dear" said she, 81 do not know how
to thank you sufficiently. But am ashamed
to offer you dollar and half although
''But I shall not be ashamed to take it, ,
said Saidee, smiling. '!Why should L? That
is if you really think 1 have earned it,"
''My dear you have more than earned it,
said the old lady; land if you could possibly
come tomorrow"
ssOf course will Gomez said Saidee.
Weary as she was, Saidee went around the
village to buy some Young Hyson tea for the
old lady before she returned to the Gothic
cottage.
sWell,'' she cried, bright, to her sister,
s'what sort Of day did you have ut the pic
nic 90
lawfully stupid - yawned Belle.
ssAnd the handsome young gentleman from
Locust Lane didn't come at all.
''Didn't he - said Saidee.
"And where have you been" demanded
Bell, in an injured tone.
"Oh spending the day with neighbor y
said Saidee, with laugh.
They finished the house-cleaning that week
Mr. Hartwick found it necessary, we ma!
add, to walk home with Saidee the next even
ing, and he developed remarkable talent
in the amateur painting and kalsomining linz
before they got through.
s'Isn't she pretty ~ said Harry enthusas
tically, ''and she is brave, and she isn't afrait
of honest work; and altogether she is M.
ideal Of a girl"
s'Mamma,' whispered Kate, laughing, afte
her brother hall gone out, 81 believe our larr.
is in love with Saidee Lynn"
''I'm sure l don't blame him. said Mrs
Hartwick. ''She is little jewell
Aunt Leah never knew where the Young
! Hyson tea came from, nor the Sponge-cake
nor the white grapes, nor all the little luXurie
which had cheered her of late ; nor did sh
suspect anything until one day Harry Hart
wick came to her, and formally asked her TO
her niece's hand in marriage.
'Well, l never!' said Aunt Leah.
s'But how did you ever become SO we'll ac
uuainted with him, Sadee ?"questioned Belle
half pleased, half jealous.
''Because l cleaned house for his mother,
said Sadee, laughing.
And then under solemn seal of secrecy, sh
told Belle all and Belle declared that it wa
too romantic for anything, never pausing t
think that real life is as full of romance as