Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-06-15
yond the ilac-hedge, rather amused
at the mistake which the old lady had

yond the ilac-hedge, rather amused
at the mistake which the old lady had |
made. a-@5 s-s
Belle was full of news that even
ing. ~ |
"Oh, Saidee,'' she cried, ''such q
nice family is moving into the Locust |
Housep'@ F. =
s"Yes," said Saidee; :; 81 saw the
furniture-carts at the door as came |
back from the village this afternoon"
"Oh, the village!" cried Belle,
tossing her. blonde head. "It's
strange, Saidee, how much time you
get to run about and, enjoy yourself,
while l ann drudging at home, But
there's young gentleman there-the
handsomest man, Alice Aitken says,
that she ever saw-and Mr.. Pyle
knows him, sand .he is to be at the pic
mic tomorrow, to get acquainted with
the young people. of the neighbor-
hood.~~Woa't itbe delightful"
''Tery," said Saidee, indifferently.
But while Belle was talking, she
had made up her.mind what to do ON
the day of the May picnic.
Early in the morning, while the
flush of sunrise was still crimsoning
the sky, and blond Belle lay asleep
with her yellow hair still in crimping-
pins, 'Saidee arose, dressed herself
quietly, and slipped out of the back
door ikea little gray shadow.
At eight O'Clock, Aunt Leah raped
with her cane on the ceiling of her
room, which was directly beneath the
one occupied by her nieces. Belle
made her appearance presently, in a
faded calico wrapper, rubbing her
eyes after drowsy fashion.
"Where's breakfast?'' said Aunt
Leah
"Where's Saidee?" counter-ques-
toned Belle. 'sOh, I know, the sell
fish thing! She has got up early,
and gone down into the woods to get
some pink azalias for her hair before
the other girls think of it. She wants
to astonish US all at the pic mic.
But do think she might have told
me-
I'm afraid Saidee thinks more of
herself than she does of u.s." said
Aunt Leah, sourly.
And Belle, in a very i'll humor,
began to prepare the breakfast-a
task generally assumed by her elder
sister. s. tst =
While Saidee, hurrying down the
path by the swamp, took the short
cut across the clover-meadow, and
was presently knocking at the door
of the brick house where the load
of furniture had stood the day be-
fore. 7.# -ss.-.
'~The old lady with the crooked cap
and the cherry cheeks came to the
door.
"Have you yet engaged any one to
help you get settled?" said Saidee,
blushing very prettily.
@"We can't hear of a soul!" said
the old lady. every one is engaged
just now, and
s'If YOU thought could be o1
use," family began Saidee. -s ~=
"Bless me, child!" said the ole
lady, "you are too slight and small
s'Besides,'' looking closer at her
''you are a lady"
! 'But I know how. to clean house
/ for all that said Saidee, vaHantly
''I've done if every year at home
We are ladies, but ne are NOT peopl
of means. And I think You VIII b
suited with my work. It is necessa
ry that should earn q little. none,
and '-''aEss a = :
"Come in, my DEAR" said the oil
; lady-"conie in, and have a cup 0
coffee with us. I am Mrs. Hart
J wick and this is my daughter Kate.
*'saidee Lynn!" exclaimed tn
soft voice of a pretty young girl
) lying with a sprained ankle on tn
SOFA. wi - s%TS SssEr
To her amazement, our heroin
: recognized one of her schoolmates
katherine Hartwick, who had gradu
ated in the same class with her, 6
boarding-school, two years ago.
: ''But you surely never have com
r here te-work?" said Kate in amaze
| FES
"Yes, T have ~ said brave Saidet
/, "Why is it any less creditable t
v clean paint and wash windows tina
: to play croquet or do Kensingto
stitches? And my dear Aunt Leaf
e has lost all her little property, an
t we are very, very poor. So now yo
). know ali about It. And when I hay
t eaten my breakfast, if Mrs. Hartwic
will give ne@a cleaning cloth 81
k plenty of SOFT soap, ~Pn show. h
a Fwhat I can do.''
/, So that Miss Lynn was mounte
:. on stepladder, polishing off an al
= tique mirror when Kate's soft vol,
J, was heard, saying: ..-,.-.-.-.-----
Ii "Oh, Harry! is that you? "
supposed, of course, you were at tt
j, pic mic. Miss Lynn,. this is n
: brother Harry Harry let me pr
s sent you to Saidee Lynn, my de
@7 old schoolmate, who has come he