The National tribune., 1883-08-02

putting letter before her, that we viii fill
his order on the 10th inst, if we can get the
ears. Put your date upon there-so; the
printed heads will help you"
Il know how to DO that" said Zintha, SIM
ply. did it for Mr.. Brown when he wanted
to go TO party | know it all the way down
to Yours respectfully"
Upon my word, you dot" said the foreman.
when the letter was finished " and if You can
get rid of that baby of Hansen's can give Won
plenty of work until the boss comes back
Zintha's eyes sparkled, At nOon she hurried
home to Mrs. Hansen and told her the good
news. Hans was fast asleep.
May l go again this afternoon?" asked
Zintha.
Il care not where you are" said the tired
woman, while Hans is sleeping"
VIII earn some money for you, Mrs. Han
sen, ," said the girl, and you shall have new
dress to wear TO the church."
cannot have gown while my man cares
so much for his beer" returned Mrs Hansen,
rather grizzly. with plenty babies comes
plenty trouble, and all goes wrong But you
are good GIRL Zintha and do wrong to speak
you cross word"
Zintha had written letters for nearly two
weeks when the proprietor Of the yard returned.
lie frOwned a little when he saw young girl
seated on the Office stool, but the foreman whis-
pered a few words TO him and gave him some
letters TO read; then he smiled and said:
20 anyhow.
When Brown returned, Zintha was told that
she need not go away, for the business was in
ereaslng, and the foreman bought little chair
for her, which he placed in the private office.
Aliday long Zlntha wrote, and wrote, and when
night came she went back TO the Hansens
house to sleep on her hard bed with little Hans.
She often thought of the kind lady in the Pull
man car, WHOM the children had called Auns
sue, and she said to herself, Now can write
her a fine long letter, if she ever writes to mes
One day, when the train came IN from Cali
fornia, the expressman left box Ia the station
addressed TO ZiDtha Dierke and boy IN the
telegraph Office hurried away with it to the
undergrad.
Great was the Joy of Zintha- Her employer
opened it himself, and seemed greatly pleased
when the young girl took cut two pretty
dresses, made with tuels 10 let down as
ZIntha grew q" Jas the accompanying letter
stated, and all manner of pretty presents
from Vesta, Hal, and the dear, kind lady.
Now, Zintha, said her employer that after
noon, Al have little plan for you. My fore
man has spare room in his cottage and his
wife, who is good, mOtherly SOUL win board
you until we hear from your father. 1t is not
nice place for You at Hansen's since he drinks
SO much, and it is too far for you to go to your
evening lessons. Now that your kind friends
have sent you these gifts, think you had bet
ter send them at once to your new room, and
will see Mrs. Hansen for you"
"Ah, can never thank you" said Zintha,"
and these kind friends, who do so much for
me-"
Never mind the thanks" he replied,
briskly, I've girl Of my own, and / mean to
give you chance to surprise your father when
he comes"
So the bOxful of pretty presents went to Mr..
Gordon's house that night, and, before Zintha
slept, she Wrote this letter to her friends IN
California:
" 3iosT DEAR AND KIND PEOPLE: The beautiful
box came to me this day, and could cry, my
heaTt : so happy am writing now every day IN
the Office, and every week my kind master pays
me for it. 1 learned to write as you told me to do,
and twice every week say lessons TO young lady
who teaches IN one Of the SCHOOLS 1t Is very beau
tful. and I thank the dear God and you. Tha
sweet words you wrote me have made my fortune.
copied them day after day ON the boards. until
f. SING lrleht. save me a book. How pleased my
Gear father would bel hear not a word from him
yet And am tired waiting. Ny master says hs
VIII come some day when ana not thinking Of
him. An. dear lady that Is neverl always think
OF him and pray Tor his return pray for you too
dear lady, for / cannot thank you. The books the
dresses, and all the pretty clothing make me too
and then may be wiser and better able to tell the
beautiful thoughts 1 have of you and the pretty
children. ZISTHA DIERzE.
Why Aunt Sue cried over that little letter
no one could tell, and even General Perkins,
her brother, sat very still for long time after
he had read IT,
Six months after the box reached Zintha,
General Perkins himself walked into the Office
at the Iumber-yard and there he found q tall,
slender girl, bending over some writing. He
chatted some time before he made himself
known, and then Zintha's happy face made
him ample return for the bother Of stopping
over TO humor Sues whimD He tried in vain
to persuade her to leave her position and 20
with him 70 Los Angeles, when he should re-
turn from the East, but she only answered:
thank all your kind family, General, bat
my dear father must find me here when ha
returns" Her refusal did not prevent the
General from stopping again on his way back
to the orange groves, to leave a large bundle o{
books and some presents from New York
friends TO whom he had told Zintha's story.
Thus two years passed with frequent letters
between Los Angeles and Fremont, and at
each Christmas box for ZIntha. Aunt SUE
still fingered in California. She had grown
stronger, her brother thought and the chill
dren could not spare her.
One bright May day, Aunt Sue drove up tina
avenue leading to R0Selawu, as General Per-
kins' place at Los Angeles was called. She
had been out with Vesta, and was just return-
ing with the mail
g 1t is strange that Zintha does net writes
said she; positively find myself worried IL
the child misses one month"
Z" Perhans she IS Ill or very tired, said Yesta.
AN~e 49, NUM- S-4Ss NO nave company Z dY8
is talking with a young lady, and there is q
gentleman in the hammock
Aunt Sue did look. There was no mistake
ing those brown eyes, and, as the ponies halted,
she sprang out and caught ZiRtha in her arms.
"Ah, dear, dear lady, / have come ct last,
and here is the dear father with me 2" said
the girl, holding the lady's hand tightly IN her
own.
Yes madam, am here" said fne-look-
ing man, advancing, "and all my life I shall
thank you for the love you have given my lit
tie girl"
What a happy party R0selawn held that
night What a long long story il was which
Zintha's father told-how he found work a5
once, and afterward went into business for
himself at Salt Lake City; how he had often
written 10 Hansen, sending money and letters
TO his darling little girl how Hansen wrote
that the child was well, aud learning fast
IN school. Then he was H. very ill., for q
long time. When he began 70 recOves his
irst thought was for Zintha. but no word came.
One day, when he grew stronger. he went down
the road to build new stOre-house. While the
men were at work one Of them picked up 3
board with a little verse on it. He carried is
TO the boss (whO was no other than himseIfl,
who read it rs q hungry man eats bread. There
vas his daFlings name, with his 0wn beneath
The poets words. He laughed aloud GOr joy,
and the men said: ''Ah, his mead is not quite
right since the fever" But his head was right,
md his heart, too. He wrote at once 20 his
;hild, and heard al the long, sad story. The
words of the poet, dear friends" said he as ha
concluded his long story, proved better than