The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-07-18

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that that was ais normal state y Mr. Arch.
Gale declared, kindly, that he would make
inquiries. And in the meantime Miss Naomi
brought down ponderous roll of old clothes
for her niece to cut into narrow strips. which
were thereafter sewed and wound into endless
balls, which seemed to grow, under Aveline's
fingers. like nightmares
I'm calculatin' to have new RAG
carpet !" said she. "And 1 can't feed and
keep you, unless you do something to earn
your board It's great oversight that
your folks haven't had you taught decent
trade. Would you like to be bound out to q
tailoress ~
"a tailoress !" Aveline blushed wildly.
"Oh, Aunt Naomi, MOI"
Now, Aveline, don't be fool, /" said Miss
Naomi, angrily. 8" 1 amt going to support
You in idleness. Why, great girl like you
will eat and drink fifty cents worth day.
And don't keep free tavern for all my
pauper relations, that III have You to un-
derstand"
Which remark so stung Aveline that she
took counsel of Mr.. Archdale that very
evening, when he was correcting his boys
Latin exercises at the desk in the corner of
the sitting groom.
Isn't there anything could do ?" said
She :" didn't know was SO poor. But
Aunt Naomi tells me that am pauperin
Don't be discouraged" said the young
iu he
worst, Miss Borax can't turn you out of
doors"
But it is SO dreadful to be told of ones
own poverty and desolation," pleaded Ave-
line.
~ will write to my cousins in Boston,"
said Archdale. They are sure to know of
some good situation for YOU"
II would be housemaid," cried eager
Aveline, "sooner than to endure Aunt
Naomi's taunts."
Look here, Arohdale," said the clergy
man, when Avelne had gone up to the
room where Grandfather Borax died, "take
carei"
"of what ?" said Archdale, in amazement.
THAT girl has intentions on you'll"
Nonsense !" exclaimed the teacher.
She has, though" said Mr.. Hymnau.
Evidently enough! Don't allow yourself
10 be ensnared,
upon my word, Hymnall" said Mr..
Archdale scarcely knowing whether to laugh
or to be vexed, 81 think you are crazyl"
al only warn you in time" said Mr..
Hymnall, dryly.
But at the end of O month, Aveline was
more reconciled to her lot.
at won't be for long," she said, cheer
fully.
az told you how 1t would be-" said Mr.
Hymnall, to his friend. "Here you've been
and thrown yourself away on penniless
girl like that, when Squire Falmouth's
daughters are returning here from Europe,
next talln
You look at matters altogether in a
wrong light" said Archdale. "Say rather,
here have been lucky enough to secure for
my wife the sweetest girl in all the world,
who would be fully worthy to wear ducal
coronet"
"You'll be poorer than poverty" said the
clergyman, with a sigh.
"Well, we shall not be rich," admitted
Mr.. Archdale. "But we don't want to be
Rothchilds. And, at all events, we shall be
happy. Won't that be enough"
Mr.. Hymnall shrugged his shoulders He
had preached sermon on "The Vanity OF
Riches" only the Sunday before. But his
private opinion was quite different thing
Only the next day, however, Cousin Clar-
issa Borax made ner appearance in q great
furry.
"Well declare" said she. "Things do
happen so strangely! Here's the very let
ter, Cousin Naomi, that l thought I had
mailed to you the day before I sent Cousin
Banjamin's daughter out here, and where
should II be but In the bottom of my shop.
ping reticule oil this time, with q receipt for
eup-oake, DIR. Weasand's cough prescription,
and paper of bismuth-and-sodal And you
never heard it, after all I"
"Never heard what ." said Naomi Borax.
''That Aveline was an heiressl" said
Cousin Clarissa. "That Brother Ben's
money in that Western Railway has quin.
tupled itself-that the land he bought along
the line Is selling at q hundred dollars lot
And the doctor said she was looking deli.
cate, and / must send her into the country
for change So sent her here. And ]
fully s'posed you'd got my letter, and ]
couldn't hardly b'lieve in my own senses,
when got your scoldin', writ ON four pages
Of foolscap, all about beggars and paupers
and that sort of thing !"
"Does she know ?" said Miss Naomi.
About her fortune? No |" said Cousin
Clarissa, not yet She amt TO know it
by the terms of Cousin Benjamin's will
until she is married to some young man as
took her for herself alone !"
"Then she'll know 1t pretty soon," said
teacher-Adam Archdale his name is-have
been engaged for three days."
The domestic atmosphere of the Borax
household changed with rapidly which no
Signal Service officer would be able to ex.
plain. Miss Naomi declared that she had
begun to love Aveline as her own child.
The clergyman thawed out like an icicle in
the April sunshine-the four factory girls
profered to her little gifts of Seaside novels,
chewing-gum, chocolate caramels, and needle
books. And no sunfower in full blossom
ever beamed as did good Cousin Clarissa.
OF course Aveline found out the whole
mystery before she was married How
could she help IL?
And love you, oh, 80 much better,
darling" she said to Adam Archdale, "be-
sause you believed You we're engaging your.
self to poor girl I"
ST believed then-and believe now" Mr..
Archdale promptly replied, " that was en-
gaging myself to an--angel"
Which, although illogical, was lover-like
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