The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-04-13

led with gray.
"Does Mrs. Walter Robbins
live heres" be asked:
Miss Elsa had made wafiles for
supper, and had fried some fresh
crullers, brown aud light Ms a
butterily.wings. She had brought
in the parior lamp, aud hunted up
two little china mugs, handless,
and with the gilt inscription faded
off, which bad been hers aud her
sisters, as children, long ago.
"Theyll please the little ones"
she thought.
And Mrs. Robbins, in her clean
cap, sat atsmilling on the heartbstone,
when Walters widow came in, her
black dress powdered over With
snow which had begun to fall at
the gathering: and the two little
girls cling.ng to her hand.
my DEAR" said Mrs. Robbins,
"you are welcome-kindly wei
come--you and the dear little
girls u
Aud Elsa came IN, her face SOFT
ened tor the moment, and led them
Hospitality to the fire.
ats u poor place. said she ;
"but mother is right-you are
welcomew
The children looked timidly
round at the black beams which
traversed the roof overlead-the
deep set windows, with theh broad
lodges filled with musk-plants and
fish geranimms-the strings Of red
peppers above the mantle-and the
brass candlesticks, which glittlered
asif they we're made OF gold. And
then the fre-the great, opcr
cbimney.place blazing logs
the tunuily.shaped androns, with
round heads, and the great Maltese
cat, asleep upon tho gaudy rag rug
Was it all true or were they
dreamiugi
But when it came to hot watfies
and maple molasses cookies, with
fennel seeds in them, aud 1nilk--'
1Nat as much milk rs they could
drink ont OF those dear llttlo an
tique nugs-thc children decided
the matter .in their own minds
that they were not dreaming ut all
And attor they had gone to sleel
in "a bedroom just OH the kitchen
where the sheets smellod OF swee
clover, and the wallpaper was GOV
cred with lunches of cabbage.roses
with impossihly green leaves, anI
blue ribbon iillets arouug th,
stems, Mrs. Walter Roberts fount
courage to thank the friends VIII,
had been so good to her in her nc
cesslty.
"But thero's something | haven
told sou yet,D she sail, timi,lly, I"
couldn't write it, because | die
not know itmyselt ut the time tha
| appealed to you, | am not so poo
as everyone thought. Poor, dea
Walters mining ventures hav'
turued out better than any one. ex
pected. A lawyer from the Soutl
came to see me last night, and tole
me that | Am to have ut least
thousand dollars a year,
"Eh I" said Elsa, almost iucred
ulously.
"It amt possible r. Clipped Mrs
Robbins.
"And," went on Mrs. Waite
"If you will allow me to live here
aud share it with you"
."No," said Miss Elsa. "W
have no right to it.
"But," pleaded the widow, "yo,
were willing to share all that yo
had with mo ~
"That's quite another thing.
said Elsa.
"No, it isu't," said Mrs. Walter
otis the same exactly. Aud
have always longed tor u home i
the country, and it is SO lovel
here; and-and | feel that / low
you already, and | should be mise
able anywhere else. Please
please lot me stay" |"
Aud what could Mrs, Robbir
and Miss Elsa say but /" Yes"
And when the gentle widow =
tired to her room, Miss Elsa lool
ed at tho old lady, with tears in h'
eyes.
Mother" said she, 'syou wei
right. Providence has provide,
The moment l made up my mind
leave of caring aud planning, al
trust iu God, He has laid a bles
ing at my feet. | think i vi
never doubt or despair again."