The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-01
THE GIFTED SISTER,
BY s. A. HUMES.

o1 AZ hOMESs
Mary starts to college next week.
does Sadie go with her?"
Sadie, no indeed, what use Would
there be in sending her. She's the big
gest dummy ever saw about books.
But she likes music and draws beau
tifuIly, besides it would polish her
up wonderfully to mingle with college
girls"
81 fear there is no polish to her, and
only your Partially could see any i'm
provement if we should send her.
never could understand why you should
take such interest In her, when Merry is
SO much brighter. Sadie will never
make anything but kitchen girl and
she don't need much learning for that.
Besides / cannot spare her if Mary
goes.
Fle, janet to make such difference
between the two girls. Mary will come
back pulled up and feeling entirely
above her sister who prepares her meals,
and Sadie will feel awkward and vexed
IN the presence of her sister. Let both
go or neither would be my way" and
Aunt Bertha gave a decided little Jerk of
viz AASeho tLhoO oAN IlCdl1by IlldU Is 50.
After short silence she said, "Can you
spare Sadie to go home with me this
afternoon, l am coming over tomorrow
and can bring her back again.
We have work hands, and I hardly
know how to spare her, Maryis so busy
preparing for school, but if you are very
anxious l will try and get along"
Sadie sitting just under the window
pairing peaches had heard every word,
and now quickly wiped the falling tears
as she heard her aunt coming In search
of her. Finding her there under the
window, Aunt Bertha knew she must
have heard the conversation, but ap-
pearing not to notice the tears, she said:
Come, Sadie, you are going home with
me to stay over night and leave the smell
of peaches for few hours. You must
get tired of this everlasting peeling and
drying"
g do aunt, but then 1 am not smart
enough to do anything else and must
work at something"
There was such a Responding look in
Sadie's face and pitiful tone of voice it
brought tears to Aunt Bertha's eyes,
but she said, " Cheer up, it's not every
one that can peel peaches well, and there
may be other things you can do"
While they were talking Sadie washed
her hands, smoothed her hair and then
ran up stairs to change her dress. In
few minutes she was ready and, with
lighter heart than she had carried for
many days, ran ahead of her aunt to the
buggy. After old Mike had fairly
started on trot her aunt Bertha COM
menced talking.
"How wouldyou like to go with Mary
to college next week ?"
Sadie blushed, looked at her aunt in
astonishment and remained silent.
What makes you look SO frightened;
wouldn't you like to go 2"
$50, yes, but think of me going to
college. l have never been through
fractions, and as for grammar, 1 don't
know anything about it.
/ "But you have fine voice. can play
tolerably well and draw beautifully, why
not cultivate these tastes ?"
never have time to practice any,
and our folks think drawing is time
thrown away.
Well, if L furnish you the means to
go and take thorough college course,
will YOU persevere until you graduate ?"
80 aunt, that would be hardly fair to
ask you to spend so much on such poor
subject. You had better help Mary"
No, not one cent of my money can
Mary have, though she is bright and
will make scholar, but you must equal
or excel her In some branch and must
move IN the same society if you ever
enjoy each others company much.
Your mother was considered brighter
than her sisters and was sent to college.
and ever since she feels as if only smart
girls needed an education, but since
your uncle died and has left me plenty
OF money, and no children, | am deter
mined to see what education will do for
you if you viii let me-
But mother will not consent: she
cannot spare me from the kitchen .
. will see her tomorrow. that Is
why L brought You home with me to-
day, that we might fix it all ND. and be
ready to meet every objection, but if she
persists you will soon be eighteen. then
you can do as you please"
1es am nearly twoyears older than
Mary but she always seems to have the
preference because she learns so readily,
and Is SO easy and graceful in com
pany."
Old Mike now stopped at the gate and
1t was some time before they could re-
sumo their talk. The only servant had
dinner waiting and after that aunt must
take nap before she felt like talking
again. In the meantime Sadie wan
dered among the flowers but soon drew
out her pencil and small drawing book.
and sat down IN rustic seat to draw an
old stump with an ivy running over it.
just as she finished she heard her aunt
calling and hurried back to the house.
!" Did you ever see that stump % she
said, holding the picture up.
Why, Sadie, how perfect; You sat
IN the chair to the east did you not ?"
Yes. but how can you tell %
Because the vines run Just that way
rom that standpoint. Let me take that
10 your mother tomorrow ?"
She will scarcely stop to look at it.
put II you show it, perhaps she will no,
uce 1t little. Here is another YOU
might show her, it is old Rover watch
ing by Bessie, who is asleep In the ham,
let her see it ?"
tired to, but she told me tn mt