Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-04-10

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il would be il old Mr.. Binney would but
marry Miss BrightE'
Miss Bright had not been without her
troubles. and very hard ones they had
been too, but she bore them with \
brave heart. and carried a smiling face,
and had = thankful spirit within her,
striving always 70 remember her bless
ings. ana how much they outnumbered
any evils she was called upon 70 bear.
Indeed. 20 listen to Mss Brighf's
showing Won would have counted her IS
one Of the lnckiest persons ever born.
She had had the kin est Of friends, the
most comfortable of situations. and the
girls she had taught were endowed with
an amiabilify Of disposition which made
i positive pleasure TO be with them
The only accusation she could bring
against them was laaf they were all in
such terrible hurry 20 grow mp and
get married. and then Miss Bright's Oc-
cupation was gone. and she had 70 step
cut into The world and find fresh field
for her laborS
As yezrs rolled On. each one adding
% the score Of Miss Brighf's age, these
hunting grounds Of instructions became
more and more narrowed Children Of
eight BEGAN now where girls Of eighteen
Hfed 70 leave OF. and history and ge-
ography, TO say nothing Of the parts Of
speech and grammar. were al so al
tered. that poor Miss Bright had 70 ac-
knowledge that af times she really did
feel quite confused s-Verv soon I
shan's be LEFT with anything 10 teach. -
she would SAY. patheticallv, and then
Mr. Binney's nephew. Joe or some
other good fellow who heard her. would
declare she should set up a school for
wives. for there never were such wives
ns the girls whom Miss Bright had
brought up She had taught Joe 5 wife
sally and her sister. ard though since
then she had had other situsfions, At
holiday time. OF whenever she Was seek
ing employment. ste always returned 10
the house OF Dr. Brendon. their father.
When Mr. finney dropped IN. as he
frequently did. to inqn ne after his old
fiends the Brend0ns. he from time 70
time found Miss Bright there. and hap
pening on the occasion Of one Of her
visits 10 bring the news that Mrs.. Bin
ney was III. with no one who . business
il seemed % he 20 look sitter Der, moth
ing was more natural than thar Miss
Bright should volunteer, and great
comfort they found her.
So sprightly vet unobtrusive was the
CHEEKY little woman that Mrs. Binney
herself was influenced in her favor.
until. with an eve to their mutual com
fort. Mr. biuney proposed Miss Bright
staying with them altogether Why
notP' be said We could wcl afford
20 pay her n salary" But this word
salary. acting like mario On Mrs. Bin
aey. seemed TO bring her to her senses
immed lately. She would be verv glad
10 have Miss Bright A. visitor as long
As she liked 20 stay. but as to living
witk them altogether. "a No" she would
not give her consent 10 that. she had al
ways objected 20 having in her house a
third party II was then that Miss
Bright's friends pulled very long faces,
indeed What would she dos thew
asked her.
oh something IS sure 20 turn up. -
she would say. hopefully. Whenever
1 have come 70 my last ebb an opening
has been made Tor me. so I am Dot
going TO despair now"
And she said this all the more emohat-
icaliy. because in spite of her confidence
she could not help feeling thet a voice
which she could not still kept repeating:
. What VIII you do when you grow
oiderg Teaching win get harder than
ever" That was true enough. but
what else was there for ksr to eos
When Mrs Binney died, which hap
pened quite suddenly aDout . year be-
fore. there had been some talk As to
Miss Bright going 20 Mr. BinneT Is
housekeeper, but this proposition
had been made without the knowI-
edge OF consent OF the principal
person concerned. who. as soon as the
hint Was given, negzfiTed l.
Mr. binney thoroughly appreciated
Miss Bright. but he had lost MS taste
for mafrimony: be remembered that he
had spent forty excellent years with
ont wise. and notwithstanding that
he was now = widOwer. he could not
conscientisusly SAY that he felt his state
30 be 50 very unhappy
Susan the cook. respectable and sfaid.
would. be felt sure. manage his house
hold properly. and II it proved taat she
sh01ld give way TO extravaganza. As
people seemed to say, Mr.. Binney fan
cied be could better put up with hat
sv;l than with too much Of the ecOuo-
my from which be had suffered already.
So all the hopes that on the death of
Mrs. Binney. Joe and Sally and the
Brend0ns had cherished for Miss Bright
were ruthlessly dashed to the ground
Evidently Aunt B. WIS not to have q
successor.
If ws could hut have got her there
as housekeeper." said two of these
s-the rest would hsre
been easy But though they returned
10 the attack several times, no good
came Of IL Mr.. Binney shared in the:r
regret at the loss Of Mss Brighf's pu-
pills. wondered IS they did what would
become her. and. his visitors gone, 70
make his sympathy apparent. he sat
down and wrote = kind little note with
. check for 4iD folded within t.
He's an old stupid. = said Sally, s-and
now she Is going away altogether. ever
20 fzr''-fOr Miss Br ght had hEd an
other piece of news 70 tell An old pu-
pil Of early DAYS had been recently left
] widow: her health WAS IS deiicxte IS
her heart was kind. and when she made
lbe proposition that Miss Bright should
rome and spend the remainder Of her
dayx with her IL was not entirely Of her
sEn c0mfUrf she had leen thiaking.
Mss bright had readily accepted her
pier. and she had written &c tell Sally
hat the next weeK she should come up
and see fhrm-
She could only stay few hours with
hen whcn she came The farewell