Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24

ture earts at the door as came back.
from the village this al 81. &
Oh, the village 81 cried Belle, toss
ing her blonde head. It's strange.
5Saidee, how nnch time you get to run.
about and enjoy yonrseH, , while { am
drudgiiag at home. But there's young
gentleman there--the hand soonest man,
alice Aiken says that she ever saw.
and Nh. Pyle knows him, and he is TO.
be at the picnic Tomorrow to get ac-#
quainted with Young people Of the:
neighborho {. " ont il be delightful 2"
81 Very, said Saidee, ind fferently
But while Belle was talking she, had
made up her mind what to do the day.
Of the May picnic. 53 a;
Early in the morning, while the flush
Of sunrise was still crimsoning the sky,
and blonde Belle lay asleep with her
yellow hair in crimping pins, Saidee
arose, dressed herself quietly and slipped
out of the back door like q Little gray
shadow. E|z5 &. : Il NJ N 5.
At s o'clock Aunt Leah raped with
her cane on the ceiling of her room,
which was directly beneath the one oc-
cupied by her nieees. Belle made her
appearance presently in faded calico
wrapper, rubbing her eyes after q drow-
sy fashion. 5= @:zs y N ms
Where's breakfast" said Aunt Lee
alb. @SSG. \. n $1::s5$$ss .3sI !. .$%>s M
# Where's s,aiaee ?" counter guess
toned Belle. sob, I know, The selfish
thing She has got mp early, and gone
down into the woods to get some pink
azelias for her hair before the other
girls think Of it. She wants to aston
ish us all at the picnic. But I think she
might have told me-" V ". II @s@@ Z. 1T
H. Tim afraid Saidee thinks moro of
herself than she does Of u.s." said Aunt
Leah, sourly. "a a %5% i G455 %'|. ~, r..
And Belle, in a very ill-humor, began
to prepare the break q task gener-
ally assumed BY her elder sister. !. ::
While Saidee, hurrying down the
path by the swamp, took the shortcut
across the clover meadow, and WAS pres
entity knocking at the door Of the brick
house where the load Of furniture had
stood the day before. = %<l: ...$ ~ s.
The old lady with the crooked cap
and the cherry cheeks came to the door.
sssHave you yet engaged anyone to
help you get settled 2" asked Saidee,
blushing very prettily. F-.sE4 ~ :
"We can't hear Of q soul, said the
old lady. Everyone is engaged just
now, and" s1...#j ~. I .
IF you thought I could be of use,"
family began Saidee.
'Bless me, child" said the old lady;
@'you are too slight and small. Be
sides," looking closer, "you are a lady"
t'But I know how to clean houses, for
all that" said Saidee valiantly. Give
done it every year at home. We are
ladies, but we are not people of means.
And ]. think you will be suited with my
work. 1t is necessary that I should
earn little money, and -"
''Come in, my DEAR" said the old
lady "come in, and have cup OF cof-
fee with us. I am Mrs. Hartwick-7
and this is my daughter Kate" ...
"Sadie Linnp' exclaimed the soft
voice of pretty young girl, lying with
q sprained ankle on the sofa. i
/ To her amazement, our heroine re-
cognized one of her old schoolmates,
Katherine Hartwick, who. had gradu-
3ated in the same class with her at board
ing-school two years ago.
'sBut you surely never come here to
work % said Kate in amazement.
- eyes, I have" said brave ,Saidee.
"Why is it any less creditable to clean
paint and wash windows than to play
croquet or do Kensington stitches?
And my Aunt Leah has lost all her lit
tie property and we are very, very poor!
So now you know all about it.. And
when I have eaten my breakfast, if Mrs.
Hartwick will give me cleaning cloth
and plenty of soft soap I'll show her
what can do" '> :, ~. -. ,$.s =, =.
So that Miss Lynn was mounted on
a step-ladder, polishing off an antique
mirror, when Hates soft voice was
heard saying: 49, ~: .-t- :
ooh, Harry, is that you? We sup
posed, Of course, you were at the pic
MIC. Miss Lynn, this. is my brother
Harry. Harry, let me present you to
Saidee Lynn, my dear old schoolmate,
who has come here to help us clean
house, ,.,,.,. 49,, ;. j "a, E.. ~.
Miss Lynn made as graceful bow
as she could under the circumstances.
FIR. Harry Hartwick inclined his head.
eat the picnic, indeed = he retorted,
merrily 5s "Not at all. I've been hunt
ing high and low for some one to help
you, and for lack of any success I have
returned to do q little embarrassing
myself" }.s55 .y sss fs s3t3 4
"Oh, have you ?" said Saidee. ST know
such d nice recipe for kalsomine as
white as alabaster, and it won't rub off
at all" i s., ..,. s5s5 /. 81. r'
Lets make it up" said Mr.. Hart
wick, promptly. s... q. z.
No picnic could ever have been more
delightful than this day among dust,
white-wash, securing sand and broons.
Kate, on her sofa, hemmed curtains;
Mr.. Hartwick hustled to and fro; Sal
dee, with her curly hair tied up ina
handk erchief, secured paint, and Harry
whitened ceilings; md at twilight had
throe -rc~-,- y, r,arfas,t order =
r. eve have achieved wonders said
E=.s 1coking aronnd ct the neatly
;,tse .,;ke 1:easRyet.s.the, soft, gsrnet plush
S5ss / ;si y s . is yt:;
while Mrs. HaftS p d q! Aij q;
teriously on onsssidss LIT;
my dsar,", said 4hes1 I ID not NV,
how to thank you sufficiently. But 4
ana ashamed to offer you dollar and q
hall, although i.
But { shall not be ashamed to take
il, said Saidee, smiling. Why should
r. That ia, il you really think 1 have
earned it. =