Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-29
DOWN HILL AND UP.

awe are going down HILL" said
Grace, moodily. sit is easy to see
that!,'
"Oh, Grace, don't talk sou said
Louise, tcarfnl!y.,'s
.I couldn't before AlfreA,p said
the elder Miss ForteScue, as she
stirred her cup of weak tea; and
tried to swallow a little of.the, saw
dusty bakers bread from the little
shop at the corner. "But facts are
facts, and there's no use trying te
blind ourselves to them"
Louise wrung her hands, which
in spite of; dish washing and floor
scruhbing, stillremained wllitefand
dimpled at the knuckles, like d
.baby's.
sOh, Gracc!" said she, "why can't
Ego ont and be a seamstress OF
some thing9"
F. Aud Louise, feeling the necessity
of action of some sort, could not.but
recognize herrelf as being utterly
useless iii tllis emergency.
She had advertised for Il situa
toni some school, but no one had
answered the advertisement. She
had registered her name at aepre
tcntieuS Semployment agency" in
the neigliborfood4 but as yet nc
crop o4-latlies in need of governess
es, orchildren Wanting instructress
es in; FRENCH, ,pusie.sapa German
had sprung up, and now came the
point-blank question.
"Ele pnstman.v said. Grace, sud
denly starting up. Run, Louise,
quick, before he knocks. Alfred
must be kept duiet, -wh .tever hap,
pens. Whatis tia letterstor al.
fredW
"Yes,n said Louise.
::':"open it child See whatss:ls in
saOpen Alfred's letteran cried
Louise, in dismay.
for CIV that nothing must excite or
l lis hims It's about some bus.
mass Of course. and perhaps it
,' instant attention. j.
Tins urged. Louise hesitatingly
tore open the letter.
s,i,1...sa oentleman who is writing
$40" boGt' :" y .
9 's uTS o. q hook,,, cried. Grace
:. i nd WHAT on earth has that to do
Win ,nln, A fired IS Ss.ss
", .Tf,s .,bont ;aFrencb literature in
tho : t;m "'o of; the first NAPOLEON. j,
r r.ent On ON 7 oEise 0and7 tie man
,,.s ,,tv q lot az information from
Some one nnl,ear,l. of book II, the public
k p as hare Sanll he 'a,an'tscome
himself in.Ganse he hassprai,le,l an
ankle and some one his IN mentioned
t t,, ham the name Of Alfred as a
camille. cflltiyated3ind literary gen
s st1n,S.sn Who Who's ii CONFLICT
inc S i thug os,this nature would be
rem,insTafs Mr Fer H us the
,,s+a Of ) ,lollar a.nage tor:aH com
Nations riGe l .con cerning the ,NIpoIeon
T. y cs ofliterotnre S.
- "a 4 1.doI1ars ! nape,n: exclaimed
Grace with .eleaming ewes; sand
for doing the one thing that All
likes best in all tile wanid!p.
.ssWIlat are we to dog'Sasked Lou
Eiisse. ..:, ,'
..Nliat can we do9p sighed poor
T Grace. ..Writ,e,:: and tell him thai
Mr.. Fortescue is confined to his
! he'd. and. thatsthe doctor thinks he
cannot leave it for. several weeks
even under the most favorable Cir
.cumstances. Oh, dear! it. seems
wicked TO let this high tide OF for
tune go by:usi uninlproNed.o a
r:.Grace,D said Louise, with {
quick breath, dit shall .notgass BY
as. I'll do it myself: !
aYou~ 20. -,
CIV ny snoO.. IL 0aln ls !. = ,;n, .sIs
french as wen 90 an Al: ~ n' ;, :.
Isn't my nandwrltiugsolg anu ooI.
enough. Tor any mans. Inz 20 =
Ethese big public AAGarles. III az
fthe compiling 1or cllis ma9
+ "But, Louise, doSeu'oelie&e your
yer. capa. v eo,n i harsatf mn 1r;fb mocl
d;a mott,s9 oio" noieo ,., y. - -
0'6 ,r r'V', ~ ~
40 looM IKE aa .ntP.'s 49,.
saia she: yusg ";alg .ariai seo.js
Give me a cnance 10 JUN ~ .l,a :"
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