The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-26
SERVED HIM RIGHT.

"Old Mr.. BogWood-died last montl
Two thousand dollars to a niece liv
ing somewhere hereabouts. Mus
look her up before long"
Martin SatterthWaite pricked up hi
ears. fguratiyely speaking. as tn
above words reached him, Lawye
Harkley having unconsciously RAISED
bis voice a little az he pronounced the
words.
Martin was busy tying up a pack
age of tea for old Mrs. Doolittle; but
in spite Of the excitement caused By
the words, he did not forget to give
the old lady a little short weight in
her tea.
"A penny saved is a penny gained, 9
was his motto; which he did not fail
to put into practice with such of his
customers as were not in a situation
to resent the imposition.
Martin SatterthWaite had embarked
in the dry-goods and grocery business
q few months before on money grudg-
ingly lent him by d rich uncle. with
the parting injunction:
aDon't come to me fur another red
cent If you lose every dollar you've
got Ii you'd Al stuck to the farm, Id
see you through; but this here store
keelin' don't suit my notions. I'd
rather see q stout young fellow like
you swingin' an axe or a mowin'-
scythe, than stannin' behind a counter
~1neasnrin' taps an blue ribbon
But swinging an axe or a moving
scythe' did not suit Martins avari-
ciors nature. It was too slow a way
Of making money, and he was ambi-
tiolis to be rich AS soon as possible.
The words he had overheard that
morning bad awakened a new scheme
in his fertile brain.
Two thousand dollarsl' he repeat
ed to himself, e~nviously. II could
double my stock with that, and have
something to go on. And / know the
girl, too. II would be q good specula-
ton to marry her before she knows
shes q ri heiress. 7 believe / will. But
pretty Bessie MooreI I'll have to give
her up he added, gIoomiiy.
Pretty Bessie Moore had a hard time
Of Il living At Mr.. Doubleday's.
There Nere 30 many mouths to COOK
for; 80 many floors to sweep and to
scrub: 20 many dishes to wash, and
pots and pans to scour, and 30 much
milk To skim and to churn.
There was bread to make, and the
cows ID milk, the chickens to feed and
the pigs to sslop.. and the berries to
pick and make up into .jell," or jam,
Of preserves.
And only one pair of hands 30 do it
al, for Mother Doubleday was Grip
pied with The rheumatism. so she
could DO nothing but sit III her easy
chair and knit; and Farmer Double
day and his two stalwart sons had
their hands full with the sheep, and
The teams, and the thrifty acres &c
field and meadow to cultivate.
To-be1surs Tom. the youngest son,
alb what be could TO help Bessie.
He carried In the wood for her.
brought her a bucket Of fresh water
the old we'll iii the back yard Us
often as possible. and helped her drive
ap The cows from the back pasture,
whsrs they delighted 70 stray at milk
Ingstime.
Bat with ell his endeayors. Tom
could b 40 Il great deal, and Bessie
vas often tired enough when she crept
ap stairs 40 her little room at night to
and the only rest she knew ont 81 the
swenty-f0nr hourss j
She kept up q cheerful heart, how
sysz, ana sven dared 20 think. secretly, /
y tho time when she would have ] !
bone NJ har oWe. with only two 10 do /
go Y ,
For Bessie ana Martin satterthwaits
'yeEs skeaplng company md though
g BRO not actually proposed % her ]
IAey wsrs looked upon ID ths Safierth- /
Rnite fensIly aad tbs village folks uens ]
sfslaE ea an enshsed couples