The Red Cloud chief., 1885-02-13

A Valentine Story with a Moral
for Young Readers.

Margrry Wright was not a braut,
Even The most charitable person in IL
world could not admit that she had H.
smallest claim to ,8cA = TIE.
tn" bol> inthr Dclying Seminary sa;
thai Mlrgary had q squat" figure an
pug nose. They also alluded 10 hc.
mouth in Il way that brought angr
tears into her eyes. They sad 1t oprne,
Ike "A p1i. OF n',t 'r-tong-. The.
young gentlemen had lived for lively.
or fourteen wears, AID had not vet az
quircd good tanner.
a. ! sad before. Margcry wa, not re-.
marhab!o for her good looks. lIcI
mouth Vas too large AMI her nose wa-
ridiculoiS'y small: bat she had a pair 81
honest. tender. brown eyes, and "a heart
great enough - forgive the worst tor,
mentor in t." - hool.
Sh" hal a very lonc~omr life in that
g~rim-Ipokin% building. Sc felt Oh. IL
place there among al th.S, crave Pro
ic->or- and those mi>rhi-.nu, boys.
she wa, .lr.cn d. ars old. aud She was
ti" only Girl IA the world who had ever
been taught 10 read aud write and
cipher IN ibrlviLg Seminary.
hen -hc was sN wears Old, her
father aIh mother 4 I'd. l~cayinr her 4
i,tl" helpless creature. wthout a friend
in the " RI Nargcry had not ,hc
least l'i"a what WAS 10 become of her.
Nj" hal cried because ot her forinrn
condition until her heart and eyes had
aclcd. S1- cried 50 bitterly tn her
grief had appealed To- IN" Sympa,h.c. If
old Dr.. bc.ving, the Principal # the
Seminary and he had aiken her home
with him. promising that if ia. wa> a
good grl he would educate her and
give her "A home.
Mar"".y wt~ Very grateful To- the doe
tor. aui she mad done all in her power
Ia br useful 10 HIM. She did a great
deal for The lolS. too. though they d.i
half woyyN the III. out II her. Sh.
counted their clothes when they came
from he Laundry; Shr patiently mcndrh
ih"Ir socks until they were past all rem
ovation; she, busted their rooms. and
did Il thousand little kindnc~>rS which
no ON" noticed u appreciated. And
with a these duties she had hr~ rryr;-
lar hours OF study. and she improved
ia, IN, too. She intended 10 be- \
teacher some day and keep a school ot
her o;.u.
She had her piay-iimr. also. for the
good doctor had in>i> al that MI work
and nu play Wa - bad for 4 GIRL 4, ior
n hos. But MarCcry had never in her
life had any ~p'aythinw>. She had
scarcely missed them until her eyes
happened II day Il fall upon Il pair Of
silver plated skates. She wanted
them.
II She had been educated in 4 select
seminar. Tor Young laii :. instead %;
thi> chpol for rough bows. her taste
m cht have been NOR refined. Under
those different circum>t tnCc> shCSmivht
have c:aycd a doll. or a haby-houS,.
hut Ml"gcry krcw nothing of grls
amu~omcniS. When she dust Il the
bows rooms she discovered their TOYS.
and She often puzzled her Little head
TRYING &" guess what they wcr. for.
She examined and admired them. and
sometimes came to grief through her
curiosity. This had happened when
She htd tired tn truudlc Master Hector
Wood . bicycle along the floor. just ~
she waa'd havr propelled a baby Car-
RAG, On this occasion the bicycle had
acted n III" Gucercst mannC II had
twisted itSrl. almost double. and At
tempted To travel in two directions n
oace, Thea it had acted like a balkv /
and finally it had fallen over on /
its side VITA \ irich;ful crash. disturb
ing the morning Rotations and almost !
crashing her little foot Was there
ever 4 girl ~ unlucky a she?
But the skates These were after her
own heart. She said nothing abou;
them. hu, she wished AMI wished for
them until she Was A. near bsinc un-
happy rs such = cheerful little soul
coul1 b.. Whenever She went To the
on an errand for the house
poor Margrry ila;jeucd her ab-
SER, little nose against the >hop-winlow, 1
which the tempting >ka:cs were
Once she mad ,eutureJ in
sid. the store and t;midly asked the
rrice Of them. but the >hop-kecper had
given hers satisfactory ANSWER, He
ha6 glanced at her shabby little figure.
and decided that she had n q enough
moEey to buy an ice-p;cA. 10 SAY nothing
Of purchasing \ pair o: s~ll,er-pla:ct
20 he had only said that be
tina, they wou!dn', co..; 4
dollars" and Mar-ery WAS
.till N duIbt aboui them.
\. hundred dollars, She gave = great
,:ch IL th. III entica q: 80 large = sum.
To- Ier childish vision IL appeared like n
-rcst fortune. She wondered hos the
per ccu!t speak Of Il N that
IN unIonccracI manner. just ~ she
have mentioned \ dsndelcn. or
even les p~rcientioo>.
Nevertheless. she looked At the COW
ted pair OF skates every time she passed
ne winlow in which they were dis
,,avcd. and one day she noticed 4 tlcsHA
aS;ened - them on which was priaiei
he price. She read that eight dollars
,ouid buy the hes, pair Of skates IN the
Now Mar rerv had some money IN 3
,snk. Not \ great building with iron,
,srres windows. mysterious vaults ana
,t.s. and /. crowd OF silent, attentive !