Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-12
A PLEA FOR PIN MONEY.

A PLEA FOR PIN MONEY.
81 wish had half . dollar said
Ellen Gordon, rs she brushed her hair
before the small looking glass in the sit
ting room.
'sNhat would you do with It p said
her mother, who was sewing by the
table.
II could use IL easy enough. Icould
get some bair pins. some rubber cord,
some needles, and q half q yard Of rib
bon, and q whole handkerchief" and
she dirted ragged one contemptuously.
'You might ask your father for some
money"
ct win never ask him for another
cent while live When asked him
for some new boots, what did he say :
and was cross 3 whole week to pay"
IKE has o great many uses for
money, Ellen and such large family
to support and the poor woman
sighed, as If she thought she might be
blamed some way for the expenditures
Of the family.
81 earn my own bread and butter,
and clothes, too; and have nothing st
70 wear away from home II father
was poor man, could be patient, but
when man can pay Ave hundred dol
lars for COW, and three hundred dol
lars more for sheep, there Is no need Of
his wife and children going shabby.
do not want to be extravaganza, but / do
want to dress neatly. and like other peo-
pie, 80 as not to attract notice" she
holly said.
''Be patient. my dear; your father IL
peculiar about some things; but he
loves his children" she said.
81 confess he has q peculiar way OF
showing his lover and she tied on her
hood with q little jerk, and wrapped q
faded shawl over her shoulders. 'sI
shall call for Jennie Wells to 60 with
me. Good night, mother;" and she
kissed her cheek, and went of to sing
ing school.
Mr.. Gordon was one Of the wealthiest
farmers in Sheffield; had TO pay o.
heavy taxes as any man in town. he
was rich In lands, In hocks and herds.
and everything he undertook was pros
porous. He was poor in his house. as
his daughter had said, his family, him
self included, went shabby. His motto
was always: 'sTake care Of the cents.
and the dollars viii take care OF them
selves" and he did take care Of the
cents, and grudged every one that had
to be spent for the comfort or actual
necessities Of his family. OF course,
Is the children grew up, they felt
keenly the difference IN their surround.
ings from those Of their companions.
Their mothers wedding outfit had been
eked out BY cheap dishes bought ct
auction, and broken chairs splised MP
by the legs filed the kitchen and sitting
roon. Il really was not lice. Had IL
not been for the loving mothers infIu-
enCe, that kind Of glori6ed home. there
would have been no attraction TO keep
the children there. When the Oldest
sons arrived st manhood, they left the
farm, and went 70 work elsewhere.
where they could receive pay for their
labor. Their father grumbled at their
ingratitude II deserving him. but Is he
could not help himself, had to do the
best be could without them.
Ellen was the eldest daughter. and
had Just passed her 18Th birthday. She
yrs nmart and healthy, and her mother
had trained Der mp in neat and house-
Wifely WAYS, and ii vas no wonder that
size thought she ought 70 81 clothed re-
specially. Not = paper o. book We
ever taken or purchased. ana III che
reading tie children had Ehey borrowed
nom their companions. Even school
books wers grumbled over. No wonder
then, that high-spirited. handsome
girl Ike Ellen. chafed Al the needless
fhraldom. She had never been allowed
cent d money % expend for herself.
She had never had pretty be 81 Ribbon