Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-07-18

sing old gentleman held open the
door for her that she might intro
duce himself and his GRAND.
He WIS the father Of one Of hel
pupils, she gracefully explained,
and he had come to tender hel
neighbor IL vacancy in his manu-
fatory.
But the explanation is not com
plcte," the gentleman said, as he
placed y detained hand upon the arm
OF the girl who, with II beautiful
blush, had turned to Withdraw. lyon
must not be allowed to remain ign0.
rant of the Sacitice Miss Rachel pro-
posed to make for you. When she
became aware ofthe difficulty abont
your rent, she felta nelghborly de-
sire to aid you, and so she deter
mined TO sell q possession she val
ues Il thousand times more than the
sum my daughter has again and
again vainly offered. But ;ls much
as we should have liked to secure
the wonderful parrot, neither my
daughter or myself could have per-
mitted Miss Rachel to part from
the pet to which she is so greatly
attachcd-we preferred to aid You
differently and with more pleasure
to Il lady whom we have learned to
regard with affecionate esteem.
We have already adjusted the UNI
pleasant affair with the agent, Mr.
Doltel, and you may begin your
duties in the manuilctory as soon
as you deem most convenient to
yourself"
And then the prepossesSing old
gentleman released the charming
~ embarrassed Rachel, and so be.
took his benign aud satisfied self
away.
"a friend in need is a friend in
deed" Kit quoted with mischiev.
ious glance toward his amazed and
delighted maiden sister.
'sDo tell her how grateful we all
are 20 her, Kit" GAME family from
the darkened room where the in.
valid mother had been sleeping
restiully until ,sw.tked by the deep
BASS tones Of their bpnefactor.
Attic bidding, and with astlHnge-
ly commingled sense of hesitancy
aud eilgerness, he followed Rachel,
who bad already retreated to her
own apartment.
AS he paused on the threshold,
he belleld her bending over the
great green parrot which, with an
almost human intelligence WAS
pcering at the sweet flushed face
all wet with ears.
Poor pet" she was saying; sand
you are all have"
But the wOrds-few and huShed
and simple-were eloquent OF her
utter lonelinesS,o other womanly capa
city OF affection; and of her nobler
capacity OF serving friend in need.
With Il countenauce agitated ny
u tenderness no longer comfortable.
You have more than this, Rach-
eli" he began, huskily. "You have
what might have been yours long
ago, had you not been too shy to
listen to the ple;ldings Of my love
for YOU"
She lifted her beautiful calm eyes
and smiled; the sweet lips tre;n bled
with some magic utterance, and
then he drew her to his heart and
covered the fair face with happy
kisses.
..Our friend in need is to be yet
dearer to Us, mother," kitalnoun-
ued, as lie led Rachel to tlleconvales-
cent, "Rachel is to be Your daugh-
ter"
Miss Maud Kaync was ELUSIVE
win her congratulations, but she
did not long remain Il resident OF
The Palladium flats. She complain
I'd that her ncighborS had become
too lnsoc.able for Ter exceedingly
sympathetic soul, and hat they had
become oisagreeably curious about
IL certain eXpeilSlvepurchiSe which
she had somehow failed To c0nSuln
mate; and 50 she decided to trans
fer herself TO more cungenial place
OF abode.-Ettle Rodgers.