The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. NAY 10.
[woman's Journal
Her FIRST DOLLAR.
BY MRS. A. NJ. NJ. PAYNE,

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nerfect and she started OFT to Spendi tne al,
ternoon at the Exposition which was helQ
every wear in her native city Win eleae
deal OF complacent satisfaction. ct W1en
she arrived, the friends she nad e4pec'eu W
meet failed to make their appearance, ana
she wandered from one exhibit to another III
unite a forlorn way, Notwithstanding the
complete costume. She dld not WISH W ~
very far away from the man MAJ entrance; toa
fear her friends might still come, ana Sne
might miss them. There was certain line
disnlay of art pottery which was very attrac-
tive I'M ITSELF and placed in conspicuous po-
sition SO as to command view OF tne door,
Svav: and to this Jennie returned again ana
again. examining the beautiful work ana az az,
hiring the arrangement, While she Stlll
waited for her friends. .,o,o,, who
had this exhibit in charge was IN very pei
piexed state of mind. He sat IN ehaI1 ~
the midst of the beautiful articles, puliliiS
his moustache and knitting his browS, Whlle
he read over and over letter when ne ne IId
in his hand. He saw none OF the arIlcleS
about him, heard no music, observed no au-
miring visitors, was intent only upon MS pei
picking letter. At length ne peeaihe ii;rn
scious Of some one standing near the ralllng
of his exhibit, and gradually, IN the MIDST u
his other thought, he knew that u was .
voung lady, very pretty young lauy, Mit i
some sort of light summer costume Whlcn
was very becoming, and she seemed very
-
"U He suddenly started ffom his chair and
canoe toward her. young lady, SAID ne,
Scan / persuade you to take the charge OF
nv exhibit until six O'Clock? nave a very
important letter here which must Oe a bora
Jennie drew back. 81 do not know any
thing about pottery:" she said. Under
glaze and overgaze Slip, and all that, are
but names to me. $500, 8
the modellers of the finest vases. People
will ask who make them, and you must be
ready to tell. will give you two dollars Tor
your trouble, and you will have a comforta-
BILE seat aud be able to listen with pleasure
to the music at four O'Clock.
IT was a temptation certainly and after. a
moments hesitation she stepped WITHIN the
rallied enclosure "Are you sure you can
trust me with your valuable coilectlon
she said, as she stood almost afraid to move
among the periShable ware, her skirts al
most brushing some small vases on the floor.
Il know who you are, or L should not nave
asked you," said the man abruptly, as ne
prepared to go; and having given her some
directions, and called her attention TO the
principal articles, he went away.
It was all done so quickly that Jennie stood
with her hand on the railing feeling perfect
ly helpless for few minutes. Presently,
however, party of sight-seers stopped at
the exhibit, and before she was aware OF her
task she was answering their questions. Very
simple questions she found them to be, ana
easily answered. Some OF the country Visl-
tors who stood in open-mouth admlratl0n
asked her how much the articles were worth,
and being told a certain umbrella STAND was
worth one hundred dollars, one OF them
turned to another with laugh OF disdaln,
and said: 81 generally calculate to leave my
umbarel out side the back door; so we VIII
not buy it to-day; -. -.
On the whole, Jennie found IL great tun
f,lfn a1c
noon. and found her established, they were
disposed to envy her her comfortable position.
Promptly at six o'clock the proprietor re-
turned, and seemed pleased to ind her III he 7
place. ~ hope you have not found IL pore,
he said; and taking out his pocket-DooK' ne
gave her two-dollar bill.
She held it helplessly a moment ieeI
as ii had no right to this, she, sald. l
have had pleasant afternoon, and ! never
earned any money before IN my HE. ~,
"'Then YOU will enjoy that two-dollar Dlii
mora than any YOU ever held in your hand,
he replied: land" he added, 1.-The afternoon
has been worth much more than two dollars
to me-" o,.,,,,,,
She thanked him and went away. she was
walking quickly down Green pereeI WEI diS q
played for several days in a store WINDOW W
caught her attention, ,''There,, she SAD 10
herself stopping suddenly, Il might BUY
that lace now. l have just enough, ana 40
long for it so much" a4
But suddenly two dollars seemed a great
deal to give for pretty perlshable DIT OF lace
for her neck--it had never looked so before,
and She hesitated Il think, on the Whole,
She said, Il will buy that hand-satchel saw
at small's."
her money mentally, over and over, and YET
there it lay at the bottom OF her purse; Wnen
she told her adventure at the tea-taDle, ner
little brother said thatit was an excellent op,1
t,0rtunity to buy him some roller-skates, anu
her sister asked her to take them all TO the
Exposition to spend the day. Still the two
dollar bill remained and although, she was
tempted to purchase one thing and announcer,
the money seemed too precious TO spend. "A;
last il was all spent without I'VE mlnutes
thmught. Dear little Carrie, the darling ana
1pef II the household, fell the whole length
Of the front stairs, and the great bump on the
little white forehead could only be cured by
. French doll. Jennie hurried to the store,
and the tempting array OF dolls maze even
heY eyes sparkle. -, ,o,, bold
ING M a dainty beauty in blue satin, with
head that turned, and really hair.
Two dollars and q half-very INFERIOR
however" replied the salesman.
Jennie saw that it was INTERIOR ana IL was
uo{ dressed. but she pulled out, her purse
with a sigh and paid for it, and then the re-
manning fifty cents was spent In materlal lor
dress. "a, :. uso IN 1ool,
How poor she feltl 1t was no use 10 looA
into the store windows any more, ana al
though she had the comfort OF dong klnd
oct and stopping little Carries tears, she
missed the money dreadfully. More IMAM
tbat@the next time she needed a new. pair
of gloves she did not like to ask ner 1ather
for tile money to pay for them. oonen9W,
money was valuable now; ana she mehdeu
Nor oid gloves and wore them little longer
She wondered sometimes if her father couIo
nndersfand, when money was everywhere
needed. how it came to pass that faces aho
ribbons and slippers ana plunles anu slo ,,or,
and handkerchiefs, must be had upon every
occasion. She was ashamed 10 wear 81
many new ornaments, ,o+o
One night her father came IN ratner late
and threw himself into an ARMCHAIR Win
sigh "Are You tired tonight JohnF ASKED
N' SV Tary' weary indeed" he returned
"Johnson, my clerk, has left me suddenly,
aud have been trying to do his WORK. ! !
found it too much for me, ana YET there i
really not enough for him to DO. 100 m ,loi
for one and not enough Tor tWo' anu pay
him thirty dollars month. :,
,Jennie. who was employing her time IL
making what seemed to be an endless piece
of rickrack, heard what her fatnef sald;
Thirty dollars month 1t seemed SINAI
fortune; and she wondered II sne coudu Po od
relinauished She did not dare TO Suggesl
such a thing, but she thought OF nothing eist
ali the evening: and the next forenoon sht
surprised her father by making her appear
ance in his Office. ,o,, ~ 40
ssWell. Jennie, what's wanted?" ne de
rranGed. looking up a minute from MS pa
ners 81 struck Jennie for the first time thai
She had neger been in there before without
wanting something, and she began to fee
ashamed. r., - +.,- 70 fl
MIR. Tohnson's place for you this morning,
iYou2" said the father. go back Il
vour embroidery, child, you cannot SIT her'
iii day making entries and answering let
ters." He looked weary, While he spok'
VIII ..Tr r me me-, papa" said Jennie, please tr
me. If do not give satisfaction, l Will g
ho IIer " father hesitated laughed, and CAV
bar bis clerks chair, which he had been oc
ner I'm She took off her hal, and glove
cu9s Iat down. 81 will dictate letter to. MI
d,aT 3ai Parsons Centreyille, Conn" h
said dropping into his business s s eg' IL a III
holding the letter to when ne mtsnee W ~
NV he proceeded to tell the gentleman, IN
Short. concise way. common 10 business 9 ll III,
ahonf some leather. 1t was quite a lole iel
FER and there was no opportunity 10 ASK ah
Gnestions. When it was fnlshed at as
Jennie gave it to her father IN very lam
NEG Good" said he, shortly; TRY another 1,ll
1onnie /" She wrote another. and then
aIsird and then there were entries 10 =
LII in q great book which her fathe
sIo0tO I.afare ber He was man Oh ley