The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-25

but probably with the idea of one last. devour-
ing KISS bat the mother full of unknown ter
ror. eiarng like young tieress at the assault
gathered her baby to herself, and dexterously
slipped past Meg, and through the door and out
of sight, and Miss Sally pushed the bolt of the
door after her triumphantly, and came back and
threw herself into her little easy chair and put
her toes on the andirons al thought 1t was
going to snow. che SAID. perhaps irreeVantly;
but 1t isn't. It's going TO be very good sort or
Thanksgiving day, after all. I'm so relieved,
think shall go to meeting to morrow. and
wear my new bonnet I'm sure I've enough to
give thanks forl7
Il amt" sobbed Meg "I'vegot nothing. It's
| the way I've always been served-the cup held
TO the lip, and thef snatched awayl"
''Yea shall have something, Meg" said Miss
Sally, with lofty serenity: You've been good
friend and great help TO me. / make no doubt
you could have left me, and gone with that wild
young woman, if you would She needed just
such person TO take care of her baby she
couldn't take care of It And, now tell you
what" clearing her throat, and pausng.
Though don't keep shop, you know" she
recommended, yet have certain ways OF my
own. small speculations, and from this moment
make you full partner in-in what we may
call my enterprises. And out of your savings
land, let me tell YOU, Meg they will be consid-
erable-you can lay by enough, presently. TO be
able to choose baby from the Little Wanderers
Home, and put him somewhere where you can
see him every day, and good as bring him up
yourself. That is. if you keep him out of the
house, you know, and if that don't make you
thankful. Meg" said Miss Sally. leaning back
and rocking violently. nothing will"
Meg looked up with her streaming eyes.
Full partner" said Miss Sally, 80 per cent.
of all the profits"
II don't know what you mean" said Meg,
slowly.
Il mean that when get cents for spool of
cotton, half of that'll be yours over and above
the price Of the spool"
II shan't do it. MISS Sally" said Meg. stoutly
II shan't do no such ridiculous nonsense"
''You cant help yourself. IF you don't take
the money, / shall put 1t in the bank for You"
WELL said Meg, slowly, after srnson of de-
liberation. ''its good of you, Miss Sally. Its
unealled for. I'd served you faithfully without
idence to me. and that's fact"
";1"won't make any difference. Meg should
have leftth hert OF what have for you. any
way for your life time"
"Well," said Meg again, II s'pose I'd orter
feel thankful for such rise in fortue. It's
| more TO me, i know. with what I'd like to do
with money, than all Vanderbit's is to him. |
ought to look at it a regular cause of Thanks
giving. It's something nightly out of the COM
mon. But, Miss Sally it isn't kith and kim
money don't warm your heart for you; Won cant
hold it in your arms and love it; it don't pay you
for having no child nor no cat round. But
there's one thing" she suddenly exclaimed.
while Miss Sally looked aghast, II can always
give the little boys two sticks of candy for a
cent outen my share, and so make every day
to them Thanksgiving day"