Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-25
A Birthday Surprise II Sc:

uMother, you must go; it's jos
what you nerd. ] am snresI gcs &
te, Mre of the hoys,and I,yeslo Iss
;heen wishing 70 try my hand u
alone. A month
Hthn seaside do ron 50 Snlngl
good" anll Carrie Russell stllrlIet
to her mother with an earnest. ala
mated filce. s.
1t wasa morning about the mid
1leof June, AMI Mrs. Russell l i q,
inst received u letter from her 4 o. q
ly sister. who was quite wealtlly...tsf
come and stay a month or SO w y7s:ea1
her in her cottage at the seasitle.sss
Mr.. Russell hal been deadsfoI
several years and had left his ;: Inn
ily in very moderate circumstances
There were three boys, twosofstlien
older than Carrie and one yonngel
The eldest, Harold, was a yolitiss
lawyer Just started in business;
Richard, or @Dick," was manfl.liy
working his way through collegebA
teaching or other employlnentgslGT
ing his vacations. Everett, whe
was fourteen, was at school9ins tlbt
city, Carrie was nineteen and a5tsN
months before had gratluated5frosr
the High School with honors; since
which time she had been learning
the art OF housekeeping. Mrs. Rus
sell had not been strong for some
time, Tor Which reason Carrie wis
the more anxious she -should &c
cept her sisters invitation. -
"But my Dear" said her mother
chow can afford to got [ must
have some new dresses, andI don't
know what else" @
"Oh! WE'LL" replied Carrie, "you
have that nice silk Aunt BeSs >ent
YOU Christmas. You haven't touch:
ed it yet; then I'll 60 down fhe
street this afternoon and get yonsa
cashmere; we certainly can afford
as much as that, and by fixing over
some of your old ones you willshe
all right. .Heye comes Harold;
"we'll see what. lie saysabnnts 8
..Why, mother, that isMllat.l.ye.
been wishing you could do. ss gl'l
must go, by all means.- Carrie Il
capital little 10 lseeaeI;; 40
ret asyaiggl v;iyxt. 1 !
! dressmaker made her.appealsthcs
md they weresyery busy for the.
Iext two weeks. At the end OF
hat time Mrs. Russell joined hel.
sister vt the seaside.
About q week after, as Carrie sat
~ the veranda sewing. i carriage
lrove up to the gale and 10 her
surprise bel cousin alighted and
an up the walk. "Why, Susie
Lawrence, l thought you were at
he seaSide!"
$50 l was," replied Susie, "bnf
mother arrived aud said.
7ou were all alone here keeping
,o,lse for the boys, / declared was
coming up to help. you. | conduit
getaway though untilt to day. Well.
rave ii better time here together
han should there"
"Wcll. I'm just delighted to see
iou anyway" said Carrie; s.to tell
he trutlrI was getting u llttle;lone
some. Both of the boys are away
Ill day. But come into the house
md rest. You must be tired after
four journeys
"No, Pm not tired at all. Let's
sit'out here on the yeranl;.; it is
cooler; it is so long since I've seen
you that we shall have to getac
Iuainted all over again. Now
guess what I've come here for most
Il ALP
"Why, Pm sure I can't guess"
'eplird Carrie. ..You said you
.ame to help Ii'e Keep honse.n
"l;m afraid l shouldn't ke
much Roadway in that line,'' said.
Susie, laughing. 81 have postponed
lie remainder of my visit at the
seaside until .oul. mother returns,
lud | want You to be all ready
Wien she comes to return with me-
md spend a,montll."
"Oh, that would be sonice!p Car
lie said deliglitedly, .,but it's use-
ess talking, l cdultln'tpossibly go."'
'.But wby notf l know you
would have a most delightfuIti me."59
ssWelI, suppose 1 mightas we'll
ell the truth at once; We cannoGafl
ord it. Harold has but just begun
,ractlce and OF course h;lsn'tmueh
ncoEe. Father, you know, left Us.
,ut very little property. and we
ire pracJicing very close economy
Ii order to keep Everett at school
nd if possible send him to college,
hough if he is as independent as
lear old Dick lie may not allow us
G help him. But just now we are
little more than notwithstanding
eisull OF mothers outfit, OntsI Twas:
,ound She should go iflt took eve
Y cent We owned, as itwas just
,bat she ilce,led, l am ever 50
much obnged.fUr the invitation. 1t
5 just too good OF you Susie,sbut
'ou see how It Is, We eally couldn't
4f1uld'lt, aid / am well aud don't
ulnd staying at home as long as
mother has the outing. As she.
case.l speaking she gi.lnced down
he Street and saw her brother APP
,roachlng.
"Wby, there's Harold! / wonder
What brings HIM hume aL this time.
Here, SUSIE; dodge bchind-tileyilles
% as to surprise him.