Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-02

ooh, how must Harry have been hurt
and disappointed at my reception of his
gift All, perhaps when he said if he had
bought the ring it might have been at a
severe cost, he meant that he could not
! have paid his men as usual. He has looked
so worried oftentimes lately. I'm sorry 7
behaved like child. I will try and do
| better in future"
When Harry came home to dinner
Grace had so much to tell about Nora, S
| friends. But her husband said little on
the subject. He had determined to cloud
Grace's sunny nature as little as possible
with outside troubles. And so she began
to think perhaps, things or 'the times"
were not so bad, and the next week she
said:
"Harry, my hat is out of date. Almost
all of my friends have got their fall fix
1ngs, and cannot I have mine?"
''What is necessary" Harry asked in
tone Grace did not like at ali.
So she said.
Necessary! Nothing, suppose I can
stay in the house."
"What do you wish then, Grace?" her
husband asked.
"a hat, a fall suit, gloves, shoes and
some new ribbons. Harry, declare by
| JouL 1OOho OLO Woulu pOSS L "dS 0AUId-
VACANT. I've not had a hat for three
months" Grace said, the quick tears COM
ing again. Alas! for her good inten-
tions.
"And what will they cost?" he simply
asked.
"a hundred dollars might make it
do"
He looked as if about to demonstrate,
but then, with sigh he took up his hat
asking:
''When must you have it?''
"This is Friday; should like it by Mon
day, please"
every well, will try to have it for you.
Good-by," he said, and pressing his lies
| to hers went out.
| 'Now Harry is worried because asked
him for that trifie. [ declare the more
one gives up, the more she may!" pouted
Grace II don't care I'm not going out
looking dowdy. I will put on my things
and engage Mrs. Harding to do my suit
the first of the week"
care you busy?" she asked entering the
dressmaker's room.
"NO, indeed; I wish we were. Scarcely
any work at all, and no pay for what we
have DONE" Mrs. Harding said with a
sigh.
n gEOdu IEOul Dn6 n6GU room caused
her to go hurridly out. After several
minutes absence she returned and re-
piled:
maggie is suffering so terribly with
her eyes, poor child; it almost sets me
crazy to see her so.'
eyes, [ remember they were troubling
her considerably some months ago. Was
it occasioned by trying them too severe
| ly" Grace asked.
eyes, yes; every night until almost
morning, and on very trying materials,
too. Do you remember that embrOider-
ed black cashmere of Mrs. Osborn's.
That was the finishing stroke, I be-
! lieve."
eyes, [ do. No amount could pay the
cost of that suit, should feel. Does she
know it?" asked Grace.
| Just at that moment the door opened
and girl entered. Mrs. Harding asked
quickly:
| ''Have you got it?'
| mot a cent. She read your note, and
told her how Maggie was suffer
ing"
God help ms! What shall we dor"
grOaned the mother.
''What is it? Tell me, do!' said Oracle,
going up to Mrs. Harding and taking her
hand.
ooh, I sent to Mrs Osborn again. I
have been sending for weeks without
success. This time I made such an APP
peal [ thought she could not resist. I
| begged her to send me enough only to
send Maggie to B to have her eyes
attended to. But you see, she 'hasn't done
it. She owes US, Maggie mostly $50 I
begged her for $50, or, if not so much,
/ arpnnnt - tho Tnntbar
forth.
"Perhaps she has it not. Her husband
could not pay his workmen last week,
Grace was saying, when the poor woman
cried out:
II know it; and [ know more than that.
/ know the same week he bought and
paid for a pearl cross and chain that
cost hundred and twenty five dollars.
My neighbors boy is employed in Gray's
where it was bought. He told me-. And
now, now my poor child is almost dying
with pain and quite blind. They will not
pay US dollaa.
"May 1 see Maggie?" Grace asked.
| eyes; but it is no use to have you dis
tressed about her,
Poor Maggie had heard the girls reply
when she returned. All, what a heavy
cross she had to bear then. She had
hoped so much. She was so confident of
the skill of the oculist whom she was ad-
! vised to seek.
She was praying for strength when
| Grace came in:
Dear Lord, give me strength to bear
my suffering! Savior, help me bear my
CROSSE Grace heard her whisper.
! So pale, so wan, so thin, so patent! All,
Grace saw what suffering was there.
Il cannot see you, but L hear you, dear
LADY. Come, sit close by me; I'm glad you
are here. Poor mother is almost broken
down. Try to cheer her a little"
! Grace's tears were flowing; she could
not answer just then. After little she
asked, because she knew not what else to
say, think:
"What is the doctors name-the one
| you wish to consult?'
doctor Mason,' Maggie answered.
| Doctor Mason! Charles Mason?" Grace
asked quickly.
Eyes, madam"
"Then, my dear, my patient little Mag
gle, you shall go to him tomorrow