The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-10

1Ss, duu very RIDICULOUS tulug IOl
both of YOU" snapped Miss Cameron
s'She might much better sell the hut she
lives in for fuel, and go to the almshouse
wages to pay for the things you break, fol
break you will to the end OF your days.
never saw person with such fiy-away hail
as yours that was not careless and frivo.
lous. You may go. !"
eyes, indeed, you may go, added Miss
| Georgette.
| And the poor child went out into the
road, homeless and almost friendless, with
shadow on her fair young face and q pain
in her heart, but she had only turned into
the lane that led to old Nanny's cottage
when someone came quickly to her side,
and said. in kindly voice, ssMolly, poor
little Molly !" aad there was Mr.. Malcolm.
And Molly, in her grief, thinking only OF
him as her early friend, who had known
her as the darling of the kindest of fathers,
flung her bundle down and burst into pa :
sionate tears.
"They were hard on me, your sisters,
MIR. Malcolm, she sobbed livery hard on
me. did my best for them. worked
and I am not very strong, though am a
blacksmith's daughter-from morning till
night, but could not please them. Aud it
was not my fault about the mirror, though
Miss Cameron insists that / stopped weep
ing to admire my curly hair-I can't help
its curling; I did everything to make it
straight; / tied it back SO tight that my
head ached- knocked it with broom.
She was little better before you came;
but after you came and complained SO
much about the tea and coffee and-every-
thing"
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breaking IN upon her rather confused mar
ration of her wrongs. sWhy, I never COM
planned of anything. How could L? there
was nothing to complain of.
s'She said you did. But I beg pardon,
sir, !" suddenly remembering the difference
between candy and kisses, time and the
present. "She is your sister, and-my
troubles are nothing to you"
''She is my sister an extremely long way
of, !" hereplied, gravely; s'and your troubles
are great deal to me; and, Furthermore, /
see pleasant way out of them. Let me
walk with you to your aunt's, and there,
with her advice, we will talk the matter
over"
ssOh, it is such a poor place, Mr.. Nal.
com. Miss Cameron called it hut, and
said it was only fit for fuel
'Ive been in much poorer places, Molly, !"
said he, and picking up her bundle he
walked with her to the cottage"
Two weeks passed by. A drudge from
the work-house, whose chief lin fact, who's
sole--recommendation was "no wages, :"
had taken Mollie's place in the Cameron
kitchen. Mr.. Malcolm had gone away on
business directly after her coming, and on
the night appointed for his return, the sis
ters, attired in dresses of dull gray, unre-
ieved by a bit of color, sat-everything in
the house being in heart-chilling, dreadful,
stony order, one at each parlor window,
awaiting his arrival.
sHe must be coming; I think hear
wheels, said the elder lady.
wheels" repeated her sister.
And sswheels" they were, but not the
wheels of carriage, but those of a truck,
on which lay long wooden box, stopped
before the cottage door.
ga mirror for Miss Cameron" the driver
called out, as he jumped down.
"A mirror 2" repeated the spinster, unable
to restrain gesture of surprise. And ga
mirror, said Miss Georgette, with another
gesture of surprise
s'Yes, ma'am; from Wizards, New York.
Where is it to be taken?"
First unpack it out here" commended
the lady, recovering her elf-possession.
81 can't have the house Uttered up and dis
ordered with spllnters and shavings."
'sNo, indeed!' chimed in Miss Cameron,
also recovering her self-possession. ssSplin-
tiers and shavings !"
So the box was unpacked at the roadside,
and the mirror taken from il proved to be
better and handsomer in every respect than
that it had been sent to replace.
''Ive brought wire to hang it with, said
the man, as. he carried it into the house;
$50 there,ll De no danger from moths this
time"
s'MothsT said Miss Cameron, glaring at
him. And ssMoths !" said Miss Cam sron,
gluring savagely.
They both continued to glare, as though
called upon to superintend piece of work
highly repugnant to their feelings, until
the mirror was hung and the driver again
in his place on the truck.
"Of course George sent it, said Miss
Cameron, when the man had driven away.
'.But Mary Brown must pay for the other
all the same. Our having this makes no
difference in regard to the agreement with
her.
mo difference in regard to the agreement
with her" assented Miss Georgette when
who should walk in, in a gray silk walking
dress, bunch of crimson flowers at her
throat and another one in her belt. and the
most coquettish hat, adorned with more
crimson flowers, but Molly herself.
"Good evening" she said, smilingly; 81
have called for receipt Ia full.
GA receipt in full ! And for what, pray
Have you brought the money!" asked hel
whilom mistress. And, "Have you brought
the money!" echoed her other whilom mis-
tress.
"No, have not brought the money.
answered Molly; s.but have sent you a
mirror that more than answers your re-
quirements.
"Youl" from both sisters at once. And
again, for the second time in one short
hour, they were guilty of being surprised
and letting their surprise be seen.
"Yes, 1. have the bill with me. A re.
ceipt in full, if you please.
Miss Cameron arose, walked in a stately
manner-M Molly following her-to her desk
in the dininc-roem, seated herself, took
pen, ink and paper, and began:
Received Of Mary B."
s'Stop moment, said Molly; ssmy name
is no longer Mary Brown"
'sAnd what may it be2" said Miss Gamer
on, regarding her with lofty contempt.
ssIll answer that question" said MIR.
Malcom, Suddenly appearing, and pressing
his arm around the slender gray silk vast,
thereby crushing the bunch of roses at the
natty belt-s"Mrs George Malcolm"
The pen fell from Miss Cameron's hand,
and for the first time in her life that esti
mable women went into Mysteries whittier
her equally estimable sister Immediately
followed her.
And Molly, taking her leave at that mo-
ment, never received any receipt, or other
wise, after all.
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