The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-12-18
HELPING HERSELF.

| VIZ nus went 20 W OK ano Eorno(
. Good Time. SO ~
II am sorry to deny you, m,
daughter. but l can't possibly afford it
Business is very dull just now, and Il
is hard to get hold of any ready
money"
'.Never mind. father" answered
Nan. cheerily, as she saw a look Of
care resting on her fathers brow.
'I'll set my wits to work and see If !
can't find some way to earn the money
myself. and If can't, well, it won't
break my heart not to CO."
THANK you for being SO brave about
1t, dear" answered her father, giving
loving pressure to the little eloved
hand that rested on his desk. and Nan
babe him good-by as brightly as if tears
were not very near her eyes.
She did want twenty-five dollars so
badly. The graduating class at the
academy had planned to have q camp
ing party IN the mountains, and as the
expense was to be shared by several. IL
was comparatively light.
Nan knew her father was very in
dulgent. and that it was q real pain to
him to have to deny his only daughter
any thing, so she did not let him guess
how keen her disappointment was, but
bore it bravely.
1t was sore disappointment
though, for all that, and her pretty
eyebrows met in q straight line as she
frowned. q habit she had when she was
thinking deeply. II there was only
some way in which she could earn the
money. but what could she do? She
Pondered the question as she walked
down to the post-office. The mail was
not quite ready for distribution, and
she waited for it gazing abstlactedlv
at the jars of stale candy in the win
dow, that she sometimes thought had
been there since the beginning of the
store. The mail took longer to dis
tribute than it used to. for the hotel
was full of summer boarders.
Have you got any caramelsp' Nan
heard young lady ask Of the post
master, who was storekeeper as well.
Isn't there any fresh candy to be |
bought in this place?'
IF you would like to try q little of !
this" began Mr.. Weldon, going to- |
ward the dusty jars I'VE have no car
amels on hand just now"
"No, / don't want any of that. -
was the decided answer. as the Young |!
lady swept out.
81 shouldn't think she vould >,
thought Nan disdainfully. II could
make better than that myself"
Nan was quite renowned for her skill
in candy-making among her acquaint-
Ances. and this was no vain boast.
Perhaps some subtle connection be-
tween the young lady's demand for
caramels. and the Consciousness of par
ocular skill in making that especial
brought the next idea into
Mans head.
Her face grew radiant.
''Eureka! she cried. II have II. II
zee the trip rising before me. smell
he pine forest for ! am sure now that
can go"
III. next morning Nan arrayed her
elf in huge gingham apron that
to engulf her trim figure
nd went into the kitchen. She spent
he warm morning in hard work, and
ne result of her labors was seen that
fternoon when she took large box of
elicious caramels of several varieties
own to Mr.. WeIdon's before mail I
ime. {;
s'Mr. Weldon, / have come to make Z
business arrangement with you If I /
an" began Nan, bravely, though she
'as conscious of little shyness.
well. what can l do for you, Miss
'annie?" he inquired, encouraqinely.
Il want to make candy to sell, be-
suse l want to earn little money for
particular purpose" began Nan.
lushing, land / want to know II You Z
ould be willing to sell it at forty cents !
pound, and keep ten cents . pound !,
pay yourself for the trouble. y =
well, l would do that with pleas =
re, only, Miss Mamie, though don't =
oubt your candies are excellent YOU
e, homemade candies are hard to =
II, because they are never as attrac- 3
We in appearance as the regular con-
ctioners make, even though the latter :
ay be inferior"
do these look home-madeP" =
With conscious pride Nan opened :
n box.
Bless me, did you make these your
lf?" exclaimed Mr.. Weldon, in en- n
usiastic admiration. ssWhy. these =,
. very shipshape. You leave them, D
d ven see what success We have Il
II afternoon" -
The five-pound box was empty when It
IN returned to go the result, and ii
had been enthusiastic Over -
EN-, Mr.. Weldon declared. He vas n
~ well contented with his share Of 81
. profits, 80 Nan went into the bud 3
- In . wholesale manner. Il wna
'ary work and trying work some
nes. bat she kept to Il faithfully. -
mixing Of the accumulafinR funds IN | "a
title box in her bureau drawer. The D;
P had been planned in September.
d she had two months in which to
70 the money. and she had no fear | in
Il aha Would fall sho~k - A. A~~a-~S : +,