The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-26
CHRlSTABEL'S CAREER.

"well," said Mrs. Middleox, vindic,
lively, give lifted my last finger TO help
those ArchbroOks! They're q lazy, in
significant set, and now they may starve,
for all l care!"
"what have they done now?" said
Mr.. Middleox, who was a mild-spoken,
irresolute sort of man, who preached
the gospel to the little village Of Beetle
town, in the Methodist meeting house
on the green.
"Why, nothing" said Mrs. MiddleoI,
sharply. "Thats just it. They live in
the ruinous old manor-house because
they can get it almost rent fee, and the
children run wild like gypsies; and Mrs.
Archbrook never comes TO church, and
nobody knows the amount OF money
they owe to the butcher and the bakerw
"That is their lookout, my dear, not
ours, remarked Mr.. Middleox, moment
ariiy stunned by the volubility Of his
better half.
"Perhaps you mean that I'd better
mind my own business?" said Mrs. Mid
dleox, with toss OF her head. "But
when ones neighbors are all coming up
heather, it seems to me that 1t is better
for some one to interfere. Christabel
Archbrook is sixteen now, and they tell
me she can't even make loaf OF bread
or trim hat for herself. It's positively
un-christian, l think. So, when l heard
that Mrs. Popham wanted smart girl
to help with the children and learn the
millinery business, just stopped up to
the Manorhouse. It'll be a good chance
for Christabel to push her way in the
world thought l. And such place us
l came tor
"What was the matter with the place."
said Mr.. NIiddleox.
Everything all choked up with vines
and creepers," said Mrs. Middlcox:
''The doors all hung with turkey and
calico, instead OF being shut with Christ
ian locks and keys-no carpets on the
floor, but great sprawley rugs. Poverty,
that's what it Is, and shiftlessness into
the bargain. Well, there was Christabel
drawing. Not neat pencil work, such us
we used to do, with wiggly lines for the
water, and zig-zag for the boughs Of the
| trooo orJ a,,6rytEinO shaded down INST
Fly " atoai 1, on;,.an;p, h"t GREAT coSrse
h" %1 = S Jrown IL CHARCOAL with helmets
n l""u anJ Jt NV, q II III Of sbodin" And Mrs
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w" l" hoI;oUo mo ber "own WINS Of wear
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vo o,'' coniJn,t tcll one firnre from nm.
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SIonsc lie a bov's md her hair
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SrCo S,,os oro on % orear So I told them
nSot 'I eoo ~ dnnortunitv # was for
C %% bnt Sirs ArchbTook wouldn't
S;stnN az ~ q jnn'ithink Christv would
n c.SsoV - - no n m;IIinor says she So saws
T 7 NJ " Loo ~ nonJ womcn Il ;snf What
va "a IN tbIs o world Int what orr dnty
;si And s"vs she With red spots com.
;n, into ber cheeks .Our duty il to pro-
m6 s tbo Ioft;est we'll hein1 Of those Who
are de mel on MS An gays /, ri
von're beginning to talk up in the clouds
low S von u Good n morning saws /, II