Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-12-15

,pr iore am done telling YOU this story
We'll, n evening last winter 7 sat
= IN my cosy little study, thinking over
these things, and feeling a little sad
'hat at fifty had no real relatives and
no young people AROUND me to whom I
'ouiu leave my snug little fortune.
Just as l had put an extra lump of
SOFT coal upon the CRATE. nv maid who
TeJoiced in the euphonious title of
heiena Elizabeth (by all of which She
preferred to be called, brought me a
letter, saying:
lIease' Miss Redwood, the postman
} brought this in the tive-o'clork mail
ana l forgot to give it to you"
al another time | would have read
.er a lecture on her carelessness and
,orgettulnosS but my spirits being
low l let 1t go and took up the letter.
was addressed to Amy Redwood"
IN a distinct, but decidedly feminine
hahd' rendering, / turned the letter
o'er ana over, wondering, in that
inahe way people have, as TO the
writer instead of opening it to settle !
Tue question Finally my good sense !
came to the rescue, and | reod, .
AMY ReDwoOn-Dear Madam-Peodiro :
OF your late articles in the CU,Ls II uri,a wy +
Ie 'or the papers, and some peonle aot,er mo L
~ uSihsto make me believe that some of them S
nL.tu MohoerIul-ny writings, | mean. and n
thom,S, 'Iat you are a good woman - CHumphi Al
,n nv - ; l should be extremely sorry If any OF u
my ARTICLES demonstrate the reverse Wnrts Ii
NV hbtliTS, nrDnlbIVh \ al foot - " "
VIII reel Tor one in distress. when vo, n ha,n :"
nVr 80 easily t1al thought |, again. I know ST
~ zen dollars, most likely For YOU see even tn
""n What little fame | had gained. was no. ~.
Isseu WIN begging letters, always writing. ms
= uM''. my own hame,D Il am drawn to nsk III
H vi you Tor another reason: nv own noms 10 nj
Amy Redwood Dunbar. and feel tbnt in .a -
stranger" Il" eH'ire
instantly my interest was aroused 60
l lara the letter down and gazed into de
the fire, An electric shock possod sh,
over me. 'Ruth's daughterm | ex- it
claimed aloud; "but didn't know she see
married a Dunbar, nor that she named Zig
u child after mel" son
linen blushing furiously, and turn ear
ing ihstlnctively to see if any one had my
heard my exceedingly ridiculous ox- "E
cIainatlon, | sank back in nv chair pag
from which had half risen. Cover. Am
.nS my race with my hands, | sat n the
lew moment in disappointed silence. and
ror the moment, it had all been SO real ing
10 me and so pleasant that I felt /, wha
hard to give it up. her
Recovering my self-posses,iop. viol
picked up the letter and resumed its cart
reading IN a very different frame of "\
nlnd' determining in my inmost souI Il h;
hat il | could find for If tbo slirh..., aske
'oSsloie excuse whereby | could rec. a
'hclIe 1t to my conscience and a ripid "A
.ense of right, | would sond ~. ingly
dollars if she wanted if ~
ur nm "'''" calf
lrtng of all things tr n, . went on de- Nv
raduate at the institute at which ! avn A" Nv
n ~ ~ ! graduate ! can have a position, and just
i'll come to NE :, %",e' lor Goa knows what the t,
oney soon. I desire to he = 10 earn some sat be
q and mathematics, and am head Of nv cln"s hand,
'nese branches, and am considered sono must
we the posi,i N :, ., .ne common run, I can child,
| can write an essnyNan = " gfauuate ton.
fence Think of it, dear madam hui :. "a,
= on r'us'ce OF IT. One who desires to be sure y
be OBLIGED i' az wn,, o' drawing and mathematics child,
ut before the boom i" ~ Essay on a subject like tone.
a not do it. lean draw and fg,,re hnt ' Iams had at
' "rlte an essay on that subject, What do 7 and h
what do any OF us know n marcel =, 49,.
girls, that could lead "s to f. r oira o. I'm, "Alfre
1t is not fair, it is no, inst 70 osr whom
: ,a,n,,r i can hot DO IT, can not do it! And separa
Long illness has ta,o | co
get this thing, I see no pnth hS "%" II n quietly
r MADAM " II poor,house, viii not you. some
this essayg See" m nm prayer ana write for us; it '
nay even Offer it to you, for Won e sham "T Whe
-, ." o"c early date. only ask to sitting
must have had so m"ch nnow 20 much dressin
ID do II SO easty, | beg of YOU, do This ,%mO ways b
Josna vnemocr' you are saving a family all my
" ] have written much ~" any m more, indeed that Al
u only sign myself with hopes. ~ strange
AMY DUNBAR" like the
'aiu uo"h tle letter Mortified! And had b
was my niece Cfousce | couldn't The c
", Nv iuc" even yet, although / alarm,
=" vi course 1t wasn't SOL How only 500
'"' '"'nh Ihat i would accept ring ov'
piopoSi'ioh' How dare she ask ury itsc
~ o' " party to such a dishonest poor A,
uine, ana 'hen offer to pay me back Thu
= '"' ii'-so''en gains. head.
uighaht' took my pen to answer TRY to
'ce' Dut stop. perhaps | had not Wen Sc
1t right. My pen paused, sus. and he'll
ed over the paper. Yes, there it OF cou
III pack and white. She would sick, but
ne IN the near future for writing tyrant st