Daily Republican., 1888-03-24
SWEET OHARIrY,


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1t was q pretty boudoir where EuA
Arnold lay dIoWsiug away the morn.aI
after moonlight tete At Bsech wood;
was elegant to the point OF excess d
whito and gold appointments. ANON
them E!olse lay Glad In q lace gowi
adorned with pink end blue bows, AM
q breakfast cap that made her look lib,
delicate bisqae statuette pot away ii
. boz.
"Whatp exclaimed Adah Bartlett
as she came In In her riding habit, "no,
up ye,a"
"Ob, yes" said Eloise, smiling, Cur
and Gown again. Moonlight fetes nrt
very charming, bat they 'ro ha.d on TIE
1ints, As Nanny Meg says. l have
the rheumAtism-just fancy -rheuma.
tism In Junep'
I'm sorry," said Adah, with Q sym.
pathetic change OF oountenAuoe. s'I
want you TO take q run with ms across
70 Mrs. Brysnt's. Walter is homo nav
SIS hap" said Eioise. "I think he ia
such q nioe boy. What q blessing i,
was that Mrs. Bryant had such Q son TO
comfort her when her husband died. /"
"res. George 10 u splendid fellow,
and so bright at his books. He brought
10 gold m:dal With him from college,:
and l believe he 10 not going back next
Not going bApil Why, what can
his mother be thinking orr
cit ID mol lack Of inclination on thu
part Of either Of them," Adah observed,
They say Wator Is just siok a. the
iiea OF giving up his degree to 20 in AZ
onic'; but you know, Is oise, tnat Mr..
Bryant was very much involved. The
farm is moitgsRed, aud Ma Bryant
really cannot AFFORD to send Walter to
college. She has very hard work max
ing ends meet at home. On, I do wish
| we're ricbi What 9 pleasure 1t would
be 10 help young fellow like Walter
get his education.
Eloioe laughed outright.
she said.
"'Miss Arnold, why don't you do IT,
eh2 We'll" she added, more soberIy.
II am Tioh, they tell me. I have last
come into fortune OF three hundred
thousand; bnt being blessed with a pe.
nurious goardiSn, haveu't much
chance to exercise charity. Sill, II
might do somethiug," she said thought
fully. 81 wonder II / couldn't earn
soma money for him2'
Earn money cried Adah, TO whom
sneh thonght had never occurred.
"well, / don't know" said Eloiss
slowly. "But have often thought 1
would bsltar get Bomethinz to do, lust ]
% keep the balAnos OF my mind. II
think idleness and luxury would sp1il |
me IN the oJurse u time. alwAysI
said that rich woman ought TO earn |
money as well as poor one, IL she only /
gave IL for charity. II does one good TO |
earn how herd II is to make q eover.
eien. one doesn't sQuander money
then"
"DiAr mtl' said Adah. "WhAt a
you are"
~ badn't thought much about IT,"
aid E oise. gravely; "bus you can
,ount On me, Adah. / will do some
hing for Walter Bryant"
"You arc dear. generous GIRL" said
ler friend. warmly. "It would do me
lood TO help you, but you know l have
% many poor Of my own to look after,
There Is my Uncle Bob's family, you
Inow, and"
ard rather do all this by myself. MI
'ou don't mind" sAld Eloise, earn
stly.
And Adah went away, wishing there
Eere more girls like her. L
When she had gone, Rloise got up
nd hunted the morning paper. HsrIl
heumatism was practically gone.
Nv hen people have nothing to do,"l
be observed, as she read over all tho
dyertisemtnts for "Help Wanted" in
he paper, they imagine they have all Z
orts of ailments, when they really I
ave nothing but . lack OF purpose"
As her eyes ran over the column Of
Females Wanted" shs noticed the
advertisement:
nWANTED-Some person to teach !,
'renoh orally TO o gentleman who ia +
DING abroad, and is unable t) stuty on :
of his eyes. Gall bet ween IL
nd ut $50 Sllvsrt ae road"
"rhat's mei' said E,oIse, uugram. q
latioally. "I'll order the phastoI b
10, thAs won't do. They might thiuk d
strange II oAme in . carriage. Iril
at on my plainest dress and go in an a
THIS explained a certain modes,, but
raoeful little figure, that found It's O.
ay ihto the room where Mrs. LAndell n
as waiting, 10
She was handsome woman, With n o
ard, proud mouth, and gray eyes, that
ohed Eoise through and through. H
"You are rather young," she said
idly. what are your qualifica- Il
ons2" lb
my mother WAS o French woman" q
loise answered, quietly, "aad 1 wasi
I'm In France. / learned the lam si
lsEe when was baby" III
''rhst Is some advantage" said MEs. u
lndell. my nephew Wishea some
o with q correct accent You oxn I'll
rnish references, of oouIse2" l.
"I can." Is
''Vary well, will call Mr.. LAndell. oi
you are agreeable to him, aud your y. W
ferenots satisfactory, will send you ei
ord In few days, and We oAn talk
'0ut the salary"
She left the room with q slight inoli-
'non OF the head, and EIoise waited u
me time before q gentleman, with a q
II black beard, and n green ai,nfia ovar II