The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-02

took the blue silk hand kerchief from
off her soft golden curls, unbuttoned
the big white pinsfore which had
covered her trim little figure. and
seated herself at a desk. She began
to write something on a sheet Of
paper. pausins with her pen in mid.
air rs the appalling thought OF ''what
Jack would say arose in her mind.
just at this moment, Bridgets head
appeared at the door.
The butcher boy
Steak" interrupts Barbara. with
out looking around.
Excuse me. miss" says the long
suff sring servant, ''but he says his
bilI'-
Tell him" (and the young voice
rings clear with decision) Il will call
at the store a fortnight from to-day
and settle our account
When Bridget's brown calico had
disappeared, Barbara began to write
again. This time more rapidly. And
having finished her literary effort to
her entire satisfaction. she put on her
coat and hat and walked out of the
house.
That evening CONSERVATION and
amazement were produced in the quiet
family circle of the Bedfords. They
were grouped around a large table.
Tom was busily coming his ''niasa,
muSe :" Jean was alternately petting
and scolding a diminutive white kit
ten; while Jack read the evening pa
per, wholly unconscious of the uneasy
glances furtively directed toward him
by Barbara, who was striving with
the weekly mending,
The color rushed from her face
when Jack sprang suddenly to his
feet, and exclaimed excitedly: Bar
bara Bedford. what does this mean?''
Then he began to read. in wrath
full tone of voice, the following al
vertisement.
Miss Bedford is prepared TO take orders in
house decoration. She will give her services
W tne MUIR OF udy' III arranging Snoiet NV
6r1c or books. She makes a speciality OF the
artistic arrangement OF draperies or furniture.
Best OF references given il required. $50 W.
Button street.
Having finished, Jack gazed speech
lessly at Barbara, who was quaking
inwardly; then. as soon as his feelings
would allow, he broke forth: us it
possible that you. Barbara Bedford.
have come to this? The grandchild
of an illustrious NJ. c.; the great
grandchiId of a Colonial Governor; q
descendant in double line from
Il can not help it," broke in Bar
bara upon this list of family grandees.
My
grandfathers may nave been ancient
and honorabIcs.' If they had left us
more money and less pride. however.
it would be much more to their credit"
she continued. vlndictively. Jack.
dear, only think of the months bills,
and the things we need that we must
90 without. l am sure it is more
honorable to earn money than to owe
It,"
This last remark was met by a pro-
longed howl from little Jean, whose
infant mind had just grasped the
enormity of Bwbara's scheme. while
the released kitten rushed madly from
the room, possibly to conceal her emo
tons at this deplorab.e evidence of
lack of pride in a member of the Bed
| ford family. Tom, in the meanwhile.
had preserved a stolid indifference
ouswardly. But the musa had died on
his lips,
The elder sister quoted Jean Mt
last, by promising her she might go
to visit grandma whom Bafbie goes
out a~-working.'" Then she proceeded
TO defend her plan to Jack, and cx-
| planned that she hoped to be q sort of
| house-decorator. 'Only. of course, I
snail 20 much chsarer than the yegn.
lar kind" she said. There must be
q lot Of rich old people who want thcit
drawing-rooms arranged In a modern
and artistic manner. who do not know
how to do it themselves. To the sud-
denly b6come-rich sort of people, l
shall be a perfect godsend. showing
! them how to make their houses stilisll-
ly aesthetic
Here she paused for breath and that
the last remark able sentence might
have its desired effect.
Il can arrange libraries she coz
tinued. "for nice, scholarly old m N.
and perhaps some girl about to be
married will want me to help her pur-
chase the furniture and drapcries for
her new home. Wouldn't that be fam!
You do not half understand the spl en-
did possibilities Of my PLAN And
the eager face was rubbed lovingly
against Jacks bearded cheek.
Long and earnestly the elder BROTH
err and sister discussed this new plan,
after the younger ones were safely
tucked in their respective beds. Poo,
Jack had to acknowledge that he was
having a hard struggle to meet ex.
penses. and he told his sisters he was
- little trump to want to help as
he at last reluctantly consented to her
enterprise. He thought however,
thew need not worry themselves. 10,