The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-05-09

dressed herself and ctlne down stairs.
| Aunt Dorcas," she said, as she ell
countered that lady frying ham and
eggs over the kitchon fire., ''what is
there III this neighborhood for a wo-
man to dO?"
"Eh?" s,id Mrs. Torrance in sur
prise.
ITO earn my living, l meant" ex.
plalned Emily. "Is the district school
supplied with a teacher?"
Mrs. Torrance nodded as SHE placed
the slices Of frlzzling hnm on blue
edgea plate. and arranged the eggs in
golden spheres above.
''Is there factory hereabouts?"
pursued Emily.
used to be,'' said Mrs. Torrance.
"But they failed. and it is has been
shut down for ten months"
"Do you know Of any one who
wants GIRL" asked the city cousin.
Mrs. Torrance set tho coffee pot on
the table. blue tho horn for job, and
then responded to her nicce's query by
Il counterquestion.
"Why don't you stay herepn
"Because,' said Emily, with Split,
~ want to earn my own living"
swell, you can earn it here, can't
you! l was calculating to hire a girl
this spring. And if you'll work hon
estly for 1T, I'll give you the six dollars
II month l was going to pay hired
help"
Emily's face frightened.
81 should like that" said she. And
then Job came in, tall, handsome and
flushed, his curls still wet from the
spring Into which he had dipped them,
and q sprig trailing arbutus pinned into
his coat, and spoke Il frank welcome to
the young girl whom he had never be-
fore seen.
$50 Cousin Shadrach Seely Is Dead"
lie said.
Eyes" said Emily quietly.
"Did you like hlm?'
"No,' confessed the girl. "He was
cross and surly, and had no sympathy
with anybody. But tried to be kind
to him. And he kissed mo once before
he died, and said had been good
girl"
nd then he went and left his
IGa ~ to Che refuge TfOf Baptist wida
owS and orphansln said Mrs. Torrance.
That's Cousin Shadrach all over''
! she had right to do as he pleased
with his money! said Emily, faint
sA loW rising to her cheeks.
SiSzA SsS5 swell, it's all over and gone" said
Torrance. There Is no use talk
& kabout it now"
3s3 Id she sighed softly to think how
Aof life's hard angels might have
S|s Sd Avoided in the future, if only
;ae as lShadrach had been less inter-
sjS HIN the Baptist widows and or
fond Of the month, Mrs. Tor.
forced to acknowledge that
|E54 1Ns we'll earned her six dollars q
II board. The girl certainly had
8 that wonderful magnetic
Sss8I ES} ich philosophers dub "execu-
!s3S }y," and New England house
tall faculty." She was q
81 Yook-she did things without
to take any trouble at all.
IS MT understand it," said Mrs.
50 IA little. dark, slim thing
Is always brought up to sit with
6sS} s folded.''
SSsS |ssS$s2 rs he day In July when Job and
I lme in from strawberring,
sS oned fingers, laughing faces,
5&(S3s 8 heaped high with the fra
Mrs. Torrance started in
SE||I)l Of the dairy, where she
| cottage cheese -
|sSssslEE she cried, II wonder
OF that before. (, Oh,
arl ! can meyer consent
Ss;|ss :als sSSs ig world. ],
SsS{ Sler that evening.
l8|A2 lie, ''Emily has
|a|s %!fe."
into tears.
1d-twenty years
than when my
other. Now
but tell mo
FAULT to find
Torrance.
q sweeter
copld,"
SIS Ct: "but
Is when
he first
||