Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-29
errand TO tho m mister wife. She was
enoanrd When | made my bnsinesS

errand TO the m mister wife. She was
engaged when l made my business
known, and gave me a new magazine
to look over until she could wait upon
me. Among the first articles To at
tract my attent on Wa Jne OF nav own
litlle poems. clipped from tho paper for
which il had been written. Ny heart
throbbed joyful, at this token OF ap-
preciat on. For "A few minutes | was
supremeh happy, and then an over
whclming sense OF my utter loneliness
came over me. and with the b tier
thought that | had not single friend
10 rejoice with me over my success, /
turned rapidly through the remaining
pages, until the words, ve-hundred
dollar prizc," attracted ~! attention.
| first ran M eve over il Hastily, then
re-read 1t carefully. after VIII ch 1 took
paper and pencil from my pocket and
copied the address. The pr ne was offer
eel by the editor of the magazine for
the best serial story for girls. All
compel NJ manuscripts were to be in
the hands of the editor by January lst
and the prize was awarded early in
April 1t was now the middle of Octo-
Der Before | slept had written for
particulars. and II ne ghbor's lad, pass
nag b. a. da, break the next morning.
carried Ma hitter TO the office for me-
y, soon as recc we'd Instructions. !
W Mt 10 work w IN W II, and have
40 doubt but that my aunt had just
caii>c sHr her fault. find NJ during the
next three. months for my mind was
more upon tho s@aractcr, that my inn
agluatiOn had bruu Lht into being, than
upon my work. Aunt had persistent
~ denieJ me- light IN my room dur
ing the whole year. but KIND Margaret
remembered me on IN rthday by
writing nae Il good long letter IN
which SIZE euciu~cd Il crisp. new dollar
BILL Part OF thi, / u-t for paper and
% !. and the balance va, hoarded for
postage
4 week before the ne spec fed had
expired, IN prcc.Ou, package was
committed 20 the care of Uncle sam.
and the two next months | waited and
hoped, vet dreaded TO near the decision
that the spring ght have in store for
for me. Three days later my weary
watching was chan ged into glad song
ot thanEsgiv for a bus ue>s-look NJ
letter which uncle put into my hands
brought me the five hundred dollars |
had been dreaming about for six
months. ! had won The prize: how. |
Sc.ucely know. unless my desperate
case had ncrved me FIR the conflict 1t
may be that IN aching head made
l>ci felt through my fingrrs-llp~.
\ ANY rate | had won the pr -.
aud the money ind ePuabIc, Was
III ne.
Five hundred dollar, ma seem
very insignificant sum 10 t1o>e who
count their POSSESS ons b, the thou
sands but to me it meant a peaceful
home with my dear oli Margaret aud
escape from the tier bread OF depeni-
cnce.
Wei. il does seem IT, if L.ok-larnin'
amounted 10 >om.th ~ after all, al
mitted Aunt phLlis when she Learned
of NY Success
just aS told you exactly, " said
Uncle Reuben. rubbing his hands To-
gether. 1.-The gal shows her bring NJ up.
She ort to be thankful for the home /
opened mp 10 her when II pcunile,s
child.
John looked more sullen than ever.
though when he took me to the station
few days later, | overheard him ex-
planning my success to II Young lady
acgua ntancc. and. if mistake not. he
proudly owned me as one Of the fami-
~. YANKEE Blade.