The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-01
MISS RAYMOND'S PIES.
An Independent Girls Successful
Business Enterprise.

II can only say, my dear young lady,
that you must stop teaching if you
value your life at all"
"But, Doctor, it is impossiblel I
have hardly taught two years"
Years or months, it is all the same.
Your throat needs absolute rest, and
unless it has it at once-a fig for your
future! Think up something else
while your vacation lasts, and hand in
your resignation at once. Don't teach
another dayI'
An hour later, Natalie Raymond
knelt before the parlor fire, warming
her cold hands and talking earnestly to
the little family circle about her
Close beside her sat the dear mother,
whose gentle face under the widows
cap was filed with solicitude that her
own delicate health should have
thrown the burdens of life so COM
pletely on this young daughter. Oppo-
site them, Janet, a short, rosy damsel
of fifteen, leaned against the wall with
folded arms, only waiting for a chance
to express herself about the family
trouble. And in the center of the
group, Margaret, blonde and slender,
turned her wistful blue eyes upon her
sister and listened with panied intent
ness.
"And so, dears," concluded Natalie,
in a would-be cheerful tone, you must
all put your thinking caps on and tell
me what we had better dc"
The school must be given up, my
child. That question is settled at once,
even If we call on your Uncle Harold
for help"
"No, we mustn't do thati Aunt
Harold has been too mean ~ chimed in
Janet, whose opportunity had come at
last. Sending us cast-otf finery that
we can't possibly wear, as if we were
beggars instead of her husbands own
nieces -
FLUSH, dear, hush! We must not
Judge them"
"How can 1 help it, mamma ]
don't suppose Uncle knows quite how
poor we are, for Aunt Harold won't let
him. She is perfect miser, mamma,
and she teaches the girls to pay court
TO that queer old aunt of hers, Miss
Harris or Ferris or whatever it is, be-
cause she is rich, and going to make
Marian and Clara her heirs"
Janet janet l insist upon your
silence. They have not been here since
your father left us, and it is most
probable that they do not know how
hard a struggle we are having"
Mamma y 1t was Margaret's quiet
voice, cool like her coloring, that Al
once commanded attention. al mus
leave the Conservatory and com,
home.n
leave the Conservatory ~ inter
rupted Natalie, hotly - where yOl
have won your scholarship Oh, Meg
And when they have told you, too, tina
i'm another term your voice will com.
mand a high salary in a church choir
You shall never do it while there is am
work left in me What can do tina
will approach the seven hundred dol
lars l am earning now P"
why not paint You used to d,
such pretty things" suggests tn,
mother.
Cost of materials, twenty-five dol
lars. Labor, eight hours day, hare
work. Sales, very uncertain"
Hammer brass ~ IT. family, from
Margaret.
"Who wants itP The market is to,
fun already of the pretty, schoolgirls
accomplishments. Nobody wants t,
pay much for what everybody can do
i can't write a book I'm not stron.
enough to be a clerk l don't know
how to be 81 good bookkeeper, and ever
If l did, no doubt DIR. Salisbury woul,
say l must not. Oh, if only l were
man There's nothing in the worl,
for an untalented woman to do 10 ear
her own living except to teach! ANY
way, l can't do any thing else"
YES, You can, Nata dear. You ca-
make the best chicken-pies anybod
ever ate"
They all laughed at this diversion q
Janets, but suddenly Natalie stoppe
and turned about wide eyed and cage,
"Chicken-pies It's an inspiration
I'll try it,"
Have you lost your senses ? WINS
are you talking about ?" exclaime
Margaret
Il am talking about chicken-pie.
my dear, and I believe our good ang,
put that into Janie's head Just now.
have heard of women earning their Ii,
ing in queerer ways than that An,
way, Imean to try it."
Before bedtime Natalie's plan ha
been thoroughly discussed. The 30
ton grocer who had been their stan,
bv in the old luxurious days was to I
interviewed at once on the practic
bility of selling chicken-pies on share
and the other arrangements coul
follow.
Natalie's delicious pies had Ion