Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-05

GRAND to the minister wife. She was
engaged when l made INV business
known, and gave me new magazine
10 look over until she could wait upon
me. Among the first articles to at
tract my attention WAS one OF my own
little poems. clipped from the paper for
which il had been written. My heart
throbbed joyfully at this token OF ap-
preciat on. For q few minutes was
Supremacy happy, and then an over
whelming sense of my utter Loneliness
came over me. and with the b tier
thought that l hal not single friend
To rejoice with me over my success, L
turned rapidly through tho remaining
pages, until the words, 'E'ye-hundred
dollar prize" attracted HY attention.
l first ran nv eye over it fiastily, then
rc-read it carefully. after VIII oh L took
paper and pencil from my pocket and
copied the address. The pr &c was offer
ed by the editor Of the magazine for
the best serial story for girls All
competing manuscripts were to be III
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 l slept had written for
particulars. and neighbours lad, pass
ing by at dav-break the next morning,
carried tl,s letter 10 the Office for me.
As soon rs 4 received Instructions. l
went TO work with II will. and have
no doubt but that my aunt had just
cause Cor her fault fndn during the
next tire. months. for my mind was
more upon tito characters that my inn
a2ination had brought into being, than
upon my work. Aunt had persistent
~ denied me II light in my room dur
ing the whole year, but kind Margaret
remembered me Oh m, birthday by
writing me a good long letter. in
which she enclosed a crisp. new dollar
bill. Purt OF this | use for paper and
o ], and the balance was boarded for
postage.
A week before the time specified had
expired, my precious package was
committed to the care of Uncle Sam,
and the two next months | waited and
hoped. yet dreaded to hear the decision
that the spring might have in store for
for me. Three days later my weary
watching was changed into glad song
OF thanksgiving, for misunderstanding
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. L
scarcely know, unless my desperate
case had nerved me for the conflict, 1t
may be that nv aching head made
itself felt through my fngers-tips.
AT any rate, l had won the pre-,
aud the money. ind.sputable, was
NINE.
Five hundred dollars NAV seem a
very insignificant sum to those who
count their possessions by the thou
sands but to me il meant peaceful
home with my dear old Margaret and
escape from the bitter bread OF depend
ence.
'Wel!, it does seem as if book -larnin'
amounted to something after all" adj
mitted Aunt Phllis when she learned
of nv success.
Just as l told you exactly" said
Uncle Reuben, rubbing his hands to-
gether, 1.-The gal shows her bringing up.
She ort TO be thankful for the home l
opened up to her when penniless
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 Il young lady
acquaintance. and. if mistake not, he
proudly owned mo rs one of the fami-
ly.--Ydnkee Blade.