The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09
ITHAPpENED RIGHT.


asked Adelaide Moss of her cousin, Teeny
Mills.
81 don't know" said Teeny, looking up
as If she had been startled out of quite an
other train Of thought. "Why, what made
you think of it ?''
'tOh, don't know; l have always wished
to be one-always longed to do some great
thing, or be some great person. Some
times I think it would give me the greatest
pleasure to be splendid singer like Jenny
Lind, for instance. How she was wor-
shipped, was reading of it yesterday.
All hearts were electrified by her voice and
she charmed the world. Wherever she ap-
peared, admiring crowds followed her.
Students embarrassed her horses and drag
ged her carriage. She was surfeited with
bouquets, money, and attention. How
grand it must have been to spring up from
obscurity into something even greater than
royalty"
81 don't believe she cared for the ap-
plauee, though, SAID Teeny. 'she wasn't
at all that kind of woman. -
"And them" continued Adelaide, '.there
is Ida Lewis. What splendid thing to be
known for such heroism as hers-saving
life. How should enjoy being talked
about, and called upon, and having poetry
written about me, and sent to me, and get
ting presents Of great value, and letters of
appreciation and-wby, do you know when
asked for some collars, yesterday, at
Pines, they wished to know if I wanted
the ida Lewis collars 81
s'Dear me.' laughed Teeny.
eyes; all over the world people are talk
ing Of her, and strangers go from far, just
to get look at her face. And I'm sure /
do believe she might marry almost any
rich man she chose, there are so many will
ing to take her,"
why, is that your idea of the acme of
heroism-to enable one to marry a rich
man ?'' queried Teeny.
well, no, not exactly; though it must
be fine thing to be rich, too
THAT may be; but my opinion of Ida
Lewis is, that if she had been engaged be-
fore she become the fashion, to some poor,
hard-handed, sailor-boy, who loved her
with all his honest heart, all the rich men
in the country might come wooing without
any danger to his interests. Ida Lewis is
not to be spoiled by little adulation or by
great deal.
ssThen, almost all heroines are made by
accidents, or, rather, their good fortunes
comes unsought. Ida Lewis never stopped
to think whether the world would applaud.
presume no one was more astonished than
herself when she saw her name and her
brave acts making the sensation they did.
So, dear, if you are ever heroine, perhaps
you will be as much astonished as Ida
Lewis was
"Ahr' responded Adelaide, with some
thing like sigh, ''it isn't at all likely I
shall ever do any brave or beautiful thing.
l shall go plodding on baking bread, mend
ing the children's clothes, helping mother.
coaxing father when he gets low-spirited,
and thinks we are all going to the poor
house, marry somebody who can just get
me living, so as to save the expense of
being taken care of at home, and SO on, for
who knows how many years. I'm only
sixteen now"
Teeny laughed at her friends whimsi-
cal reply.
II am very glad | never think of such
things" she said; II just do what have
to do the best way can, and seldom trouble
myself about the future. But don't be
down hearted, dear. Some day you may
rescue some helpless innocent from de-
struction and restore it to its doting parents.
Then your name will be put in the papers.
The parents, who must be very rich indeed.
will offer you money, which you will in
refuse, and some brother, or son,
or uncle, admires, loves, and marries you,
and there you are, as far as money is con-
cerned, upon the pinnacle of fortune
"Nonsense," laughed Adelaide; ''such
predictions never come true. | shall just
plod on to the end of my life; see if
don't"
Adelaide's brother came in just then.
There's plot under way, girls, to get
us over to Silverton Falls Tomorrow he
said. "Dr. Jones is going with his sister
Hattie; and Briggs says we may have his
waggonette and welcome. What do you
say?"
SIT would be just splendidr' cried Ade-
laide. ''And there's the tongue, too-sueh
q nice one! We didn't cut it yesterday.
Aunt Drowsy will bake us some biscuits,
III make some tarts, and Teeny will put
up the sandwiches. Such lovely place