Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-22
OLD Mr.. BINNEY.

All heigfriends had said. when Mrs.
Binney died: Now what a good thing
IL would be il old Mr.. Binney would
marry Miss Bright"
Mss Bright had not been without
her troubles, and very hard ones they
had been, too, but she bore them with
a brave heart, and carried a smiling
face, and had a thankful spirit within
her, striving always 10 remember her
blessings, and how much they out
numbered any evils she was called
upon to bear.
Indeed, TO listen TO Miss Bright's
showing, you would have counted her
~ one of the luckiest persons ever
born. She had had the kindest of
friends. the most comfortable of situa-
tons, and the girls she had taught
were endowed with an a~miability of
disposition which made IL a positive
pleasure 10 be with them. The only
accusation she could bring against
them was that they were all in such a
terrible hurry to grow up and get
married, and then Miss Bright's occu-
patton was gone, and she had to step
out into the world and find a fresh
field for her labors.
As years rolled Oh, each one adding
10 the score of Miss Bright's age. these
limiting grounds of instruction be-
came more and more narrowed. Chill
dren of S began now where girls Of IS
used TO leave off, and history and
geography, to say nothing OF the parts
Of speech and grammar, all so
altered. that poor little Miss Bright
had TO acknowledge that at times she
really did feel quite confused. Very
soon / shan't be left with anything TO
teach" she used TO say, patheticslly;
and then Mr.. Binney's nephew, Joe,
or some other good fellow who heard
her, would declare she should sci up a
school for wives, for there never were
such wives as the girls whom Miss
Bright had brought up. She had
taught Joeis wife, Sally, and her sis
tsr, and though since then she had
bad other situations. at holiday time,
or whenever she vas seeking employ
ment, she always returned 10 the house
Of DIR. Brendon, their father.
When Mr.. Binney dropped in, as he
frequently did, TO inquire after his old
friends, the Brendons, he from time to
time found Miss Bright there; and
happening in on the occasion Of one
of her visits there, 10 bring the news
that Mrs. Binney was i'll, with no one
whose business il seemed 10 be TO look
after her, nothing was more natural
than that Miss Bright should volun-
tser; and a great comfort they found
her.
So sprightly yet u%nobtrusive was
the CHEEKY little woman that Mrs. Bin
ney herself was influenced in her ia
vor. until, with an eye TO their mutual
comfort, Mr.. Binney proposed that
Miss Bright should stay with them
altogether.
"Why mott" lac said. 1--WE could
well afford 10 pay her a salary"
But this word salary, acting like
magic on Mrs. Binney, seemed 10
bring her 10 her senses Immediately.
She would be very glad 10 have Miss
Bright as a visitor as long as she liked
10 stay, but as 10 living with them
altogether-no, she would not give her
consent TO that; she had always OBJ.
jected 10 having in her house a third
party. Ii was then that Miss Bright's
friends pulled very long faces indeed,
What would she dol they asked her.
"Oh. something is sure 10 turn up"
she would say hopefully. Whenever
1 have come 10 my last ebb an open
ing has always been made for me; and
! am moi going 10 despair now"
And she said this all the more EN-
phafically. because, in spite Of her
eon6dence, she could not help feeling
fhat a voice, which she could not still,
k.pt repeating, What will you do
uhen you grow older7 Teaching will
- harder than ever" That was true
cough, but what else was there for
kcr 10 dot
When Mrs. Binney died, which hap
psncd quite suddenly about a year be-
lore, there had been some talk as 10
lliss Bright going 10 Mr.. Binney's as
housekeeperi but this proposition had
been made without the knowledge or
consent OF the principal person con-
oeFncd, who, as soon AZ the hint was
given, negatived IL
Mr.. Binney thoroughly appreciated