The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-07-27
HER SPHERE.
Miss suBnn's Fortune md tho
Trouble It Caused lor.

Trouble II Caused lor.
"Mo,hsr. Miss Susan has had a little fort
uno ION here"
~ fogignei Mis-, sasaai Ssasensr.
Herbert, why do you say such ehilii,a
thingsr'
"a Guild /, suppos.'i 10 .p"ss u simple.
unyaruishei tair, bat ~ Wei, my nj
n4iriag mother, i...i u lIsi what EHs doing.
Miss EussH, tel you, Ia, had - fortune
loft her.
"py wi.1Hl'
'Ah, now yugF ourlOsi'y comes 10 the res
cue Of yaIF unt-.lri. you rn.ut flr, Ih1u,
that 81 80 8uslu has haI . fortune loft herr
Il wug.i grant you box on The ear. II
my hands Were not 80 bgsy Igst ugn. for
teasing Egn about ns;gor that yua mus;
know am sincerely Interested ia."
Nc. Hcrbert JuhHa handsome mother
threw enough rvpgusgh Into hur taua Ia
bring ~, yuIns nan 10 m1pi sober speech.
Ito landed b.. chair safely on it, ioar lcs,.
after pirDuei,.us - around on on-. ai.d ici,
% h=gtsr.as h., me;b.r. ayes, madame,
In good earnest. her California uHclc has
LET, her i0,onp"
els " pos,.6!-i I wonder What ,.s good
soul will ID with ~ really arm AFRAID.
H.rbcri, that tho change ~ her ,iino Of Ito
will make her unhappy"
Then h1f-s. mother. TIA, you will .gs
ru,t to her to give u TO nc. Il wog!i no;
make IN, unhngpy, assure you."
bg, Mr.. Johns was 10, far wrous. Mis-.
Susan Park had learned tito dFcs. making
trad, while ale WA a g.rl Ia her ,Ssus, sHs
was an oli mad Of forty now. DOING an On.
ccIi.ut hltinrss, getting dollar asi half
DAY. aad - 's = = liiiis s1,ucihin.ev
year. Hla $50 -W,i--i- eau'oat with her
lot. To California lawyers letter hai -.p-
&c, icE ws1i1 Plan of lie. ius'r.i u h,z
eo,alH- the beneficiary q iAp Oh Ladies'
iiamo G1r the Consideration Of three hun.
irrs, dollar untranrr FEC, whiCh had hrruio-
fore hcgn hcr earthly ambition. Miss Susan
now fcl, boiH tho pleasure ard tho rC.pon-
,ib.n,y 81 u possible b.sriac;rvss AHi
what. indeed. a. Mrs. johns had szid. SHOULD
she Do ulih ~
"ru ;h.Asius OF se:;Ius up m orphan
asylum. me sn." Miss Susan said ia az
swcr TO tho kind Lady, the next ;itnS ,a-
w-n, Ia hrr for day. sewing.
"Aa orphan asylum exclaimed Mrs.
Johns =. Ia natural surprise. Tho old MAIDS
choe < was Etill fresh enough 10 e1.cr deep
~.
"yc,'n. love ohiiicr. an I ,hink III
hardly v.nt 30 SO To HcaycH, u could
have y Il aFcu % them, with blue -yrs, and
elIrls. Eri white drcsscs, Ia nay house all
thrtiur."
Ths was tho old maid, fr,, dream Of
whAi n 10 wiih her money. Mr.. Johns
had hot tho hrari 10 break In uppn IL with
cruel :a.;,, a dirty, wi.ial. uurtiy. die.
casci. urzrai"frl NtIo creatures, such a.
she well knew felt 4, the 10; u nnat orphan
asylums. ss4c only said: "p5n't be hasiy.
Susan. take sUTuy iimr 10 look around you
before you make TN your m,ud.H
"Wc,i. Mas Johns" SAID tho h-irrss.
piaiu,iy,ly. Hdsnr weeks la'cr. "l'm Eiad
enough took y0aE niyicc abogt looking
around n BIZ before I set out for an orphan
asylum. | won't 10 the Home Of the Help
lcss, told 'cn what | was ;hinEin' about,
aud asked ihcm TO lot mo stay few days
aud inok round. Bat lands sasci eould
hardly stiCl, Il out for two days. ! diin't
have On ldcc ii.At chIldCr was - noisy and
30 rcsicrin'. n I wis younger may be
could Sc; used g. en-. but Il wouldn't suit
me now, no way"
There was something in Miss sssar's do
cidcd tone which suggested TO her Patrons
sharp cars that nomc other object had risen
above tho Old mlid's horizon, and she
promptly TUNED her glass upon u.
"Wc''. yes M" reluctantly admitted Miss
Susan. Il cid got hold OF a plan that 1t
seems likely would just suit, tho doctor at
the house ssys they're awful short Of
NNINNNs Ne tatNN. nv. NlAh' u
good lady superior. sister Susan 1, doc.
sound a little popish, but We would't wear
crosses nor black walls, nor no,hin' like
that She looked anxiously ut Mira. Johns;
her approval had been Miss Susan's law for
40 many years that she could not be com
Portable without II. But tia, lady shook
her head saFaciously. Don't you get your.
self pledged TO "a nurses life till you've tired
It,. she said. w.irninrly: remember tho
orphans Miss Susan was evidently dis
appointed at her friend lack Of enthusiasm,
but agreed to take n nurses position at once
and put herself to the proof.
"Mothcr.m SAID Mr.. Herbert Johns, com
ing into her dressing. room one day. did
you set Miss Susan rarl. up for a nurscr
mo, my dear" an swcrcd the lady. trying
vaguely to recall what She had done in the
matter; "but why' She hasn't poisonedany.
body, hopr."
Mr.. Herbert picked out his favoritc chair
and then sat down to enjoy good laugh. ~
ran across tho good soul to-day Mt Mr.. Ian.
CASTERS. who, by tho way, is very sick. and
of all tho sights she was the most absurd;
gotten up In some fanciful costume OF cap
and cape, and so on
allow did she seem TO be getting oni"
asked his mother.
'Wcll, / was there about eleven O'clock"
he answered, taking out his watch and re-
gardng 1t attcn,vcly; ait is now two, and
III Ca, my hat II one or tho other OF that
duct isn't stark crazy by this time, but I'd
make safer bet on Miss Susan herself"
"Oh, Herbert, what sort Of speech is that
Do tell mo what you mcanr
~ mean" said he, with au effort to look
reasonable, 'thnt Miss Susan has about rs
good AN idea of nursirtg as blacksmith,
ana felt obliged to 90 and tell DR.. Carr so"
1t was some time before Miss Susan could
DO coaxed back TO Mrs. Johns house, but
the tide OF confession set in at last: Yes,
like to wont crazy at the Job. the doctor
told me 10 may things 10 do and not to do.