Telegram-herald., 1890-11-14
THE OLD CABINET.
II Brought Good Forsans 90 Two
Lonely HsartA

II dare say It's = great curiosity. %
said Ars Mtnden. earslessiy; "but l
nsFer did fancy these qaslRt old odds
aud ends u creation. and dida't bar
gain 10 have ny house turned into .
storage place FOR Uncle Zadoe's old
rattle-traps. 50 ordered it sent to The
secondhand dealers essablisbmsnt this
Iaorning. lie allowed me dve dollars
for itl And, really" added the lady.
with a laugh. Il thtnk l should have
been tempted. II better terms could not
have been made. 20 pay the dealer I've
dollars for reaOying IL from the prem
ises.
M MindsP looked up from behind
the sl0sely-printed columns Of ths daily
paper
And a your Uncle Zadoc inquiries
after it7" said 30. because IL will
hardly 30 " olfend the old gentleman. 4"
''Ohl vel veil him IL all fell %
pieoes," sald Mrs. Minden. calmly
Ten 70 one he'll never think OF 1t
asainT'
And Mrs Minden replsced the old
teakwoOd cabinet with = modern ekiE
gJnteT inlail wish china tiles, aud gilt
tsring With brass ornaments. and con-
grAsulAtod herself on getting rid Of
Oncls Zadoc Johnson's ''old trash"
oh. mamma" sried Beatrice Field,
coming in one day from carrying home
roll u em mbroiiered satin 70 the shop
tor which she worked, "I saw such a
brely old Indian cabinet in Lockwood 5
secondhand store as / passed byl It
was marked 'Fitseen dollars Mamma,
II would brighten sp our dim little par
lOr Ike q bit Of The Orientl'
Mrs. Field. 4 thin little woman.
sighed IS she saw she sparkle In Beat
rice's eyeA
But Bee" said abe. "afteen dollarsl
How are we with our narrow means,
ever 70 compass ffsesn dollarsP"
''Ahl bat yoa don't understand, NAM
ma cried triumphant Bee MARY
lockwood says l may have it for ten.
AZ I wiz help her mako her dress for
the military bslll So. II you don't
think IL 100 exrsvagant mamma,
dear"
Have your own way, my child, said
the lissle uidov. with a sigh you
IRE the support Of the family; L. would
be hard indeed. 70 deny you little in
diligence now and then
SO the teakwood cabinet vas set up In
Mrs Fields humble little parlor,
where is became tAe delight Of Bees
heart
''I could fancy all sorts % delightful
mysteries cut OF the Arabian Nights
when l sis here and look at les carved
corners snd odd. twisted doors" said
she. II n sure there's a secret drawer
IA h somewhere although | never
have been able - hnd IL II shall be
our household Idol mamma, and I'm
quite. quite sure thai it will bring US
good Luck
Il fear that nothing will ever DO
that sad poor ntae Mrs.. Field. sigh
Ing.
And, although We remark sounded
extrem ret there bad been 4 eoncat-
enaHOn Of oircn instances in Mrs. Fields
Life % justify n Whom Beatrice ~As
ret an infant Dor hssband. = sea cap
tain. sailing between the ports Of Bom-
bay and New York. BY way Of the Lon
don docks. was lOss az sea The guar
dian % her little to-.uns proved up
worthy OF tbe srusk and decsmped,
leaving her penniless, and since then
existence lad been one Of continual
struggle, anul Beatrice. gro ing up,
had developed an unusual taste for the
fne artistic aeedleEork which vss just
then ccmiBz into fashion. and had vir-
tually taken she support % the family
into her own hsads
And En- her Delight 1t this new scQ uis-
i'iou. Beatrice told its history 70 old
Captain Burton a sick lo3rar on the
ho0r above, TO whom she sometimes car
red iced coffee. whits grapes, little
odds and ends % Injury.
For hc IS 80 poor. reasoned Esusr-
o1s ii.tls Bee. And he has no friendsr'
One 8ay. however. when Bee tripped
hrhtlY up viva plate of cream pats
Which she herself had manufactured
sha saw brovn-skinnsd. vrinxled
httis ola mas sitting ss Captain Bur
toms bedside
"Eh2~ said he. "Ahi SO you are the
Ittle guardian angel. are Yous"
II an Bes-ics Field. sad our hero
a.."n "Na-a.NtAE - aHNt 4 AaA MEh = AHF
that Can-sin sursoa hsd sou1psRv or"
"Ohl Tn not corpanT chGokls the
littla brown msu. Pm only Zsaoc
johnson. Tu Ben Rsrson's secopd
cousin. ard rva heen looking for bin
sbese ak moaths w.. by ne rsress
chsnce In the World. I've foaad him.
Ard hsv- - shsnk yos. Miss Beatrice.
80 al re tisnssrsseed Kindness yoa
have shows hlw"
''Is rssu't = sd Bee At least is
vasn a. usnmsH
TAKE me Down - your mamma a.
once. " sid Nr Soanson I've hesvv
dens Of zratltu8a - pay her I've onlY
ons cousin. Sea Barton. snd he
r. rht hsve aisd = Sc hsdn's hean for
ye1 swo kini ssaies~
Hs psned s~t as p=rse - sae way
Gown-stasrs
'If taere's anF - this debt tsss ro.eF
can csv-~ he said. BAT Beatrice ua3a
z au-rca atorr movement
"Fissss asas talk 81 ~sssv. saia sha.