Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-08-01
JULES HOME MISSION.
Bringing a Thoughtless, Selfish Girl
to Her Senses.

ever saw"
"lsn't she, thought julie exclaimed
In answer, her dark head nodding eu.
logies. "She's as quick as q fash, SO
breezy and bright, and sings and plays
just be-a-u-ti tifully"
The last word was smothered to
whisper. FOR the subject of jules en-
thusiasms returned, bearing dainty
tray of fruit and cake. She was a
charming little creature indeed, with
dancing blue eyes and saucy blonde curls
nodding airily over her graceful head
And it needed but this evidence of her
thoughtfulness to completely capture
her girl-callers; for as Blanche said
afterward: IF there's any thing that
wins my heart on scorching August
day, it's icy-cold oranges and fluffy
sponge-cake." So they chartered away,
olithe as birds and laughing little bird
ripples over tho droll songs Nell sang
TO the tune of ber silver-mounted banjo,
julie told the family about her new
acquaip,ance at the tea-table that
nigbto.
She is cute little trick" Sam said,
smiling. 81 see her down town pretty
often, and she looks so rosy and bright
that lisa real treat just to look at
her"
"Well, for my part" brother Hugh
said, bluntly 81 always feel sort O. skit.
tish about these butterfly girls, who
spend such precious lot of time on the
street"
"Oh, you big, young sifter-of-men-
and-things, don't moralize over pretty
Nell Wayps now. She's alright, not to
speak slangily, either. She's just lit
tile Sunbeam, that's what she is, and
hope she'll shine around this habitation
frequently. They're not very rich,
fancy, and I'm glad l can make it pleas
ant for her, She's as sweet and dainty
as can be, but they live in that tiny
cottage down Elm street-just she and
her mother and younger sister, for she
has no father"
"Weil, here, sis, suppose you cut the
biography short and pass the rolls. Pm
moro interested in supper just now,
than | am in pretty girls. If your sun
beam isn't good gold, I'll trust the
mother-bird ard the owl here to find it
out, and rescue you and your young
affections from any unfortunate attach
ment"
But the sunbeam really seemed to
prove good goldo and to grow more
charming daily. One night, after a
sparkling visit from her, during which
she had seemed more winsome and lov-
able than ever, Mrs. Kessler was moved
to ask of julie: us her mother as viva
cious as she?"
julie opened her mouth and closed it
again. For minute the power OF
speech seemed to have deserted her.
Mrs. Kessler waited in some surprise
for the answer, which came slowly
when 1t did come. "Why, mother, I've
never seen Mrs. Wayne, even. And the
worst of it is that it never occurred to
me before that l hadn't. Nell always
makes the time so full of sparkle that
hadn't missed the greater light-as of
course tho mother must be-" with a
smile at the little woman who was GER
tainly "the greater light"Sin the Kess-
Ter household.
The next afternoon, at Nelrs, julie
took occasion to ask: "Where's your
mamma, dear? Do YOU know Pve
never met her?"
Nell laughed carelessly: "oh! man.
mas about the house some place. I'll
call her presently"
But she didn't, and julie supposed she
had forgotten it. At the gate, in the
faded-loolSing person who was hurrying
around the side-way with a pitcher of
milk. 81 beg your PARDON" she stam-
mered; and the little bodyreplied also,
with stress on the your: It beg your
pardon" and in a moment had disap-
peared in the kitchen doorway,
"Well, wonder who on. earth that
wasw julie soliloquized, and then sor-
got all about it, until, at .tea-time, 2
speech of sturdy Hugh's sent sudden
stab of conviction to her heart. She
was repeating one of Nell's bright
sallies, when Hugh interrupted in his
uncompromisingl honest fashion: 'rll
tell you why don't like that pretty
little kitten friend Of yours Because
she hasn't any more conscience than the
soulless creatures we likeh her to. I
couldn't forgive even butterfly that
kept its mother grub
"Why Hugh Kessler, what can you
mean?"
just what l say, sister mine. She
frisks about town in her charming SIM
pie gowns and sunshiny smiles, while
her worn-out little mother sews night