The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-08-14

sinful piece Of follyr' and Miss Pearl
bent upon the culprit her soft, reproach-
full eyes, ''when mono of us, not even /.
have ever thought Of it! and you the
Oldest member. too!'' 1'f =.
Miss Beck looked timidly around. A.
ripple of light shone in the gray eyes,
a touch Of scarlet made the cheeks Rirl.
ish; every curve and line in her face
was glori1ed. !. q <>sgs$
WELL" she said ct last, reluctantly,
''what could do? He just asked me,
and I said yes from sheer pity. 1t
won't hurt the club at all. If 1t breaks
up. 1 can't helpit. think am only
doing my duty. To see that poor mans
patience with that stack of children!
1t was enough to make = stone hange
her mind, and I'm not stone: I'm
going to marry him for the sake of the
children. and I told him so. Those
children just fill my heart AS long as
1 can look out for them and him, WHY, T
might as we'll. To be sure, I'm only =
bundle of aches and nerves, but I
haven't got consumption that know
OF, though may have liver complaint
I've put away little money, and
guess can make it 60 good way. He,
poor soul, was getting discouraged.
Think of his having come to the con-
clusion to send the oldest girls out to
work! Who would have taken care of
the babies? I stormed when heard of
It,, Every one Of those poor lambs
was crying at the thought of being sep
arated."
Man, said, If you send hose grow
ing girls, out into: the world, no one to
care for them, and some awful thing
should happen. you never would forgive
yourself. couldn't part with one of
them, if they were mine,' and then l sat
down and CRIED"
CT wish you would care for them.
them he said, in sort of despairing
way, and me, too
swell, don't know to this minute
what answer I made just then, and l
s'pose l never shall to my dying day,
but the children are going to stay at
home, and Pm going to care for them"
There was a long silence after that
The members OF the club were all bless
ing Miss Beck in their hearts. Miss
West thought of the picture she was
just finishing, which she called "A
Mothers Love-" Surely that mother
must be glad" she said 60 herself.
There were tears in every eye.
Swell done, Miss Beck!' said DR..
HUMPHREYS. IL don't believe there is
one mem Der of the club but thinks you
have done nobly."
Then they kissed her, one by one, and
wished her Joy.
The wedding was very quiet one.
Flowers and vines were conspicuous in
the adornment of the cottage, inside and
out The members of the club made a
marriage bell out of white roses.
1t was clear, beau tiful day, and at
ten o'clock all the eight children,
dressed in white, were waiting in the long
livlng-room for the new mother, already
tenderly loved by them. Only few
neighbors and the club witnessed the
ceremony.
1t seemed to be lucky marriage
''Everything prospered," as Squire
Bonner's wife said.
docs seem as If every cent just
doubled that woman touches, she said
to a neighbor, five years afterward. ''Her
sister died an left three children. MISS
Beck took 'em, and now there's 'leven
of 'em. There they are, all we'll dressed
and we'll hammered. She wouldn't have
any help from nobody. And all them
children love her so! Ideclare it's good
as sermon to see 'em together. She's
teaching every one of 'em to do some
thing that'll earn 'em money in the fut-
ure. if need be. She'd built two more
rooms, and they run the best dairy in
town. Seen that new wagon of hers?
She didn't seem to think she's worked
very hard, neither, but she has, sence
she buried poor Glen, three years ago.
You never hear her talking no more
bout being weary of life, a faint
worth livin',' as she used to. Iraly be.
lieve she can't afford time to be sick,
bless the creeter. AS to thatoldest girl,
Hetty, she's the pick of the whole
neigh borhood. Amt young man in
town wouldn't lie glad to get her."
Only one more little picture, and ]
put'my pen aside,
Tits nearing sunset. The little road
side cottage is as bright as love and care
can make it. Miss Beck is'knitting in a
high backed rocking-chair. Her eyes
are fixed contemplatively upon the flick.
ering yellow flame in the wide fire. place,
for it IS late autumn now, and the fruit
has all been gathered in.
. At table not far off sits Hetty, par.
ing apples for the annual crying. Stand.
ing on the hearth is tall, handsome
young fellow, who, while he talks to
Miss Beck, steals a glance now and then
at the beautiful face near the window.
SWELL, l suppose what must be, must, -
half sig hs> Miss Beck, her busy fingers
still for moment. .'Hetty, child, come
here. Squire Bonner's son wants YOU
for wife. What do you say about it?
Do you love him we'll enough to leave
US all, and go with him?"
20, mother!' and Hetty's arms are
about Miss Beck's neck, her bright head
bowed on her shoulder.
Miss Beck looks up with tear-dimmed
eyes into the handsome face of Jack
Bonner.
Il reckon that as good an answer as
she can give you, if silence means con.
sent. don't know as 1 ought to COM
plain, if she loves you. 7here'N be ten
k;t''
And 50 it is settled.
AS for the members of the club-ought
l to be glad or sorry to say, that every
one OF them is married, except the doc.
tor?-Mary A.. Denison, in Household
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