News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-11-06

temptuous little laugh Adelaide
looked deeply offended, and Sarah
Officer annoyed She had fancied
THAT a. girl of Ethel's social position
would think better of her for her con-
- a..u,s.s ,ss,s..Isd :. vulcan
"Well, we've had a sermon" she
said, after pause.
"Yes," said Adelaide; "but re-
member, we must keep up our prop
er pride. If Ethel Wentworth takes
that tone, she must go to Coventry
with Hannah Brown"
"It's too absurd" said Lilly Bell
"But these angels always show their
real temper at last. EUnlady-like,
unbecoming to the last degree Dear
mer'
Meanwhile Ethel had reached the
spot where Miss Brown sat by her
self, and had taken a seat beside her.
"I've not had a chance to chat
with you vet, Miss Brown" she said.
Ethel Wentworth is my name"
1" noticed it at roll-calI; it is a
pretty name," replied Hannah
| III IO"H lit ICIlIct lIlt dIUtI
grandmother Hannah. Father says
she was the best woman that ever
lived. But still Hannah is old-fash-
ioned. Miss Wentworth will you tell
meifI have done anything to offend
those young women that seemed rude
or offensive in any way?"
"Oh, no, | am sure you have not,
said Ethel.
"Ah," said Hannah, "then they
Onl y use me SO because | am countri-
fed and shabby Really, | did not
know quite how much so until | saw
them altogether. We are very far
from the world at home, and there
am DR.. Browns daughter, whatever
| wear. You're sure I've not hurt
their feelings in any way? Very well,
then; | shall not feel badly about it.
They ought to be ashamed, not L."
She caught up her worsted and be-
gan to wind it rapidly. Ethel saw
that it was dull, mixed gray, not
attractive to the eyes.
You've had an accident with your
work" i" she said.
Yes" said Hannah. cit is not
much. Just a slipper-bag for dear
father for his birthday. [ cannot
get it done now. had a piece of red
to line it with, and when it was fin
ished it would at least been useful. [
believe that that girl knew she was
ripping. it out. Oh, [ do, Miss Went
worth"
| think the bag will be very pret-
ty lined with red, said Ethel "And
you can easily do half of it this even
ing I'll do the other [ know the
stitch perfectly"
Glow sweet you are!' said Han
nah, looking at her with her big, hon
est eyes. g am sure | am very
much obliged to you. It's not the
value of the gift father will look at
you see, but that | remember his
birthday"
Ethel took an end of the worsted
in her fingers and began to wind it,
"I'll make a ball for myself" she
said. "Do you live far away?"
Cup in Maine,' said Hannah. "It
is little village where no one is rich.
I'm the eldest daughter. | want to
teach. The place is SO healthy that
| could have a nice boarding school.
Only, though I'm well grounded
father taught me himself need just
what this class offers me. 1t was
hard for father to give me my years
schooling and the travelling expenses.
| couldn't be fine Mother cried over
my trunk She said | ought to have
much nicer things. They love ME so
dearly at home. 1t was dreadfully
hard to come away; but want to
begin to make money before father
gets old, and a country doctor in
such place has a hard life of it, driv
ing about the country in all wealth
ers. And | shall be so glad to help
him. O, Miss Wentworth, | mean to
think of that, no matter how those
girls use me, and you've helped me
so, being so nice"
Ethel Wentworth put out her little
white hand; the large, well-shaped
hand of Hannah Brown closed firmly
upon it, From that day the girls
were friends.
The slipper-bag was finished during
the evening reading, and with its
red ribbons was not uncomely after
all But Ethel had her little pang to
bear Adelaide, Sarah and Lilly
were cordial no longer The whole
class had chosen to show offense,
and Ethel had been used to being a
favorite, to being greeted with smiles
| Wf1enEvGT she appeared In the 81
lence of the night few tears wet her
pillow, but she stood firm,
She had one compensation. Han
nah Brown proved to be an interest
ing companion. She had a fund OF
of simple anecdotes at her command
: Her sketches of life among the lum
bermen hard by her native village
! were very touching at times. Soon
! Ethel seemed to know the sturdy
broad-shOuldered doctor, with his
black hair just dashed with silver
+ the mild little mother, who sang
L Glove Not" and "Oh, Believe Nj
: if All Those Endearing Young
I Charms" to her children in the twi
n light; and all the big, Jolly girls anc
i boys.
7 Father shoes them once ;
month";" Hannah said, "And the'
It are out at toes in three weeks time
q 1t is so stony under foot at Wood
y Vile" Ethel felt as if she had walk
ed to church with Hannah and tn
d children, while mother and fathe
: and baby rode in the gig.
RI The way was long; the road u
:. hill and down. Where there was
h delightful cold spring among tn
i rocks she had stopped to take
se drink, and the little green toad VIII
le lived there had come out and "tall
le ed to her.
"We cannot persuade little Phi
IL that the toad is not fairy" sal
in Hannah. Oh, the girl was very il
t. teresting.
he But the turned frock grew no pre-
e. tier, and the morocco shoes wei
e. rubbed at the toes, and the fact tha
IN shabby Hannah Brown, by she(
ri hard work, distanced every membt
s. of the class did not mollify thos
IN others. They were not fiends; ha
ly Hannah wept and been unhapp
they might have ceased to detest he