Telegram-herald., 1890-07-01
JULES HOME MISSION.
bringing a Thoushticss Selfish Cir
20 Her SonSeA

''WeIl, julie. she's the cutest thing
ever saw
isn't she, though" julie exclaimed
in answer, her dark head nodding eu-
logies shes as quick as Hash. SO
breezy and bright, and sings ami plays
Just be-a-u-tifally!"
The last word was snothered to a
whisper, FOR the subject OF Jules en-
thusiasms returned, bearing a dainty
tray OF fruit and cake. She was a
charming little creature Indeed. with
dancing bluo eyes and saucY bl0lde curls
nodding airily over her graceful head.
And IL needed but this evidence OF her
thouShtfulness 70 completely capture
her girl-caller5; for rs Blanche said
afterward: If there's any thing that
wins my neart on a sc0rchins August
day, it's icy-cold oranges and fluffy
sponge-cake. SO they chattercd away,
blithe as birds and laughing little bird
ripplcs over the droll songs Nell sang
20 the tune OF her silvermounted banjo.
julio told the family about her new
acquaintance a1 tho tea-table that
night.
she is q cute little trick" Sam said,
smiling II see her down town pretty
often. and she looks SO rosy and bright
that it's real treat just TO look at
her"
well, for my part" brother Hugh
said, bluntly, II 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 Wayne now. She's all right, not to
speak slanecly, either. She's just lit
tie sunbeam. chats what she is, and
hope she'll sh inc around this habitation
frequently. They're not very rich.
fancy. and I'm glad can make 1t pleas
ant for her She's as sweet and dainty
as can DO, but they live in that tiny
cottage down Ein st-eet-inst she and
her mother and younger sisie.. for she
has no father"
well, here, sis, suppose you cut tho
biography short and pass the rolls. Pm
moro interested in supper just now,
than am In prsety girls. II your sun
beam isn't good gold. I'll trust the
Tnother-bird aEdSthc owl here TO find it
out and rescue yon and your young
Affections from any unfortunate attach
ment-
But tho sunbeam really seemed to
provo good goad" and to grow more
charming daily. One night. after
sparkling visr from her. during which
she had seemed more winsoue and low
able than over, Mrs Kessler was moved
TO ask Of JULIO. rs her mother as viva
cious as she2''
julie opened1her mouth and closed it
again. For uiuutc the power OF
speech seemed 20 have deserted her.
Mrs Kesslor wstcod in some surprise
for tho answer. which came slowly
when it did como. Why, mother, I've
never soon Ms Wayne, eren- And tho
worst OF IL il that ft never occurred to
me before that I hndTrt. 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
fainly ''sho greater light" in the Kcss-
Ter household
Tho next afternoon. az Nelrs, julie
took occasion 70 ask: Where's your
mamma. dear? Do you know I've
never met her?-
Nell laughed carelessly. ''Ohi nam
mas about tho house some place. I'll !
call her presently
Bat she didn't. aud Julosupposed she /
had forgotten IT. At tho gate. in the /
semi-dusk. she run against a little /
fAdsd-looking person who was hurrying 4
around the sidc-vay With . ritcher OF 4
milk II beg your pardon" she stara-
mcred; and the little tody replied also.
with stress on the your: ''I by yoVr
pardon and in moment had 3isap- 4
peared in the kitchen doorway.
"Wsil, I wonder who on earth that
wasr' julie soliloquiEsd. and then for
Eot al about it. unsil. az tea-time. a
speech of sturdy Hazb's sent a sudden
stab OF conviction TO her heart Sho
was repeating ore Of NelTs bright
sallies when Hugh interrupted in his
honest fashion: "Tu
tell you why don't like that pretty
little kitten friend OF yours Because
she hasn't any more conscience than the
soulloss creatures We liken her to- I
couidn't forgive even a butterfly that
kept IS mother a grub"
Why Hugh Ksssler, what can you
mean
Just what I say. sister mine. She
f-isks about town in her charming sim
PIC gowns and suashiny smiles, while
her wcrn-Cut little mother sews uighs
ard 5ay 20 feed and cloths tSe family
Have you ever seen her do one useful
thing2 Answer me that Iule. honor
triChte~
julie had left the table IN tears Hugh
never made statements that he couldn't
prove. and she blew wss too crushing
and TOO sudden Mrs. Eessler found her
IN her room an hour later, her syes red
frcr1 CRYING
And "a think low Ioved hat rirlr-
she vailed Way. m5ther. sue must
BE ltcsrlT apprinci ples