Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-08-29
MRS. HAYNES TWINS.

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MRS. HALVES TWINS
Mrs. Halves had returned to Ler work
OF looking over Old coats and trousers
with view of making them into rags
She remarked to herself, and to the cat,
that 1t wa MT no manner Of use to waste
her breath calm when folks didn't want
TO hear
She stood tearing off strip from an
o!d-time SUNDAY coat belonging to her
husband, when the door opened quickly.
and girl about sixteen years old walk.
ed IN with an AIR as If she had been run
mng,
Here am motherr she said. "Wha
Is it you WANT
Mrs HAYES glanced up.
d" Twas Martdy Jane ! was calm.
she said.
The girl then threw back her head and
laughed. Mrs, HAYES dropped the coat
shirt, gazad a moment, and then laughed,
too, but with a vexed air.
THAT comes OF havin twins TO contend
with, " she remarked, 81 thought 10y the
way you broke into the room twas Jane
Marthy. She's liable to come through a
doors if she had been shot out of a gun
Where'ye you both pen p
Down t the brook. The wind blew SO
I we didn't hear you when you first called.
Did you want anything Particular?
Miss LAWYERS jest ben here, Mrs.
HAYES announced.
20, she was?
Martha Jane clasped her hands as abe
put this question Her face flushed and
ler eyes spanked with interest. Her
mother partially rippled a sleeve before
she spoke again Then she continued
"She's decided tn have that music par
ty--musikarl she calls it-next Wednesday
eyenin' That German, Herr Kicker
truthel or somethin', can come then
soonern She expected She invited both
you girls. She said it would be finer II
anything you We ever heard. Miss Dai.
rimpa from Boston, going to sing. |
thought you'd like to know right off
That why called, though | knew you
was having good time at the brook
Martha Jane turned and walked to The
window. From there she asked:
you said we both were iLyltedy'
"To be sure. I'm afraid you'll have a
hard time decidin' the mother answered,
anxiously.
There nothing to decide, said Mar
tina Jane. 1T Jenny's turn; went TO
the church fair last month, you know. "
She came from the window and stood
before her mother, She flung out her
hand; With a quiet gesture as she ex-
claimed, passionately:
II 10 wish we had more than one dress I!
II does seem sometimes as if | couldn {
bear it"
You don wish so any moren do, -
said Mrs. Halves you know just how
It's; We keep havin' doctors bills to pay
for my sick spells, n now it don't look s
il we could ever afford for you each to have
a nice dress s'pose we ought to be
thankful you en- have one, n so swap
round bout goin' to places, bein' Jest OF a
size. as like : two peas anyway. ! wish
twas diff 'runt, but cant help it, "
She sighed as she run her knife across
the stitCher
"Praps Jane, Marthy'd give you her
chance, suggested Mrs. Halves, more t.
so see what this daughter would say than
any other reason.
IL shouldn't wonder, was the response
"Shes twice as good as am, but she
wants to hear that music as much as | do.
She loves it just as well. No it's her
turn Sle must go, and must sta at
home and envy her It's horrid to be SO
poor!"
The girl tried to keep the tears that
rushed to h,r eyes from falling on
her cheeks. She saw her mothers lip
trembling.
ON be good about it after little,
VI rtha Jane said, in an unsteady voice
"Only give me time to think 4 over au-
get the upper hand Of myself
I'D rather hear Miss Dalyrymple sing
than anything else in the world.
Then justice compelled her to add.
80 would Jenny, and it's her turn.
In ten minutes she came down the
stairs. She opened the door and tried tC
speak with brave cheerfulness:
"Ali right mother don l mean TO be q
mean wretch this time.
Trey couldn't either Of EN- be
mean wretcbes to save their lives su'
said aloud with kind Of sorrowiu
pride.
But Martha Jane had not yet fully got
"the upper hand of herself When SD,
told Jane Martha of the invitation, an1
said it's your turn, you know, sh,
felt rather bitter. Il seemed TO her tha
her sisters turn always came at the best
things
There was silence for moment. Their
Jennie said, as if speaking to herself:
Only to. think OF hearing Miss DAILY
rymple sing!
You shall take ny turn, and III hav'
the next two turns at our gown. That u b'
fair. won it2"
Martha had spoken truth when she has
ssid that Jenny was better than she was
She knew in her heart that she had otter
taken advantage OF that self-sacrlfciBl
spirit, and she had many crying ft q
remorse because she had done 90. Nov
she was tempted again, and almost ready
to yield.
She shrugged her shoulders violently
NO she said, with emphasis IL
uoudn be fair You know a. well as
do that this chance II worth all we mn
have in a year. She made great effort
and added, And won't take your turn
50 therei
she kept brayeiy to her resolve al
through Che three days which followed. /
was Jenny, the lucky one, who wen
about her work IL a p-rturbed state o
mind She kept looking forlornly at he
sister.