The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-05-08

competition with, the very best writer
In the whole laDd--from the great army
OF unknown writers, tho editor takes
only what he must, what Is SO abso.
lutely good-t"
The sentence ended IN an unmlstal<.
able little fob, aud the eyes SO bright
but q moment before, were turned away
to hide a sudden film OF tears. The 9th.
or now became the comforter.
| ''Thcrc, there, Katie; you have a fit OF
tho blues again. / an sure we have been
very happy here, and very thankful that
n way has always been provided for us to
live; so long rs We have our health, and
each other, let us be thankful even for
this Eight housekeeping
The other wiped her eyes and looked
up.
"Therc, I'm better now. And now
Twin Nan, you just listen to me and
hcnrkcn to the words of wisdom I'm 90
] ing tQ pour out. I'm Just rs thankful as
| can DC to rHe 1900 =
ways had our daily bread, aud most W
ways butter for the same, but tell you
! Heaven helps them who help themselves,
and there's going to be new leaf
turned over, and we're going to drop
this hand To mouth business, and turn
| our talents To something where we'll
| stand ut the head of the class, instead OF
just hanging on by the eyebrows and
never Knowing when we're going to
drop clean OUT
"What can we do2" asked Annie.
"Madamc Murchon's place on the ave-
nue. is for salc--Only twenty-five hundred
dollars--if were anything, Nan, we're
born millincrs, both Of us-it's the very
thing for us and Pm going to buy it,"
"ITow'l you buy it2 How much
money have wc9"
"Wc'vc got just twenty-five dollars,
Just the one hundredth part needed, a1d
don't know where the other ninety
nine hundrcdths will come from, but
I'm going 10 get il, feel It in my bones;
n"I ~"'r" going out of this ten penny
business, and stop cooking our dinner In
the bedroom, and we'll dine every day
at that stylish restaurant around tho
corner, and we'll keep girl, and you'll
just stop making the bed, and linking
your fingers up with that tiresomc sosih-
bling"
"Oh, Kntic, il we only could. " gss5,s-slls
awe can and will. In the brieflexi-
con of youth there is no such word as
fail Twin Nan, suppose you just put
the kettle on and cook our dinner, Swhile
| put my thinking cap on, and take
little walk around the square. l may
look in on Madame while Pm out, 1
can't say-ask me no questions or you'll
spoil the working of the charm. When
the deed is done, I'll take you over and
just turn you loose among the ribbons
and the velvets and the pushes, and if
i don't prove the making of our for
tWSgSa,. Msn. IM confess. TINT I've mis-
weakness of old mother Ewes daugh-
tcrs." y
Katic's walk extended around several
squares; out into historic Lafayette Park
Aown tho avenue past the White House,
snd thence into + street. Her active
thoughts had kept pace with her nimble
Sset, but no plan had suggested itself
whereby she could hope to raise twenty
foW hundred and scvcnty.tivc dollars, or
inh""l my part Of it. She paused "a
moment in iroat of the old book stand
near Wizards; noted tho hour. of four
on the dial in the window opposite; ran
idly over the battered volumes on the
ten cent counter, watched for njmomcnt
the army of Government clerks pour ont
of the great gray stone structure across
the avenue where Uncle Sam keeps his
cash; gave Il sigh for the unattainable
millions of the famous "surphls" lying
niled n"a hn"~"i = -. .'-'',-,v ~--o.
The fcvcrish haste had gone4out of her
feet and for the next five minutes she
loitcr,l along the sidewalk, taking list
less note Of the lawyers and brokers'
signs that abound in that region.
She smiled grimly at lind,nm herself
drlit"d INTO this atmosphere of dollars
and cents, Of money gcttcrS and money
changers; she who had neither stocks
nor bonds nor ready cash.
"lIei.h-ho! III go home. Mans
got diuurr ready by this timc,, and can't
seem to think of anything. Oh, dear
Lord" and the words were surely
prayer wcllinS up from the orphans
heart, ats such n hard world for Twin
Nan and me; why cant we have what
we want, when it's so little, and others all
around lis have SO much?"
sign in window, the last but one on
the square. She was about to pas on,
but in idle mood stayed her stcpS anu-
rcad it again.
EuicN IA m electric flash, II thought
took shape in her active bralu, and she
entered the dingy little office. A frowsy
and unkcmpt boy looked up from Il
fash paper he WAS reading and made re-
luctant answer to her eager inquiry.
The 'boSS' was ont, the urchin said.
gone home, would the lady please come
back tomorrow.
81 will; but cant you tell me how
much they givel
Dunno please come back to morrow,
lady"
She went out, to the evident and great
relief of the young man, but instead of
taking the nearest course back to Nan
and the "light house keeping" dinner,
she went down to the avenue, and
thence up that thoroughiarc to the Sta,
Office, where she asked young man be.
hind the counter TO show hcra file of that
popular evening Journal With eager
fingers she turned the leaves covering Il
erPi "~iuht back and noted with sDarklino