The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-05-08
RAISING THE MONEY.
HY MILTON r., ADKINS,

| "Thc ColOncl's fool"
"And how is Elinor bchaving2"
"Shc's Dinny; she's an unmitigatcd
noodle; they both arc; they won't either
of them do what they ought to do. nor
say what they ought to say"
'It's too bad"
"T think I'll kill him in n duel, give
her dose Of poison, let the villain Jerry
Smith marry the cousin and then wash
my hands of tho whole business"
INC foregoing rnnicr ,tnrS,inf, CONVEX
sotiOn took place between two lady-likc.
pleasant faced young women, who occu.
Iicd suite of rooms In the fourth story
| of II certain establishment in Washington.
which said establishment was much af-
fcctcd by people given over to that
doubtful mode of life known rs "lioht
housekeeping.
they were sisters, and enough alike in
face, form, manner and voice to be
twins; IN fact, they were twins.
They had come to Washington three
years before from one OF the southern
states, hoping to obtain Government
employment in one of the departments,
but all efforts in that direction had been
frntcss. The family had been very
wealthy before the war, but that terrible
struggle had swept away their fortune.
The brothers had fallen in battle, and
the father, after struggling along for a
or poverty "aHad MTv vSnScy;"fa.0wssaI, ssaI, Il ,lllssl
Meath the burden. The gentle lady
mother had soon followed, and tho twins.
mcrc babes when peace came, had spent
some years Of their childhood with n
maiden aunt, their only living relative.
'iShr,.in turn, Ind gone the way OF all
.th? earth, leaving the girls, To whom she
had been Il second mother, her dying
blessing, but nothing in the way of
worldly gear beyond some old fashioned
furniture ana tract of wild mountain
: mud upon which sh" La: paid taxes Tor
'i"rty years without receiving Il cent of
income therefor.
The homestead in the village was
swept away by mortgage, long over.
due, and so the girls, after disposing OF
the heavier personal effects, had gath
cree! !hcir remaining goods and chattcIs
and sought n home and means of live
lihood in tn" capital city.
Il had BEEN Il wearSomc quest.
Iicrkships nnI o"cr ,n,nur ,nmur, In .ue
departments were no longer to be had ut
,h" request OF members and Senators, !,
even II they could have brought such in.
ilncnccs to bear. The new Civil Service
law hnd superseded all that They had
taken the examinations and passed high
mp on the list, but somehow the quota
from their State seemed "iwavS ~ -.
.nI, amt they were never certified.
nfl al Il
tlrtiC voice, and earned something by
giving music lessons, and by occasional
employment sS II substitute in some one
vi the church choirS. Annie gave paint.
inG lessons when so fortunate ~ To have
any pupils, and lattcrly had discovered
that she could write little sketches and
stories, which upon being committed to
tho editors of the story papers, by mail,
now aud then bore most ASTONISHING
lluit, in the shape of very modest, but
most welcome checks
Ii was in regard to the characters i'm
enc OF these sketches, that the conycrsa-
tion we have detailed. took place. The
young nuthorcss had o~r"ric,acd u aiai-
Guilty Saia {" be quite common, even to
the veterans in the field of lcttnrs--hc
characters had taken the bit and had
broken away from all control.
"!.c: them have rest, Nv hnic Sissy,
and come look out the window with me, :"
said Katie.
The other puckcrcd her lips and
creased her pretty forehead over the per-
verse "COloncl.' 4 blare of music came
up from the street.
"Comc quick and see the procession go
by
The scratching of the pen was the
only answer.
The speaker drunmcd idly on the
pane till the sounds died away in the
street below, then stealing on tip-toc to
the writer's side, placed one arm around
her waist, and drew her gently away
from the desk.
"Twinnic Sister mine, come away this
instant. Let the Colonel cut up all the
ssiiHqahs siqas iialLs he, -cae think Of Ssh;ls
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