Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-11

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 s.Of ts arse. si answered Helen
 tsBut, persisted Bessie. .'ten minutes 6 not any time tt al Ton ought to practice an hour st the very least. and 1 can see you are sOo busy to do that"
 ''ren minutes is better than nothing, ? argssea Aoilse. sAnd y0u can Go a good deat "a even that time # you give your mind se ta s.a seil% =-s-azS sssss5s ss5s Ss5sssi fass. And another thlBg--I just detest those scales, and think is's kind Ot weak minded to hate thing you have to do every day of your iifs, and so I'm going tO try and like them. Perhaps by the end oi the year shall quite enjoy them. Who knowsf'
 Bessie looked af her with adnairing eyes. Sue often opposed her for the sake Of get ting her into an argument, for she liked tO hear Mollis talk Do you know what my brother Harry said about you the other dayf He called you 'g real ht1le enthusiast. 'r
 Mollie looked slightly puzzied. "I doR't know whether to taFs that as com pliReRt or not, ,n she said. He might have thought made too much fuss over little things"
 The girls laughed. 'T should can it . decided compliment" /" said Helen. 'ssnd should be charmed If any one said it about me-
 Don't be alarmed, they never will" said Bessie.
 Helen siehed. sT know it." she answered, fn a mock melancholy tone. 'sNo one appreciates me. Nobody under stands me When leave this dreary world I shall have the inscription on my tombstone:
 'sshe hath done uhzs she could
 And beeu uis1Dderstood-~
 When the small breeze excited by Hsl- en's nonsense had subsided, Bessie in- quired, with provoking eoslBsss, ''MOiiie, what would you do if you should go out camping as you did last summer, where you cannot by any possibility have PianoS''
 This was a question, and for minute an omnibus silence ensued. Then MoIlis said. with cheerful VssEssss=ssss: ''oaA, ! shall find some way, am sure"
 Might practice on sn old tin pan, [" put in Bessie, sarcasticAliy.
 ''Yes," said Mollis, grsyely. "Thst'sa good idea. and I'u remember it. Or might take some paper and mark of a keyboard Of Rn octave or two and paste ti on plank. l could play beautifully on that, and IL would st least keep my fingers timber"
 "BrayoF' cried Amy. ''aIoIlie, you're a genius,''
 TiSo she is, and I should love to enjoy her edifying company longer, but sup pose I must go to my old painting iesson," Nlgbed Helen.
 ''Old painting lesson," echoed MollIs, ''I thought you liked it. g
 50 I should, if cOald paint fowsFF snd people and things, but as for sitting ls.rl srfs F1- gazing along a pencil to get the proper tiops. thiak it's stupid, '' growled Helen ''I knew ooald paint ten times better h did the things that I liked"
 When you converse upon topics bs yond your comprehension, Miss Starr yen do not create an impression of yoaT knowledge, but only expose your pro, found ignorance, ' pEOsed MoIIie, in s grandiose manner.
 ''We3l, shan'E stay here to be laughed al, ,'' said Helen. ''It's time was there, this very minufe''-gaRncing at the clock ''Good by, Aollie." And giving her . hssty kiss she took Bessie's aFul, and the three girls hurried from the room During the months that followed Moilis had abundant opportunity 10 test the strength of her resolution. At first the sense of novelty and the enthusiasm that always accompanies s new idea made her self imposed task an easy one, but gTadu- ally this Gied away, and many times Was inc music neglected until almost bed time, when she reluctantly left the pleas Rnt game or fascinating book % do what. with little forethought, might have beea an agreeable duty. Mamma had beer told Of the plan, and had laughed af the formally wOEded Resolve bal heartily approved of II, and now, though she sonetimes wondered at her dEUgh- ter's forgetfulness, she held her peace. rsf15e7EstssEiiElz that 1t ~ss ainiiie's affair, | and knowing that, if the girl did once really neglect it, her wounded pride and the sense Of fsilure would be Q sufficient ! punishmeUE. Aud by and by Mollie dis. covered tbe value Of little system, and | then she might have been seen everS morning, directly after breakfast, pFactic. ] ing with sn energy and determisation that 1 went far toward eaHqHering the difdcultles ! of the complicated exercises Al last The time arrived for Moilieis 1 summer fiiIliug, and one pleasant day ia | June tke four girls were gathered to- I getheF in her little sanetum for 6 good | by talk"
 "oh, deari' sighed Helen. ''Tt dce1 uot seem any time since winter, and nos l .t's summer Bgsin. and shall miss yC7 90 dreadfuIIy."
 s'Dtto,f answered Nellie, brightly. f'But perhaps it won't seam any time uJ I sutnmn, and tben ! sbRn lss barf- Yo3 1 know. And you win Hot '--s-s me long. 1 for in another mont you wall be reyel- 1 dRg fB the tFS<suEes of Martka's Nipe | Fard.'
 | "E knr-Tst," creSned Helen. i'BUt Q I who1< month fn this dreadful city, with | sbz thermometer over eighty, and every @onl away, and nothing to dO--olIF' 1 Come, HeleR,'' cried Amy. don [ look 30 doietul, O. you'll give us all the | blues. Soa've made even Mollis lock ! sober "
 I MoJlfe consradiSt ed this statement by Q
 beamine smile that was reflected in tbs 4 tsces Of tle otheg4 Even Helen looked ,ssra rzs.s4-fps W,gfs s.ro ffa rsss.zs eFsrs1-