San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-21
CASH TWENTY SEVEN.
THE END.

Cash! CASH. Ca-a-shr called busy
salesman in large Boston shop, and a
pale girl of twelve ran up to the coun-
ter, saying "Twenty-seven," as she reach
ed it.
well, Twenty-seven, you took your
time about getting here" growled the
salesman. land here's this lady in hur-
ry to get her train Be quick, now"
Twenty-seven darted away, soon came
back with bundles and change, and said
saucily, THE lady'd have got her change
sooner if you hadn't stopped me SOS to
show her how well you could jaw a
CASH"
None of your impudence here" be-
gan the salesman angrily, as he saw an
appreciative smile on the face of the
lady. who was putting her bundle into
her large shopping bag. The call of
Cash! Cashr' from a neighboring
counter prevented any reply from
'Twenty-seven," who rushed away to
answer it. As she ran she stopped to
pick up book which lay on the floor
1t was not new, but had evidently been
much read. She looked at the title and
saw that it was story, then glanced at
the people near to see who had dropped
it. A young lady with a pleasant face
was nearest Did you lose thisy asked
Cash." holding up the book.
81 must have dropped it just now,"
said the lady; then, seeing the look of
disappointment on the child's face, she
said, "Are you fond of reading? You
may have the book if you'd like it.
"Oh, thank you! love books" said
Cash, when a walker" came up, and
began roughly, Cash Twenty seven,
why don't you go to the linen counter
there instead of gossiping with the Gus
tomers?" Cash started and went to-
ward the linen counter, giving CRATE
full smile to the lady, who turned to the
walker" and said, "Mr. Green, is there
any rule forbidding customers to speak
to the cash girls?'
81 beg your pardon, Mrs. Ellerton, l
did not see it was you. Our cash girls
would waste so much time and keep Gus
toners waiting so long for their change
if we let them talk to every one, that we
have had to forbid their stopping to speak
to any one"
II am sorry, then, that my carelessness
got the child into trouble" said Mrs FL
lerton. Il dropped book, and she picked
it up and asked if it was mine That
was all.
THAT was all right" said the walk
err" "but it's not often a Cash has good
reason for delay. They're very trying
lot" and he went off to tell an old lady
where to find the lace counter-''there real
laces, you know; not the miserable imi
tations."
When the noon hour came Cash
Twenty-seven declined all invitations to
walk or talk, and sat in a corner eating
a wedge of pie and reading the book
given her by the lady.
1t had several stories of widely differ
ent kinds. The first was short fairy
tale, about a princess who had every
thing she wanted, married the prince,
and lived happy ever afterward. This
left Cash Twenty-seven wishing that she
was princess, and could have another
piece of pie for dinner; one piece was so
little after being on ones feet all the
morning.
All the afternoon she tho ught of the
happy princess, and wished that she was
a princess herself, till by five o'clock it
really seemed to her that it was not
worth while TO be anything if she could
not be a princess and live happy ever
afterward."
In a very discontinued mood Cash
Twenty-seven started homeward, 1t
rained very hard ,and'she had neither rub
bers, umbrella nor waterproof cloak.
THE princess would have a hack"
she thought, land ride home comfort
able, and nice hot supper-oyster stew,
| shouldn't wonder-when she gets
there. A princess has a king for her
father, and that's what's the matter.
guess. My father amt a king; he's only
Drunk Joe.
Drunk Joe" was not at home that
night. and his wife had pair of trousers
to finish for the slop shop for which she
worked, so Cash Twenty-seven pulled
an old chair up to the table on which the
lamp stood and began a second story.
1t did not interest her much, so she
turned over the pages till she came to
the last story of all, which was headed
The Kings Daughter" There's an
other princessr she said to herself. IN
read that and see if she was always
happy and had everything she wanted"
1t was very different story from the
first, and told how young girl started a
club of ten girls of her own age, and
how they tried to do something good
every day and to help people about them.