The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-15
Swiss Mary's Little Girl.
BY MRS. J. A. GRIER.

BY MRS. J. A. GRIER.
She was standing on q chair,
from the elevation viewing good
portion of her thin little body in
the glass of the old fashioned hu-
rrau. Yes she said, half aloud,
tits every bit as bad as | thought
il was, | mast have been born
homeIy and | grow worse. It, a
pity to know SO well how one
ought to look and be so different.
Now if papa haln't been a wood.
carver and taken such pains to
show ME when things were the
right shape, 1t wouldn't trouble me
so much that I'm The wrong shape
myself. Perhaps it is batter some.
times never 10 know when things
are beautiful. Papa! dear papa!
to think .hat The lovely things you
began must be finished by some
one else, and that you can never
teach me to carve "a you promised,
when | feel sure | could learn.
Yes, mamma in answer to
"Louise ! Louise y from the next
room, as the little maid hoped
from the chair and with a smother
ed Sigh but smiling lace picked up
the basket OF clean clothes. "l'll
take these to Mrs. Brown first,
and, on The way home may | 90 to
The ravlne for woolbines lis beau
nlul TOW, but one mole frost and
il will be good by woodbine,' un.
til mex, year. I've pressed lot
bel ween the long boards in the
shop, and I'm going to have a
lricze around this room. White
wash is horrid, but the red leaves
will be like a real fresco. It's a
blessing that they don't cost any
thing
The mother gazed lon2ingly after
her rs she left the room. "She's
not handsome" she SAID, "bul she's
y comfort, and that is what many
a mothers pretty dauehieri is not"
The next day when Louise came
from school, little Elise stood at
the window, her elbows on The sill
and her chin between her hands.
'Im just a.thinking," she said,
"about Thanksgiving. l can re.
member jus, as we'll what we had
last year, and | was only IA little
girl. I'm good deal older now,
and | can eat twice as much.'
Dear child" said Swiss Mary,
"there is no father this year TO buy
the turkey and the plum pudding.
Bonny Elise lopked aslonished.
No turkey aud no plum pudding !
1--we been afraid OF that" whisper
ed Louise, and I've prayed every
night to God not to forget our
Thanksgiving. DO you pray, too,
Elise, and don't believe he will!
let US eat The mush and milk we
have every day for our Thanks
slving.' So Elise was satisfied.
1t was only two days after that
Louise carried the beautiful lace
curtains, washed and stretched as
no one but Swiss Mary could do
them, to Mrs. Ritchle's house.
Run up stairs wild EN-" said
Betty. "Nliss Alice IS in The front
room now"
"its Swiss Mary's little girl,
Miss Alice" she called, as Louise
paused shyly at the door, and Miss
Alice, on Il step ladder, as she
hung The last picture, answered:
"Come in, Louise, pm glad you
have the curtains here on time :"
but Louise hardly heard, for her
eyes gazed in rapture on white
marbles, beautiful pictures and
carved furniture.
"rhis wall is TOO PALE" said Miss
Alice reneclively, "lhe lint in the
side of the wall is just right, hut it
likes character in he ceiling"
IL know" cried little Louise,
beautiful red woodblne! clear
around the room just below the
llieze!,
"What do you know about a
frieze, Midget, and where shall |
gel the woodbine. my little artistg"
laughed jolly Miss Alice. Little
Louise, covered with confusion at
having spoken out SO boldly, hung
her head, gazing at her clumsy
shoes rs If only at The minute
aware how out of place she looked
in The beautiful room; but she
answered shyly: "I've pressed
yards and yards of il, would you
take It pleasey'
"Whoever heard of such a child ?
but it would be new and lovely,
and like nothing else. Are you
sure you have enoughs You bring
II this ailernoon-company TO.
morrow, you see.-and III pay
you; let me think, would two dol
lars be enoughg Well! you bring
il and III see."
Louise flew home as if she had
wings at her heels. She clasped
little Elise in her arms ut the
door and answered ecstatically /:
| "Don't yon tell, but God IS
snralv going TO sehd the money