Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-01-20

you at the station? But why are
you ironing? Where is Mattie?"
"She is lying down, uncle. She fell
and sprained her ankle"
Mr.. Henderson stepped into the sit
ting-roOm, a look of concern on his
face.
"Why, dear, how did this happen2'
he kindly asked.
''Oh, how does anything happen?''
she replied a little querulously
Through my own awkwardness, nc
! doubt. l almost tainted, the pain was
So great"
"Does it pain you now, dear?"
81 am glad to say that it dosent."
"I'll bathe it with sugar of lead
water" he said. ''There isn't any,
thing better"
"Fanny has already done that" re.
piled the wife. at was her own sug.
gestion."
"Oh," calculated Mr.. Henderson.
with increasing appreciation of hi;
niece.
"And she insists upon ironing. A
pretty mess she'll make of it"
"Well, maybe not" Mr.. Henderson
said in quiet tone. al watched heI
little while. Matte, you are good
ironer, but she is your equal"
"Oh, nonsense, George!" exclaimed
his wife. ''Reared in the city, and she
has been"
"Didn't necessarily make her lazy
silly, novel-reading imbecile," inter.
rupted her husband. "Perhaps W.
haven't been just to Fanny. L thins
she is a solid, energetic, capable sort OF
girl, and it is lucky that she came
"Well, l hope it may prove so,
doubtingly rejoined the wife. George
there's the butterp'
"Tl churn that" he said. "We'l
get along. Just you keep your mind
at ease. You will get about much
sooner if you do"
Fanny Atwood prepared dinner
now and then slipping into the sitting
room to wet the bandage, and TO cha
in her CHEEKY way with her patient.
On the third day Mrs. Henderson
was able to hobble to the kitchen,
where she found everything in mos
excellent order.
"Look at my currant jelly" Fanny
proudly said, as she held up one of thu
glass jars to the light. 1t was trans
lucent and bright as ruby tinted wine
at is very NICE" Mrs. Henderson
said. GLOW much sugar did yol
take?"
'"Pound for pound" replied Fanny
81 wasn't extravagant, was l?'
"You were wise" her aunt saiC
with a smile.
She opened the door leading int
the cellar.
"Fanny, did you whitewash TIA,
Stairway" she asked in surprise.
eyes, auntie. 1t needed it. Ikncv
you meant to do it, for | saw you haC
slaked the lime. Isn't it nicely done ?
every nicely, ;" Mrs. Henderson said
"But it wasn't right for you to do it
Surely your hands"
"Look at them," Fanny said, laugh
ing. -They are as white and soft a
any lady's. put gloves on-and thel
L have a sort of dainty way of work
ing. l can do it well without pitchin.
into it all over. / have a knack, a
mother calls it. If it was right TO
you to whitewash the cellar-way, j
was right for me to whitewash it.
came here to help you and to spar
you; to ride the horses, to go to tn
mill with Uncle George, and to max
myself useful and-welcome. If yol
are not going to let me work, or hav
any fun, why, I'll go right beck t
| New York"
She spoke with voluble earnestness
her gestures rapid, her dimples dane
ing.
Mrs. Matte Henderson sat down il
a chair and cried.
| "Why, aunt, what is the matter?'
asked Fanny, her brown eyes widen
ing. 81 hope L didn't say anything
| to"
"No, dear, you didn't" replied Mrs
Henderson in a broken voice. 81 an
crying because am ashamed of nv
self-because l have been so unkin,
to you in my thoughts. / suppose,
that you would annoy me, and hinde
me; that you would be helpless, self
ish, fault-finding; that you"
"But you think more kindly of m
now, do you not?" interrupted Fanny
her hands moving caressingly over he
aunt's hair.
"Most certainly 1 do" replied Mrs
Henderson, explosively. ''Thst is VIII,
| confess my injustice-why L want t
make amends-why !"
"Don't mind it, aunty," said tn
sweet, forgiving, sympathetic voice
81 don't censure you, and it's all righ
now. There may be-snd, in fact
there are-hstlcss, frivolous, helples
girls in New York City-and in othe
cities-but 1 am not one of them. l
| was, l am afraid l would despis
myself"
al am glad that you have come
Fanny, and will be sorry when yol
CO." Mrs. Henderson said, and sh
meant it. "My prejudices mislsd me
and l have been taught a lesson
Hereafter I'll not be so hasty in esti
mating people, especially before hsv
met them"