The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-07-20
nADELINE'S SUCCESS.

D .Iom 50 tired of boarders," sighed
~ overworked Madeline Rivers to her
frend Beth Carnegie.
Nv ..Whv do you take them?" said Beth.
.WeIL YOU see, my husband being only
.,oraoer. we are bound to take in
~ - oIorLs assistants and other work
n r Mr.. Hamlin sees fit to send out
IT is true we are very well paid,
49, some of the men are very disagreea-
-. ond often think a crust in peace
-o,Id he more desirable than the fat of
.ho land among so much worry and such
trying work"
..Wbv would just tell Mr.. Hamlin
.,o+ T conld not cook and wait on all
those men, said Beth.
.Ob Won don't know how it is; he is
.ompeIled to have some one here that
ill feed them, and do not want to be
tbo cause of my husband losing his sit
nation" replied Mrs. Rivers.
you will not live long at such hard
work and it seems to me that your life
is worth something dear" warmly re-
sponded Beth
II wish we could find something diff
.forent but hope hath died within me,
and suppose Unjust buckle on my ar
NOR and die bravely, but / am burden
ing YOU with my cures, so tell me
something pleasant and let us forget my
q woes" And so the conversation drifted
away from prOsy, every day affairs, and
4 Madeline, being refined, educated wo-
man. really enjoyed the chatter of her
4 friend. And when Beth had gone she
went to work again with lighter heart,
but still thinking of different life that
n she would so much like to live.
One day soon after Mr.. Hamlin and
his beautiful yong wife drove out to the
q plantation. After admiring and criti-
.cizing what was being done on the place
4 Mr.. Hamlin turned to Mr.. Rivers and
3 said, what do you suppose has gotten
into John Sanders head now?"
1T is generally something odd,''
y laughed Mr.. Rivers.
Eyes, and now he is offering to sell
& his fine hill farm with all its improve
ments for only three thousand dollars!
"What in the world does he want to
d do that for?" asked Mr.. Rivers.
''He has the fine horse craze and
wants to be off to Kentucky right away.
q The farm is certainly bargain for some
one" said Mr.. Hamlin.
Eyes, | wouldn't care if l owned it
myself, replied Mr.. Rivers.
u Nothing more was said on the subject,
but Ma define had caght bright idea.
She and James had been married five
years and during that time they had
been managers on two different planta-
tiOns, receiving higher salary ,ch
year; but she longed for "a home of her
own, where none would intrude upon
the privacy of her family circle. ''We
have saved nearly two thousand dollars,
it would be the whole two thousand at
the end of this year, oh! if l just had
the other thousand, l would beg Mr..
Rivers to buy hill farm"
She was So delighted that she was
compelled to tell Mr.. Rivers about it
when the Others had retired.
Don't you think we could borrow
the other thousand?'' she tremblingly
asked
Then you would have to buy mules,
corn and provisions" laughed her hus-
band.
but couldn't we get d merchant to
supply us? Surely we could soon make
enough to pay all debts, on such a splen-
uiu farm, Think of the fruit, the good
garden, the splendid grass pastures
and then it is not far from your mama's -
she pleaded.
III Is very desirable home and l
would like very much to own it but nv
uear salary is more sure than anything
else."
one oeingvery weary after the days
WI SAD no more. But the thought of
'l'S nome was ever before her. Finally
cue preached the subject again to- her
Il you will buy it l will work harder
," 1 ever before, until it is paid for.
anu besides l can make some money
myself"
~ lie promised to think about it for
home life. 4"'0'
Know can get the money and the