Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-04

their part in the divine economy. What
Il sensitive little soul it is, TO be sure.
Clara, dear, your strong, calm sens.
gives you a seniority in spite of years,
and duty Of watchfulncss over your
more highlv-strung sister. Go, Isabel,
10 your room and lie down, | will zee
that you are excused from your tasks
for the day." and Isabel, with q sob Of
relief, obeycd.
II was week later that Aida Bullion
arrived at st. Phnbes and after being
generally introduced to her comrades,
was consigned to the especial care Of the
Germaine sisters, whose dormi!ory she
was 10 share. On the succeeding Sab.
bath afternoon, that being the time set
for such pious duties, she wrote this
letter to her mother.
Ny DEAREST MAMA: You viii! be glad to
learn that ] arrived here safely, and am
now writing TO you from the little room
which must be my home for so many long
months. Ny journey passed without Incl
dent except that lost my ticket and my
trunk checks. However IL happened |
can't imagine; for ! had placed them care
fully in my pocket But was brave, and
not one bit confused. | paid my fare to
the conductor and then gave the porter $40
and he arranged 10 have my trunks left at
the station. Wasn't that cheap? I'm sure
papa viii say I'm famous little business
woman. Mr. butler Is most Kind TO me,
anu SO !, tne plshop, VINO Is the dearest
man. Mrs. Butler is nice but such dowdy.
] do SO love Isabel ana Clara. We are like
three sisters, and il seems as if had
always known them. cling to Clara, she
Is so sensible, while Isabel, despite her
dashing style, leafs on me. The dressing
bell has lust rqng, 50 10 more dearest
lholheT' VAN I9Ads ot love To You and
papa, am your auect!ohate daughter.
Aida
1. s'-lhey have such robes and such
Jewels But then your Aida Is not
ashalIieu OF the comparison Isabel al
NUS mar my Mariulse y Q triiie larger
thhti herst aud as Tor the ruhes, she thinks
they are loves, as indeed they are. A.
The weeks rolled By. and each brourh
a more glowing account from Aida M
the "s,yee,nnss INA swalInoas,, ~, ~
- an,LI,'is-.is u2e
80 " Ns'"s.I p"'"se-Nt HeE new
iI4ehuS NY q lhe grattlul noholohy %
hef new NE. linen came the cyclone OF
change which caused old Peter Bullion
to groWl and gave his good wife n tonic
OF sympathetic cnnyerSIltiot for ,han ayt
Lalf dIyg,m ,.arrs I, ,.s. Sa, ,a;,-4 10.
-. - IN =
10 a'gt,te' o.1s'i ~ . ie''St VI witch
Wy Lol4ohlus : copy
Ny DEAREST PARENTS How thankful
We should he thar vour t,i.trlcted IIidt l.
sufficiently alive 10 TIM, aidrr.s vnii.
Now. don't br alarmed am we'll am
calm. lie dear bishor savs / nm bearima
up Wonderfully, but what a night Hon
can describe il WheTe shaTI bnl'ir >
rACy are gone. the mArnI,isr Tho rIii,i@.
all ny dear. deaf Jewels, md Had il not
been for the ber,Iis,n ~ ~, Iaw.,ra,j
Lsa2el Your child might now be a cold,
AIM .1s lsa WE sletlihs, Yh sos"AAd4y
al ~ IA a. ian e ,ilosi a ~ ~ S'le".
ewes. The ras Wa hgbt"d s,ranS
draught blew in from the window by nc
fire escape, but not so strong as 20 Xiii the
slckening Fumes OF chloroform. There was
lsane' N me middle OF the floor crying
N S'sH ~ TT X ii.isht amtob MN, catch
ti"rn e;t,im', ~ ma ~ i.p ,nert W.
sister With The stransest eynressiH1m ~ a. 4,
the sound of that dreadful name hid my
head under the pillows and knew no more
until the people came to our rescue. Then
after canPhpr and burned feathers and
aroihatit ammonia, ! learned that We
I Tiha, nv h pu"i [oopeo ti!Ht ny prtelous
AMI tha, h "a a., $50 ~ Wy w. W.
mien. Wasn't she inst perfeetiy sHisndig,
Ana She has always seemed 50 tlmorou.
too. hut the dear bishop saws Tia,
"Iimidty is the proof of coral--l mean
moral-e3ourase must now close, ful
my haha tTeihbIeS 80 that Al my heavy
se ,I,Ns ate DOS l'ue am al rlsnt. Nstt
= 2Giara is 90 cola a,,I i,so,, Alt3A'
think She must he ieal%,,s Of b"r 49,,
laurels. How wrong. i am disappoiute.
in her. 4,
Claro,. strange i,sorsihir;,y o,l,, j.
crcnsnS with I'M II rt,no;,iaI on'l 4