The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15

or pay her room.rent, or get her some
warm 6annels or anything else to COM
| fort her. But don't see how we can,
with papa's store burned and only half
insured, and all OF us pinching our
selves black and blue trying TO econo-
mize. 1t was so different last winter,
when we sent great baskets of things
to the poor. And yet we didn't half
appreciate our blessings them" Dora
said ref, ctively.
"I've been wondering If there is any
thing can give up or do without, to
get money to help Aunt Mimy. l can't
bear to think of her so deprived of COM
FORTS" Alice said, her voice little
shakv.
ave might put ourselves on short
allowances Of food, aud give what we
do not eat TO her, or have Self-denial
Week, you know, or something of that
kind, as the girls we read about are al
ways doing" suggested Dora.
Cor earn some money ourselves,
though I'm sure don't know any way
under the sun in which ] could earn
any, do your"
"No, 1 don't; not now, at least,
when there's so much Christmas work
to do. Oh, dearl what's the sense in
being poor and busy ourselves, when
there are so many worse off than we
are2 Poor old Mimy. l could cry
when / think of her," and a mist over
the blue eyes verified Dora's words.
"There comes the washerwomani
Go let her in, won't you, Dora? It's
the cooks afternoon out, you know, and
there's no one down stairs"
Dora dropped her work and went
down stairs.
She was gone long time, and when
che came back her face wore look of
exultation.
"What is it, Dora? I know you are
pleased about something" Alice said as
she looked at her sister.
YOU'RE witch for reading faces,
Alice. Something has happened, but
you'd never guess what. 1t is the re-
suit of the papers gave to Hetty.
They've brought my br' ad back upon
the waters, after ALL" Dora said, half
laughing, half crying.
Something Hetty read in them
softened her heart and filed it with
pity, and, to cut the story short. that
awkward, ignorant colored girl has
uOhO VIC NCtJ tuluS VIC tnO ouuSutCu
white girls have puzzled our brains
vainly frying to do. She-hds-sdrned-
t,oenty noe dollors-to give to-poor--
old-Aunt Mimy"
Earned i'll Hetty has earned It'll
How could she? Did she wash for it?"
Alice asked in establishment.
"No-a story she read suggested the
idea of getting up an entertainment for
Mimy's benefit, 80 she interested, 1alf a
dozen other girls, aud they in turn enlis.
ted the ir fathers, mothers and sisters, and
some one gave them the use of poor,
Ii tie, old hall; and those girls walked
all the way to the woods for cedar and
gum-burs and moss to decorate with,
and got donations of things to eat, and
Hetty's father barbecued a sheep and a
pig or two for them, and YOU know
colored people always swarm like fes
after bafbecues, and-O well, cant
tell it all, but anyhow they had songs
and rectations. aud gave of the best
they had, and that their entertainment
was success, the twenty-five clean
silver dollars she showed me will prove
Isn't it just wonderful, Alice?"
1t is. What did Hetty say about it
anyhow"
81 can hardly tell you. L only wish
you could have heard her yourself Her
face shone as if it had been polished
and-I know you won't believe me,
Alice,-but when she said, Them pa
pers you done give me pear like they
come straight from the Lawd, Miss
Dora, aud l wants after thii to dc
everything in his name Hetty actually
looked pretty to me. Somehow, be
hind the black face / could see thu
white soul shining, and after this
shall always be a believer in small
goods deeds begetting great ones."-
Advance.