The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-30

ipOlh uhu COiuo tHe OlttcT Dut bell-
evident fact that with all her society
accomplishments and the compliments
OF admiring friends, she was utterly
unable TO earn one dollar for her
mother and herself. Wiping her eyes
on the scrap of black bordered lines
that served her for a handkerchief,
she walked over to the washstand to
try, il possible, to obliterate the traces
of tears before she went in to talk to
her mother, for must not everything
unpleasant be kept from the dear lit
tie woman, who bore her great trial
so patiently?
Jesse had learned that lesson we'll
With a deep sigh she twisted up the
sunny curls and turning to the work
basket picked out pair of silk stock
ings that needed darning sadly. For
a moment she stood regarding the
sorry looking hole in the toe, and then
with a sudden flourish of the black
banner and merry laugh that startled
the canary in his cage--so long had it
been since he had heard anything like
it-rushed out of the room pell NELL
into the sitting room, where Mrs.
Power was taking sun bath, with a
weary face that touched Jessie to the
heart.
"Mother, darling, have it," she
cried ioyfully ms she kissed her.
"Have what?" smiled bewildered
Mrs. Power.
''Sucha grand scheme, mother, aud
Jessie waved triumphantly the black
stocking, from the toe Of which two
white fingers protruded. "And you
are in it, too, dearest. You could
never guess il you sat here all day and
thought and thought until you were
quite gray"
81 am quite consumed with Curl
osity," gently interposed Mrs. Power,
the sight of her dear girls happiness
being enough to bring brighter light
into her own tired eyes.
"But what is it, daughter? hope
not boarders.
"Boarders, shifted Jessie. ''Do
you suppose would have lot of
troublesome boarders come here and
worry the lie out of us with their airs
and graces? you won't object, Mrs.
PSver, to my just hoating an iron,
will you? and, of course, You will al-
low the use OF your piano. My daugh-
ter is taking music lessons, aud would
like to practise few hours every
day"
"'And il you will please change the
bed in my room for the one in the
third floor front, and oh forgot, my
husband is likely to be detained at the
office several evenings in the week,
and would you mind keeping a little
something hot for him'-which means
a course dinner" rattles on Jessie.
81 know them. No, ma'am this is
ours alone-iust yours and mine,
momsey-with all the profits our very
own"
"But what is it, dearie?" Mrs
Power is by this time quite overcome
by the flood OF eloauence. "
"a darning combine, madams-
"a what?"
"a darning combine; there are
coal ctmbines, iron combines, rail-
road cor bines, and why not darn
~ com, 20? But to be serious,
me ther, reS I mean it. You zee L
just Ldq 1Zibretty .h'e. blink TINS
morning ". Ne 0aiii-Asion OF my
'boudoir, rs th, , say in the novels,
and the end of it Ill was came to the
conclusion that | was about AS useless
bit of humanity as you could find in
a days walk until this stocking, dear
stocking" and she kisses enthusiastic
ally that commonplace article of
clothing, "put just the loveliest idea
into my head, which, with your help,
will he the grandest and mott novel
scheme OF the nineteenth century"
SIN what way am | to help, darl-
ing? You know, dear, your mother
cannot he to you as other girls
mothers"--this with such a tender,
wistful look at the pretty flushed face
opposite.
"You are ten times sweeter and
lovelier than any girls mother know,
and ! wouldn't exchange you for the
| biggest, stoutest and heartiest woman
! in the world, though l would gladly
have you stronger for your own sake. "
Even yet | am in the dark as to
the scheme" gently smiles Mrs. Power
after the impetuous caress that her
last remark had called forth.
Now for the awful disclosure" "
laughs Jessie.
"Unfortunately for you and me my
numerous accomplishments were moi
such rs could be turned into solid ac.
tual cash, and having at last come to
the conclusion that l would have to &c
into store"
"Oh, Jessie !"
ayes, indeed, l had determined tc
swallow my pride and go right down
in the village and apply from door to
door for situation, but thank good
ness, this stocking came to my rescue.
can darn well, can't l, mother?"
eyes, dear, it's really wonderful
how well you can make a darn look,