The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-06

onion Mann hear, and changed her shoes
/ Then. after she had said: Pretty well
! ] thank you," 10 the visitor, sha sat down
| on her little stool and seWed up the hole
in her pocket. She heard Mrs. Solomon
Mann telling her mothr:' now Mr.. SOLO
mCu Mann had jus, lost 500 h. signing
| a note, and she thought privately that
| it was not TO be- me1uL,..1 III the same
breath as the loss IF her TWO cents
Her pocket was an adjustable one. tied
around her waist by Il string under her
! dress skirt, as was the fashion then.
| Emma Jane, as she sewed, NOW and then
| wiped her fearful eyes Win he p0cAet.
| She kept her face away from Mrs. Solo
] mon Mann.
Even the preparations Tor he com
pany sea did not cheer her in the least.
She did not feel as if she wanted any
cream short-cake or any pound cake, or
sugar gingerbread or ounce preserves,
and the common dishes would have pleas
"a her just as well as the best cA'Ha.
However before she went to bed that
night her spirits had revived. Her broth
er John had heard her pitiful story, ond
given her another two cents She went
10 sleep with the Joyful hope that II the
next day were pleasant and the teach
er's sore throat continued. She might so
10 the store and buy her lozenSe5.
But the next morning the windows
were al clouded white with snow IT
showed hard all day. and Emma James
mother said 1t was out Of the question
Tor her .o stir out Of the house Then
the next day was pleasant, but the road
was not sufficiently cleared, and the day
after that the teachers throat was better
and school kept. Then there'Were stor-
nv Saturdays for three weeks Emma
lane kent the two cents in & litte white
,-ffgbt
drawer and she used to so ana look d.
them.
II was well into March, and the pussy
willows had come out, before there came
q pleasant SATURDAY,, and Emma Jane
started out again for the store to buy
chec<orberry lozenges. That time there
was no hole in her pocket, but she kep'
her hand thrust into it, clutching the
two cents hard all the way. she had
made uy her mind that She would not
lose them again.
THAT time she really bought the lozen-
pcc and she was half way home with
the precious roll in her hand, when she
mot Aunt Sally Porter. Aunt Sally Por-
ter was very old and very poor woman
with d husband who was laid Up with
rheunatisyl. and she travelled about with
lss<et. collecting food from the neigh
bors Emma James mother had been
very kind to her and had given her
great deal.
When Emma Jane, rich in the posses
sion Of a whole roll of checkerberry ioZ-
ooces. saw this poor old woman bent
sldewise with her basket, great i'm
pulse Of charity swelled her heart.
She stopped when she met Aunt Sally
Porter, and held out the roll OF lozenges,
She had opened one end, although she
had not eaten one herself Her mother
had hidden her not until she reached
home.
Wont YOU have a lozenge?" said she.
"Hey?" said the old woman. peering
down at her.
won't you have checkerberry loz-
enge?"
''Who be you? Oh. see: you're Mis-
Rogers li'tlo gal What kind Of lozen-
ges be they?"
"Checkerberry."
"Wen. he likes checkerberry. He's got
an idee pepmint is bad for his rheumatic
You're good little gal"
With that Aunt Sally Porter took
Emma James whole roll Of checkcrberry
lozenges and put them into her basket
and bobbled off.
Emma Jane gasped. She could not be-
Ives her eyes. she stood quite stu for
a moment. then she called out feebiy; Il
gucss / can't give away all or EN-"
Isut Aunt Sally Porter did not hear her.
she bobbied away down the road, bend
ir;g sidewise with her basket.
THAT time, when Emma Jane reached
home without her lozenges, there was
no company, and, although her mother
scolded her a little, II was with an un-
dssuns Of sympathy. You ought to