The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-03-23
Ann jumped into bed, and was soon
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last asleep.
Aunt Deb spoke truly when she said
that the girl was "clar grit" Until
the last eighteen months Of her life
she had always been ill-fed and over
worked. When she was II years old
her sickly mother became a helpless
invalid, and upon Chloe Ann were laid
burdens far too heavy for one SO
young.
with hunger that the mother might
not suffer. Many time she stood be-
tween her drunken father and her
mothers bedside, warding off the
blows intended for the sick woman,
and receiving them ut last upon her
own shoulders.
When the mother died, two years
later, and her father declined to sup
port her, Chloe Ann begged and
worked her way from Georgia to q
small town in Pennsylvania where
Aunt Deb lived. Her aunt had sent
money to pay the cost of the journey.
but the father had discovered II and
gained possession of it.
The poor child could neither read
nor write when she entered the village
school; but being ''clar grit" she
ignored the ridicule OF the little chill
dren with whom she was obliged to re-
cite, and worked with all her might to
make up for lost time.
Mis- Dodd, q wealthy and benevo-
lent woman, was at this time greatly
interested in raising funds for the Or
phan asylum which she had been the
means OF starting in the.village. She
conceived the idea OF interesting the
schoolgirls in the enterprise. and pro-
posed that they should have an exhi-
bition Of Easter eggs Of their own in
vention.
She would give prize of $40 for the
most singular and unusual production.
Ten cents admission fee should be
asked ut the door. The ladies should
provide refreshments, and after the
committee had decided on the most
original egg" there should be grand
sale Of the eggs for the benefit of the
asylum.
The teacher permitted the girls to
interest themselves in SO deserving u
cause. and presently the whole village
became very much interested In the
exhibition"
No one was more thoroughly ex-
cited than Chloe Ann. She talked
about eggs--shc dreamed eggs Her
hope and courage never failed, not
even when IL lacked only four days Of
al 1T s..l h.r
still without an outside.
Aunt Deb was not SO ssnguine, ard
expressed her surprise ut Chloe Anr's
cheerfulncss
Law, Aunt Deb! Amt brung up
long O. triberlations? Amt allers
made out to fetch up at de head? Isc
gwine out dis minute ter 'vcstcrgAto
dc store winders. Spec I'll 'skivvcr
sump'n TO comes home"
So saying, Chloe Ann put on her hat
and shawl and started of. singing In
high key:
Hump yo'ssf ter de load an forget ~
distress,
An dem wat STAINS by ter SCOT;
Fer dc harder de pulin dc longer dc res
An de bigger dc feed In Dc trough!
In less than half an hour she wss
back again. There was package in
her arms, and look of solemn 10y on
her face.
Come In de uddcr room" she said
In n honrsc whisper, and Aunt Deb
went into the other room without u
moments ae'ay' -
Mheh the TWO emerged from the
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cbiae AIMS dcliub, ,tnew no bounds
She danced and cnpcrcd about the
room until Aunt Deb was thoroughly
ont of pntlcnce.
The cvcntful day dawncd At last. but
II seemed 10 Chloe Ann the longest
day Of her life. She was dressed for
tho evening long before the time. and
M soon ms the clock struck seven shc