The Lafayette gazette., 1894-05-26
Il. cruel girl into the bargain

about it."
And Eleanor. with pale face and a
quivering lip, took up her Everyday
Text Book, to read, through mist of
gathering tears, this verse. which
seemed to speak to her with an angels
chosen than great riches, and loving
favor rather than silver and gold.''
The color came into IIleanor's check,
for the thought in her heart had been:
''Oh' why are wo not rich? Why must
we always be poor, and kept down by
having to count every penny?" Here
was Gods answer: ga good name il
better than riches.'
Well, nobody could have a good name
who built up her daily life on false pre-
tcnces rs foundation, anG loving favor
would not lead q girl to add q feathers
weight of care to the load of an Anxioua
mother Rtaes being nAs saIan
you are, Molly and Frances. and as fond
OF a dainty, pretty new outfit as you.
Caroline and Sophy, you may imagine
that Eleanor's battle was rot gained in
a breath.
She lay awake a long time. the silent
tears stealing down her cheek until her
pillow was quite wet. But she was SO
still that Puss slept peacefully, never
suspccting Eleanor's tumult of feeling.
Eleanor went to school the next
morning with her mind made up. and
she wcs not one to change it. once she
had arrived at decision. At recess.
when the girls talked over the mo-
mentous affairs of commencement day
and commencement dress, several of
them appealed to her. What was their
surprise when she said in low tones,
which yet were audible to every body:
You will have to put rue in the back
row, girls. I find that it Is not con-
venicnt for my father and mother to
-f,.ss
ent. SO am going to wear my last sum-
mer's white dress. just as it is, and
shall have nothing at all new"
Contrary to Eleanor's anticipations,
this statement produced no effect what
ever Two or three of the moro fash
ionable girls looked annoyed and one
or two of Eleanor's intimate friends
glanced at her with sympathy. Daisy
Dean stole little hand into hers with
cordial clasp. Whispering: You
brave thing! love you'll"
The bell sounded, and recess was
over. Tasks were taken up as usual
Eleanor did not know it, but her quiet
several tilnid girls, who had been
drcading the expense of commence
mont, without daring to stem what
they supposed to be public opinion and
take an independent course. If some
body viii only lead in this world there
arc always TO 1O1O".
And Eleanor was repaid for her sac
rificc of personal vanity when she saw
tho mother face light up, and felt the
dear arms around her that evening:
"Has it been hard for you, dearie?''
said the mother, anxiously.
ut would not have been, mother
darling, if hadn't been a selfish crca.
turc, who is ashamed of herself for be-
ing such 4 baby was Eleanor's reply.
"But, now that 1 have settled the
thing, shall just go on studying, and
think no more about it,
a few weeks later, at the close Of tho
commencement exercises, a very Gle
CANT and distinguished-loolkjn woman,
who had recently returned from abroad.
approached the president of Eleanor's
college.
''Can you tell me-" she inquired, "thc
name, and give me some account of, q
young girl who was dressed very SIM
ply, and sat 1nodestly in the background,
although she bore off 4 half dozen
prizes? There was nothing to indicate
poverty in her very appropriate school
dress, but her face had a look of pur-
pose. and 1 am in search of girl to
act as visiting governess to my little
daughtcrs.'
So from the root of Eleanor's self
denial hlossomed the fragrant flower
Of her success. Her duties at Mrs.
Armstrong's proved to be very con-
genial, while brief hours and frequent
holidays left her much time to devote
to the assistance Of the dear ones at
home In the eyes OF the travelled and
cultured woman her simple gown had
been a positive recomme ndation, nnd
it was to it she owed tho enthusiastic
testimonial to her scholarship and
worth which the pres ident, having
opportunity, was glad to give.
IA good name is better than riches,
and loving favor rather to be desired
than silver and gold.''-Congrega-
tionalist