St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-11

ut will be nicer than going with
pa" she said. her eyes shining.
Charlotte seemed a very large city to
Bessy. She could hardly believe that
New York itself was grander: and Miss
Penny enjoyed the girls pleasure.
You'll show me Senator Vance,
won't you. Miss Penny? I'm afraid
sha'n't know him by the picture at
home"
Il think you WILL" Miss Penny said,
and as she spoke there was little stir
at the door. and . great shout filled
the auditorium. Bessyatrembled with
delight, and her eyes grew dark Is she
fixed them on the grand face of tho
man who walked quietly toward the
rostrum. Il know him. she whispered:
1T is Senator Vance"
Miss Penny nodded. ''You are .
real North Carolinian, little woman"
an old man said. leaning over toward
Bessy. You can tell 'em by their
worship OF Zeb Vance: they all do It. "
Miss Penny smiled, and Bessy won
dered why the old mans eyes shone
So And then the great statesman
SIOOO UC1OTc luclu, anu LCSSv lOSS US4S
SELF
Oh. what . day it was. She would
never, SO long as she lived, forget tho
dinner at the hotel: and she wondered
how Miss Penny could 60 through 1t all
SO quietly, just for all the world rs II
shed been at home. And then night
came with the fireworks. Bessy fairly
screamed with delight. and Miss PEN
nv felt that she had lost nothing even
and If Fluff should come or with
her blue-blooded babies like any COM
mon hen with the most plebeian
brood.
Mr.. Skies and Martha might well If.
ford to suffer some disappointment II
by doing SO such happiness as this
could be brought to a fellow mortal.
The people were going home. many Of
them tired and cross. when Miss Penny
started at the sound of . shrill, az
onized scream.
''Some one il hurt. Bessy. Those
horses-ah, there
Miss Penny gently unclasped Bessy's
hands from her arm. Keep close to
me, dear, but do not hold me. See,
there are only men about that child;
l must do what can"
The men fell back rs she went for
ward. The light of many lanterns fell
on the pale upturned face OF = young
girl. Miss Penny knelt beside her and
helped the doctor in his efforts 70 re-
store consciousness.
Beside the doctor knelt another man,
and Miss Penny knew he was the girls
father.
is she hurts she?"he was saying.
Somehow Miss Penny felt no sur
prise as she recognized the voice.
.'She has opened her eyes, Charlie"
Miss Penny said. quietly.
The man looked at the woman who
was chatting his daughters hands.
Il am glad you are hero, Penny"
was all he said. Later, at the hotel,
she found the girl only slightly in
jured. Bessy was lying wide awake
when Miss Penny came in.
Il came here to make you happy,
Bessy, but I've found my own happi-
ness when l thought it was lost for
ever" she said. And that was how it
happened that Charlie Allen came to
Miss Penny's farm with his daughter
one bright summer day. and the minis
ter who had spoken those common
place words about Miss Penny's roses
them. Charlie Aliens daugh-
ter whispered to Bessy: Il know
shall love her as l did my own mother"
and Miss Penny kissed Bessy and said,
with y really pretty blush: I'm not
sorry I went with you to the twen-
tieth.' Bessy. Mary Wilson, in Ar
thurs Home Magazine