The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-28
THE TWO MIGGSEs.
The Story of a Misunderstood
i r. Ill.,. Nature. r I.

| IT think it's an outrage!'
81 should say it was. When we can
scarcely stand one Miggs, the idea OF
having two Miggses thrust upon u.s. v
| Miss Clara entered the room just in
time to hear the last remark. II hope
the members Of my mission band arc
not engaged in talking against their
neighborS,' she said gravcly.
There was a deep silence for Il :" o.
ment: then Edith Lyle :..:r ,Aou::--'st-
fully: Miss Clara.tlo You tnil.isa school
| teacher ought to be CROSSE NJ
"And scold half the timc?" added am
other girl. IT'LL
':And wear shabby dresseS?" said a
| third.
''And fix her hair in the very horrid-
est fashion she can think of?' was the,
question of a fourth. IAN"
"As I am not acquainted with any
| such person. said Miss Clara, quietly,
Il am scarcely prepared to answer your
questions" .-,- ,-' ~
! ooh! but you do 1-now our teacher. Miss
Miggs. and she is guilty of every one
of these charges exclaimed Eta
Wright, impulsively: ''and not one OF
us can endure her, yet her sister has
been appointed assistant It l.; awful to
think OF having two Aiggses::'
Il say So, too.'' said Annie Jennings,
boldly.
The other girls looked up anxiously
to see what reply Miss Glare would
make to these assertions. Miss Clare
was the very picture OF ncatness and
sweetness and gcntlencss This her
Sabbath school girls had repeatedly af-
firmed. In fact, they believed that She
was everything that is requisite to make
up the perfect lady. They knew she
could not sanction carclessness of dress
or hasty temper, and surely she must
side with them in this case. 44@
Much to their disappointment. she
quietly dismissed the subject by prom
Using to t;tl,e it up at some future time.
.'Dut now ior business, girls. How
many aprons are we going to make this
aftcrnoon"' ...t-s : "st s5::%ig
"Oh! ever so many if you will read to
us while we sew
81 thought of telling you story in
stead Of reading it. How will that
SUITE" 49,
Better! bctter!'' cried number of
the girls, simultaneously. and the other
ones also agreeing, Miss Clare began:
Several years ago there lived in the
village of Cressbury a girl by the name
of Julia llagermann, Julia was fonder
of study than the majority of girls of her
age, but her favorlte subject was music.
I,,IA hot
ate, and her greatest Joy was to sit be-
fore Il piano. But such instruments
were not plentiful in those days, and
the Ilagermanns were too poor to afford
one. Sometimes Julia would find /.
chance to run into I. neighbours where
there was piano and spend IL few min.
utes trying to teach herself from the
beginning of the exercise book; but
THESE spare minutes were scarce, for
there was a great deal of work to be
done in the Hagermann family, and, as
Julia was the eldest child, the bulk of
it fell to her lot. She often thought if
she only had a piano she would prac-
tice early and late I'M the hope of be-
coming fine musician; then what won
drous things she would accomplish for
her family! va 7s,*
zone day an uncle of Julia's died and
left her some money. She had been
his favoritc niece, and he wished her
to spend the money just as she pleased:
he thought there was probably enough
to purchase the. long wished-for piano.
You may be sure that Julia was very
happy when the money came into her
possessions; and she had begun to Won
der what kind of a piano it was best
for her to buy, when she overheard her
father saying that unless he could raise
money to liquidate a certain debt his
creditor would make considerable
trouble for him. The money ought to
be ready the following day, and Mr.
Hagermann had no way of raising it.
The amount he owed was about equal to
the sum Julia had for the piano, and
the unselfish girl went at once to her
father laid the money in his hand, and
said: Take this. can wait for my
piano ,... 9@4 5 1. tn@
The look of unutterahe relief that
came into his face when gave it to
him more than repaid me for the sacri-
fce,' Julia afterward said to her
mother. ,
MY precious girl!' Mr.. Hagermann
cried, it shall not be for long. You'll
have a piano as soon as can get it,
though am compelled to work day
and night for the money
"a short time after that Mr.. Hager-
mann was accidentally killed, and thus
Julia lost kind and loving father. This
was the first great sorrow of her life.
But though the family was deprived of
the principal bread-winner and found it
very difficult to make both ends meet,
Julia still chung to the hope of owning
a piano and becoming musician. She
attended school, and worked hard be-
fore and after school hours to help her