The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-28


the boys were then working. and Julia
and her mother were plcnt.fully sup-
piled with sewing, for which they were
well paid. Thus they managed to save
money to buy apiano, hut when once
more ready to make the purchase were
lagain prevented. 1t had become ncccs
sary for Mrs. Hagermann's mother to
live with them. and she was such q
nervous old lady laat the children con-
lsstantly annoyed her by their sboiss.'i,us
ways: therefore the doctor advised II rs.
liagrrmanu Z, t;.ke her to I'm oil In
dies home. The one he recommended
was an excellent institution. bfG.t ,,.cr-
tain sum Of money must be paid ) !s.ore
She could enter The grandmother
went gladly. but She never knew that
Julia's piano money was again sac-i-
feed for another's good.
The following year Mrs. Hagcrmann
married a man who proved to he inte1n-
l.pcrate and brutal No one but the fam
! lly will ever know the suffering he
caused tl!%,n until they were relieved Of
! his presence by death. About this I me
Julia graduated and received an a.,-
pontmcnt rs teacher in q school I:rnr
home. Now, she tlonght, she would
surely realize her fontlcst hopcs:' but rs
fast as she saved money it was needed
for something in the family. Finally
diphtheria entered the home and took
away the three boys. leaving Of the
children only Julia and ;.,little girl four
! years old. The expense and sorrow
this occasioned you can imagine: I shall
not attempt to describe it. Then came
| the satltlcst affection of all. The trouble
through which she passed had caused
such Il strain on Mrs. La.ycrlna aims
| mind that she went hopclcs:,ly insane.
| OF course she had 10 be removed to an
ASYLUM: and Julia became !, mother to
lite Elsie. Then l gave up all hope
OF becoming a musician. she said to
nc with tears that would not be kept
back. All can do is to live for Elsie
and my poor mother.
'Thc mother is dead, and the little
sister is grown up row and hopes to be
able at least partly to repay Julia for
her devotion: but she cannot give her
back the buoyancy of youth or the
| hr;:thy body and nerves that accom-
| ought to tt'eut IL teacher who has ex-
| per!cnced so much trouble?''
with Kindness, Of course said one
OF the girls quickly.
Even though she is cross some
times, and cannot smile because she is
unable to forget how her poor mother
dir,i:'' added Miss Clare.
"Why, yes, they ought to make al
lov:ancc for her," said Annie Jennings.
"Lvrn though she dresses shabbily
am! wears her hair in an unbccoming
styi,?'' still further questioned Miss
| Clare.
"Oh! you cant you surely cart
mean Miss Miggs?" cried Josie Thayer.
"Of course not said Eta Wright,
decidedly: this lady was named lager
MANN
IT, but, my dear returned Miss Clare,
|'tyou' remember her mother married
AGAIN. The second husband was
named n isgssg.s. That was another Of
Jr1lla.s sacrifices. She took the name
'Migsrs' to please her mother, though
she dislil1ed it very much.''
s'rhcn it was our Miss Miggs. after
all,,''excllimed Edith Lyle. 20 girls.
how shaincfully Ne have treated herr
sand we have been SO annoying to-
day said Eta, penitently.
''It is useless to spend time in vain re-
greet over the past, my dears. We can
only make up for mistakes by doing
better in the future. When you are
again tempted to judge person, re-
member that there may be circunstan-
crs which excuse the faults that you
;lre SO quick to notice
Meanwhile Miss Miggs sat alone in
her room grieving over her failures IN
school work. 1t had been an exceed
inGly trying day. and she had lost her
temper a number of times. How could
she control those large scholars and
win respect from the little ones?
Furthermore. how could she bear to
have gentle Elsie come and witness her
Impotence and lack of success? These
questions still remained unsettled
when She started YEARLY to school the
following day.
But during the first session it seemed
the problems. after all. The girls had
never behaved SO well, and the boys
appeared to profit by their example.
In fact, teaching had never before been
SO pleasant and easy; she did not lose
her temper once through the day, and
at three o'clock, when her scholars bid
her good afternoon pleasantly, the poor
teacher wondered if she could possibly
be dreaming. But no, there was the
same state of affairs day after day; the
girls and boys who had been most
troublesome seemed to be making de-
cided effort to behave well there was
a marked improvement in the conduct
of the whole school, and when Elsie APP
pcared to take charge Of the little ones.
Miss Miggs was proud to introduce the
scholars to her. As for Miss Elsie, the
girls Immediately fell in love with her
charming face and manners. ''She is
just as pretty and lovely as she can be-"
was the verdict; doesn't look one bit
like her sister, a.. .~ 49,.
but after awhile they noticed that
Miss Miggs seemed to be growing