The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

I. take herself she did not know, but
one thing she was quite certain-sl
would be no burden on these supe
cilious people.
A kindly country neighbor had
daughter married and settled in
confectioner's shop on Third avenu,
and here she took refuge.
Surely she argued within he
self, my good education must stan
me in stead here T.
But she was destined to be speedil
disenchanted, and after various inter
walls of sickening suspense, was FINAL
overloyed to secure situation in tn
dry goods house where she receive,
the smallest possible salary for tn
largest possible amount of work.
As 1t happened, Mr. Benjamin Gar
rick, OF Rio Janeiro, was staying q
the house on Lexington avenue, tn
one sole guest who represented tn,
household of company" mentioned
by Mrs. Garrick.
In his younger days Cousin Ben hae
been the black sheep of the family.
But the Pierson Garricks, who had
been the loudest in his censure while
he was under financial cloud, were
his most devoted adherents, now that
he had come home the lucky possessor
OF ruby mines, railway shares and
thriving coffee plantations.
You must do your very best, Cor
nella, to make yourself agreeable to
him." said Mrs. Gsrrick to her tall
daughter. "Who knows how he NAV
decide to leave his money!"
ooh, by-the-way !" said Cousin Ben.
the first day that he came home to
dinner. 81 met Burley in the Ex-
change, and he was telling me that
Alfred was dead"
Eyes, smiled Mrs. Garrick. "Some
soup, Benjamin? It's lobster bisque.
and very nice. Oh, yes-we are ali
mortal"
"Well," quoth Ben, shifting the
table with his fist, "there isn't soul
that I've calculated more on seeing
when came back than Alfred! No.
body but myself ever knew how good
Alfred was to me in the days when all
yes, Louisa, you and Pierson. too
turned their back upon me. All. YOU
never knew it, but went up into the
old garnet one day, with clothes line.
to hang myself. There didn't seem to
be anything else to do. And Alfred
came after met was when that little
baby of theirs was so ill of Group. and
ne was looking for herbs to make herb
l tell you he talked to me as
40 one else had ever done. And he
;ook his last five hundred dollars out
II the bank and packed me off to South
with it. Oh, T sent back the
money long ago! But what could pay
or the kind words and the helping
land-eh? Poor Alfred So he's
lead? And that pretty little wife of
lls-and the child? She grew nm
ldn't she? What has become of her?
mean to 60 out to Elmville to-mor-
ow and see after the child. Thew
allied her some strange Spanish name
-lsldora or Isola. Alfred's wife was
ways fanciful."
MIR. Pierson Garrick swallowed his
Dup silently. Mrs. Garrick and her
exchanged glances behind the
"a urn.
How lucky it was that they had sent
1elr country cousin away! For the
arrlcks were money worshipers, and
he Idea OF diverting one cent of Ben's
'rtune from their own Golfers was
'rrlble to them.
Benjamin Garrick went to Elmyille
le next day but to no purpose.
Inc oid house was closed, padlocked.
I'd drlfted knee high with frozen ;
'nuary SHOWS, and no one could tell
m what had become of the solitary 9
llld with the strange Spanish name :
ana no one sympathized more deep- =
with him in his disappointment !
an Cornelia Garrick! :
lsola had heard her father sneak Of =
e hayward consin who had drifted 9
into the auriferous South. but that .
Is all. Of his return she knew moth. :
g or she might have felt more hone ;,
that evening when the fioor.walker I
'tlhed her In an incidental way that !,
IL was necessary to cut down their =
penses after the holidays, they had ~
cided to dispense with her services u
GREATER. ~ L
Poor lsolal Did the floor-walker c.
ow that she had but twenty-five a
nus IN her pocket? that she was in ~
ot to the confectioner's wife? that -
all the great, dreary city she knew "
whittier to turn? !"
The man made some little careless -
as ne counted out their weeks SAL ",
:, minus sundry fines, to her and y,
hive other victims who were on the "
charge list. -,
They looked blankly at each other ~
went quietly away. What else was p :,