Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-02
PENALTY OF cHARlTAeLeNEss.

NNS AL 1icE LhOOr enc WA Snubbed
for Her Pains.
Are you much interested in charitn-
Die work?" asked the girl with the eye
glasses.
Il was" returned the girl in the fur
cape. I'm afraid that hereafter my
charity will begin ut home and GO no
further than next door,"
All, you are wrong there said the
girl with the eyeglasses. "Of course,
II docs discourage one to have the wnif
in whom she is interested pick her pock-
ctnnd the destitute widow for whom she
las been prosecuting her friends crit
icise her taste in millinery; still, the
broad principles Of humanity"
Look here" said the girl in the fur
cape, ncrccly, ait is all very well for YOU
VIII are engaged TO a young clergyman
to talk about the bread principles Of hu.
manity-ln surprised that YOU don't
use capitals in speaking of them-but
for my Fart I'd Ike to see a little less
public charity in some People and n lit.
tie more common humanity"
"Oh, If you mean in regard to paupcr-
iEing people by"
81 mean nothing of the kind. Now,
there is IInrold-"
Il was wondering how soon Harold
WINS coming into the conversation"
said the girl with the eyeglasses,
softly.
TIT wasn't Harold, cxuct!r," saitl
the girl in the fur cape; at was his
mothers; shc-is Interested in charity,
you know"
. course, n woman with n nose like
That couldn't he expected to keen II out
of other peoples affairs"
81 tlIinl; she has n very nice nose INV,
self" said the girl in the fur stir,
~. Harold Is thought TO look q great
deal like her"
"Oh, THAT IL, by the way, I heard
that YOU bought n gold thimble the
ether day. Have you been doing much
fewing?"
"N-nct very much. Oh, Elsie, IL YOU
Will never, never tell as long ms YOU live.
III tell rou ell about it, You see. nlor~
old's mother has somehow gotten nm
idea that am n frivolous person, and
last week well, / decided TINT I'll
show her how practical am"
We'll, and dld you?"
ut was this way WINS, OF course.
anxious for her good opinion"
"M-ycs; I understand that she has n
good deal Of money IN her own right"
"She wants Harold to marry n rrac-
teal girl, so | gave M curling my hair,
bought n pair of boots n nile too long
for me and asked everybody 10 cal me
'MarGnrcet' instead of Daisv.'"
YES, and what was the rcsuIt?"
"Shc told Harold that she hoped she
was the one, not she, who was mistaken
in my character, and cTsraliv T1cn-
TONED the fact that she thought every
young couple should own the house in
which they set up housckccping!"
"Oh, Dali mean Margaret, how per-
fcctly lovcly."
Wasn't II? Then / heard that she
was interested in on orphans home, 80
! decided To become interested in H..
too. / told her that I would make n lot
or garments for the orphnns. and Won
should have seen hcr surprise md rlcas-
urc!"
S You really made garments for
the children? How did You 20 about
it?"
81 made one. ! bought n lot CT stun:
the people at the shop seemed 10 think
ii rather unsuitable for the purroso
'"' ~ WIS ~ pretty lnnt l cONI'nt re-
Sist it. i had expected mamma to help
nc. but she showed such n lack of in
tcrcst in it Tint I just shut myself up
clone and made n little dress all by my
self"
You don'tsny so! How long did it"
Take me? \ week. When Il WIS
finished / decided not to wait until the
others were Inn1c. but take Il nj once
to Ilnrold's mother. When I rot there
] was so proud md so excited that I
could hardly open the package nnd hold
up the dress for insrcction!"
"And wasn't she surrriscd?'
"Shc was. Shc-shc held il In her
hands n long time. turning il this wnr
and that. then che asked me"
Where you wanted to live when you
we're mnrricd?"
"No; shc-she asked me what on
earth it was!"-Chicngo Times.Herald.
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