The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-07
PENALTY or oHARITAsLGNGsS.

PENALTY or CHARlTAeLgNGsS.
A4ssr An Hsr Labor she was saabssa
for Her Palms.
"Ars you much interested In Charita-
BIZ work9" ssked the girl with the eye
glasses.
" wss," returned the girl Ia the fur
cape. "I'm afraid that hereafter my
charity will begin at home and 60 mo-
further than next door,"
"Ah. You are wrong there" said the
girl with the eyeglasses. "Of course.
IL does discourage one to have the wait
In whom she is interested pick her pocls-.
etand the destitute widow for whom she
has been prosecuting her friends crit
icise her taste in millinery; still, the
broad principles of humeuity ~
"Look here" said the girl In 4
cape, Aefcely, ut is all very wen I'D
who are engaged to a young clergyf
10 talk about the broad principles Of
manity--I'm surprised that you d
use capitals in speaking Of them
for my part I'd like to see . little
public charity in some psople and
tie more common humanity"
"Oh, II you mean in regard to paup
ixing people by"
II mean nothing Of the kind. N
there IL Harold"
IT was wondering how soon Haro,
was coming into the conversation,
said the girl with the eyeglass
softly.
"It--it wasn't Harold, exactly" q
the girl in the fur cape; ''it wasi
mother; she--is interested In chart
you know"
!. "Of course, q woman with nose
that couldn't be expected to keep II
Of other peoples affairs"
II think she has very nice nose
SELF" said the girl in the fur cape, sc
ly. Harold is thought to look gr
deal like her."
"Oh, THAT is, by the way, he's
that you bought gold thimble Il
other day. Have You been doing mug
eewing?"
''N--not very much. Oh, Elsie, If you
will never, never tell as long as you live
I'll tell you all about it. You see, Har
old's mother has somehow gotten 81
idea that am q frivolous person, ana
lost week I-well, decided that f'd|
show her how practical am" sa
"Well, and did you?' =
"It was this way-I was, Of course
anxious for her good opinion"
"M-yes; understand that she has o
good deal of money in her own right"
"She wants Harold to marry q prao1
tical girl, so I gave up curling my haifI
bought pair Of boots a mile too long
for me and asked everybody to call mo
'Margareet' instead Of Daisy"
"Yes, and what was the result?"
'She told Harold that she hoped 81
was the one, not she, who was mistakenI
in my character, and casually men-|
toned the fact that she thought every
young couple should own the house ind
which they set up housekeepingl" n
"0h. Dali mean Margaret, how PERI
fectly lovely!"
Wasn't It? Then heard that she
was interested in an orphans home, &
7 decided to become interested in
too. told her that would make lo]
CT garments for the orphans, and ryo1
should have seen her surprise and ple9
ure!"
$50 you really made garments,
the children? How did you 60 abOoV
it?"
IT made one. bought 4 lot Of stun
the people at the shop seemed to thin
IL rather unsuitable for the purpose,
but 1t was so pretty that I couldn't n,
sist it. had expected mamma to help
me, but she showed such lack Of in
terest in It that just shut myself up
alone and made little dress all by my
self"
"You don't say col How long did IT."
'Take me? A week. When It was
finished I decided not to wait until the
others were made, but take II at once
to Harold's mother. When got there
was 50 proud and so excited that I
could hardly open the package and hold
up the dress for inspectionl"
"And wasn't she surprised?"
"She was. 6he-she held IL in her
hands long time. turning it this way
and that. then she asked me-"
"Where you wanted to live when you
were married?'
''No; she-she asked me what on
earth It wasi"-Chicato Times-Herald.
QUESTION or LUCK.
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