The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-05-12

tiers Of dollar and all the fun there Is in
It'll
Her eloquence had long ago won her
audience. There was no skepticism in
the deaconess' question, "How about
the ball dresses?''
''Ah, here's where the benefit of a
mother comes in. Mine told me last
evening how the housekeeper of sum-
mer hotel uses to the last scrap the old
evening gowns that the guests leave be-
hind. The straight lengths are made in
to comfortablee, and all the odd bits and
crooked pieces into carpet rags. Even
old lace curtains and mosquito bars'-
with glance at nondescript pile of
hummery-''answer for comfortables by
being doubled. intend to pay st Hur.
bert's nothing for these things, however.
The Joy of having the horrors taken off
your shelves will be profit enough, and
our Mothers Club, that is so anxious to
work for others who are poorer than
they, shall do the work and sell che COM
fortables to the very poorest for the mere
cost of the waddipg. Won't that be de-
liRhtful?"
T The minister's eyes glistened. 81
think there was no mistake made when
you failed in your examination, Miss Per
kins," he murmured.
Juliana flashed 1ook at him, and
tnrnAH nnfotYIu RI h1J k,Hs
course all these flannel undergarments
and old stockings will make over beauti
fully for the children. We cannot sell
them for much, and | can afford to do nc
more than cut and plan them, but there
are so many of our inexpert women who
| need work that we shall be glad to give
| it out to them at low price, and neither
st Hubert's nor [ may count on much
profit. Yet am sure can make the
garments repay me for the time 1 give
and our women will be so glad of the
| work AS to the stout coats and trou.
| sers, and the good gowns and Jackets an6
capess they are worth all the time anG
| trouble it will cost to put them In ORDER
N wa AVN SUA y V0 SnA sCAA CuONkA
to pay for all this trouble THAT the PEG
pie are used to getting these things viii
come to buy?" asked the minister hesitat
ingly.
The fash of Juliana's eyes was over
| cloudeo by q mist. "Mr Simonson
don't you know our people-and all the
| people-better than to doubt that they
would rather buy than beg? You viii
hear them thanking as year from now
promise you"
| 81 Know believe you'll am sure O
it"-stammered the compunctious youns
clergyman, 81 only meant-is there go.
ing to be enough in it sll-enough o
profit, mean, to you-to make it RICH
for you to give your time to work o
such true benefcence as this?''
A smile had already cleared away tn
mist-a smile in which was no mockery
81 am sure of it," she said. stI wen
all over it last night with mother anG
grandmamms, and they felt certain, OIL
general principles of economics, tina
there ought to be fair days wages il
1t for me. And though / have not thu
same confidence that my elders seem t,
have, nevertheless am very confiden
that it will prove TO be as you say, right
and as say, profitably to undertake thi
| thing"
| That was year ago. Juliapa has no
made fortune: by dint OF very faithful
work and good Judgement her profit
have come nearly TO what she estimated
Ia dollar and half day But sh,
has had profits that are worth to he,
more than anything above a necessary
livelihood could be; the knowledge tina
there is sum In the benevolent fund
which but for her would not be there
i that there are homes made more com
Portable by the small sums she has beer
able TO pay for work, and mothers an6
children who know something OF values
that they did not know year ago.
The dramatic possibilities to which
Juliana looked forward have largely
been realized. and she has had many
merry laugh over funny incidents con
nected with her unusual calling. Blu
there was one dramatic incident Of which
she had had no anticipation. e occurred
the other day when the minister came /,
show her cali to q parish of his own
and to tell her-well, what young minis
tiers are apt under such circumstances
to tell the gi;l whose slightest words
they have been traasuring mp for yea
or more. The interview Was private