Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-09
Sea Moses.

III you go to college, Amelia, you
will have to settle your own bills" eaid
Stephen Mcintyre, tipping back in his
chair "Tlmes are hard and winter is
comm on, and II Is all we can do to
meet expenses, Give II up, Amelia, and
have good time here on the farm this
winter, and perhaps by another fall
things will take a turn for the better.
Amelia Mcintyre was the head Of
the little household, her mother hay
Ing died two years previous; since
then she had managed to prepare her.
self for college by improving every
spare moment, hoping, forever hoping,
that when the time came for her to
so, her father would assist her. She
had relied much on this little inter-
view, and had preached the subject
at the most favorable time. but In
spite of her words. and, indeed, in
spite Of her tears, her hopes had been
rudely dashed to pieces.
Nothing further was said In refer
ence to the matter for q week OF
more, Mr., Mcintyre being only toe
anxious to avoid the subject, and
Amelia being too discouraged to hope
for better state Of affairs, Even
optimistic Helen, Amelia's younger
sister, scarcely dared to predict a good
ending,
The girl might be crushed for O
brief period Of time, but 1t could not
last for long. Presently the silence
was broken.
Amelia" cried Helen one morning
while they were doing up the work,
II have an idea, Let's gather some
MOSES down among the rocks where
the tide comes In arrange them pref
tily and sell them at Buzzard's Bay,
and, In fact, anywhere that people
are spending money freely. Give up
going to college for n year and next
year 60 with sufficient funds to meet
all your expenses; | will do my share
Of the work and all the profits shall
go towards it,"
do you suppose we could do it?''
asked Amelia standing erect in the
middle Of the floor,
1--WE can try" replied Helen, 1--WE
do know how TO gather and arrange
them tastefully; the summer people
are always ready to buy something
that will remind them Of the shore;
why not mosses?"
Seems to me that you girls are
pretty clipper this noon" said Mr.
Mcintyre at the dinner-tabie: "yoG
haven't thought Of way to settle
your bills at college, Amella?"
Eyes, father, we have" said Helen
turning the tea; 1--WE girls are going
to collect MOSES at the point, press
them prettily and sell them at Buzz
cards Bay and such places when the
season comes around again, We can
prepare lots of them this winter"
well, maybe you can do something
with them" said Mr. Mcintyre, doubt
fully, "but so far as I'm concerned
wouldn't give three cents a hundred
weight for the notions"
THAT sounds just like you, father"
said Amelia, laughing but you must
remember that these summer folks
are curious people"
The following afternoon, when the
work was finished in the house, the
girls went down to the rocks where
the sea formed one boundary OF the
old farm. They carried nets for cap
turing the delicate MOSES that hoated
In with the tide, and each carried O
pail In which to place them, for the
best ones could be easily injured by
rude handling.
It was fascinating work. The girls
had done 1t before to decorate their
own rooms, but now doubly interest
Ing since now and then some extra
fine specimen that foated within reach
meant so much money should they be
successful In selling, them.
Are you nshin, girls?" asked
nelghbor Hutchings from over the
wall separating the two farms.
Yes" answered Amelia, fishing
for MOSES, and some of them are hard
to catch"
"Mosses?" exclaimed Mr.. Hutch
ings in an interested voice. What,
do you press them on cards and put
them In shells?"
EYES,"
"And string the cards togsther 70
Tou can foli them upl"