The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-04-01
The Broadening
of the Hacketts,
BY MARY e. MITCHELL,

s Guess you'rs right, 'Mslia," sais
d Mr. Hackett, laying down his knit,
and fork, preparatory to q long draf
OF fragran. coffee; but l don't SCI
how | can manage it. noways. ttis
years. I've got my last instalm mt te
y pay on the meadow lot nsxt week, AMI
1t will take Every cent / can spare
Well have to put on being improved
till another time
Amelia Strengthened up with an all
OF conscious capabllity, which brough,
. faint tinge of pink into her usually
pale cheeks. Ths children gazed al
ner respectfully, all but Bobby, wha
was naturally irrevere2t aad who Sc
cretly held all school teachers cheap,
NO. even excepting his own sister.
/. i will see to the expense. father
she replied. "The sohod beard pay,
my way and am gcias With the Fa,-
mington teachers by train. Ysu csa
drive over in the thrce-seeter and thas:
will save car fares. Then mother car
put up lunch, 50 thst al the cost
VIII be admission tickets, and have
saved enough to pay for those. 1t
does seem hks toe great aa sppor.
tunity to be neglected"
We'll, then, dear heart, SO it dess!"
responded Mrs. Hackest. taking Tot
tvs plump first out of the mug which
It was rapturously ohur1!l1 :se milk.
ITS real smart of yeu to lay by ali
mat, and never . vera. In proud
Of you 'MelIa!"
AmsAa's face deepsned into rose
rel. 1t was pleasant to have her ef-
forts appreciated. She did net be-
3rudge the money. 1t never Sh0Cld
DO said that she instructed other peo-
Dss's children, and NEGLECTED her own
hmily's intellectual welfare. Never
nelsss, her salary as village school
teacher was meagre, and this had
been . little in the nature OF q sacri-
nee.
suppos, we can leaye Tetty at
Lstty Rich's for the day" continued
Mrs. Hackett. The prospect Of Alling
! big lunch basket which would be
equal to the demands Of the hungry
Jackets, and Of caring for . restless
lamily during hours OF sightseeing,
lid nat just then appeal to her. But
,er LIE being built, like that Of most
mothers. on the plan Of sek-forgetful-
less, she said nothing Of the kind.
There is to be model kindsraar-
On for children" answered her
laughter. Il should like Tetfy 70
ave the advantage OF it,
Well, il we're going to take e day
=, remarked Mr.. Hsckstt, pushing
q chair away from the table, Il
pess we've got to 10 bit Of Austling
ow Robert, you can 60 at the On
,os, and II they aren't done better
'an the beet bed you loafea over yes.
'rday, not 9 step will you 60 tomor.
3W."
Il was vacation time. and when i
nellie had duufully helped her $
other with the mornings work. she &
andered out Of doors, to the edge of
2 orchard slope and sat down on 5
g soft grass. The world sofead out s
More her, broad and beautiful, but
was the world Of the country, and b
nelias soul longed for more.
Wetson was lonely little village.
parently overlooked BY anything b
lich hinted OF progress. Even the
lIroad made . detour. u ii to ig- n
re It, and established the nearest
ltion ct Pennington, four miles bl
'ay. fkE fe
i was at the Farmington Academy II
= Amelia had been reused to lcag
Enlture-that elusive ideal g. q
-. in her mind, TO be spelled with di
capital She had tried to awaken cl
same interest IN her family; but &C
ne they were proud Of her. they re-
lined sadly content with tho siuple tn
ndrum life. which included 40 lit.
~ or artistic aspirations. he
Amelia. smiling under the apple al
es. shook her head dolsfally q she |
usht of son1e o1 hsr emoe1vofs and dc
Y subsequent failures. The very di
fiatmas before she had given her y,
lner = PRETTY 1o1nd hook q - d