The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-04-20

ing OF materials for her eggs In III,
course OF a few weeks she was able to
save enough to get a couple Of dozen
OF the eggs ready to take to the store
In Tear and trembling she sought out
the manager Of the fancy goods de.
pariment and half hesitatingly opened
the package before him. lie seemed
interested, and told her she nigh,
leave them.
And claTissa waited ana a. oppor-
tunity offered she stole by the fancy
goods department and looked to see II
her precious Easter eggs were SIN
there. One day one was missing ana
the next day another was gone Then
day after day went by and slu the
ssss resped IN their place in the show
case. Her heart grew heavier and
heavier. The tso that were sold
would not begin TO pay her FOR the
materials she had put into the eggs
and II they were not sold what would
she do? Il was the day before Easter
and as she went by tho counter ln the
morning after delivering the work
which she had sat up most OF the
night 60 hnish. she saw that all the
eggs. save the two which had been
sold. were still reposing on the coun-
lea.
Her heart, which had been growing
heavier each day as she saw her e-ss
uRsoid. now sank TO the lowest depths
and the bright hope which had stirred
her heart for weeks seemed dead with
in her
IL was a dreary Easter FOR the little
seamstress. The weather. as though
iR sympathy VITA ner dropping spirits
and fearful eyes. was dark and chin
The sun had hid his face and the rain
pelted at the panes Of her one small
window in harmony with the impa.
tient and rebellious thoughts which
beat witnin her heart. The hopes OF
almost . year mad been cruelv
crushed. The bright vision OF some
thing better than the plain sewing
Whieh sis Had been doing for so MANY
years had vanished The hope OF
earning a better living was gone
Poor Clarissai
The longer she brooded over her dis
appointment the gloomier did the sit
uation appear, and when the clouds
lifted outside and a burst of sunshine
crept IN at the window and fell al her
ieet she felt Il a sort OF impuqent in
trusion. II she could not be bright
within she did not want TO have n
bright about her. and she arose win
petalant haste TO pull the shade. but
al that instant a knock at the door
startled her and turned her from her
purpose. Tbs knock was repeated ere
she could summon courage to open the
door, and when she did she could
scarce believe her senses. for there
stood the manager of the fancy goods
department. His smile reassured her
as he said:
Miss Brown, your Easter eggs
found ready sale and IL we had had
loar instead OF two dozen We conld
have sold them. Here are six dollars
your share OF the profits Of the sales ,,
Like one in a dream she took the
bills In her cold. trembling hands ana
looked first at them and .hen Al The
before
70 mnch money at one time Il al
most seemed as though she was rich
Sut her revcrie was broken hy ths
voice OF the manager. who was .avsnr
about needing more helm
p his department. and wouIs she cor
'ider an Offer The sunlight dancing
lpon the door seemed 10 nod lis an
lrOval the glad s,tnsnfua eha - -
} moment before wanted 10 shur from
her vision. But now IL BROUGHT a
lew message 70 hcr heart. ~he tomb
IT her hsart where she thDsuht she
lad locked dcsd hope burst uuen ana
ofth sprans better and briebter
'eh- 4 new life and new hope Law be-
ore her, aud 20 tAe question of the
manager. again repeated while the be-
siiderct girl strove to collect her
thoughts, she ar last managed TO an
,xer yes. cIarissa had had . rssu-
1cf11n az,