The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-04

had not put down as much as sno couio
AFFORD to, because she was AFRAID u sne
made the contribution she wished 70
make. and Il became known. the otner
ladies would feel as II she had been
ostentatious. But she would like 70
do something secretly. The laws oh
the Crawford Modes and Persians when
forbade the mention of either poverty
or riches were beginning to be snanon.
It was finally arranged that MISS
Matty should start little Tea stoie
In what had been her front parior. The
question Of whether. II she SOLD tea.
she would still be eligible to CRAWFORD
society was decided by Mrs. Jamieson.
who decreed that. whereas. woman
who marrtes takes the rank OF her
husband-as for example. the ci-devant
radv Glenmire--yet o single woman
beid the rank of her father and. ~
Miss Matty's father had been rector
and cousin to Sir Peter Arley. the Gen-
Tie spinster was still in society--even
IL she did sell tea.
Miss Matty took her loss OK TOT
tune very meekly and grieved more
ever the losses OF other people who
had been ruined by the failure OF the
rank IN which she had been stock
holder than she did over her own.
was nowerful what a mania for tea
nossessed all CRAWFORD and Its vicinity
a soon as Miss Matty opened her Mt
tie shop She expostulated with ner
AZ .tomers upon the amount they were
drinkine and never sold green tea
without warning the purchaser OF the
eviI efrects of an over-induigence IN
decoction of this vicious form Of ms
herb.
She continued her shopkeeping for 2
Nd 0f N0nITI~
buttons of the ladies of Cranford. ~
which she knew nothing. the money
beinr paid to Martha, who insisted or
being still her servant. So she mans
aged to get along comfortably
Then a strange thing happened. ms
long-lost Peter came oacki On @'ss
Matty's loss of fortune Miss Smith had
written her long delayed letter 70 the
Ara Jenkyns He was Peter after
All. and as soon as he learned thaf his
sister was still alive and was IN want
ne sold out his indigo plantation IN In
ala and settled his affairs In that coun-
try and came home.
father and to his mother. but his iet-
ters had come back marked Dead.
ana reports had reached him that al
his kith ana kin in Crawford were dead
also. He came back not with fhe
wealth Of a nabob but rich for CRAM
ford. ana MISS matty AAfSu III pNs4' 49,
ury as her simple tastes would permits
| ever after.
"The Lord hath blessed me greatly."
she said. and would scarcely allow PEE
fer out of her sight. so afraid was she
| that she would wake up some day ana
ana that her happiness In his presence
was only a dream.
As for Peter-Peter Marmaduke Ar
lev Jenkyns--he OF only came into
| Crawford society. but managed X 70
such an extent that he even effected .
reconciliation between the Honorable
Mrs. JAMESON and ''those Higgfnses."
and actually entered the assembly room
at a special performance by signor
Rrunoni-of which Peter bore the en-
fire expense--with Mrs. Higgins on one
arm and the Honorable Mrs. Jamieson
on the other.
Since then the old friendship ana
cordially has been re-sstablished -
crawford society, which pieases Miss
Matty almost as much as TO be able 20
hold her brother by the hand. 80 kreae
| Is her love for peace and kindness
! Next Sundays One-Page Classic VIII
he 0CATHERINE," by William Makes
peace Thaeke<sy.