Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
MY MIsF0RTunEs.

i Then iny wardrobe came hnder in- speetaea: I must cost Harry a pretty penny by heavy bills at the aFees- l inRaseEs, That touched hae te the l asieks for l agite priaed myself on of my wedding enkAt; and Harry fre- auentiy complained that I never had anything new, and besides, | was us ually my own dressmaker and seam stress
 for opera and theatre, Aunt Melissa aisappreyed entirely of the preeeauFe, l but willingly went with us without ef- fering te return the favsr in kind T never can esuntenance such foel- ish expenditure" she wsHid say, You will certainly come te bankruptcy. Den't expect Rae te help you out, if you come te such straits. You should be mere prudent
 A trip te sea shore or lake was an 1 indulgence entirely beyond eur means She expected to accompany us, how as well as we So the time of her sojourn we're 1 away. I began te feel that we could speed the parting guest quite as cheer fully as we had welcomed her coming, but Harry dear fellow, laughed and said.
 Tt is only Aunt Melissa's way. She means all right Her heart is in the right place"
 Could I be blamed if I sometimes wished that her tongue could be re- strained and keep in its own place? There came q time, however, when her tune changed. Poor Aunt Melissa was brought home one day with a fractured ankle, having, with her
 characteristic decision, refused to be taken to the hopital.
 "of all things, don't send me to the
 hospital "she begged" I'll never live to come cut I know Indeed" Harry assured her, i've will care for you here;" and l agreed
 with him, for I pitied the dieensolate
 sufferer, So all the household arr arrangements were upset to make her comfortable, and she entered no ob- 1 jection to anything done for her, The rest of the relatives told us
 we were foolish to gFatify her whim
 in this respect. Hateful old cat" said
 they "Pd never, do it for her. just think how she has found fault with you. She is an ungrateful old cFea- , ture, and does not deserve such kind ness"
 But an entire change had come over l Aunt Melissa, and her gratitude was erfdent. Patient under her suffering, I she quite won my heart as 1 attended I was acceptable to her. and before her
 recovery was complete, she and I were I firm friends.
 Henry" said she one day, you have a very lovely wife in Frances, l
 can never be sufficiently thankful to | her for all she has done for me- The day came, at last, when she was | able to return to her own home,
 whither Harry conducted her. and saw her safely established among her own 1 surroundings.
 l The following winter was unusually
 trying, and bad news reached us of Aunt Melissa. Evidently the shock of 1 her fall was too much for her ad- vanced age, and finally Harry was
 summoned to her bedside. With a 1 grateful look she thanged him for coming and pleaded with him to stay with her to the end. which she knew
 was near at hand. :, He did so, and | she passed away with an affectionate l look for him and a living message for l me.
 When her will was made public, I I was made the receiver of all she could | give me. The estate was entatied, as
 we know. but her personal property
 was far greater than 1t was believed l to be.
 Who, supposed she had saved so much" they said, but she spent
 nothing she could get others to furnish You earned it all and more, too, and we do not grudge it to your So my misfortune turned into a i fortune, after all.
 AN IDLER.