Year: 1878

elegant little office fitted up luxurintly
for her especial accommodation. It oc-
casioned . good deal OF: talk, this eccen-
trlc way Of bringing up an heiress, but
Ellie felt that she was '"fathers boy,'
and they two were all the world to each
other: 80 Her education had been carefully
attended to, and her social nature not
neg lected, but the world of fashionable
dissipation she had not entered, nor did
she sigh for it.


T Alas! the lesson OF usefulness had not
come too early. Sad financial disasters
al! through the land swept away many
still larger fortunes, bat that was not the
saddest blow to- Effie. Her fater, too,
was taken from her, and no wonder that
for time she was crushed by the blow.


But there were duties closely pressing
on every side, ana she could not Weld to
idle grief. She set. herself faithfully to
work to. carry out the principles of life
that hSf fathef had been. instilling
Ethrougg Years of her exiitence.s y,
ssseAu5 os4fated cousin; like hi IL lnane
Ecu tsandt led SIC took ffnt6 nor ltout,sel.
Their,Plans, were soon matured, and in a
newfast growing town they opened a
small ,provision atore with the limited
capital they could command. Their
store soon becameEnoted as the neatest
grocery store in the place. Everything
was,fresh and tidy, and there was always
room for blooming flower pot in the
window. It was something rare and
beautiful, and often changed for another
which had been perfecting itself in the
small back room where Sthc brave girls
kept house: A hired boy was all the
help they had at first, but with their
bright, :eht cry ways they managed to
snake much" of him. Cheerful folks
are always the best served by those in
their employ.


Ettic was the business manager, and
she conducted their financial affairs ad-
mirably. And Saturday night she could
tell you axactly how the firm stood, and
as it was cash store there were no bad
debts to bother about. Now all her form.
cr education came in play. She was
most thankful for that early drilling
which had brought her to handle money
wisely, and turn it over to the best advan-
tage. The business grew with steady,
healthy growth, like SNOWFALL in deep
snow. Better still, her worth was known
and valued in the community to which
her presence was a blessing. The poor
and the suffering knew always where to
turn for helper and sympathizing
friend.


Etfie, too, found a new and happy
home at last, ami not unwillingly laid Oft
the cares of the large establishment on
the strong young shoulders Of Cousin Dell
and an industrious young merchant who
proposed to unite the interests of the two
concerns in a very emphatic manner. In
deed, hepceforth Dell seemd to take fully
as much interest in Arthur's success in
business as her own. Whenever the
wheels got into tight place, Cousin Etfie
was willing to leave her handsome home
and its precious ties, and come down for
a day Or two, if need be, to help straighten
affairs.


Indeed, in all the relations of life she
never found it Of the slightest disadvant-
age that she had enjoyed the benefit OF a
thorough business training, and she fully
carried out her plans Of making her own
girls efficient, practical working women,
as she wished her only son to be an in
dustrions, intelligent business man.


If more daughters were trained in the
same way, this would not be such a hard
word for women to make a living in.
when reverses come. There are great
many poor people in almost every COM
munity, but few ere so poor or so hard to
hel as useless women who have been
reared in idlencss of both brain and hand.