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in”; A“? Billy had not come, but the pleas- ant-looking woman had succeeded in making friends with Alice, and as Mary passed out of the yard she saw her little sister spatting ythe window- all, and apparently well pleased with ‘her new ‘Pnurse. Scarcely were the out of eight of the hon; when Bel: mg heme]: a large etone, commenced he'r té'e't 6! he! and: 515mm chpgandatockingg: 0n descending to the kitchen Mary ionnd Sal waiting for her, and, as she had expected. rigged out in a someâ€" what fantastic style. Her dress, which was an old plum-colored silk, was a1- together too short-waisted and too narrow for the prevailing fashion. A gauze handkerchief was thrown across her neck, and fastened to her belt in front by a large yellow bow. Her bonnet. which was really a. decent one, was almost entirely covered by a thick There was no looking-glass in Mary’s mm. and she stepped before the one in the kitchen while she adjusted her hat, but her courage almost failed her as she saw the queer-looking image reflected by he mirror. She was un- usually thin. and it seemed to her that her teeth were never so prominent before. Her eyes always large, now looked unnaturally so, and as she placed what Sal had termed a “tea- kettle" upon her head, she half-deter- mined not to go. But Sal caught her 'hand, saying, "Come, child, it’s time we were off. They'll all know it’s Mrs. Campbell’s old bonnet, and will langh at her for giving _it to you._” "Whatmyondoingr‘nhdflm, fir;- Lhasa-WW Before the kitchen looking-glass Sal was practicing a courtesy which she imendel making to any one who charmed to notice her next day; but after overhearing Miss Grundy’s re- mark she suddenly brought her exer- cises to a close and left the kitchen. Arrived at her room. she commenced tumbling over a. basket containing her wearing apparel, selecting from it a pair of fine cotton stockings which she had long preserved. because they were the last thing Willie’s father ever gave her. “They are not much too large for her now,” thought she, “_but I guess I’ll take a small seam clear through them.” This being done, she waited until all around the house was still. and then creeping stealthily to ~Mary’s room. she pinned the stockings to the pantalets. hanging the whole before the curtainless window, where fihe little girl could see them the mo- ment she opened her eyes! Mary well knew to whom she was indebted for this unexpected pleasure, and in her accustomed prayer that morning she remembered the poor old crazy wo- man, asking that the light of reason mighit again dawn upon her darkened mm . green veil, and notwithstanding the sun was shining brightly. she car- ried in her hand a large blue cotton umbrella, for fear it would rain! "Come; child,” said she the moment Mary appeared. “put on your tea- kettle (referring to the _bonne_t _which night before, in looking over the ar- ticles of dress which she would need she discovered that there was not a decent pair of stockings in her “ard- robe. .\.Irs Gmndv, to whom she men- tioned the fact, replied with a vio- lent shoulder jerk, “For the land’s sake! ain’t you big enough to go to meetin’ barefoot or did vou think we kept 511k stockm’s for our quality to wear?" 7 1 “So it is good enough for paupers like you,” returned Sal, "but people who understand grammar always have a keen sense of the ridiculous.” Mary made no remark whatever, but she secretly wondered if Ella wore Such a hat. Still, her desire to see her sister and to visit her mother’s grave prevailed over all other feelings, and on Sunday morning it was a very happy child which at about nine o‘clnck bounded down the stairway, tzdily dressed in a ten-cent black lawn and a pair of clean white pantalets. There was another circumstance, too. aside from the prospect of seeing Ella. which made her fies sparkle until they were almost black. The no bonnet, saying that the one which she wore at her mother’s funeral was borrowed. .Mrs. Campbell immediately looked over her things. and selecting a. straw which she herself had worn three years before, she tied a black ribbon across it, and sent it as a present to Mary. The bonnet had been rather large for Mrs. Campbell, and was of course a. world too big for Mary, whose face looked in it, as Sal expressed it, “like a yellow pippin stuck into the far end of a firkin.” Miss Grundy, however, said, “It was plenty good enough for a pauper,” reminding Mary that “beggars should- n't be choosers.” of date. To Mary’s happiness there was one drawback. A few weeks be fore her mother’s death she had given to Ella her straw hat, which she had outgrown. and now the only bonnet she possessed was the veritable blue one of which George Moreland had made fun, and which by this time was nearly worn out. Mrs. Campbell, who tried to do right and thought she did, had noticea Mary’s abseflce from church, and once on speaking of the subject before Hannah, the latter suggested thag probably sheihrad He eonsented willingly, saying he hoped the house would be peace-able iorpe once. And now it was hard tell- ing which looked forward to the next Sunday with the most impatience, Mary or Sal, the latter of whom was anxious to see the fashions, as she hncied her wardrobe was getting out disease he would come to stay with Alice, and in case he failed, the pleas- anvlooking woman was to take his place. Mary would have preferred going alone, but Sally begged so hard, and promised so fairly “not to make a speck of a face at the preacher, govided he used good grammar," that ary finally asked Mr. Parker to let he}: go. The Sabbath following Mary’s first uquaintance with Jenny was the one on which she was to go to church. Billy Bender promised that if his mo- ther was not suffering from any new 0.0000000000000000...Icoppcoooynilitloqupp: BY MRS. MARY J. Author of “Lena Rivers,” “The .flomébtead on‘ the Hill,” “Tempest and Sunshinef’ Etc. 00000000. 0000001 Williegatéhér‘tonibuy me_ anybm answe . ’11) 90mg . CIL‘PTER vm' until I realtlm the river bridgeuand The Sabbath following Mary’s first the“ I 3h“ P‘“ “m? 0“ 88.8m- ' ' The shoes and stockmgs being care- ”“mm‘” “‘1’ Jenny “'35 the 03° fully rolled up in a paper which Sal 2 which she was to go to church. prod _ lfTQm her‘ppcke‘, they walkâ€" :11" Dana‘s, n?nm§col" the. ;‘ ‘3‘: "in. j I. A Auk field in Ber hand), and let us PAGE TWO sotno “What’s the matter?” said Sol. “Has somebody laughed at you? I'll war- rant there has,” and leaning over the railing herself. she shook her fist threateningly at the girls whose eyes were still directed that way. Mary felt instinctively that her com- panion was attracting more attention than her bonnet; and twitching her dme bade her sit down. Sal obeyed; but she had no opportunity that morning of deciding whether the sen mon were grammatical or not, torshe was constantly on the Lookout. and whenever she saw any one scrutiniz- insMaryorherselfnmdoselythm theyought,ashakeo£herfistanda horrid face warned them to desist. Twice during church time Mary thought: nay, telt sure. that she emght her sister‘s eye, but it was quickly withdrawn, as if unwilling to be to- commed. When church was out Sal insisted upon going down immediately; so they descended together to the _porch she chosen, Mary could have touched the lady’s dress as she ;' but she rather, shrank hem ' seen. and would probably not have been ob- served at all, had not 8111 planted herself directly in front of Mrs. Camp- figghm,%, g form nette- cognim mnnificemm chm mmmmx same mmmpam sandbox m “team-mm Just then the first bell rang, and 8:11 V.ho had mischievousl} recom- me nded a mustard poultice as being the most likely to draw Mrs. Bender’s spine to a head, started to go, saying “she vented to be there in season, so as tc see the folks come in.” Acmniingly they again set forward, attracting more attention, and causing more mmarks, than any two who had passed through Chi for a long time. On reachingt tfi churchSal requested the sexton to give her a seat which would command a. view of the greater part of the congrega- tion, and he accordingly led them to the furthest extremity of one of the side galleries Mary yhad been there at church before, but as she had al- ways sat near the door, she did not know in what part of the building Mrs. Campbell’ s pew was located. As she leaned over the railing, however, she concluded that the large square ggehzith crimson veket cushions must rs. Ere long the bell began to $011, and soon a lady dressed in deep mourn- ing appeared. and passing up the mid- dle aisle. entered the richly cushfioned pew. 8119me byaht- tle girl, tastefully dressed in a. frock of light blue silk tissue. A handsome French straw hat was set jauntily on one side of her head, and her long curls hung over her white neck and shoulders. Mary knew that this was Ella, and involuntarily sta. ' up, she leaned forward far enough to ' g her bonnet directly in sight of some thoughtless girls, who immediately commenced tittering and pointing. her out to those near them. Blushing scarlet, the poor git! sank back into the seat, saying «ban-aloud "Oh! I wish I hadn’t come. ” J .‘J-an: kne“ that Billy was very ob- sen ing of dress, and she blushed pain- I'ulh as she replied that Mrs. Camp- bell game it to her. " \r'ell she ought to be ashamed,” said me “ 1th all her money to give you a cm‘nbasket of a thing like that. lfilla doesn t wear such a one, I can tell (.‘lu u. L ---v ____ his mother’s seeming distress parted his lips as he whispered, “She was reading yesterday about a woman that had been bed-ridden with a spinal dif- ficulty, and now she declares that she too ‘has got a spine in her back,’ though I fancy she would be in a pretâ€" ty predicament without one. But where did you get that fright of a bonnet?” he continued. “It's like looking down a narrow lane to see your face.” “-1: , ,A___ AL D, b ;;Oh I am afeard no, was the feeble response. “ Folks with my dif- ficult§ bluffer for years.’ H... ..... G _, , "Is your Slckness unto death, good woman?” ‘A -- -' .- V ,, ,4 D, uvu--. ~-_ Ma'ry 3fooked induiringly at Billy, and a smile but little gecording with w"1\\'ri:)uti1-€r 228.; so sick I couldn’t come,” said Billy to Mary, while Sal, walking up tfo‘the beds‘ide,‘ asked: U nun VA A \4 .Vâ€"_ _ der her head, and the bedclothes tuck- ed closely up under her chin. 11 1A LLLfi vku, n .--v__ ..,_ The next time Mary raised her head they were opposite Mrs. Bender's, Where Sal declared it her intention to stop. As they were passing up to the side door Billy. who heard their footsteps, came out, and shaking hands with Mary, and trying hard to keep from laughing at the won- derful courtesy which Sal Furbush made him. On entering the house they found Mrs. Bender flat on her back, the pillow_pulled out. from un- on Mary’s shoulder, and led her away, saying, "What would I not have giv- en for such a command of tears when Willie’s father died. But. I could not weep; and my tears all turned to burn- ing coals, which get my brain‘on fire.” L_AJ JVJU»AAE urv_- one hand clasped around a shrub which Franky had set out, she was sobbing as though her heart would break. Very gently Sal_ l_a.i§i her hand Sal readily complied, saying as they drew near the low brown house in which a strange family were now liv- ing, "There is nothing very elegant in the architecture of this dwelling.” Mary made no reply. Wf-th her head resting upon the‘gard-en fence, and _L__L Im‘fi av. v-..- ..... "Come down this street, please,” said Mary to her companion, who, with slippers readjusted and umbrella hoisted, was mincing along, courtesy- ing to every one she m, and asking them how they didâ€"“Come down this street; I want to see 1_ny old home." gav‘i‘ggglinfâ€"orwamrh.and ’reaclied the village some time before the first bell rang for church. __ . ,I-___ ~ )1 01.1. £8598£9M£rym “Oman nn’tthefunniestflfingbthemld. ThemsitsSalinMraCamphelrspew, muncin her intention of neverspeakâ€" ing to enny again "as Long as she lived and breathed," she walked away, while Mary and Jami pooceed- ed together toward the burying ground. With a. bitter cry Mary threw perself ‘Iwouldnotbesobadf‘eaidMaW. “fflxetewaeanybodylefl.b0t18m allaloneintheworld. Elladoeenot kmmâ€"rwbodybwesme.” ItwasinvainthotJennytoldher oiBillyBemier’sLove,oiberown and George Moteland‘s, too. Mary onlyweptthemore,w'nhbgtbot8h6 haddied,andAllie too. Atlastne- Wet-heatshebéd.w.s‘l'§“ £6! a. Long, long time. t i thing; Mary knows more than you do, anyway. Why, she can say everyspeck of the multiplication table, and you only know the tens!” WhenEIla. was mgry,otfieh8n- myed, she generally cried; and now declaring that she knew more than the tens, she began U0 _cry; and 8?- "‘Cause it makes folks’ skin rough and break. out," was Iilla’s reply. “0h, pshaw!" returned Jenny, with 3 vain attempt to turn up her little bit of a nose. “I play every day till I am ’most roasted, and my skin ain’t half as rough as yours. But say, will you go with Mary? ior if you ‘i'lon't, I shall!" “I guess I won’t," said Ella, and then. anxious to make Mary feel a. little comfortable, she added "Mamma says Mary’s coming to see me before long, and then we’ll have a. real good time. I've lots of pretty thingsâ€"two silk dresses, and I wear French gait- ers like these every day.“ _ _ Glancing first at Mary, and then at Ella, Jegny replied: "qu! that's no- get hot: ” “Why not?" asked Jenny, who ai- ways wished to know the reason «i hings. By the time Sabbaxh school was over Mary had dried her tears; and determining to make one more ad- vance toward her sister, she said, "Won‘t you go to mother’s ve with me? I want to tell you ut little Allie. I have taught her to call your name most as plain as I can." Ella looked down at her embroider- ed pantalets, and hanging her head on one side, said, “Oh. it‘s so dusty. I’m afraid I'D get all dirtrâ€"and hot, too. Mamma doesn‘t like to have me ucoocu, wvuu.v..u.-., _-_, 7 i in token of sympathy, at the same time offering her cloves, peanuts, and sugarplums. There was a brighter flush',”too, than usual, on Ella’s cheek, for she knew that she had done wrongs, and she so jumbled together the wo of her lesson that the teacher made her repeat it twice, asking her what was the matter. 7 ,_ what she had anticipated. had stung her heart; and sitting down near the door she burst. into a. passionate fit of tears. Jenny, who was really dis- tressed, occasionally _messed _per hand 253531 Yhé'fifih’tfmd 5e smd' he did." It required more than Billy Bander’s Love to soothe Mary then. Her sis- ter’s cool receptiophso‘ défigrez‘zt from Gleaming from her wet to nose, Mary law-determined to tear tbebon- net from her head and trunple it, un- der her feet, but Jenny softly squeez- ed her hand and wh' : ”Don’t mind what Rose says; I love youuldsodoesBillyBender. Isaw him in the village yestergiqy and ‘33.]:- -!‘“«? real good i Hale iIVdare sa: . ‘ . 3. now, you ‘WWO ’ play with that town paupe ! tbeponche' st child in Boetc i r a moment Jenny dthenat andthenasnnewideaca I head she said. ”Ma, if 1 die. and pa should (fliez up ash-mm; and‘é’tpgmidgblefile 91 LIVâ€"U VI WI-v-n â€" .. V ent from Billy, afirdvai first 'J'énny thought that nothing would tamp‘ hertoportwithiz,butasBooeyas dedded.shefinallyyieldedtbepomt, brushingawayatqarassheplmed v tau-v. --'w__v~ was seated at her work in the parlor,f Jenny drew near, making known herE nqmt, and asking permission to: wry the bonnet to Mary herself. ! “Mercy on me I” said Mrs. Lincoln? “what won’t you think of next, ‘ where did you get such vulgar $332.92? It must have been from your father.‘. for I am sure you never took it from? me. I dare say, now, you had rather. play with that town pauper than with ‘ the richest child in Boston.” : For a moment Jenny was silent,; and then as a new idea came into her? head she said. "Ma, if you should die. and pa should die. and everybody i should die. and we hadn't any money, 3 wouldn‘t I have to be a town paupefr- l The next. morning, for a wonder. Jenny Lincoln was up before the sun. and in Abe large dark closet which adjoined her sleeping-room, she rum- maged through bandboxes and on the top shelves until she inund and brought to light a straw hat, which was new the fall before, but which her mother had decided unfit. to ap- pear again in the city. Jenny had heard the unkind remarks which Mary’s odd-looking bonnet, elicited, and she now determined to give her this one. though she didnotdare to do so without her mother’s consent. 80 after breakfast, when her mother "I dOn’t understand,” said Mary, and Sally continued: » "You see, I wrote about six hundred pages of foolscap, which the publish. er to whom it was sent tor examina- tion was impolite enough to netum. together with a note. containing, as I suppose, his reasons for rejection; but if he thinks AI read it pe’s mis- ' Numa - IV“ _~ ’merely glanced at the words. lamâ€"We regretrfl ”‘1 than aside. It was a terrible (flier sleeping-room, she rum- h bandboxes and on until she tound and ght a. straw hat. which fall before, but which ad decided unfit. to 8P' n the city. 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Frame on it. We have just received a. large shipment of American Moulding and will give a Special Low Price on Work re- ceived during the next month. APRETTY PICTURE ShilohICumisuufe and sure 00;!!! and odd medicine for You cannot do better than buv vou C]:i11;.(u.(km ware here. We are direct importers and «H .11 (- IS UP-TO-DATE and stocked with clean, {xx-41 1 doubted quality. No “ifs”_or “buts" â€"just a straight statementâ€"Shiloh's Cure will myour cough or cold and do it quicker than anything you ever tried, or your drugg‘ist will return the purchase price. Get a bottle to-day, and cure that cough or cold. (Continued mt. week.) and Toilet Ware Our Values in Teas cannot be Equalled. A. L. CAMPBELL, Our Grocery Department cures colds and cough: made up its mind to ,W, Chillese by taking awn? 1 F15" of meat. Such might 313006 by a cynic from this “patch from the B. C. c the Clty Cpuncil approves commendation of the flea '11 be quoted fifty cents The boy: OVCS (M U “0".” the City Council appr commwdation h Health Boa!“ Varivty in own-y! him: but quality. Our stock is replete with rich and beautiful non-lixio-s and We‘re ofi- ering them at px-ives that are equal- ly attractive. Notably finenssort» ment of rings. plus and jmwh-y of all kinds. l'niquu md unfilled“- signs and vlegunt workmanship. Exceptional values. Every article fully wanantml. Has the Cit: The POpular Jewelry Store Hardware. Rings to Fit the Purs Washing Machines Clothes “(ringers Step Ladders Wheel BarrelIrs Curtain Stretchers Bird Cages Horse Clippers , Poultry Nettlng Alabastine Portland Cement Glazed Sewer Pipe Fire Bricks Fire 618! McLennan CO. Mclennan M0. Marriage Linoenses and Wedding Rings at . F. MCCARTY ’, City CounCil 1ts mind to 5 king awn? W“ Such migm be me from the {91 the B- C- ”m: Floor a POGUE. DE U opposite the mantiqq given DR. GROSS. Dentist. Lmam; ”Royal College Dental 5 Out. All modern methods Wt departments of ( Wally pmcuced. I); SUTTON. Dentist, 1 Honor graduate of Toronto citynnd Royal CoILegc (» Surgeon. All the latest 1; methods adopted and prion,» ate. Omce over Post New 1: Willi-m. street. o I" *â€" ' Eye-ii“ Specialist. R‘ M final to examining and "“1“ “with Draper lenses “'l'v'h T" ,‘_‘|¢â€"t\£ o , . Chm“ .‘u 1'! V”. B. Annis, A c_nn;4)“ IS. NEE-LANDS IR\‘I;\} m, MW. Of Kbt, R'Hh loge of Dental Surgeons V. Illthe latest methods of :v! Special attention will m g \ Orthodonia. Crown an: cork. The successful extruc Wander gas (Vitalimd A tho insertion of the boat a: m continues to be a s; of this office. Oflice nearly life the Simpson House h. Ofloe corner Kent germ... Lindny. mar-icy and Royal Lug.“ W7. All the Lawn and Ned branches of dentistry “any Manned. _ Charges “E HOPKINS, Bax-never. Fol K M the Ontario Bank. Muhe} m at lowest rates. 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