Beautiful but Poor — page 216: what you’re looking at

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BEAUTIFUL BUT POOR. 207 deep feeling, told all the girl boarders she was about to leave them forever. She called each one to her and kissed her, after supper, and gave her a gold ring, with the name of ‘‘Hattie’”’ on it, as a remem- brance; and she told them, while she thanked them for their ever kind feeling to her, she would not for- — get them in the distant home to which she was going. If any of them ever was sick, or in distress, if they would send a note to Hattie Butler, care of Mr. W——., at the bindery, it would reach her, and she would relieve them, for God had been good to her; she was rich now, and willing to serve Him by sharing her riches with those who were in want or suffering. The girls kissed her, and wept over her. It seemed as if they could not let her go. For, in those long years, she had won the love of every one who knew her. Miss Scrimp alone ex- cepted. That ‘‘old barnacle” (I got that idea from Roger Starbuck) couldn’t love anything but money and— her wretched old self. Miss Scrimp got no gold ring, but she got her bill in full, and.a week over, as Hattie had run one day into another week, or rather would begin by taking breakfast in the morning. | After this scene was over, Hattie went up to her room, got out her well-worn writing-desk, and wrote several notes, which we can judge of when one is taken as a specimen. | That one was addressed to Miss Lizzie Legare. It ran thus: “DEAR AND KIND EFRIEND:—You know there has been ever something mysterious about me—not wrong, yet a something which I could not fully ex- RY WE al 2: = , 3 P rs < . > ~, ~ a — fate - oy r Ses Pant Pigs haem ee os <a eu Ae ecomicbooks com. aur | alee a ~ a o - SS Pe ie Sk i Fn tt - 4 ~ > ~~ So me oe 7s ees Pe. ara eg . y ‘ .