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ne Cer ens BEAUTIFUL BUT POOR. 71 saw the cook standing near the door, in her accus-— tomed position. “IT knew that angel-born wouldn’t forget ould Biddy. She has ever the kind word for me!’’ cried the happy Lanigan. “Thanks to Biddy Badia: add Little Jess, too, ‘i shouted Wild Kate, and the cry echoed from one -end of the room to the other. But the girls had not long to tarry over this new and joyous scene. They all bad to reach their work- shops on time, or be cut short in wages, and soon they were all speeding away to their various des- tinations. _, And Jessie sat down for the first time in many a lovin’ sad day to a full, substantial meal, with time enough allowed her to eat it. And when it was time to clear up the table and wash the dishes, she went to her work with a song on her lips and gladness in her heart. Hitherto sighs and tears had accom- panied her labors. | When Miss Scrimp sat down to her breakfast, which was no better than the boarders had just en- joyed, Biddy was the first to speak. ‘‘Worra! but wasn’t I mad with the stame and the hate when I was a-cookin’ the breakfast sure. But when I saw how good the girl craythurs felt, and how thankful they were, sure the mad all went off, and I felt like I do when the praste hears me at con- fession and says it’s all right. ‘Biddy, go along wid ye, say all your prayers, and be a good woman.” “Tt costs awful,’’ was all Miss Scrimp said, but there was a whole volume of misery in the sigh which followed her words. “T’ll keep it up if I can,’’ she sorted, “Tf I ean’t, why I can’t.”’ com choo eS d iy Vy : : ‘ - F ¥ - - . } s.com XA Mh fr {i try > Ba