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Show A-STOltY FOll BUSINESS MEN'S DAUGHTERS. 'Now, like a dear -good" mamma, -'will yon plcaso beg papa to biiy me that bfeau-tiftil bfeau-tiftil set of pearls' at Tiffany'sr All the girls In our. circla have some, and surely you would not wish we to seem odd." "My dear child, lfh utterly .impossible; ? onr father cannot p (To rd it, and, even. It 10 could, H would be n piece of useless extravaganco,. entirely1 nnsuitetl to J'buf age. 1 consmer 11 periccuy tiuicuious to see children (ike yon bedecked with trink-etslike trink-etslike some South Sea Islander." "Why, mamma, how you astonish me! Why, every person knbws papa fa very rich, and.there'Is Clara Clinton's Another, who fa acknowledged to bo a lady of su pcribr taste, frnd allows Clara to wear what she pleases." "Mra, Clinton has a perfect right to, dress her daughter according to her Idea, but I prefer to see you in the simplo garb ho becoming to raodest girlhood. Yonr father, darling; Is very much embarrassed at present, having entered Into spmo speculation spec-ulation which 1 fear will prove disuster-! ouj j we Will then bo obliged to leave this splendid bouse, and Seek ona more suited to our means. I tell you this, my child, that you may not bo annoying hinv for mouey'fdr every elegant,' costly trifle you may be pleased withy Yuu know it hurts him to refuse" you,"' 'And I have betn forever tcasIng-Mm about new dressea'and-Jewel. ' .1 would not have been , bo Unkind, dear mother, had I known what you iray," said Motta Bancroft; with tearful-eyc. h ' ' v '' -'dnly 'lAfWW: darling,?, said' her! indtbeif, tfoii attbrid",tP ybar - Iessons perhopsyoa' raa be1 ablold turn- your cducatibrt tei dvaBt$g,':andfns"sjat 'ypur father; sbbuld trouble? comej,'" " .1 'Mctta Bancroft w'aftbble gffK-'f rom b'cr Infancy ihU badi -been 'the' light,' of librae. Witlt (a-flfrA will and" keen1 per-ceptlbn per-ceptlbn of rlghtshc ncVer-waVrrbctt shb know- Hr ddtyi nnd although." reared In d'bpmo of affluence and accustomed" to bo' petted and ;areicdr she was "hot spoiled.' Yctshb-wns bt crftlrclyfc'frce ifrom tfiagTcat'crror In tlie'fe'malo" chai4 hcter, rlvaIfy-6bnt:,dressfand.dtspito of. 1 her -resblutfoi hd'as.'sadly' disappoint-ed disappoint-ed rabbut the pearls. . In the' cVeniiTg, ; whep, Htr-'fatMe. retnrnt'd(. his face; looked '. ycry 'troubled, Thcrd ! Wasi' a; jnournrtil tenderness' frr his eyes as,he,met h1s wifcr l-and daughter Wth thclr. bccnstbm'cil klsscsl '-' Th6:evenlng 'passed almost ?io 'silcncbi and'wheri.'Jlotta ' had 'retired ' to iher roboi ho'sald to'his wlfb.'A lice, the ' blow 1ms fallen at last," 5 , '- J p . '"Lhad feared ioWilliam,- .satd'-'his. ' wife,;. ;''Bu't you 'have d,dno oll-iu ybn; power'td prevcot.lt, God's'' will bedon'el we'wlll not murmnr." , .; i $ i "And-wiil you.lie willing & resign this : homo for one ;of poverty H he asked, i illmglyliab'ttsbandv, Jt woutdsconi to kcckTup H "false iippiaraiice '-wlien rfwd ihavbnptthencabs.tosupporUt.'i ! '- i1yMylnobtd;.itdUe, wife? "!Xott';havc ligbt-icned.tq ligbt-icned.tq burden on myJicart; bo't will our! daughter bolrcconciled to such a changer', :' "Sue is- a .darling,? said the mother 1 fondly Td-day J lefuscd'to 'bl6w -Iter to' make'some; expcnsivepurchasw andrln-tlmatedLtho andrln-tlmatedLtho reason; she immediately'5 he-! knowledgcd .the-justke.of.my.rcfusalj.Affd ! ! wasjreally;trpublcd to think of ibo npnoyi ance' her; rmfnyf-friidlQUs," requests must ; have, caused yoo.'?. f n --.t 1 ..Th.o father's'.cye.brightcncd ; "-'Our rej verse may ba n.blcsjiugv;for hcrflti will ; bring out nnd'strengtlieh.hcr chkracttr," . j,'' Arci yourApfes entirely, Matted? ask-.ed-the-'wifet, " 4 j.-i 1 .VJEvcal tho, furoitiiro. will bo'Sdldlo'sati fafy; crcdlfdrs.s 1 niay. possibly have "enough lelVtp furnish ai few roomsi and ;Mr;'.Grccn;.of the insurbneo company, has. promised mo a siluaiiofi.A My.salaty will' be.barclyisnffitlcnt tsnpport us. IIow ; ever, wie'w.ilt:dO the best: wbf can," iUndcr, the ruthldis hand of tho anc. tionccr scarce aii article 'was' left unsold, Qbjccts ot great Valuo were sacrificed at ;halfUheir,cost. V ' 1 With rare determination,, qtt the day i aftcrMr, -JJancroft's "failure, rbfa.wifq set I bnVfortthftVrtT hunting. ,lu a qnictj street' ,ia Brooklyn shti6ccjired,thotpper" npartments Intho. bpnse of nn oljl Aridow lady, whpsc.jfamily. cpasfstcd iof anioiily.daughter, ijarlyjn the, ..following week. ,they Jeniovcd, and ! were soon upmfoftabjy sc)tlet; . i , Jlr. .Bancroft' was, hhppler ..ihan hp expected ex-pected to lie'. TJicjljttlolmrlor,' jvlth . Its , ca.ue.chairs auil-pnjlty, carpctv Jooked so ; neat, and comfortably never ba'd;hfa wife I looked So, beautiful) attired 'in "vitt slmjdo calico hehclieek flushed, hcr'eycj' beaming wjthjmppincssniid singing a' soug as; she iirepaVedtbcir eentuir'moairEvcnMettiv looked more dignified ns shc snt nt n iiuall tnblc-,t writing copies fpr her scholajs; for sho had obtained tft poiitiott. aa.-,tcabher iu n, school. f j "', ', 'l,ncyer felt such contentment before,'' sald.thp,fa,thcr,t 'Utclly, pcpplq of fashion, havonp idea of.tKe.pJeiisurd tircy,mtss." ', "AnJii'iMd. PjP" said. M?tta; "1 fiud'more, enjoyment and Instruction in: teaching .my little class, than during my association: wjlh people of fashion, TJie'. character of my pupils fa, nn.;Intcrcsting study; no- two. arc niiko. I'begin to think I hnvo found my vocation," . . ; , "We are all fitted to excel ju somopar-i tioulsr avocation' .said the mother, "and we .should seriously endeavor to know in ! what, before wp enter upon any Avork-i Sec, mydeir girl, the ndvantago.pf Icarnv ing whatever we undertake perfectly, If you had wasted y our time and talents like many a foolish person, you would not now, be so indcieiidentJ? ,'. -. - Mctta grew up to bo a truo woman; and although she never wore the costly pearls wbiclt bo saw att Tiffany's yet in the.cnbmcV of her hcarf was enshrined tl08c rater and ricficrearls .of. Modesty, Jutelligeuce and Virtue, "Ji-'A.-jRt .IAft dllittirated.- - - - |