St Nicholas [serial] . sed you, with tearsin her eyes, for thechecks that carried herthrough tight \s for me, I ve saidin my heart every time, Cousin Jane treats uslike paupers, and weare paupers; but I hateit — I hate it — I hateit! I wish she wouldever send us somethingthat we did nt need. Oh! said CousinJane again. And Martha saidagain, her cheeks redwith honest blushes: Yes, just so! I wasas mean as that, and Inever, never deservedto be rewarded with thisdear, lovely ring. But,all the same, it was abeautiful made you thinkof it, Cousin Jane ? Iwish you d tell me !
St Nicholas [serial] . sed you, with tearsin her eyes, for thechecks that carried herthrough tight \s for me, I ve saidin my heart every time, Cousin Jane treats uslike paupers, and weare paupers; but I hateit — I hate it — I hateit! I wish she wouldever send us somethingthat we did nt need. Oh! said CousinJane again. And Martha saidagain, her cheeks redwith honest blushes: Yes, just so! I wasas mean as that, and Inever, never deservedto be rewarded with thisdear, lovely ring. But,all the same, it was abeautiful made you thinkof it, Cousin Jane ? Iwish you d tell me ! Impossible, mydear, replied CousinJane, remembering herpromise to Mary. Perhaps it was just abeautiful inspiration, asyou say. You ve been very good to mother and me, It has been one to me, at all events. ICousin Jane. And my name is Gip, was dont know if I can make you understand,Marthas beginning. Only you have to spell but it uplifted me, and it cast me down. Itit backward. made me proud, and it made me i think i did nt want you to see my face, martha replied, settling herselfon the Hassock. 120 COUSIN JANE S MISTAKE. They were natural feelings, said CousinJane, kindly; and both were wholesome. You think so ? Oh, you do understand! Martha exclaimed fervently. How glad Iam of the chance to talk it out with you! I mnot a shining light yet — far from it. Butwhenever I look at this pearl, I think of what Iought to be, and it gives me some of the rightkind of thoughts — it truly does. I m truly glad to hear it, Martha. I thought you d like to know that it putsa kind of pearliness into all my views of , on the other hand,— with a twinkle offun in her honest eyes,— when the girls ad-mire it, and envy me, it s no use denying thatI do feel kind of biggety. Biggety ? repeated Cousin Jane ; andMartha laughed, and explained. A little toploftical, I mean. There is nta girl in class who has anything to comparewith my ring; and it does make me feel so —becom
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