. The Southern States. he major pointed to a seat oppositehis own at the desk, and with a mourn-ful sigh gazed out into the busy old colored man sat down at thedesk, and fumbled long beneath thebosom of his apron, tugging at some-thing which proved to be a small-sized canvas bag, tied at the openingwith a yard of wool cord. After a greatdeal of picking at knots, the cord wasremoved, and Unc Jasper, with atriumphant smile on his face, pouredout on the desk a torrent of coin, mostlyof small denomination. The sound ofthe money aroused Major Carr from hisreverie at the window and, turni
. The Southern States. he major pointed to a seat oppositehis own at the desk, and with a mourn-ful sigh gazed out into the busy old colored man sat down at thedesk, and fumbled long beneath thebosom of his apron, tugging at some-thing which proved to be a small-sized canvas bag, tied at the openingwith a yard of wool cord. After a greatdeal of picking at knots, the cord wasremoved, and Unc Jasper, with atriumphant smile on his face, pouredout on the desk a torrent of coin, mostlyof small denomination. The sound ofthe money aroused Major Carr from hisreverie at the window and, turninghastily, he came over and sat at thedesk. He glanced at the money andcurtly asked: How much is there? Er hunderd n twenty-seben, zackly,majah, replied Unc Jasper, fairlybeaming with satisfaction, er hunderdn twenty-seben, zackly. Major Carr rested his head on hishand, and with a groan lapsed intoanother fit of abstraction. Is yoh taken sick, boss? queriedthe colored client, after gazing at themajor for a few ^. ^.ro/>(f THE MAJOR GAZED OUT INTO THE BUSY STREET. The major groaned again, and takingup Muriels letter said : No, not sick,Jasper, but worse. Ive just receiveda letter from Muriel, and shes going tobe married. Gwine ter be married, sah ? Yes, shes going to be married to arich young man in three weeks fromtoday. Unc Jasper only opened his eyeswide and stared at the major. And she is going to graduate andneeds a graduating gown, and there area quarters college fees to be paid, andhow it is all to be done with one hun-dred and twenty-seven dollars is morethan I can tell. There is one thine: MURIELS RICH RELATION. certain, however, and that is shell notbe likely to need money after she ismarried. Is grandulating gowns berry spen-sive, majah? asked Unc Jasper, onlyrealizing part of the speech. The major took a pencil and com-menced figuring. If twenty dollarswill pay for a graduating gown, heexplained after a great deal of elaboratearithmetical exercise, I thi
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