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Artistic Attempts

           

           "Mylady,"asherfriendscalledher,sincerelydesiredtobeagenuinelady,andwassoatheart,buthadyettolearnthatmoneycannotbuyrefinementofnature,thatrankdoesnotalwaysconfernobility,andthattruebreedingmakesitselffeltinspiteofexternaldrawbacks.

           "Iwanttoaskafavorofyou,Mamma,"Amysaid,cominginwithanimportantaironeday.

           "Well,littlegirl,whatisit?"repliedhermother,inwhoseeyesthestatelyyoungladystillremained‘thebaby’.

           "Ourdrawingclassbreaksupnextweek,andbeforethegirlsseparateforthesummer,Iwanttoaskthemouthereforaday.Theyarewildtoseetheriver,sketchthebrokenbridge,andcopysomeofthethingstheyadmireinmybook.Theyhavebeenverykindtomeinmanyways,andIamgrateful,fortheyareallrichandIknowIampoor,yettheynevermadeanydifference."

           "Whyshouldthey?"andMrs.Marchputthequestionwithwhatthegirlscalledher‘MariaTheresaair’.

           "YouknowaswellasIthatitdoesmakeadifferencewithnearlyeveryone,sodon’truffleuplikeadear,motherlyhen,whenyourchickensgetpeckedbysmarterbirds.Theuglyducklingturnedoutaswan,youknow."andAmysmiledwithoutbitterness,forshepossessedahappytemperandhopefulspirit.

           Mrs.

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