The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-16
Cnste I'm Lowell.

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A stranger, visiting Lowell, Mass s3st
.chusetts, cannot fail 10 observe the u t,is
meas and dizziness of the operatives-tne
girls who toll in the cotton mills: On
holidays and Sundays they could sn ,oI
be recognized from the "ladies," or Inc
women who neither htoil nor spin
as their industry and good taste coLn-
bine to array them in pretty ana pe
coming costumes. Gen. Butler iiVes IN
LOWELL and as he befrienos al tne ~ pooA
people, is greatly beloved py tpei.
His lovely daughter, Blanche, 10 qui.e
as Democratic as her father anu ea uAlIyl
beloved. Mr.. Aver, great meoicIh %,
man, lives there also; ana MS VIE
made a great party, and among the
guests were Gen. Buffers fanny, ' Soi.
Jndd and a Miss Starr. Col. Judd was
agent Tor the proprielOrs of one OF the
mills, and possessed the English notion
ofcGsLe and exclaimed: "Wby, these
oneTaiiyes dress so well that they really
mass for LadicSg Some distinction ought
10 be made" The gallant colonel could
not oblige the girls to wear badges or
s,gniticant costumes, SO he talked toths
proprietors and had their wages reduce
ed. All the 1'star" operatives went 70
other mills, of course. 51aP
Miss Starr was the daughter of Ms.
AYERS coachmaD. She was Beautiful,
quite accomplished, and sometmes
worked in the mill, when not otherwise
EMPLOYED. She was great favorite
with Mrs. Aver, and SO WAS INVITED TO
her party. She wore white muslin
dress, and Mrs. Aver tied an elegant
white silk sash about her slender waist,
SO that Miss Starr was most becoming
ly attired, and looked lovely. as an an.
gel. Col. Judd-who, of course, never
looked at an .'operdtfSe''-did mol Iecog-
nlzs Miss Starr as being one; and, being
Of "
introduction, and was soon OVER head
and ears in love with the charming girl
in white muslin, The guests all no tlced
his infatuRtion, and knowing his
views and that he was in Ignorance OF
who she was, heartily enjoyed 1t-un-
der cover, of course. Supper wasihnal-
ly announced, the Colonel gave one
Miss Starr. Miss Butler chatted and
laughed with Miss Starr in the most in
innate way. When the guests were
dispensing, Miss Butler says roguishly,
"Colonel Judd, you wereg greatly
pleased with Miss Starr?o YES re-
piled the Colonel; 'she is very beauii-
ful and interesting. i shall be glad to
continue her acquaintance. Do you
know her antecedents, or whist she isf''
nOh, yes; she is wholly respectable.
Why you ought to know her She is
one Of your operatives IN ute nIttL !' a
shower OF cannon balls conld not have
dumfounded him more. He was In q
great rage about having bad his "digni-
ty" so imposed uponi but he finally
subsidized into bis hat3and cloak, and
stalked away. In q day or two he con-
cluded to resume hiscalls at the Gene
rails, but was met on the piazza by the
General, who blptted out: HColonel
Judd, there is one thing want you tC
understand, and that is, that you are
not wanted op2ny premises any more,
A man whose dignity is Installed by
receiving. civil treatment from honest
working people, insults my dignity by
trespessing on my grounds" The door
was innguratedI 3. .-r,.-5s AZ .s