The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-07-23
POPULAR TALES.
From Forney's Weekly Press.
now SHE WON HIM.
by CECILIA L. WHITLEY.

You promised to tell me. dear Anna all
about Mrs. S.: and have come to keep
you to your promise" said my young friend,
Margaret Denton, she unceremoniously laid
aside her bonnet and shawl, and settle her
self in the great crimson chair by the win
dow.
A week before, at brilliant reception in
Washington, bli:he Maggie Denton had been
completely captivated by the beautiful wife
of Senator S.. In the midst of her en-
thusiasm, intimated 10 Margaret that the
Senator's lady had history, and that same
day | would narrate the story Of her court
ship. OF course Maggie was delighted, and
had come, with all young girls impatient
eagerness, to listen 10 the great lady's life ro-
mance.
Now, go on, said Miss Denton, leaning
back in very attentive attitude. Il know
l shall love Mrs. s. dearly, for she is so
lovely; always love everything that is beau
tiful.'
Yes, Maggie she is beautiful, and her
character is rs pure and good as her face and
form is handsome, replied. we learned
to love each other years ago, when we were
both poor girls. l soothed her first sorrow
and shared her first joy; so l knew her heart
deeper than society is permitted TO fathom.'
Ten years ago Mrs. s. was only simple
Alice Lee, who, like myself, earned her
bread by honest toll. You look surprised,
but it is true. The beautiful woman you
met last week surrounded by wealth, and the
best men and women in the land eager to
claim her attention, used to work early and
late as a compositoress on daily newspaper
Summer aDd winter through the cold and
heat, snow and rain, we went regularly to oul
labor. Day after day we stood patiently at
our cases, that thousands might read. This
had been our life for more than three years.
Alice was now nineteen, and l q year older,
and perfectly familiar with the entire bust
ness of the ofice-we prided ourselves on be-
ing thorough compositors BY aid of the
types, we had succeeded in acquiring good
practical education and solid occupation
that would always obtain for us comforta
BILE and independent living. Do not imagine,
| Maggie, that it requires no ability to be {
printer. Aside from the dexterity, [ an
quite certain that many of the most fashona
! bly-learned Of our modern boardng-schoo
graduated young ladies would find their edu
cation deficient in an hours experience a
the case. The art of type-setting demands ;
perfect knowledge of geography, grammar
photography, and punctuation; the printer il
COPY, irresponsible of its correctness. | hav,
set up hundreds of manuscripts feaafully a
fault in one or more of these importau
branches that, too of authors who havt
gained worldwide repptes as able authors. =
And then such mysterious handwriting as w
used to decipher would utterly bewilder an,
one but printer! The most brain-puzzlint
Of all were the editorials; they were dreadful
Alice would Frequently declare that sh
would be obliged to ask the editors for
KEY.
For nearly year had been engaged Il
our Foreman, George Lester, who had risel
from the errand-boy of the Office to the re
sponsible pastlon of foreman. We wer
poor-George aid for we had nothing bu
our weekly stipend to build our future upon
but we were young, energetic and hopeful. =
Alice rejoiced in our happiness; and in plan
ming our future success in life, forgot th