The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-27

her business, and the necessity
that brought her out on it. Her cheerful
face, her prompt manner, and her few
well-chosen words gained the victory for
her. She went back at night pledged to
supply homemade pickles, chow-chow
and catsup for three hotels and five large
groceries; and she, whispered, as she
mounted the steps of her little home, "I'll
show father whether or not we are going
to starve."' o1AAA AAhS4 ~
Her cheerful story of success did more
for her poor, disheartened young husband
than peck Of old-school pills or four tiny
school ones could have done. The
very story of an old woman's poke
bonnet, which was worn so one-sided in
the car as to blind one eye, and of the silly
airs of silly bride, and of boy with two
guinea pigs buttoned into his jacket for
safe transportation, really frightened the
hope of life in his heart !; and after partak-
ing of a nice supper prepared by their
pretty friend, he said ~ ~
Snow, girls, I feel as if was going to
get about and be well and take care of my
family again, and this is the first time i
have had any hope !ohsala REr
Love kept away from her father till she
had visited two market-gardens in the out
skirts of the town and engaged great sup
ply OF cucumbers, onions, peppers and
tomatoes, and had brought back the strong
girl she had first felt obliged to dismiss, to
help her in her new work. "a /, yg55ssS I,
I But if you could only have seen the size
of the old gentleman's eyes, and the style
OF mouth he got up, and heard his exclama-
tions, "Why, Love, you are crazyi What
will your mother say? You surely forget
that her first husband was president of the
L. National Bank, and that Pm cashier
of it! Who ever heard of bank officers
daughter making pickles for taverns and
"Who ever heard of a, bank officers
daughter sitting down and starving when
trouble comes ~ replied the spunky little
lady. ~
"Why don't you teach music p, 'sat
Because / don't know enough.'
"You might keep q few very genteel-
well, not just boarders, but friends who |
don't care to keep house, and would pay
largely" "sasg aFsI95 ,s.Ig58s go 1
"Where are they, and where's the house
and furniture for them ?p as r,,4g
80, that's true. But you might-eh 4!
--or you might--eh"-- here his wits |
failed him there are so few grand things
that people can do in the hope of cheating
others into the belief that they are work.
ing for fun, rather than from necessity.
But soon the old gentleman added-it was |
the truest word he ever uttered
VI declare, Pm actually afraid to go
home lest it has reached your mothers
ears ~ 8 atSet4SAs, s24l3- tA9E -
The proud woman soon heard Of it, and
she talked angrily about "what Mrs DR..
Adams, and Mrs. Colonel West, and that
Miss Allen would say :" and
she s'was almost inclined to think it would |
be better to give Love five hundred dollars
than to be disgraced in society,""
"Love wouldn't take any money" re.
piled the old man, whose attitude during
tbs conversation was that of one caught
out in cutting hail.storm without an UNI
brella. sGS38G2 E3a H@aEaGa
"Dreadful independent for anybody
that's penniless," cried the old lady. .asqsf
Love and her stout Irish helper went to
work at once, and very soon the china
closet, and next the neat little dining
room, were filled with glass jars through |
which tiny green cucumbers and onions,
and everything else nice in that line, were |
peeping, or, as Love said, "smilng on the |
lamily.' c q aAAgisfs'ztA9 tA9'5is
The business went on bravely, and in |
one year Loves husband, who was par
tally restored to health, forsook the bed |
and took charge Of it, and she went back |
to the nursery-every good mothers place
when Providence doesn't call her out of
it." e aa5 14 Ee4e&2sta
This is no pretty fiction to teach young
folks that ti Where there's n will there's n |