The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-10-08
do~n stAiya In her meals. In truth, Miss

| ious she made herself, provided she coul
put opportunity beyond Miss Dre1el's reael
and keep Mr.. Jeffreys for Katherine. Sc
when Ally was convalescing after juve
nile illness, she refused to have the COO
prepare her dinner at an earlier hour thai
that Mt which the household dined, an
Miss Drexel was forced to go out to a res
taurant and procure light dinner alread
cooked for her little sister. Miss DrexeP
means not being bouutiful, and laundr,
work high, she proposed to herself the car,
OF her own and Ailv's muslin, aud request
ed to be allowed the use Of an ironingb0ard
in the back kitchen, where she would have
been in NO ones way; but this favor wa.
declined. Miss Huldah couldn't have ladie,
po.tering round in the kitchen, and spying
out the poverty of the land; and the great
est concession that Miss Drexel could wiring
from her was the privilege of tOiling up ant
down two long flights of stairs with hot
iron to do the work in her own room. II
Miss Drexe. was invited to picnic, Miss
lialdah's cake was just out, and her bread
in the oven, and the chichens unplucke ed
When Miss Dre1el aired her rooms, IIuldah
complained that she was warming the
square outside. Miss Drexel endured every
thing patiently for six months or more,
milking Miss Huldah was overworked, and
made fretfal and fault finding by the fric-
ton of UNHAPPY circumstances; but at last
she fell into Miss Huldah's trap, and went
out to hunt up new boarding place one
day, but without confding in her landl .dy.
Mr.. Jeffr'ys lad been away month ON
business, and the house was less like home
than prison. She directed her steps to
the Sobcrley's irst, who kept boarders under
protest, having had baronet among their
auc stors, who considerably inter fered with
the arrangement. Mrs. Soberley had a
4aartctte of daughters to marry, however,
and took only gentlemen borders, she said.
besides" she added, ''it would be so un.
neighborly in me to take away the Spars
ieys boarders: We are good friends, and
they are needy women. Ii you weren't the
Sparsleys' boarders, row but you see how
1t IL. 1t would be taking the bread out Of
i neishbor's mouth, now wouldn't it?'
Dlsheartened Miss Drexel pursued her
quest to the Steers door: tut Mrs Slice,
having brace of gay sons, entert lined
only middle aged, respectable women"
And am | not respectable, and 90
cried Miss Drexel.
IF you are, could never reconcile it 10
my conscience to steal away the Sparsley's
boarders, avered Mrs Sheer, with holy
horror should feel like a thief and
robber :"
Miss Waxwork' house Was full. "You
are the Sparsleys' boarlcrs, believe ?"
she added, and though two of her best
rooms would be vacant IN month, she
shudiered at the prospect of harboring the
Sparleys' boarders as if she had been a
boarders wiled away from me once myself,
and | said then I'd never take other folks
awny--no, never, SO long as my name is
WaxwOrK."
Mr.. Slpshod had room enough. "Oh,
yes, boardcrs are none too thick in Mara
tlfon, ma'am; but then it's kinder uniiand-
some to carr off the ST ar-leys' boarders,
when they've seen better days. | shouldn't
never expect to prosper if | was THAI I'M
nrighLoriy, | SHOULDN'T
Miss i7rexel went back to the Spar.cys',
up to her room, and sat down
alone in tears. Throughout all Marathon
she was only the Sparsleys' boaroer. The
sunshine danced in, tangled on its way
among the vines at the windows, prancing
in the slcries of the acqnered table, touch.
Ing the CID portraits iii they seemed alive
ami about to address the Spirsleys' ooardar
just then, while tLs tears were wet on her
cheeks, somebody tapped lightly at the
door, and pushed it open.
g \ pretty way to welcome your friends, !"
said a CHEEKY voice. "One would think
you had lost them all
q have lost my identity said she, half
laughing. "Im nobody bnt the Sparsrys
boarder P"
"Dry your tears. That's something
which Can be remedied, if you will"
d" I'm not crying, sir"
Certainly not, if you say So"
"Perhaps you cry if yoa had lost 30, r
identity. Ia be ashamed to laugh at a
homeless and nameless girl, who is so dis
agreeable that no one will board her."
"IIow =? Has Miss Huliah dismissed
you for flirting with your humble serva@t!"
81 wish she would; but never did such
a thing
=" Then why these tears 20
O. tod you they weren't tears"
Excuse me--these diamond sparks.
Miss Iluldah doesn't approve Of sparks. ~
Il thought perhaps you'd beip me if
told you my troubles; but you're too trif.
ing"
"I'll .end instanter. You've no idea
how serious can be-
"We!l, I'm afraid | shall have to leave
town"
"On a wedding tour"
"Don't be frivolous. It's uncomfortable
in this house. Miss Huldah harries me
night and day. I'm running my digestion
from being kept in constant state of
misery. I've tried every boarding
house in town, and every one ha. refused
admittanee to the Sparsleys' boarJer
should think they were oil in league to
ge' her against me if there vas any reason
thought, perhaps, that you would know
of nice private family who would like t.
take Ally and me-"
Certainly. know of private famii.
that will take you and Ally and bless til,
stars for the chance. And, what is odd,
came to proposee thatyou should enter thi
very family, but then you may not fancy i
when you know"
Beggars shouldn't be choosers. Tel
me about them. Where do they live ?"
"Well, at present the family consists o