The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02
SeIetteN Story.
TAKEN INFO PARTNERSHIP,

|
leaked, and hor foot wcro wot, and
she had not money enough in the
world to buy pair Of rubbors.--
lfsho only had somo rubbers, the
old boots could be mado to answer
awhile; but tho shoe stores had
raised tho prico Of their articles
astonishingly. 1t was all on ac-
count Of Gcodycar's patent but
tho precise why aud wherefore
Of tho case, Juliet did not undor-
stand.
She put up hor feet on the
hearth Of tho stove, and contom-
plated them with u wocful counto.
nance. 1t was so strange she
thought, that number two boots
could not be sold any cheaper than
number sovcn. She did not SEQ
the philosophy Of tho thing. Ono
mi ght as we'll havo big fect rs little
ones, as far Us keeping shod was
concerned.
1t was raining dismally. and Ju.
Iict had cold in hor hoad, aud her
oyos woro pink, and her nose felt
swellod, and her throat dry, rs
if it had been made into toast
Then she had broken tho little
ruby brooch which had boon her
mothers, and bocn obliged to pin
her scarf with u brass scarf-pin
that had fnllon to hor in somo
kind Of q lottery which she had
been foolish enough to invest in
and TO crown tho whole, her land
lady, IL Mrs. Smith, had just callod
on her for her weeks ront Of her
room. She wanted tho money to
buy now dress for Jane Matilda,
her promising daughter.
Jane Matilda was taking lessons
on tho piano, and had taken TO
wrapping hor hands up in cold
cream and kid gloves by night,
and spent half tho forenoon with
an old pair Of curling tongs, get
ting her hair into natural ringlcts.
Tho grocer's son, around tho
corner, had been making orrands
to Mrs. SIS lately, and once ho
had asked Jane Matilda to 40 to
tho Museum with him and US he
vas "wcll to do," Of course it was
perfectly proper for Jano Matilda
to have now dress.
Juliet was willing she should
have it, only it was entirely out
of her power to furnish the means
just at prosont; and when she
told Mrs. Smith so, the good lady
hounced out Of tho room in a pct,
and slammed tho door behind
her. So you see, Juliet had enough
trials to make hor feel quite down.
hearted.
For some years she had been
employed In the millinery estab-
l!sbment of Madame Le Baron, and
had received very fair wages
for' her tasto was exquisite, and
madame was fully alive to that
fact. But suddenly madame had
concluded to. marry, and Mr..
Shoddy, hor husband, could not
think; of allowing her to con.
tinue tho business. So shs closed
hor store, and sho and Mr.. Shod.
dy departed for Europe, fully OK
pocting to astonish all tho crown.
cd heads in that locality by thoir
splendor.
Juliet had becn out Of work for
three weoks, tho greater part Of
which time she had spont in seok
ing another situation. But it was
such dull timo, thatnobody want.
cd to employ additional help. The
fashionables were all out Of town,
forit was the middle ofJuly, ard it
was too early, as yet, to begin to
think much about tho fall opon.
ing.
For horself. Juliet would not
have carod so much, because she
could have worked somewhere for
hor own board but she had On
old grandmother in tho country,
who depended entirely upon hor.
Juliots unclo, who was o rich far
NOR, had sent tho poor old lady to
the almshouso, alleging, rs an OK.
cuse for his moannoss, that sho
was only his fathor's second wife,
and therefore no relation. But
Juliet could not bear to think of
tho kind old soul in that ungonial
place, and 80 she paid her board
with q nico fa".iIy, near whore
Mrs. Barret had lived I'LL her life
time, SO che was quite at homo.
And for her sake Juliet folt as if
sho must be earning money.
She sat still awhile, as wretched
and uncOm Portable M aha conld bo
and then she thought she would
make a little fire and dry her feo,.