Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-09-17
A SHOPPER BY PROXY.
A Practical Love Story,

They formerly lived in Madison Squar,
and moved in the best New York society
The father Wall Street man, lost Iii
meney, and lhe wife. two sons and tw,
daughters lived OH the East Side, and tn
best society knew them no more. Isolena
the youngest of the family, had accep,e,
the situation with becoming fortitude. Sh,
had three trunks laden with the spoils O
Saratoga and Newport. They would keel
her in clothes for two years, and SO lon.
as the spoons held out 10 burl, to he
boarding house fare she could return. All
ter the crash the father did nothing IN par
,icular, and the mother took to her bed
r..~ soDs, never 0aving done auy,MIn.
during their prosperous days, novk KEEP
sternly in that noble path. The eide
tlaug hter, in fit of desperation, threw
herself away on ok-kcepcr with $500
IA year, and was buried in Jersey. Jsolen'
Van Rensselaer,, being person Of sense
sold the silver and jcwelry bit at time
rald the family board bills, and SO KEEP
The wolf away.
Weeks passed, and the store of spoons
faded slowly. How much longer coult
they live on silver-wsre? The wolf hat
already bayed the gas lamps in Third az
enue. just around the corner, ard the sount
kept her awake in the night.
One day there came letter inclosing |
|check for one hundred dollars. Her hant
shook as she unfoldcd the crisp paper, ant
sudden tears filled her eyes. Were th'
family miseries and poverty so wearing
upon her that the sight of check shool
every nerye? And how had Heaven raiset
such friends in their hour Of need?
It. was only letter from cousin Mar
Pelham. Cousin Kitty was TO be married
and Mary wished TO furnish one room il
the new home. Would Isolena be SO kine
IS to do some shopping in the city-get
nice chamber carpet, and have it sent VI
by express: Glad to find something t.
divert her mind, Isolena went shopping
among the carpet men, selected what sh'
thought would please and fit the pre-
scribed measure, paid the bill. and re
turned home tired out and minus fifteel
cents paid for car fare. Two days aftel
came letter saying that 1.-THE carpet wa
lovely, and We are all SO much obliged"
The next day Isolena counted the spoons
and figured out their position. There wa
lust enough plate to pay the board Dill
exactly six weeks. She appealed to hel
father. He, poor man, had trouble enoug'
on hand. The wife and mother was dying
For a time the lesser griefs were lost II
the greater; and then the mother crep
away to peace and her grave, weary Will
the disasters of the family.
The day after the funeral 1so'ena askee
her father for her portion, and he div'det
his living among :hem all. Isolena's share
was the spoons and some diamond rings
The family was broken w. and ruined
and each seliishly looked out for himself
The men went to the baG generally. Ih'
elder daughter furnished her parlor Will
her share of the wreck, and Isolens sold
diamond ring and put an adverl'aent II
the Tribune. Evening Post. Herald and
American Agr,culturist. Then she founo
another and cheaper boarding place. sno
sat down to await results. or starve.
within a week . million people read
this advertisement:
HEADEMOIsELLE IsOLENA, pur
N chaser of dress goods. gloves, hos'eIy
and millinery, Persons IT. = DISTANCE ~
sirIne to purchase dry goods IN new iolA.
nav address Mademoisel'e IsoIena:: Every
Iird Of underwear and small ware.
l,ouebt. goods and colors matcneG, an.
,ns nest selections made at INC Owes'
nr,ces. Terms-5 per cent. All 0!ue,s
,"nst have the money mcIosed. Coous
Int nv express or mail at purchaser eA
.,srse Addrees 492 West Twenty-foal.n
p"" t...et New York. Refcsences-Arno'o
rsylor 8 20. stewart. LORD n A'"ses'
Threc days Mdlle. Isolens waited IN
.,..r.-.;ck impa,ience, and then there came
,hree Iettess. One contained dolia.' .n'
.,,her six. another ten. and eacn nau -.
- ....m order. Total profits. s. cents-toe
~. r,orey she ever earned in her i'le.
r a.. q nm, oa ! pretty hood ard D,e1'
smile and went ont 10 do the s0op~a.,
4, ~ door her eyes fell % lpc vs'I' .u'
s,-sh haif shesne, half somsebisG esse.
..,.d = her lace. He actually $40
ss..1 ssorning, ssd o6tsed his hard. Dne
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