Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-11-25
Fortunes Changes,

The change which has taken place i,
the fortunes Of many is sad enough seem
from the external, and REQUIRES an int.
mate knowledge of its influence nnon
mind and heart to recognize any briph,
side. A case in point is two young Girls
sisters, who two years ago were members
OF gay party, summering in fashions.
bic New England town.
OF the two the elder was the esnecia,
favorite-she was so very pretty, :" styiish y,
after the fashion of all American girls and
bright as a sunbeam. The Younger Was
more demure, very sweet in Appearance
and manner, but less brilliant, and the re-.
cipient of much less attention from pen,lo.
men.
Their parents were residents of New
York city, and the subsequent failure Of
the father took them quite out of society
circles, and nothing more was heard If
them except that they had gone to New
Jersey, and that the younger girl. with a
fatality common to those who experience
misfortune, had piled Pellon upon Ossa
by falling and breaking her leg.
Two weeks ago a literary friend. cog.
infant OF these facts, but unacauainted
with the young women, except from
having seen them at the summer resort
| above mentioned, was rather startled AT
receiving a visit from them. Both looked
white and worn, and the younger walked
with the broken limb done up in splints
aAd, OF course, with pain and difficulty
Their business was to ask her to become
their security for the rent of rooms for the
family. Perhaps her countenance ex.
pressed some of the reluctance and hest
tation which she undoubtedly felt at as
Stunning so heavy responsibility for per.
sons Of whom she knew so little. AT anv
rate, the younger girl seemed so to interpret
the momentary silence, for she rose and
said: do not be afraid, dear Mrs. -
will be responsible for 1t. | have support
the family for the last six months, and
| am doing so now" " You support the
family my dear:' repeated the lady, in.
voluntarily. "How?' BY crayon.
drawing" returned the child (she is little
more), quietly. II get as much as $50
| each for some of them: it is the ore thing
can do
And what can you do" asked the la
dy, turning to the elder sister.
81 o! madam, you know how girls are
taught in Schools she replied II have
no talent, and | know nothing well
enough to teach it to Others"
Gerty does herself injustice" inter
rupted the younger girl; " she took care
OF me when | was confined to my bed;
what should / have done without her?
She also helps mamma great deal, and
takes care of papa. We could not any of
US get along without Gerty''
Was not this change of condition
strange, as it is strictly true: With her
broken leg and the support of family
resting upon her weak shoulders the girl
seemed less pitiable than when, as the
tavorite Of fortune, she acted in the Ca
pacity of shadow to her more brilliant
sister. If it had meant ruin and starva-
ton could not have refused after that"
said my friend.
There is an exclusive little store on
Broadway-small, but choice--where
millinery and fancy goods are sold, not in
large quantities, but at high prices; for
they are not only imported, but they are
personally selected abroad by the proprie-
tor or some one in whom he has conf
dence.
This some one last season was a
young and very interesting widow, who
acted as superintendent and who is as in
telligent as graceful and charming of
manner. Very small in stature, very
quiet, very refined, with exquisite taste IN
dress, she was generally remarked and
highly esteemed both by her employer
and his constituency.
She is missed now from her accustomed
place, and when a customer asks after her
the reply is "Oh! don't you know? She
is marriedn' Yes, she is married for the
second time, but the point OF il is she was
married in Grace Church to triple
millionaire whom she met on the steamer
returning from her business trip to Paris
and Vienna. She rides in her own car
riage now, lives at Windsor, has a box at
the opera and husband whom it is said
adores her; but if any pretty Baltimore
widow is struck by this remarkable nara
ton of facts with desire to try her luck
on board "A steamer let her remember it is
only ore chance in three millions.-N \.
Cor. Baltimore american.