New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-17
MUSS I DEN"

"MUSS DEN"
TWAS dresry in tn 1t narrow crcss stree
TIE rain WAS falling WITH pitiltss persis
ency.
To the pale mi!iiner's girl, sitting at b.
window, the world without looked alt
gether discouraged. She wac Sc ing pip
roses on d bonnet n, doubt she felt d,
cooraged, too-tired of sewing roses
crown some fairer and fresh-r face tina
hers; tired OF covering bonnet frames; tire
OF eltileR. day after uay, in the dull roon
with no outlet beyond the narrow street.
Sh. let fall her work, and pressed he
face hstlessly against the window pane.
few school children trt oped BY. Then cam
an old garbage woman, with her little cal
and patient dog. digging and pukiDg in th
ash barrel with her crooked stick. Tue gir
watched her nOiiOIs with q kind of 10
terest. Then came the letter carrier, br,sl
and busy with him she had noting to do
Whatever friendly looks and words spok,
through the white messages he carried
they were none Of them for her. She kne n
this we'll enough; bat, to-day, the though
smOte her like cold hand.
She bent again over her work.
A dismal DAY: certainly. Even the Ger
man bakery over the way looked almos,
deserted. The rosy faced woman SD. nsed
loaves OF bread, wrapped in q SCRAP Of
brown paper, with q hasty kindness t.
small messengers, as if che wanted to be
rid of them and 90 back to her knitting.
Presently door banged, and from an inner
room Game the baker, carrying great tray
ID with crisp loaves and fragrant cakes
and pies. Inc baker, in his blue ", oIea
jacket, pa. er Cap perched ON his yellow
hair. was whistii g cheerily a strong. clear
whistle, that penetrated the milliner's win
dow, and brought the sweet notes OF voik-
slide to the ears OF the miliiner's sewing
girl. At the first note she rsi ed her head
quickly and looked across the way. She
withdrew her glance rs quickly; but it was
too late, the blue eyes of the baker had
caught II, and there came bright answer
ing emile and nod.
The girl bent her head lower than ever.
bat an indescribatls something which
warmed and quickened flashed over her
face.
Lizzie! Lizzie! You're wanted" cried
voice.
Lizzie left the window and went into the
pop to walt on an old lady, while the mil
nsr was engaged with two lively Young
ones. The old lady had knot of hair NO
bigger than the tail OF mouse, and her
lace was wrinkled and cross lined like
quilt; yet she wanted the youngest and
Gayest bonnet in the case, and was Ore id
fully discon tented because she could not
lind one that would make her look Young
and handsome.
Lizzie patiently showed her bennett after /
nat, and hat after bonnet. Meantime the |
lively young girls cbstred and twist4 and l
t"lfie", ana tried IN almost as many bon
nets 8 rhe old lady.
'Oh, 8 ply" said one of them, "bere's
one Of those blue wings, like the one M ,ss
Byrd had ia her hsi!'
"Yes know. She wore it at the Phil.
harmonic rehearsal"
Philharmonic Lizzie caught the word.
a magic one to her, who pinned for music as
for more.
Yes: By the way, the next Philbar.
monlc comes next Friday evening, DOESN'T
II think you might Dengthen this loon a ,
little, Miss Person. Friday EVENING"
think So 0, that glorious pastoral sym
phOny J"
'It doesn't seem to fit on nv bead" the
Did lady was saying. THE color don't
,eem to set of my complexion, somehow. c
iry on TINS one. you esy. Why. that's the d
very one just tried on. WHAT do you
~, NJ! Heplays a second violin, Sopby.v T
"he DOES, now | think of j.; ard stuff, y
lls hanoKei CHIEF under his adorable Ger. {
nan chin 10 rest bis violin on" p
II don't want d larger one.D This testify p
rom The old lady. II told you wanted a
me great deal smaller"
Llzzies tbO1 ghts hastily returned to | Il
heir DUTY, while the too fascinating talk a.
,oout philharmonic. and symphonies, and
iermans with adorable cbins aud white CT
andkerchisis and victims Critted ont nf tho | Ell
DOR with the departing damsels. lie
Lizzie bad no cl ance to get back to her hi
'lD00w and work. Customers of every TO
hade OF fastidiOusDesa, custu NE re- of wav eli
ring and doubtful minds, cross Gu .tomers ht
No good natured customers, came in and 10
Ut OF the shop all day. Lizzie was
1orouRh'y tired in body and MUD uhen at dt
myth the tour of her release came. Her
reakfast At her boarding house had been at
aten hastily. and was insufficient IN auan. su
~ ana most ~holesoDe in quail Y. Her
inner At Miss Persons was as unsatistac. LII
ny ana lndigestble-fried steak, turnips
~ PIE, aud these atched between times. ne
Den there was 10 one in the sboD
NOW, at the ci. So of the day, there Law en-
'fOre her q walk Of thirty tlocks. ind NJ dis
9 emo Of this five flights f stairs to hs
lm6ed. Once in rha street, however. LIZ fit
> felt revived The rain had CEASED and | ha
Q damp alr tlew freshly on her face and
htly pre- sed away the pain which, oflen col
ing In amt bush within her temples, spranp sor
'tn AZ any unusual strain upon BODY and
pui LOT Lizzie posset sed that delicate or. .
Dlzation so pitiful to zee in q woman Liz
lose dts my hes sent her for tn to epcoun. Yer
alone the rude shocks of life. The rnde ho'
'cks are, perhaps, more easily withstand
such one, than the daily pin picks. out
'he fr' 81 air was pleasant that evening I
II soon began TO work its blessed. heal, | pip
charm. LIZZIE felt pleased. almost Ger
'py 10 be alone with her III lights. "
re was exbileratioD, too. in her Quick yor
lion. TIE very people she met seemed ask
have friendly, smiling faces. All, me, the
thoughts Of the day had omitted ali L
iblesOme people, and they were moving lit
X nov to the divine march Of overtures hou
sy mphonies. That Philharmonic! Alb! of
she would like to 60 10 it. She had she
d many one in the days when her tina
Richard was living. Jnst then her wa
caught wagon which ratified BY. The A
Q of simple song broke through the for
Dh0niee, and scattered them atsr; for whe
wagon was bakers wagon. and on it viii
painted in white letters, Ernst Bes GOV.
= And Ernst Besser was the young 81
IAN baker who lived opposite Miss Por- dea'
millinery shop, and who wore white kint
: cap, and whistled ''Mnss. Den" 90 GUS
: every day. HI
next day Lizzie sat and sewed at her J She