The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-02

good iamateuE buG no professional IN
any thing. When il comes TO real work,
must do such things. as anybody
could do"
But what is it?7 cried Mrs. Storer.
Il don't understand it. Is it books,
or-tfsn'6 soap, is-it, Wimfred?''-
And the poor, weak LADY fairy sobbed.
"On, my foolish mamma!' laughed
Wiullred, yet crying in sympathy, You
haven't heard Il word OF all L said.n
"Yes, L have heard some of it, said
her nlotltes, wdth adittlessfndder. "BaI
tel me WhaS you want. to do"
She grew quite compaseanow, but, oAl
so paIe. She sat- eHetss aud look tire
young giri's bands in, hers. Her dar-
ling her beautiful darliBg! Her one
white lambl and she must send her ouJ
among the wolves OF the w0rlu!i
.'llfs. Blaue," Wlnnreds began again,
iewants lady canYaSsers to go out in the
suOurDs and geG new subscribers for the
|aLddies' Choice. She wants la lies-real
llaaIes-and, am sure, would be glad to
try me. And ii you will let me, Will
try it, malnrnE. EA1fe' are tWU'weeks-
before the musicale, and Mrs. Bank says
some ladies' MAKE 10 a day, and then,
mamma, | coula have such pretty
dress and-ohl mamma, l must try it or
|staJ at homes" and Wihifred stopped,
breathlees, in oherent, and eager.
Then tAerel were representations aadi
tears on one side, ana explanations On
the otner hanu, and then Winifred had
her own WAY.
The next morning a thickly.vailed
lady, dressed iii neat black suit with
u travelling sa chel on her arm, stepped
from horse-Car not a. thousand miles
tfom Buuker Hill, and stohu there, with
as coWardly Il uedrt as ever made u
British red-coat fly.
But she gathered courage as she
looked about her. The autu am sunlight
was SO very pleasant, the white houses,
with their shaded plazzas ana green
blinds, looked so coy; best of al, the
who,e village seemed given over 10 the
women ana children-as, indeed, 1T was,
city daily. Wlnfrefs spirits rUse, and
She went TO work .bFayely.
Alter.lhree hours work, she sat down
in the little park that formed the green
centre OF the village, and counted the
r6su ts.
Snenad been called a peddler three
times; she hau been refused ADMIT, ance
at seven doors-lOur Ui them had been
slammed ia hen face, and Wimired q
Latly; :Lhree ladies' mad listened 10 all she
uatt TO say, questioned her, loUked d at the
magazine, and then told her they al
ready We're supplied with tnat k1nd oi
| liter&.ufe; one dressmaker' nad" eXam-
med the patterns-an lndeScrlbaDIy
dirUy-ingered baby meanwhile eXamIl-
| ing WiuIneu's' dress pattern, and offered
to subscribe for it, il sne liked il, alter "a
three months trial, grdtiS.
| Grand total: Subscriptions, none;
protits, none;j loss, principally injufed
| thnppfInrp
And Winifred mad lUrgotten to bring
any dinner, and she was hungry, ana
she took the first cityward car, ner first
DAYS canVasslng an lg omlnious fail
! ure.
wBut,v said Winfred to herself, 81
shall try again tomorrow; shall learn
| things, ana be more sueces s5tuE'
| Now WinifreG, in her preoccuI alton,
had ridden as far as The car Wens, aud
that stopped, as all cars in Boston do,
at Haylnarket Square.
Itis avery convenient place to stop at
as streets start from IL III every direction
| Ii is also Convenient, as all The streets
look lust alike AT the starting point, and
all Start off together apparently al
though they end miles apart.
Winilred, in her preoGcupation, go
out, took the wrong turning, ana pres
entity found herself she didn't know
Where. She put up her vail to get The
bearings of the place, and one OF thost
| sleek scoundrels VINO come from no one
Knows where-we are all glad TO know
Where they will 90 to-seeIng her agila
ton. stepped up 70 her TO address her.
n A moment later he WAS sneaking rount
the first corner, and Wnifred was walk
; ing home on Nj. w oOdwaru's arm. Be
fore he left her at the door she mad pu
aside her foolish pride and told HIM 0
her situation, ana was prepared 10 lis
I ten meeKly 10 amy advice he mad to oilet
Il snail talk iJ'oVer With my Wife," h
said. You were always, Like cul1d /
us, and you Will stay at nome IHl yo
!, See her /, -mofroW" ..,-...
He did talk 1t over with his wife a
, soon as he could get home, Tor ne wa
rot little troubled by the situation {
, | his old lrl9ndS. ,.. .....
, sHWhat can that child do? ] wish sh
would become our cnilu, indeed," h
; said. ...,..- .,...4
a am going over TO ask her to, father,
said Emmett, rising.
.BuP' said his mother, hastily, "the
will be offended. l. am afraid 1t wi
seem like IA charity t. them. Beside
, sucn a proposition would come wit
more grace from your father or mysel
my SON" ....... ,....... ..-.,., :, ,
, answered, smiling. II SHAH ask Whiite
| tJ be my wife,
But she WilI have the same feeling
: that you speak from pity"
9 Not ii sue loves me as love her."
+ 'As you love her, MY son?' said h
moEnef, rising ana tnrowing his arlr
about his neck, as he stopped toward he
. sDo not let your feelings mislead you.