Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-07
The Little Business Woman.

On une steps Oh n Wretcneu tenement mouse
in New York sat slender pale girl, sorting
out some bits of ribbon which had been
given her by a neighboring milliner, in re-
turn for doing some errands.
Kate's father Mr. Reed, was an industri-
Gus carpenter, who had always had a com
Portable home for his family until few
months before, when he received asevere in.
Jury by falling from a building on which he
was at work, Still, the physician spoke
hopefully of his soon being out again, and
all seemed going well, when the news that
the man in whose hands he had deposited
all his little savings had absconded, and left
him helpless and penniless, caused a most
dangerous relapse Mrs Reed sold article
after article of furniture and wearing ap-
parel, and struggle on till at last, everything
being gone. they were obliged to take refuge
in one room of wretched tenement house.
There they had been for some weeks, when
our story opens.
Kate, always rather delicate child. had
grown thin and pale, and complained so
much of headache that the doctor advised
that she be taken from school. Time now
hung rather heavily on her hands. She
shrank from much intercourse with the
rough, vulgar children in the house, and
passed most of the day in their own room;
but occasionally, as when we now see her,
she would take advantage of their absence
at School, ana steal down 10 Vhe doorstep lor
snort the'
81 WISH couid help mother sne tho9ght'
sorrowfullv. 81 wonder if there is nothing
that little girl can do"
Just then the milkman drove into the
yard. He was an honest, pleasant-looking
man; VINO Always spoke hinuly 10 the pare
gentle girl so dlnereht from tne NOISY
crowd that ciaihorousiy ueinahueu rae
lie drove hhe gray horse' WIN which hate
mad formed great irlendship' ana she
a'ways s.Tokea Ok anu Pa'.ba s nl' id OF gaVe nun
nanuIui vi grass IL '"e 'o"iu ilu any III
the dusty street
90 "nen tne ihilkiila'l hai passed iiito .lie
mouse WIN nus cans sue coihinehceu Pattlhg
'er au'Io lrieIu, "hu 'aiAins W h'ii'' az
usual Wheh orlSnU 'uea struch ner, anu
deftly Knottng some Oh her ribbons tcgether'
she fastened 'nehi near the horses ears
Just then the niilkmah came out
Ai' MISS Nate ne saiu' nave you oeen
trimming up my norse IN,
=. IeS' s,r' answers 'he chiid' rather
''ni'uiy' w you iui"u
Mlha ~ no i am iu lnucn opiiged 10
YOU anp So d"'o Iay' % pi'S 'tT oeE now now
iy - - -. .a
20 come "IlG 'ahe ~" ouV " i.Ie' ~ ie'uin
lor your klnu'esS , MI, A,'u wi.n i'ienuiy
Soou'iiorii'ns' ulose iati'us away.
ohe l'":i sa' pe.napS ,a'i a. no,'t ionser'
whel a" iSe,Ga,U ,;, oaalo 'u'i'oe, :. ~
wlaV 70 hatie SUI iP.ieo ~ s'opps1u' ioi III
.'ia' wretcheu no'iie io o"e oouiu N'uuiee
III ,T, Suci luxury az ioe ,,.; l.,
Inc urlver, soou:nurioieo looAing laI
Wlt' ,iiiA'e.e VI % aru p'''u,ui
ness, was ~ YOU mss "uU ,, ii"ue soune
rosetIes Tor Mr. cray morse
Inc miiKihah answered Nate wohuer'
,IsN' ol'' yes P"' So"ie fiooo"S vi
MN just now
met MN down the street anu asked !,
nun now ne ca'ie 70 oe 30 gay ior you see
ne continued IL JUST happened 10 take my
iancy' as We S9' new sc. oi harness io'
my horSes' ana l want 'hem 10 look as nice
as ANYBODY - l ,ilink heaP ol my HORSES
ana so says 10 MI "ray' 10 you suppose
sne "oulu MAKE me so'iie anu ne saiu
Ia better come up mere ana ask you
oe very liuGi, 9o,lseu 70 you, II you
wouiu' mss ne auueu' anu VIII pay "haV
ever you IKE :,
should 3e very giad 10 MAKE ineh'
salu the chlid' out, olushlhg ueePi!'
nave no ,liore riooon' ,r,
on, ouS whatever you want, anu Z"
make IL al rlgh.' said the iad' catelessy'
- es-out-i nave no money salu poor
hate, staihmerihg, as II her poverty were
something 10 oe ashamed o.
on' yes understand, WIN iooN a'
'he nliSeraoIe ouiiuihg' ell iet ihe SNe
you the money! you VIII pe kilu enough
10 nuy the rlnpohs, ne auued, wi''1 natural 1il