The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-15
THE SICK ARTIST.

We Kept a bOard,mg-nouse, NIFTY and
| I. To be sure, people said it was a
shame that Mr.. FOntaine's daughters
should stOop SO low in life as to Geal
out their hospitality Tor money. But
NIFTY said-and NIFTY had great deal
of common sense-that we must live,
and all the genleel company that came
| to visit us wouldn't put so much as u
| penny in our pockets toward coal and
| taxes.
| Mrs. Hall, who lived next door to us,
| said she knew we wouldn't make iC pay.
No one but an experienced nousekeeper
could make it pay.
Miss Cynthia Caldwell thought that it
Woulu be much nicer and more select to
do fine sewing or get place as gov
erness, or some hing of that sort, which
wouldn't have been quite so public.
Old Fernleat SAID his daughters
shouldn't visit us, and DR.. Millet looked
the other way when he brought his fash
ionable new bride to town and met Nit
ty face to face in the street.
| "Dear me-" said NIFTY, laughing,
"what q queer world this is"
| But was angry enough to cry.
| mo matter, Nifty" said l; "we'll
teach them that we can be quite indie
| pendent without Them"
| " ell, as time went on, we had several
boarders. OLD Mr. Pettigrew and his
niece Clarissa, the two MI. HeuleyS;
and the minister's niece, who gave les
sons in wax flowers aAd Water-color
| pain tlugs. Our rooms were full, all eX-
cent the little one over the wing.
| "Kate," said NIFTY, triumphantly, ,s'we
are making money. put eleven pounds
| in the savings bankato-day, over and
| above ali expenses tor the past month"
| 81 dare say Mrs, Hall saves more than
| that" said |.
| 81 think very likely" said NIFTY.
"Only, you see, Mrs. Hall does every
| thing on a grander scale than we can
pretend to keep up with"
| 1--WE do our own marketing, wash and
iron our own table linen, ana siGt the
ashes on the SLY, while Miss Henrietta
THall is pracucing the 'Malden's PRAYER
on the piano"
"Bu. then," observed l, 'we are not
sucu fine ladies as Mrs. and Miss Hen.
IrieLLa. We are only two poor little old
maids, who are obliged to earn our own
living.
kate, you are not an old maid," in
dignantly cried out NIFTY.
"Aud you are as fresh as rosebud
beside Henrietta Hail." said l, patting
her cheek. "Do you know, dear, ltnink
lhard work agrees with both of u.s."
| SO things went on, Until one summer
evening we were OUT on our steps, when
| there was quite cOmmolOn III the car
| ppted hall OF our neignDor, Mrs. Hall.
"Ot course he must Co." Mrs. HaI's
voice shrllly announced. 1T was a
great imposition on me that he should
ever come here. supposed lie was an
author, or lawyer, or some such gen
teel occupation, ana now, you see, he's
Inuthing but painter A common
painter"
Gan artist, maam," suggested Mr.
Birdseye.
ANA WheFe tAe u!nel ehcG sIouiu
like to knowW sputtered Mrs. Hall
Except that one mas al leasI oally
wages 10 depend upon, anu tne oIneI
hasn't. AND now mere ne ls uoWn WIN
scarlet fever or smali-poA, OF some such
hideouS almeht, anu
"Only mallghahI loIIn OF lhlermlt
tent tever, maam," again put III Mr.
|. Birdseye. .--
''No matter Wnat name tney call
by," salu Jne laoy, waxing uotter ant
hotter IN the aruor OF u!ecusslon'
don't keep hospltal mere, anu II L dId
| wouldn't naiUoi any suCn low tTash
So the sooner ne packs Oh the better
shall be pIeaseu'"
"but where IS ne 10 go" askeu young
Delderman' ne mas no ll4euus INA
anybody knows OF, and
"All lhe more reason tnaC shoul(
get MIN OH my Danos as quickly as pos
. sible," salu MIS-. nan "ihe luea OF my
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