The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23
sThere lies the poor folly of

'sThere lies the poor folly of b
whole thing" answered the other spe,-
err. $50 far from being a rich md,
their father is over head and ears b
debt, and worried half out of his lifeb
make his payments and keep abb
water. My brother knows all about )
business affairs, and says it's disgra
for his daughters to add the heavy bS
den they must be adding to the b&
shoulders of so kind-hearted ma.
Proud, idle, good-for nothings he cas-
them. He took fancy to one of the,
but soon comprehending her quail,
turned away in disgust. They are h
debt everywhere. Our dressmaker til
me last week that they owe her neag
fifty pounds, and that she has sent II
the money over and over again-anI
know they have large unpaid billlt
the jewelers.. The grocer and butcl r
in our neighborhood both say it ISL
most impossible to get an account f.
tied; and yet these idle girls sw,p
about in rich attire, as though thy
were the daughters of prince"
81 don't wonder they are the tallpf
the neighborhood," was replied to tk.
"And they keep three servant r.
went on the other. "The neighHs
think it would be more creditable pr
them to keep one7--and honester TO
the bargain"
GLOW many sisters are there? %
"Three."
"All alike !"
"No. The youngest is wholly ditr-
ent from the two you saw just now. he
is a sensible girl, and worth a'sco1 of
her good-for-nothing sisters"
And the conversation ceased.
The talk of the whole neighborhb d!
Even so. Full two weeks passed be-
fore Kate and her sister were again ben
abroad, and then so great was the
change in their attire that many pdple
who knew them questioned each dher
as to the meaning. During thesetwo
weeks other scales dropped from heir
eyes. So stern was the pressure oem-
barassment upon their father tn. he
had been forced to yield, and allnen
knew him as q broken merchant.
Necessity cannot stand to parleywith
circumstances. It does not give Lace
to pride. Mr.. Hamilton was complied
to demand of his family differen9tyle
of living. Three servants gave plfe to
one; and the idle daughters had, hder
constraint, to assume their place. and
become the talk of the neighboAood.
To them the fact involved deep huhilia-
ton. But how did the neighbor4alk !?
In many ways; yet chiefly in tenf like
this:
II didn't think it was them" So a
lady opposite remarked to friend who
lived next door.
"Nor l." was answered "Kae, in
particular, had such proud, dShing
air, and was so vain and idle. that l
never could believe it possible FIR her
to make sensible woman. BIT she
has promptly accommodated herelf to
her fathers change of circumstances.
They've sent away all their serv lnts, ]
am told"
EYES,"
ga fact moro ereditable to them thar
idle dependence on their father"
"a thousand times more creditable
| Do YOU know I've felt an utter con
tempt for these girls? But now re
spect comes involuntarily."
"Just what Mrs. Lee told me thi
morning."
Misfortune is the only means of sal
walton for some people,
"It is the only thing" replied tn
neighbor, "that would have saved tn
daughters of Mr.. Hamilton. I've neve
called upon them, but shall do so now.
So the neighbors talked as neighbor
who are very apt to look past the out
ward seeming to the real character, vii
talk. Pride and pretense cannot han
up a veil thick enough to conceal tn
truth; and mock gentility is sure to b
detected and despised.
A SIMPLE ARMoR.--An excellent de
tense against cold was used by the FL
glish actor Macready. 1t is simply tw
or three sheets of paper. A newspape
would do as well-laid acl 10 the ches
under tho vest. This forms n cuirass,
says Mr.. Macready, "impenetrable b
Boreas, Eurus, or any OF the malignar
gales that drive cough and too ofte
consumption into the lungs of the ur
wary. This simple breast-plate will, o
the coolest day, without extra uppe
clothing, diffuse, under exercise, warmt
through the whole frame" In a climat
where East winds prevail, or to on
caught out in cold weather, this simpl
experiment may prove valuable recipe
A TREE agent attempted to mount tn
steps of o house recently, but q do
came around the corner and took half
ward of cloth from the back of his Goa