The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19
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in some other way before l would have
come to that" said Lizzie Doyle, going
to the mirror and re-adjusting a twenty
dollar hat.
$50 would 1. But then, what could
she do !"
MAI least she might have made her.
self little less public. If there's any
thing despise, it's these saleswomen !"
So do /. How much better it would
have been to have gone into dress-mak-
ing, or millinery, or something of that
sort. But to stand behind the counter
like man ~
"Papa always did like those Stanleys,"
said Lizzie Doyle, petulantly.
I" Yes, we all liked them well enough
until Mr.. Stanley failed, didn't we ?"
"No, not /, for one. Laura was al
ways too independent in her notions.
Don't you remember how hard she stud
led at school 1t does seem as if she
foresaw her fathers failure"
81 wonder she didn't try for some
better position, then. She is surely ca
pable of being something better than
shop girl"
ooh, believe papa intends to pro-
mote her when Mr.. Jobley goes west.
She will then take Mr.. Jobley's place as
junior book-keeper. Think of that for a
woman !"
"That would be better than selling
goods. / don't see how she can do that,
with her refined tastes. Why don't she
give lessons, wonder? 1t might not
bring her in quite so much money, but
it would be deal nicer"
Eyes and then we could recognize
her." said Lizzie Doyle.
"That's what was coming to-" was
the quick reply of her companion, a
small, sallow-faced girl deliberately trim
med and flounced. How are we to
treat her now? We have been great
friends you know-thati is when she was
in our set," she added, seeing Lizzie's
brow darken.
"I'll tell you how shall treat her."
responded Lizzie, slowly drawing on
pair of perfumed, three-button kid
gloves; precisely as treat all of papa's
clerks. And should like to see any of
them presumed
ooh, but Laura won't presume You
needn't be afraid of that; she's too
proud"
"She must be- said Lizzie sneering-
ly, " to take that position / shall not
notice her."
But how can you help it when you
go to the store or to church She sits so
near to us, you know"
"Of course she'll give up that pew.
She can't afford that"
"That's precisely what she does not
mean to do. heard her say that the
family must economize somewhere else
and keep the pew. Her mother is hard
of hearing, and could not enjoy the SER
vices further back. The children, too,
must go to church. That is the last
thing, she said, one ought to give up. l
heard her say this to your father last
Sunday"
How provoking!" said Lizzie, i'm
patiently. "She will always be in our
faces. But / shall have nothing to do
with her. know what it's for, the art
full minx!-it's to keep near us. She
knows she has got into papa's good
graces; and AL, too, admires her. 1
don't see what there is though, to ad-
mire. She's very plain"
Laura is no beauty" was the reply
"but l don't think she's SO very plain.
She certainly has lowered herself, though
by going into store" And thereupon
the two girls went out for their walk.
1t was near twilight of that same day,
when Laura Stanley walked briskly
home and entered the neat two-story
house to which her mother had lately
removed snch of her household effects
as had been spared by the auctioneer.
=" This is really pleasant" she said,
sinking into chair that had been drawn
near to the glowing CRATE. "I had no
idea, mother, that you would so soon
make the house so homelike and com
Portable"
Are you very tired, my dear 2" asked
her mother, a pretty, refined-looking
woman, as she helped her daughter to
take off her cloak and hat.
" Rather, but like the business and
it's fine place for the study of charac-
ter" she added, with curl of the lip,
which her mother noticed
I" / wish yea had chosen something