The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-25

Early in the morning, before it was
light, whilst the wintry twilight cleaned
through the curtainless window, Lettice
was up dressing herself by the scanty
CLEAN cast from the street lamps into the
room, for she could not afford the extrav-
agance Of candle.
She combed and did up. her hair with
modest neatness; put on her brown stuii
only gown, and then going to the chest OF
drawers, opening one with great precau-
ton, lest she should make noise and
disturb Myra, who still slumbered, drew
out shawl, and began to fold it as ii to
put it on.
Alasl poor thing, as she opened it, she
became first aware that the threadbare,
time-worn fabric had given way in two
places. Had it been in one, she might
have contrived to conceal the injuries of
age; but it was in two.
She turned it; she folded and unfolded ;
it would not do. The miserable shawl
seemed to give way under her hands. 1t
was already so excessively shabby that
she was ashamed to go out in it; and it
seemed as if it was ready to fall in pieces
in sundry other places, this dingy, thin,
brown, red, and green old shawl. Mend
it would not; besides, she was pressed for
time; 50, with the appearance OF consId,
cradle reluctance, she put her hand into
the drawer, and took out another shawl
This was a different affair. 1t was a
warm and not very old plaid shawl, oi
various colors, well preserved and clean
looking; and, this cold morning, so tempt
ing. 80,
Should she borrow IT? Myra was SUI
asleep, but she Woutd De hoffla'y COZ,
when she got up, and she woulq wan
her shawl perhaps; out theh Lettuce
must go ou', ana must oe oecehV' AIT
lhere seemed no he,p l0r IL.
buV II II she Iooe W 'he sna"', llau sue III, ho
De1tef ilghI Ihe iire pel9Ie ore Sic 1 meh' % ou.
11yra Woulu , pe 10 tn1ilyi t:miie puI, Ineli IL
MyIa selnom goV up 'lll llall-I i, "s' eisn'o
ni'ie anu ~ ",'S noW ,e i.o, sevcil,
Az li3ur allo 1 I'a' le,tal' s"o nftar ni1ur'
ttie Tttio1I dn;boratinn m ] e ttice % contontad hor
III @ "Jl'DIi .Il' 49, homso,nij ,o" III
ell ",v4 .r"t nna ~ - 4ho ol Groto , ho i;'ht
s'I9 ;.i"v ~ @ s L lt to"I " " nt ona
tu WIFI i'aIeN ,i biiu ''I a. sie uooA oav W.. .D'I
pS oo, " uU Tn nr 1u 1n +ho littla tnr ~r,
.firol f'1 ~" " 'elS ''iy io"' VIC '''''' SUN
o. .l,ts iUF. m,'S,t m'S, bo,,o h,sbol +odovn Oh,
,,;1 F." .trattar l witLont maat and drinl
saia' De1'ei %itnouy l., nie"V .tin nilG vi III
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lloNetel ohe T''a ,'II I0 nt Tit 1it,ia wv
ecVIo 'nnt sue elio'''u n. t,at 10y ~ 'I hnl
man gS""I py Im1 ho,, "U,M "rIareI i' IT % n"n "
lil,l9Ileu' ~ '!nu i'Iont p'eI lsI.- y !" w. -:
SlueraVe anu oeheN9ien' ti,'"y' " no! III
sIcaa oi solns 10 % sile ieHo ] -iIit'uS 'lnel ,.,
Walen9'l'es Ie % loI Mna' VIVA s'te ,'i whh'ta' s4l'
Iie'7ell 1t soo' ue"i VI " tio''olJ ~ ses ~
.ae poor WofkWomeh themselves WHY
supplied these houses, so slat tley i,, Shoul'
receive tne luli price lol tlTii '''i: li's'i?
work, Which' oVnef"iSe' lh''S' u neoes'f
" W, pG ulNineo; VI ,,,,. u.4 .,o a;a no+ o,;+
"hat She SiLoulo geV She l, uiu '4v r's u.; tI;
snow loi sne llI|' ils' Il w. NV tLah " VI, at,
i1uy oeloIe, "i.o e eolne '"h,o '1D nm'1'p,nr m
always goV ii9ie ore ilonl l p, ,Id ave haut W.
tI'hn ron M i, Sne snoP9, nJ moIi n.;ra DN har "
I;ttln GIIn Nv thov I,r nosi;blv conid
MI Wunb al 'noS n,9ra p'h than tho usnal nrice
Mucn tliole I'in tilIn a 'l' u3""I ,,,,os1 pro
IahitnalIv I"Ii llTv' riIe pth tthey should boweye,
howar" how, ''I nf driyine hard hargains with III
UoM,',1 ,or,, noor or VI ''"' Vt "
Hnr bonnet looked dreadfullv shabb
llea 0GTe' 1;tie 'otfc otticn tonE ;tont frnm on
"e pooi ,;io..lata5 tiu,l; I L,1JbaroS that s+nn
u n 'ne tho I,a'p"'u nh"st of drawHrs. vet If bo
upon r,'jl'. yne Ine9v oaroJ " u I'"I +h .baat y
oeel cateiuny u IGNf,em fren, tbn ' of th