The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-12

| sion. / think / can help you find COM
| panion-''
Really, dear, | am AFRAID factory girl
| will not suit me.n
Perhaps not; but there are two new COM
ers who have been in better positions and
are driven there by stress of circum-
stances
"Who are they?'
"One, Miss Sarah Desmond, is the daugh-
ter of a music teacher in B, who died
year ago. The young lady has tried Ii vain
to get pupils enough to support her. B.
is not the place for her. The people vino
can afford music lessons for their children
either send them to boarding school or the
seminary; so, for lack OF pupils, Miss Dss.
mond earns her living in the factory"
s'You said there were two. Has she a
sister,"
mo, Miss Ford IS friend, believe They
board together. Miss Ford has been teach
er in the seminary for some time, and was a
pupil teacher there while she received her
education. She had to give up on account
of her health, and yet has no money to live
on"
''You seem very familiar with the history
of these girls, Worthington."
That's one of my duties, mother. l have
300 girls in my factory, and | owe it to each
one of them 10 inquire closely into the an-
tecedents of every new conner"
"Yes yes, you are quite right, no doubt;
yet l should think such matters could be
leIb Win ON0lSScIS. DQk S1OulO ilkc W sCt
these girls"
"Drive over with me this morning. It
is warm and pleasant, and the air will do
you good"
II will 1 must make some selection soon,
for the Grahams sail in May and it Is now
the second week IN April"
Two or three hours before the discussion
between Mrs. Sydney and her son regarding
the proposed companion, two girls in a small
room in boarding house in the manufac-
turing town of B were dressing hastily
and chatting as they twisted their hair and
performed toilet duties.
did you have any answer to your adver
tisement Sadie?" asked one, the more sub
dued and quiet of the two, whose blue eyes
were sad, and whose pale face bore the deep
flush, coming and going, of weakness.
| None" replied Sadie Desmond, who was
undeniably handsomer aud more stylish
| looking than her friend. II suppose there
will be no release for me from this hateful,
drudging life. How you can bear it so pa
tientIy is mystery to me-"
81 must bear it," was the quiet reply.
CDR. Graves says l must not teach for year
at least, and yet there is the vulgar neces-
| sity of eating" and she laughed low,
] sweet laugh like child's, mot to mention
| lodging clothing, and such trifiing mat
| ters."
| "Don't l know?" said Sadie, bitterly
"Wnen have l ever known anything but
poverty, and poverty's bitterest straits? My
| education was given me in charity by my
uncle. and it is merely wasted in this miser-
able place. The music teachers place at the
| seminary is taken, and father nearly starved
on the few private pupils he could obtain.
| Poor father He always thought my hand
some face and manner would win me rich
husband Richl Who are the rich men in
| B? Manufacturers, with wives and fam
| lies, and Mr.. Worthington Sydney"
She blushed e. this name as if she waited
har, nod Int ord J00
| from the window.
Joining her, Sadie said:
'.Mr. Sydney comes often to our loom,
Effis."
I'VE are green hands, you know. Perhaps
he thinks we may spoil our work, was the
quiet reply.
He is very handsome. Effie.'
YES, very"
Unmarried, too, and very rich.'
The breakfast bell rang, and Ellie won't
down STAIRS, with remark to her compan
| ion on the lateness of the hour.
81 wonder" thought Sadie, ''if it is Effiie's
blue eyes or my dark ones that draw Worth.
ington Sydney to our corner"
The young man himself could not have
answered the question. He stood in the of
flee that overlooked the work room, wher
every loom was busy, where, unseen him
SELF the overseer could watch all those EN-
ployed in it.
you see," he said to an old lady, very
plainly dressed. who stood beside him, the
two young ladies who are at the third loom
to the right The one with dark eyes is the
music teachers daughter; the one facing hel
is Miss Ford
Suppose 1 should go in and talk will
them?'
IF you wish, you can do SO, or will have
them come here"
No; will GO in alone. The tall one is very
handsome.
Every She seems strangely out of plac,
to me, here"
Mrs. Sydney crossed the room, pausing t.
speak to several of the girls, till she stood BY
Sadie Dssnond's side.
Can you tell me-" she said, where car
get glass of water?'
IN the corner by the closet, where tn,
hats hang" was the curt reply.
Effie looked up at the gray hairs ant
said:
IF YOU will take a seat for moment
can get it for you. The clock will strike l.
in less than two minutes, and l can leav'
the room"
''Thank you.'' was the reply, as the oil,
lady took seat on bench near the girls.
Cant you find something better to do il
noon hours than to wait on an old woman
who comes in" said Sadie contemptuously
"Hushin said Effie, with quick, sensitiv
flush, .'she will hear you
But Saide had noted that the old lady
dress was of plain black alpaca, and he
bonnet OF straw, and was dislnclined to pa
any attention to any one dressed in tina
, garb.
|, When the clock struck, Effie fastened 70
i, the water, while Sadie took out her luncheo
on the bench, near Mrs. Sydney. The oil
lady noticed that Effie took out a napkil
from her little basket, to polish the ding
tumbler, and rinsed 1t carefully, before fill
ing it for her.
: You are very kind she said, as she re
csived it. 81 am tired from walking abou
the building"
J Perhaps you are looking for some one,
, said Efie ''and 1 can help you. 1t Is COZ
, fusing to stranger to find friend here"
mo, was not in search of any friend"
'sIf you are looking for g place for
daughter said Sadie, you will find 20 al
Y plications ahead of you at the Office"
lis the work heavy?" asked the old LADY
turning to Sadie.
/ "Try it and see," Yves the rude reply.