Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-12
FORCED TO EAT HUMBLE PIE.

and readiusting a $40 hat.
$50 would I, but, then, what could
she do?"
cat least she might have made her
self a little less public. If there's any
thing despise, it's these saleswomen."
so dol. How much better it would
have been to have gone into dressmak-
ing or millinery, or something of that
sort But to stand behind the counter
like MANI
"Papa always did like those STAN
leys," said Lizzie Doyle petulahtly.
Eyes, we all liked them we'll enough
until Mr.. Stanley failed, didn't we?"
mo, not [ for one. Laura was al
ways SO independent in her notions.
Don't you remember how hard she
studied at school? 1t does seem as if she
foresaw her fathers failure"
Il wonder she didn't try some better
position then. She is certainly capable
Of being something better than a shop
girl"
20, [ believe papa intends to promote
her to Mr.. Joblegys place as 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. I wonder? 1t might not
bring her quite as much money, but 1t
would be deal nicer"
"Yes; and then we could recognize
her." said Lizzie Doyle.
THAT'S what [ was coming to" was
the reply of her companion, small,
sallow-faced girl, deliberately trimmed
and founced. How are we to treat
her now? We have been great friends.
you know; that is, when she was in our
set" she added, seeing Lizzies brow
darken.
''rll 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 presume -
80, but Laura won't presume ! You
needn't he afraid of that; she's too
proud"
"But how can you help it when you
so to the church Or store? She sits SO
near us you know
"Of course she'll give up that pew.
She can't afford that
"That's precisely what she didn't IN
tend to do. heard her say the family
must economist somewhere else and
keep the pew. Her mother is hard Of
hearing and could not enjoy the servi-
ces further back. The children, too,
must 60 to church. That is the last
thing, she said, one ought to give up.
| heard her sav .his to your father last
Sunday"
How provoking" said Lizzie, impa-
tiently. "She will always be in our
faces. But shall have nothing to do
with her. [ know what it is for, the
artiul mink! it's to keep near us. She
knows she has got into fathers good
graces, and Al, too, admires her. I
don't see what there is to admire. She's
very plain
." Laura is no beauty" was the reply,
but don't think she's SO very plain.
She certainly mas lowered herself
though by going into store" And
thereupon the two girls went out for
their walk.
1t was near twilight of that day when
Laura Stanley walked briskly home and
entered the neat, tWo-stery house to
which her mother had lately removed
such of her household effects as had
been spared by the auctioneer.
This Is really pleasant" she sud,
sinking into a chair that had been
drawn near to the glowing CRATE. I
had no idea, mother, that you would so
soon make the house so home-ike."
Are you very tired, my dear?" asked
her mother, a refined looking woman,
as she helped the daughter take off her
cloak and hat.
Rather, but l like the business; and
it's fine place for the study OF charac-
ter
II wish you had done something else,
my dear
Il don't wish So" said Laura. There
is nothing else that would have brought
Il salary at once. [ used to wonder
what certain person would be to me
were L not the rich Mr.. Stanley's daugh-
ter; and now [ know. It's knowledge
worth gaining"
DO you meet many you are &C
quainted with ?" asked her mother.
90, yes; and it's amusing when they
come upon me suddenly. o. it is, real
ly!-is this Miss Stanley? and sometimes
up go the eyeglasses. Then [ feel
we'll, as if should like to freeze some
body, if could, for a minute. Others
see me, and make believe they are ex-
aiming goods; SO absorbed are they
that they go clear by nae without look
ing up. and pass out in the same way.
But such sights don't trouble nae. [ find
out how much true friendship is worth,
and who, out of ali the seeming ladies
/ have been In the habit of m eeting, are
true, and who are false"
"Then you meet some that are
true?'
eyes, indeed; Judge Agate's wife,who
always seemed SO proud and distant,
came up to me with glowing face and
fairly congratulated me. She did it like
lady, too, and like a friend. There
was nothing patronizing about her.
And there are many others to whom
my position makes no difference. They
prize me for what [ am. Yet what a
price to pay for learning the value of
trua friendship said auro u;tl n