The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-05-16
tPASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, 6,

- MS house as ever, Lizzie'S penetr
y tiOn soon made the discovery tha
5, it she wished to continue on goo
terms with her, sister-in-law,
would never do to live with he
Mrs. Sam was very pleasal
acquaintance, or ordinary friend
bnt she was not satisfactory for b,
man natures daily food.
Lizzie Gartrell had very little
and she had hithorto made yer
little; occasionally writing cleve
stories that brought her a fair RI
muneration, but could not be locke
} upon AS dependence; and havin
looked matters and things squarel
in the face, she was resolved unde
the circumstances to take ney
departure. She lived in q countr,
town where q good dealof buslnes
was done; but where people hat
only lately walked up to the knowl
edge of certain needs. Traversine
the principal thoroughfare, one day
on a walk of investigation, the ides
OF her shop first suggested itself
All the shops she saw were cut af
ter the same pattern, some larger
some smaller; ana she had certain
notions of her own on the subject
which, if properly carried out
would certainly prove IA success
Part of her small stock of money
could be invested in this way; and
she felt sure of its bringing a liber
al return.
She paused in front of LITTLE
zephyr store where she had fire.
quently made. small purchases, and
had BECOME interested in the pro-
prietor-a delicate little woman
who was SO evidently lady, that
it was not necessary for her to
speak of having seen better days.
She was now widow with three
children to support! and lacking
business knowledge and enterprise,
as well as capital, the little shop in
which some kind friends had set
her up was fast proving IA failure.
Miss Gartrell stepped in now to
see how she was getting on; and
found poor little Mrs. Webb almost
in tears. r.. ....
4" ! must rent half the store," she
said, "there are two windows, you
see-but | am afraid that no one
will care to take part of it, or that
| may get some one who would be
very disagreeable." -.
~ wonder if ! would be ?" asked
Lizzie with a smile, ~ hope not
tor | think that half a store would
suit me better than IA whole one"
One thing led TO another; and
when they parted, Mrs. Webb
found herself, to her great surprise,
provided with a jointtenant for the
store and also with boarder. For
Lizzie discovered that the little wo-
man had a large sunny room which
she would be gladto have occupied;
and it seemed most providential
happening for both of them that
they had been brought together.
1t was delightful to our heroine to
have Mrs. Webb's protection and
companiODship in her new venture ; |
and her eye was SO bright aud her
step so elastic on her walk home
ward, that DIR. Ferris, passing hur-
riedly in his buggy, suddenly |
thought that he had not been aware
how attractive-loOking she was.
His deferential bow was returned
with a gay smile, as Lizzie recalled
the saying that, for a woman to
give her hand with dignity, she
must be able to stand alone. She
was not in the least strOng-minded
being naturally ivy-like in her
ncliuations; but she refused to
,ling unless her support was a
genuine monarch of the forest.
Miss Gartrell lost no time in pre-
understanding once decided on
Ter course, she went practically to
work and at the period OF the
with Cornelia Baird,
Ter plan was a regularly defined
me. Cornelia made suggestions,
nd wondered, and lamented but
cit halfinclined, when she reached
ome and surveyed her scant ward
ODE, to follow her friends example. I
As Lizzie had said, her shop was
Ot to be an everyday shop; and
ne fine day, people who had been
to patronize " the lit
lie zephyr wOman," were quite sur
rised at the transformation in her
remises. One window was very
rettily and artistically arranged l
18th her wares-more so than it |
ad ever been before; and the other 6
'indow was hung with lace cur a
,ins, had vines in it, flowers, a [
ird cage-and the prettiest of pla- c
ards, white and green letters on a {
rimson ground, informed the pub
C that within was a circulating Ii t
rary for periodicals and weekly |
a choice collection of 1
.ationery, fancy pictures, etc.
Within sat our friend Lizzie, at i
retty table covered and draped d
it'll her own tasteful hands, and a
ressed with greater care than she G
adj expended on her toilet for a t
ng time-tor she very justly con- II
dered this an important detail of c
er plan and the result was eni-
entity pleasing. Lizzie Gartrell 4
as certainly very fnelooking Il
ri "every inch the lady, The S
tile store was beautifully clean d
I'd orderly; and ivies aud madeira n
nas fIIed mn the corners and hung u