The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-03-21

quite so much money, but it woul,
be a deal hicer,r i'fa ..5 0'
+" Yes; and then we could reeoo
nize," her said Lizzie Doyle.
"That's what | was coming IN
was the reply of her companion :,
small, sallow- faced girl, elaborated,
trimmed and fiOunceti. !" How ar,
We to treat her nowf We hav
been great friends, you know tina
is when she was in our set," sh
added; seeing Lizzie's brow dark
en. t.a. .t.E -
"I'll tell you how l shall trea
her." responded Lizzie, SLOWLY draw
ing on a pair of perfumed, three
buttoned kid gloves; "precisel,
as l treat all papa's clerks. And
should like to see any of them pre-
sumo !"
go, but Laura won't presume
You needn't be afraid of that she,
too proud"
"But how can you help it wher
you 60 to the store or church I She
sits SO near us, you know"
"Of course she'll give up thai
pew. She can't afford that
"That's precisely what she does
not mean to do. l heard her say
the family must economize some.
where else and keep the pew
Her mother is hard of hearing and
could not enjoy the service furt her
back. The children, too, must go
to church. That is the last thing,
said, one ought to give up. / heard
her say this to your father last
Sunday" ..... .....
Chow provoking!" said Lizzie,
impatiently. "She will always be
in our faces. But | shall have
nothing to do with her. l know
what it is for, the artful mink Its
to keep near us. She knows she
has got into papa's good graces
and AL, too, admires her. | 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 low
cred herself, though by going into
a store" And therenpon the two
girls went out for IA walk.
1t was near twilight of that day
when Laura Stanley walked briskly
home and entered the neat two.
story 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 said,
into a chair that had been
drawn near to the glowing CRATE.
'' had no idea, mother, that you
would so soon make the house home
like.n
" Are you very tired, my deari"
asked her mother, a refined looking
woman, as she helped the daughter
to take off her cloak and hat.
Rather, but like the business;
and it's fine place tor the study
Of character"
al wish you had chosen some.
hing else, my dear"
81 don't wish sO,n said Laura.
'There is nothing else that would
nave brought Il salary at once. l |
Ised to wonder what a certain per
'on would be to me if were not
he rich Mr.. Stauley's daughter,
md now | know. It's a knowledge
worth gaining" t'-.
ado you meet many persons you
ire acquainted with 7" asked her
notber. ... ..- .... II.H
ooh, yes; and it's amusing when
hey come upon me suddenly. Oh!
t's really lis this Miss Stanley 7
nd some times up go the eye
,lasses. Then | feel-well, as if |
hould like to freeze somebody, if
could, for a minute. Others see
ne and make believe they are ex.
mining goods; so absorbed are
hey that they go clear by me with
ut looking up, and pass out the
anne way. But such sights don't
rouble me. | have found out how
luch true friendship is worth, and
no, out of all the seeming ladies'
have been in the habit OF meeting,
re true, and who are false.r T
"Then you meet some that are
'uer -'.A uS 'Ihr-
eyes, indeed; Judge Agate's
ife, who always seemed to me SO ,
rOud and distant, came up to me /
ith glowing face and fairly con- d
ratulated me. She did it like I
dy, too, and like aifriend. There Q
AS nothing patronizing about. her. t
nd there are several others to
HON my position makes no differ. b
ICE. They prize me for what /
u. Yet what a price to pay to
arm the value of true friendship
lded Laura, with a deep SIGH. |.
81 met Aggie Doyle to-day, and r
Ie wouldn't speak to me-" said p
lice, Laura's sister, who had come p
to the room and overheard the Fl
st remark. "Why should she a
It speak to me, wonder ~ 'lli o
I" Because your sister is a clerk d
her fathers store" said Laura, z
mewbat bitterly. s.rs4. sdl i'll