The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-05-16

beautiful things. I.- #r..
II am so glad to see this,r sh
said, as she took the young sliol
woman warmly by the hand, Gallo,
me to congratulate you, Miss Gal
trell, on having shown 30 muc
characterize say nothing of you
good taste and Judgment" ..
She was much struck by Lizzie
modest dignity, and absence O
anything like elation at this recog
milton from the first lady in tn,
town; but inwardly the young lad,
was III a state of very pleasant ex
citement. ...... ...
II have just ascertained," contin
ued the visitor, "that yonr mother
was an old friend OF mine; and
hope to see more of you than we
have hitherto done. And now we
will be business-like, If you please
for | really want some of that
pretty paper, which. they do not
seem to keep in the other stores
here"
The next afternoon, Nellie and
Clara Ferris, who were pretty la
dy-like girls, appeared, and invited
Lizzie to little entertainment.
After some indecision, she accept
ed the invation, and enjoyed the
evening very much--although the
doctor was not visible, having been
called away to distant part OF the
State. ...., .....
Some of the town people, the
paruenns especially were, at first,
disposed to ignore Miss Gartrell,
but the very evidentsupport of the
Ferrises and others kept them from
it; and every one came gradually
to look upon the little library as II
very pleasant rendezvous. las.
81 Declare" said Mrs. Sam Gar
trell, one day, as she looked admir-
ingly abolt her, II think it's real
fun keeping shop like this. Pm
so glad you've got it, Lizzie! you
showed real spunk. IN. B.-Mrs.
Sam would not have kept it her
self for anything.) But III tell
you what would be a decided i'm
prOyement; have some first.ratc
coffee and cake for ladies who are
out shopping-not restaurant you
know, but just coffee and cake.
Make the coffee specialty-which
you can easily do if you take pains,
and be economical too-and | real
ly think you'll get rich"
Lizzie was quite taken with this
idea. She talked the matter over
with Mrs. Webb; and the result
was that annother pretty placard,
announcing coffee and cake from
twelve to three, appeared in the
zephyr window. This, as Mrs. Sam
had prophesied, proved greatsu
GERS. The little lunches were
served in such a refined, attractive |
way with flowers, and the whitest
If napery, and the prettiest of
,hina-while coffee aud cake were
10th delicious-that the ladies
locked there daily; and it was ru-.
nored that this most unique of es,
Adjustments was fairly coming
money IN all its branches. .
1t was not exactly doing this
mt Miss Gartrell displayed a de.
ided executive ability and a gift
or improving opportunities 4; and
he result of a years experience
howed very handsome balance
Il her favor. Little Mrs. Webb's
hin cheeks had grown plump and
osy, aud the children were well
ared form every way the part
ership with so enterprising ayOung
,dy had been q stroke of msual
oOd fortune. People said Nor
hey say everything) that DIR. Fer
is had solicited the prepossessing
cad of the firm to retire into pri.
ate live; but that Lizzie, with
er taste for independence wonder.
lily sharpened, refused to go until
le could buy her own house.
She had resolved to try the ex-
eriment for three years; and in {
lie space of time the business had &
, outgrown its original limits,
lat ii could scarcely be recognized. q
he circulation library for periodi- /
lis had became library worthy '
the name-the volumes having u
aen selected by degrees, with the
,sistance of Mrs. Ferrit's cultiva. O
d taste and judgement-and it t
as really a credit to the town; v
e zephyr aud fancy article bust.
,ss was wonderfully extended o
ID as for the lunches, they had in. t
eased so in volume, that new b
larters were needed for this il
anch alone.
In two years from its Inaugural
IN, quite an elegant establishment
rs rented in place of the humble b
op that witnessed these first eft.
rts; and at the end of the third IA
ar, the firm was changed to that i,
Webb q Baird-Miss Cornelia
ing only too glad, by that time, :
step into her friends vacant a
ace. tl
Miss Gartrell disappeared alto "
ther; but young Mrs. Ferris, g
10 presided over a perfect bDou
home near the old family man a
IN, strongly resembles her; and
body in the place is more respect ol
than the doctors pretty and ac-
mplished wife. = Godcy's for
nil T.