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

: bouquets, lent look of brightnes
, and refinement. .r 4,
| Cornelia Baird pronounced it I"
t jewel of shop" and she fitted il
. and out, on opening day, to watcl
her friends progress, and see TO
herself how the experiment wa
likely to work. On the evening o
that day, Lizzie laughinglg sum
med up her profits. The outla,
had not been very great, for she in
; tended to begin moderately ant
increase her business by degrees
and she found that five persons hat
taken out magazines, and three
weekly papers-thaJ several boxes
of paper and sheets Of fancy pic
lures had been disposed of--that
several people had asked for jars
for decorative purposes-several
| for postage stamps-and there had
been one inquiring for cigars. o
Great satisfaction had been ex.
pressed with her plan of renting
out the magazines and papers, and
she was assured that this alone
would pay her well. Several of
her customers had turned before
leaving to Mrs. Webb's counter
and it gave her great pleasure to
see the little woman's bright looks,
as her wares were disposed of more
promptly than usual. # u.r
As Miss Gartrell laid her head on
her pillow that night, she had the
satisfaction of feeling that she had
fitted into her niche--she was no
longer a square peg in a round
hole, or rice rersd. .... t .u
And what of DIR. Ferris I as Cor
nelia Baird had asked. ' -H.
He and his mother and sister
lived in beautiful, ld-fashioned
place, on the outskirts of the town;
and had the reputation OF priding
themselves particularly as not be-
ing people of yesterday. Perhaps
they did SO pride themselves they
certainly were not purse proud, and
valued people for what they we're
not for what they had. H.
"Harry," said Miss Nellie to her
brother, as they sat at the table,
"what is this queer story about
Miss GartrelPs opening "A shop 7
Do you believe itp
~ ought TO, I suppose" was the
reply, and DR.. Ferris looked an.
noyed "for L caught a glimpse of
her today, presiding over book
and paper establishment. Do you
not think the step very odd one,
mother9 | wonder that her broth
er allows tit would be very hu.
to me to have my sisters
feel that they must leave my house |
to earn their own living. Women
are not intended for it,"
His pleasant face was qtlfte dis !
figured by scowl of disapproval
and his mother smiled, as she an.
swered: "You must remember,
Henry, that there are, untortunate-
~, more ivies thar oaks; and a life T
of dependence, under any circum-
stances is neither agreeable nor
alevating. | do not believe that
Miss Gartrell's brother is at all to
blame, and yet l think she has act
cd very wisely in the step she has
taken. | do hope she will be sue
as | thiuk she will be. |
'eally like her for her own sake
md | have just discovered that her
mother was. Emily Peters, whom |
ised to love dearly in my school
lays. ] shall take an early oppor.
unity of looking in upon Miss
lizzie and expressing an interest
II her success
Mamma" said Clara Ferris
when her brother had left the room,
would you be willing to have
Henry marry a shop-woman 7"
"Quite willing, my dear, if she
we're the right kind of shop-wo-
nan-but there is as much differ.
nee in the article AS there is IN
'Oetry. Should Harry become in
atuated (Which he certainly is not
kelly to do) with one of those over
ressed creatures at Marsh's, who
)ok like vulgar fashion plates, and : :
eem animated with the one idea
f making good match, / should
outsider it a serious misfortune;
ut when a lady like Miss Gartrell .
hooses, III quiet, lady like way, q
, make herself independent, | =
link she is deserving of all honor. V
We will not talk, however, of mar
wing yet; i know that matters u
ave not progressed so far as that d
etween Harry and Miss Gartrell, Q
Though it is very evident that he Y
lmires her. But she may not re. U
lrn it-every one does not view =.
lr only son and brother just in y Y
le light that we do" .. "
The sisters looked incredulOus =
} them, this brother was Sir Gala l'
ad, Socrates. and Adonis, rolled y
to one. U
The days went on, and our hero y
e prospered. Old acquaintauces y
'opped in at first from curiosity, p
I'd afterward because they took
,nuine pleasure in their visits to .
10 little circulating library; and !"
became quite the fashion to pa "
onize Miss Gartrell. q
Among the first to come was ~
RS. Ferris; and Lizzie's heart did g
liter little when she caught y y
ght of that lady approaching the a
,or. She was "A fine looking wo-
an with certain sweet stateli- d,
'ss of manner; and she wore her b;