The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-01-11
NOT A PENNY MORE.
The Last Of Many DhsappOIntmenlS--
A Poor WOmAn's EnOTG 10 Sell Her
Hair
New York Herald.

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NeV York Herald.
How many people there are in this great
city who weep genuine tears over the
tragedies of the stage over the unh ippy
fate of 1.-The Two Orphans,' and similar
creations of the pAywright's brain Or, in
romance, has not the incident of Victor
Hugo's Famine selling her golden hair and
Ie rly teeth to buy bread for Ter little
Cosette, aroused feelings of tbs deepest
emo ions? II fiction can so move the heart
how much more should fact? An incident
MS pitlful MS anything in romance was wit
messed day or two since by Herald re
porter While lettering on Fourteenth
street. watching the eager throng of happy
people out shopping for Christmas pres
entS, he noticed an incongruous fgur.
among them, II was that of woman; tall
slight, and clothed in Il dress of shabby
black Her eyes wore sad expression and
the Ines about her mouth were tightly
drawn. What Il contrast was the pale face
to the rosy checks and bright eyes on every
side The reporter regarded with in.
terest. She stopped suddenly in front of
n large store for the sale of human hair,
near the corner of Sixth avenue. Hesita-
tinga moment, and giving a eau ious glance
up and down the crowded thort ughfpre, she
entered. With downcast eyes she walked
up to a counter behind which stood we'll
fed female clerk. Taking a newspaper par
Gel from under her shawl she opened it out
before the cold gaze of the clerk. 1t was a |
roll of hair, about a yard long, thick and |
fine. In color it was nuthrown, with a
tinge of gold. just the shade OF the
which chung in short ringlets
around her face and just the shade that
poets love to write about. TT suggested
hose lines Of Cozzens
)h loosen the snood that You wear, Jeanette;
let me tangle hand in your hair my pet,
Tor the world to ME hath no prettier sight
han yom brown hair bathed in its golden Light.
GLOW much will you give me for that?"
aid the tremulous voice of the woman.
he shopkeeper looked at it critically then
Oddly answered, "a dollar and half"
The woman gazed blankly at her for a
loment. SIS that all ?" and the pent>up
ears chased each other down her careworn
leeks. a
"a dollar and a half, not penny more. n
peated the woman from behind the d
,unter O
1.-The barber that cut it off told me that - -
SO'ib SOu P1O IOI II, Sdlu IG0 poor Il,
oman, choking back her tears. w w
"Then you had better sell it to him; we i.
Il give but dollar and half " o os
A young lady customer who had heard On
is conversation with mingled feelings of Al
hgnation and emotion, turned to the "a -,
deswoman GLOW can you offer this m m
Or woman such a sum when you know a..
It you can get at least 500 for that hair ?" WIZ uIt
she. w.
of course we can; that is the way we rea
business. The woman has heard my haC
&C..
Then you shall never get cent of my 9th
ley, replied the young lady, hurrying roo
n the shop, it
Only dollar and a half! Oh, my bow
|! is it possible?' and the wretched tool
nan sank down on chair and buried Nal
face in her thin hands while the re- SO
er wondered what was back of all this Nal
t terrible want had induced this poor and
ture to part with her beautiful hair; hare
even more he wondered at the hard see
t of the shopkeeper. The slight figure W
ne woman sho ok with suppressed sobs; han,
ong ringets lay upon the counter. colin
the world to me hath no prettier sight tory
your brown hair bathed in its golden light" was
al any man ever said as much of those lust
n locks? bod,