Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03
THAT CLERK,


ed nv fingers to the bone in some other
way before would come to that" said
Lizzie Doyle, going to the mirror and re-
a ljusting "A twrntv-d pllar hat.
$50 would |, but, then, what could
she dn?"
AT east she might make herself n
! little less public. Ifthrre's anything
deSpise, it's :he-e sae, women" ="
$50 do | How much better it would
have been to have gone into dress max
ing or millinery, or something of that
sort. But To stand behind the counter
like man !"
Papa always did like those Stanleys," "
said Lizzie Doyle petulently.
"les, we always liked them enough
until Mr.. Stanley failed. didn't we?"
mo not | for ore. Laura was always
SO independent in her notions. DON'T
you Iem"m Der how hard she studied NJ
school? 1t doe, seem as ii she foresaw
her fathers failure"
81 wonder she didn't try some better
position then. She is certainly capab ble
ef being -omething better than shop
grl."
"Oh, | believe papa intends to promote
her when Mr.. Joberly goes west. She
will then take Johrrly's place as JUNIOR
bookkeeper. Think of that for We
man"
That would be better than selling
good. ! don I see how she can do that
with her refined tastes. Why didn't she
give lessons, wonder? Is might not
bring her in quite SO much money but it
would bn n dcnl nicer"
"Ye, md then we could recognize
her" said Lizzie Doyle.
That's what | was coming to-" was
the reply of her companion, u small, sal
low faced girl elabpratelv trimmed and
luunced. How are we to treat her now?
, We have been great friends, you know ::
TINT Is, when she WAS in our SET" she
add d, seeing Lizzie, brow daIkrn.
"I'Il tell you how | shall trent her,
responded Lizzie, slowly drawing on II
pair at elumcd three buttoned kid
gloves; precisely a~ | trent nil of pnpa's
CLERKS. Aud should like to see any of
them presume !"
ron, bnt Laura won't presume ! You
needn't be afraid of that; she's too prodd. >
But how can YOU help it when you
go to the same church? Sho sits so near
u you know"
"Of course, she'Il give up the pew. She
cant afford that"
That is precisely what she does not
mean to do. heard her say the family
must economize somewhere else and keep
the pew. Her mother is hald of hearing
and c"u'd not enjoy the services farther
bach. The children, too, must go to
church. That Is the last thing. She said,
one uu hl To give up. | head her say
this to your father last Saturday"
"Huw provoking" ," said Lizlie impa-
tirntly. "Shr will always be in our faces.
But shall have nothing to do with her.
| know what it is tor, The artlu MINK
its to he near u. She kl avs she ha. got
into papa's good & aces; and Al, too, adj
mire- her. She Is very plain"
Laura is no behuly," was the reply,
shut don't think she is very plain She
certa ihly has lowered hereelf, though by
going into "A store" And thereupon the
two girls went out for their walk
1t was near twilight OF that day when
Laura Stanley walked hrskly nome and
entered the nent two story house to which
her mother. had lately removed such OF
her huuseholr effects AS had been spared
by the auctinneer.
This is really pleasant" ehe said,
sinking into char that hai been drawn
near the glowing CRATE. II had no idea,
mother, th"t y1u would So soon make
the house seem so home Ike.
"Are you very tired, my denr?" asked
her mother, n refined lonRing woman, n
she helped .her daughtel take of her hat
aud ct ak,
"RAlher, but like the business its II
fine place for the study ot character"
II wish you had chosen something else
my dear"
IL don't wish So" said Laura-"There
is Hothlng else that would have brought
me good salary tnnce. ] used to won
der what u cerlai. person would be 10 me
II were not the ricn Mr.. Stanley daugh-
ter, aud now | know. It's knowledgo
worth gaining"
"Do you NEE. with any persons you
are acquaint'd d with" asked her mother
"Oh, yes; and It : amusing when they
come upon me suddenly. o IT'S real
Iy lis this Nj Iss 5 aLleJ sud sometimes
up go the eye glasses. Then feel well
as il ! shou d Ieeze somebody, il could i,
tor minute. Others see me and MAKE
beIieVe they are examining goods; So ab-
sorbed are they that they go clear by me
without looking up, and pass out in the
same way. But such sights don't trOu-
bic me. ! find out how much true friend
ship is worth, and ~ho, out Of all the
seeming ladies | have been in the habit
of meeting, are true aud who are false. "
"Then you meet some that are trueP"
"Yss, indeed ; Judge Agnte's wife,
who always seemed 50 proud aud distant,
came up to me with a glowing face and
fairy congratulated me. She did it like
n lady, too, and like "A friend. There was
nothing patronizing about her. And
there are several others Ia whom my p0
silinn makes uo difference. They prize
me for what an Yet whats price to
pay fur learning the value of true friend