American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-10
AN EASTER CARD.

An EASTER CARD.
"wAat can a girl do in our dayr
exclaimed Agnes Clement. petulantly
The speaker rested her elbows ON the
table and gazed at the lamp.
Opposite was sister Anne, calm, ma
tronly, self-satisfied. mending baby's
pinafore.
PLENTY of occupation may be found
in your profession, if you would seel
it." replied sister Anne, biting off hel
thread, and forming new knot.
Painting china, designing wood-cuts,
even coloring Photographic
Agnes raised her head. with flashing
eyes
Oh. why do you not add taking In
washing, or scrubbing down the stairs ?''
she cried, with scorn and anger.
THAT is the difficulty" continued
sister Anne. with unrufiied composure.
.'You are impatient, and despise the
beginning. One can not spring into q
fullfedged artist at one bound. Pray,
how did the European artists commence,
about whom you are so fond of readingr
Very modestiy, l promise you"
Agnes made no immediate response.
Instead. she ruffled her blonde hair with
her hands, and stared moodily at the
lamp. The room was plain. and the
noise of the street below was audible
in the tinkling of car bell, the rattle
OF carts ON the pavement, the distant
strains of q wheezy organ, blending
with the footsteps Of late customers to
the shops. Located on one of the
wide business avenues of the city of
New York, this modest home Of clerk
with slender salary held dissimilar ele-
uon'3 unlseo u o.ssI iolA.susmp. Ing
very lamp OF Inc saoie possessed ou-
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could not obtain any OF the work
you propose, If I tried" resumed the
csnts than labor in all fslds and IL
every land
~fme-" siched sister Anne. mind
ful that 4 week al fitness would renIace
her husband 1t the store by q dozen
eager Competitors IN need of bread.
a kew was inserted in . neiehborine
door. and the object of her solicitude
entered. bringing = gust of keen winter
air with him. The husband of sister
Anne was : brisk little man. with
shrewd blue eyes, haxen hair, and a
SPOT of red ON either oheek-bone. He
greeted his family cheerfully while un-
winding . silk handkerchief from his
throat.
Eve got somethinp for Won in INV
nocket Icov.n h., aid 10 his s;ster.;6.
law. 1.-The very thing for you.n
She looked At him with.a faint smile,
Eyes, I came on Il quite bv acc ;'
I may say--riding up town in the car"
he pursued, with animation.
Then he unfolded 4 newspaper. and
placed his finger on = paraoranA. The
rio rad tocetber the foIioy;no .dvarS
t;.ement. ''' UNIV 'sA'ol-
nRENTTIN oaersd ~ s,m for te.t d..,.r q,
1 Easter card for the approaching season..
C1mPet,aofs are requested 70 present. sneT APP
~
ois.e, anne feao over INC sn93noer OF
nel husband.
what . cnance ior you, Agnes!
sne said- am connoens you would
van sne Prizo. One hundred oonars,
too.
Lang and 20. are the great hthog..
raphers, you Know, supplemented
the husband saw II Dy the merest
cna1ce ~ colun Oh aoverasements-
Notning nAe Ieao1ne sne papers
Agnes studied the paragraph, and
M a 0xU nal md