The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-01
WHOLE NUMBER 74s.
verse Isabel's decision, now that it ap.
peared 10 be made.


It was made, and the wedding-day
was about to be fixed, when something
occurred which quite changed the posi-.
tion of affairs. ast72
Isabel was walking near the cathedral,
when her attention was attracted to-
girl Of about her own age, leaning
against the raj ings. The girl was
plainly dressed, and in her face and at
titude was such an air of dependency,
that Isabel, whose heat was full of
compassion for the wretched, felt her
self constrained to stop and speak to
her.
i" Are you not well? ?" she asked in
low, sympathetic voice.
The girl, who was very thinly and
poorly clad. looked up.
eyes" she answered "I am WE'LL"
"But ySu are sad. You have met
with some misfortune, have you not?"
Eyes" answered the girl, despond-
entity.
"Will you tell me what it is? Per-
haps it is something that can remedy.
Do not think me inquisitive, but I
really want to help you, if you will let
me-"
The girl answered frankly:
'Thank you for your kindness. It
does me good, for I stand in need of
kind words"
"Tell me, then, your trouble" and
Isabel, in her sealskin jacket and warm
velvet dress, took the arm of the shabby
creature, and together they walked
along through Market street into the
busiest part of town.
"My mother and lived together"
explained the girl eve are very poor,
and mother is an invalid, unable to do
much. We have nothing to live upon
except what I earn by my needle"
"That must be very little"
eyes, it is very little; but have
been defrauded of that little. 1t is too
hard"
"Tell me about it. Isit possible that
any one could be SO mean as to cheat
you out of the little you earn in that
hard wayp" -
ct will tell you how it happened A
week since, I got bundle of waistcoats
to make for large house. The pay
was very small. By working early and
late could earn about eighteenpence a
day."
ISIS it possible? never heard of such
oppression !" said Isabel indignantly.
"Well, I finished the half-dozen, and
this morning took them round to the
shop. Instead of paying the money, the
proprietor, q rich man, said roughly
that they were not we'll done, and he
could only pay sevenpence apiece for
them. IF would take that he would
give me more work. / knew it was all
pretence to cheat me out of sixpence
on each, for am an experienced waist
coat-maker, and these were made as well
as usual"
"And did. you take the money, my
poor friend ?" asked Isabel.
"What could I do? There was no
money to buy our dinner. I had to take
it, but know that it is impossible for
us to get along on that paltry sum. ]
see nothing for us but starvation.
"Cheer up! am rich. I will help
you," said the heiress. "But tell me
the,name of this mean wretch who de-
frauded you?"
"Walter Barton"
"Who?" exclaimed Isabel, startled
and surprised.
"Walter Barton. hear he is en-
gagged to wealthy heiress, but don't
think such man can prosper"
''I must look into this" said Isabel,
quickly, her face flushed "It's more
important to me than you know. Come
to my house"
The girl accompanied her home, and
presently the heiress, who had changed
dresses with the poor girl fora briei
space emerged into the street and made
her way to the shop of Walter Barton.
She was so mufled up that her face
could not be SEEN,
What do you want ?" asked sales
man roughly.
"To see Mr.. Barton" +" answered Isabe
in low voice.
s'He is busy. He can't see girl like
your
: "I have something important to say
to him."
Walter Barton, on being told this,
came forward.
t "Well, girl, what do you want of me,
: he asked rudely.
"You gave me only sevenpence fol-
some waistcoat I brought here thil
morning. said Isabel in an assumed
voice.
"What of that? They were poorl.
made"
) -"I need the money for my mother.
worked hard, and am sure the waist
coats were we'll made"
: 'Iook here can't be troubled will
, you," said Barton roughly. "I gav'
you all the work was worth.
"My mother will starve !"
"Let her starve then. It's no bus
iness of mine.
This was too much for Isabel, who's
] indignation was intense.
: She threw up her veil, revealing t,
Walter Barton face that terrified him
SO full was it of withering scorn.
"I am glad have. found You out
l Mr.. Barton" said Isabel. "Fortun
r ately it is not too late, and she turne'
5 haughtily and swept out the shop.
3 "1sabel! Isabel Isabel Howard !
called Walter Barton in an agitate,
] tone. "Come back. It's all mistake
! will make it right.
Isabel did not answer, nor turn back
, but left the place with her illusion
, broken.
The next day it was announced il
c society that the engagement was broken
Three months later there was a ne'
engagement, but this time it was DI
Percy who gained the prize for whic
SO many were striving.
4 The poor girl soon obtained remuners
tive employment through Isabels II
fiuence, and she and her mother neve
. again knew want.
: AS for Waltar Barton, he rued Bit
{ terly his fatal mistake, but for Isabel
l is a most fortunate one, since it saved he
8 from marrying man whom she woul
have despised, and gave her q husban
l whom she could respect as well as love
A Simple Cholera Cure.
/, "It is q sin," said the late Rev. D.
William Tracy, who spent the whole