The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-20

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warmly rtpntulnind with snphfphln NJ
ming hor u permanent hpmo and pro.
posing M Immediate lpnn lut M.
phfouia Waa drm. declined M these Mind
0lerufol, aud pleaded for the forenoon
cllsf and The yrfy nest day after her
interview Win Stephen billings she NJ.
onlyod a letter from Mrs lNnl nhn0unc.
mn SIN with much tender protest That
ihofllsf wa arranged, and she could
assume W. direction NJ my moment
win this letter In hor hnnd, SUphfo.
niH broke ihn matter ~ her parents,
who were not only surprised and loitll
10 part with her bat urged that there
could bo no necessity for II, now that
"Old Grind, ne M Ncwc0mb dubbed
his old school male mud creditor, had
shown such q soft spot aud granted
him u whole year N the pesky mors.
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Nevertheless S%ophronia persisted In
carrying ont her plan On arriving in
New York, Sophfonia amazed her aunt
who received her warmly, aud made
her nj once tho mistress ~ u lovely
room by going out on the third day
and returning with the news that she
had found and taken cheap but rcpu-
table lodgings n another part oftho city,
with kitchen privileges
Kitchen priyilegosl' cried Mrs.
Bird, looking nt her niece In real dis.
may. "My dear S%ophronia, what on
earth eau you want of kitchen priv.
logcsP'
"Why to board myself, Of course.
must earn and save every cent | can
said Suphronia, earnestly. II hay,
given my word, and | will keep IL
Aud cant you see, dear aunt, there u
but u wayP'
mo, | can't and Mrs. Bird folded
and unfolded her hands In sincere vexa
ton. you do not need TO be =,
proud II this IL what is meant by New
England pride, I'm SUR It's q very ugl,
virtue. II was all very well for thos,
delicate women who had 10 come oycl
in the Maylower. and be- dumped or
Plymouth Rock with nothing 10 eat %
TO wear, poor things, for they couldn''
hurt themselves. I've never believe,
for there's no sense In it-that the
came of their own irce.will. and chos'
hard times and everything dirty AM
disagrccablc. but with YOU, Sophro
MIA, Il Is very different. and you nigh
please mo II You would"
s%ophronia gently shook her head
"Do lot me do rs | feel ! ought. withou
having TO feel that ! vex you,'' she plead
ed; and then she kissed her aunt wit
80 sweet u look Of tenderness and inllcN
ibility that Mrs, Bird yielded.
The arrangement mo way interfere
with Sophronia's management Of hc
class, which she met daily In the ycstr
Of u chapel which had been fitted nm
assigned 10 this purpose through Mr.
Birds representation and ut her e,
pcnse. Sophronia enjoyed her worl
As she went TO and fro she observed ~
obtrusivcly but keonly the pooplc an
the Incidents Of tho streets; the rich. 4
they walked or rode, the poor. and III
devices to which they rcsorted-tl
apple women, the candy stalls. the m,
pickers, the bouquet girls. and the new
boys. As n result of all these obscrvl
lions, part Of her first earnings she sci
home, and part she Invested.
One evening, when Sophronia hu
been some four months In the city. Mr.
Bird gave a reception to the lovely M
popular t%ragcdiennc Mile. Bland. wi
had opened the season early with VIII
were enthusiastically pronounced to |
the finest representations which HI
|, graccd the New York stage for MAJ
, years. At supper the guests, who HI
been s%evcrally contributing little anc
dotcs aud rccollections for the gcner
amusement. called on Mile. Bland
the most curious incident which n
, could recall In connection with h
/ profession.
| 1.-The thing you ask for occurred u
very week. Last Wednesday, near d
close II the matinee, | met n Young In,
In the passages who begged mo TO dire
4. hcr TO Mile. Bland, on course | to-
her TO my dressing. room. She W
4 plainly dressed, but In good taste, nj
! was not only beautiful. with charmil
manners, but so earnest and so franl
q was captivatcd by her. She made
4 strange request She said. without a
prelude, that she was In great need
: money. and to obtain Il wished 10 III
n cure tho disguise Of a poor old womu
. and to learn how 10 assume u readi
| should have liked 10 give her
4 money nt once, but II you had seer
!. you would understand how Il was qu
impossible to think Of Il for n momcI
I. assure YOU | would quite as soon Of
my purse TO a queen. was 30 Int
estcd, and. ! must confess. so curiol
that I said II she was going upon
y stage | would gladly hear her rchcai
her part thinking that this offer wo,
Il bring me some hint Of her purpose. |
she might have been nm oyster. for q
a Information | could elicit She plea,
" me 81 much that | took great pains
4. teach her how 10 make herself up ~
:. old woman, and | gave her a dr.
n. suited 10 her purpose. n mclange n
IL my Meg Merrilics and other costum
u IL was n great success. She eau
Il every suggestion Of mine with the qui
N ness Of an artist; and nj the last. I'M
M Inc my perplcxity when she attcmp
/, 10 pay me. not for my kindness,
m said. but for the costume and the n
ke- parcel Of cosmetics | had really
an quarrel with her.
he where did she come iron
re "whst name did she givcP" asI
q. several Of the guests together.
"Ah. that Is tho oldest Of all" ,