The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-26
THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE.
BROKEN ENGAGEMENT cEMEsTED by A
LITTLE BROWN GLOVE.

"Does IL please you, KatyT
ooh. It's splcndid should not have
suited myself half 10 well had | been left
10 choose"
"But you have not seen the wine Gel
lar yet. IL is n treasure OF its kind
Let's go down again"
They went down the stairs together,
he talking gaily, she with troubled
look on her face. After duly admiring
the place she put timld hand on his
nrm and said: "But, Arthur, dear, let's
have no wine in It,"
"Why?" he asked in surprise.
"Because have resolved If ] am ever
the mistress Of house there shall be no
liquors kept in it-no 'socialg lasses, for
friends"
"Why, Katy, you are unreasonable.
] did not know you carried your TEN.
perance opinions IN far M TINT. OF
course shall keep wine in my house
and entertain my friends with it too"
She raised her face appealngly.
"Arthur y she said, in tone OF voice
which he knew how TO interpret.
Arthur lace grew ClOuucu.
"But you cannot fear for me-" he
said, with half offended pride.
81 must fear for you, Arthur, if you
begin in this way. And lfear for Others
bcsides-for the SONS and husbands and
fathers who may learn ut our cheerful
board to love the poison that shall Stay
them"
They went up tho stairs again and sat
on the sofa in the dining-room for few
moments, while Katy put on her hat and
drew on her gloves.
The argument was kept up. II is
unnecessary that we should repeat all
That WIS snid on both sides. II ended
Mt last as similar discussions have ended
before. Neither wins willing to yield
KATY. because she felt that her whole
future happiness might be involved in
1t; Arthur, because he thought it would
be givingway to woman's whims, and
would sacrifice too much OF his popular
ity with his friends
He had bought this house, paid for il
and furnished 1t handsomely, and in I
few weeks was to bring Katy as its mis
tress. All the afternoon they had beer
looking over 1t together, happy as tive
birds with n new finished nest. But
when Arthur closed the door and put
the koy in his pocket, in the chill, wan
ing light of the December afternoon,
and gave katy his arm to see her home,
it was all broken up" between them,
and n notice "To Let was put over the
door of the pretty house the very next
morning.
IL was the most foolish thing to do
but then lovers can always find some
thing to quarrel about.
They parted with cool Good even
ing" She went up to her room to cry;
he went home hurt and angry. hut ~.
cretely resolving to see her again aud
give her chance to say shc w,,s in the
wrong. But the chance never came.
When he called again she had lett til,
town, and he could find no trace Of her.
All this happened more than II yen,
before ] saw Katy; but We three "iac
tory girls" who lodged ut Mira. Howcl''
with her, OF course, know nothing about
it. She came to the factory and npplirc
for work. The superintendent thought
her too delicate for such labor, but sh,
persisted; and in fact, she improved in
health. spirits and looks after she be-
came used to the work and simple fare
OF tho factory girls.
She was stranger to us all, and il
seemed likely that she would remain SO.
But one day Mary Bascom's dress caugh,
in n part of the machinery, aud before
any one else could think what to do,
Katy had sprung to her side and pulled
her away by main strength from the ter
rlble danger that threatened her. After
that Mary and Lizzie Payne and were
Katys sworn allies.
We oil lodged together in the big
Factory Boarding House." But Katy
took 1t into her head that we should have
30 much nicer times in private LODGING
70 ourselves, and when she took any.
thing into her head she generally carried
~ through. In less than week she had
FOUND The very place she wanted mr..
ranged matters with the superintendent
and had lis sheltered under Mrs.. How.
ellis yine and iig-tree. We four girls
We're the proud possessors Of tolerably
largo double-bedded apartment with a
queer little dressing. room attached
land the libertp Of the parlor to receive
callers ina proviso Mt which we all
laughed.
This was "home" to us after the labor
'f the day. Indeed and in truth Kah
made the place 80 charming that we for.
'ot We were 'factory girl" when we got
o it She improvised cunning little
hings out Of trifes that are usually