The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-04-19

Well, sdicu. 1 felt very much incline
| v kiss her. She looked cold and haughi
but my heart vas % overcome With thsai
lulness that, eonqneripg scmeuhsi the ~
'ffelL ventured 70 take her basd 10 min
and put Il TO my Iirs She did not With
draw VI. Poor child. she said.
Next morning early there vas knocl
., my door, opened H. and plsinl
dressed woman entered. She did not a!
. word. She placed bundle cn chair
aud d once won't to the mschinA took VI
the bodice and commenced ssving.
You will kindly forget the LADY Of yes
serdsy, and know me ~ Elise simply. O
rather, s Elise Is French, We will -.
Eliza. WANT to learn your trade. II 4
s.vhim Of mine. Do you think that in |
month could earn my bread 10 this way
/ offer you partnership. can hnd the
funds. The contents Of the shop vii
probably be sold out. and you will 10 able
70 buy one Of the machines for me Nov
will you take this one apart,
I had not word 10 say. I brought :
wrench, screw driver and an oil can. and
unloosened the working parts OF the ma
chine. She took the oil can and bant ovel
the machine, studying it, I noticed thai
she touched with her white fingers al the
grimy parts, until her hands were soiled
II is by no means as complicated asa re.
volver, she said.
made no comments as put the work.
ing parts together. She was very silent,
working necessarily on some coarse mate.
rial she had brought with her ! sat near
her teaching her what to do. She worked
on till it was past noon. Is II not time to
eat something?
Itis, Ireplied. Would Madam pa-take
OF my simple meal?
Madam am Eliza and your name ia
Mary. Mary, / shall be very glad to share
your food with me il you will let me. II
you have not enough for two. Twill 80 out
and buy what is wanted. What shall it
be? / dare say I can shop better than
you. Will you lend me your shawl your
furs and your overshoes?
Before could say word she had them
oil on, and then she laughed for the frst
time, and courtesied to me.
Sister Mary, Sister Mary, she cried in
great slee, our partnership begins from
today. 1 am to be capital and you brains
Little sister. goodbye. shall not DO
gone more than quarter Of an hour.
/ was so astonished as to be speechless
In trice she was back, loaded down with
packages.
have samovsr, but il was too heavy
for me to carry. The man / bought it OF
will bring it here at once. 1t is second
hand. but IS good as new. Isee you have
q teapot. Come. let us eat. can ar
range everything. l am to wait on you.
Then up came the man with the copper
arm and the charcoal, and she made the
hre and prepared the meal.
Before conclude my first days lesson,
Sister Mary. let me ask you something.
Did you ever read Arabian Nights?
1t is quite we'll known in the United
States All children read that as well as
Robinson Crusoe.
The story want you to think about is
Sinbad the sailor. and the old man ape
he could not get rid Of. You are the sail.
or, Sister Mary, and am the ugly old man
ape, and she made so comical grimace
that could not help smiling.
l assure you that this is my character,
and you will never get rid Of me until you
break my head. Sister Mary. will you
share your supper with me, your bed with
me tonight. your breakfast with me tomor-
row; and not for that day only. but for the
next day, and the day after that? She
said this very quietly, as she took my
hand in hers. was at loss how to re-
ply. We are to work together for our liv-
ing-only. Sister Mary, make me profc.
lent. will be so dilisent.
But. Madam. i,
No--Sister Eliza
Sister Eliza. how is it p ossible that y Ia
dy OF means, whose acquaintance / made
but yesterday. who swed me with her
grand manners. her carriage. should wish
10 become q sewing woman? a
Ask no ques tions. This, however. l
promise you. The story Of the old man
ape is partially true. But there is limit
10 your endurance. In month from now.
| swear TO you. your passage home shall
bs paid, and besides that there will be Civ
en you hand some sum for you 10 start
life with in your own country. only, for
Gods sake, remember that just rs you
threw yourself on my mercy, throw my
self or yours l believe you have char
Acter aud courage. No harm will come 70
you. want refuge. and have found it
here.
In . day learned to love that woman.
All the naughty, proud manner was gone.
She waited on me. She was the first up
IN the morning. and was always busy. The
porter Of the house evidently mistook her
for one OF the two girls who had been in
The employ Of the sewing machine compa-
ny, for one or the other Of them had often
been in my room.
More than once ventured 10 ask for an
but Eliza would place her
hand on my mouth, 80 that my speech
was interrupted. II distressed me to see
how hard she worked. for | felt sure that
this ne~ life was hurting her. I could
wee that from the pallor II any one thing
more than another made me feel sorry. /.
was for her beautiful hands. She seemed