The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-11-17

outstreic.ed hAnd.
| xes. said he. "Of course its very
sat- Jo'nna. and I'm awfully sorry for you.
! Bat
! Joanna stood Still, her face HARDENING in
to cold. white mask, her hands faliinv r..
her side
Yes. +" said she. lyon were saving"
Its motherl' guilty confessed Simon.
/ "A fellow can't 60 against his own mother.
;ou Know. She says its nonsense. our
\ engagement. and We shouldn't have au.-
thing to live on! Aud So" with a final
twist, we'd better consider it all over. That's
the sense OF the n,atter-now amt it, Joan-
NAP
She did not answer.
| "lm awfnly sorry," suffered Simon.
81 ways set deal of store by you. joan
ma
"Did you." she sail. bitterly. Zone
woni'' scarcely have thou,h it."
| "Anl you know, JOANNA" he added,
a~kwarssly, nlin'ifui Of LIS mothers drii,,
"vieh poverty c.,Me. IN at the door, love
| fias out At the wiilny!'
Joanna smiled scorufully.
6 It seNlns. said she, 'tlat love does NO.
always wait for that"
Aud she turned and walked like q youn,
queen into the adjoining apartment; while
Simon, slinking ont of the door like de-
tecsed burglar. nuttered to himself
| "Its che hardest job o'work that ever
did in my life. Splitting stumps is nothing
to it But mother says it must be done-aud
mother rules the roost in our houaei"
| Next came Mrs. Enmuns
''Joanna." said she "Tm deeply grieved
at this ere affection that's bsfsll you!"
| g Thank you. Mira Emmons!" said the
girl mechanically.
"ive come to ask you abcnt yonr plans
aided the plump widow. " "Because. if ycu
lave no other intentions, I'll be glad to havo
.oa help me with the housework. I'm
:,oin' to have house full O summer board
ers. and Eaere'u be deal moro work than
Inc aud Elviry can manage OF course you
WON'T expsct no pay, Int . good home is
/ Whit ron need most, :,nd--"
"Stop q minute!' said Joanna, cam
to understand tl,at yon expect me to assums
the position and duties of servant, without
a servants wases?'
''Iou'l bs a member Of the family" said
| Mrs. Emmons, "and you'll set at the same
tnble with me aud Elviry, and"
III am mnch obliged to you. )" said Jcnnna.
''but l INNS: decline your kind offer"
And S1rs. Emmons departed in righteous
| wrath, declaring her conviction that pride
| WAS certain sooner or later to have fall.
II have plenty Of friends" said Joanna,
courageously, or rather dear grandpapa
bad. am sure to be provided fer"
But squire Barton Looked harder than any
! 1int when the orphan came to him.
''SonetAins to do, Miss Fox3" said he.
Swell, that's the very proplem Of the age
womnn's work, you know; and amt smart
enough to solve it. Copying? No. our firm
don't need that sort of work. Do l know of
any who does7 No. l can't say do; but if
l should hear Of an opening. I'll be sure to
let you know. Ahem I'm little busy this
morning, Miss Fox; sorry can't devote
more time to you. John. the door. Good
morning, my dear Miss Fox! assure you,
you have mine aud Mrs. Barton's prayers in
his sal visitation Of an irscrutable Provi.
| dence."
Old Miss Gringe, who had fifty thousand
dollars at interest, and who had always de-
clared that she loved dear Joanna Fox like a
daughter, sent down word that she wasn't
very well aud couldn't see company.
DR.. Wentworth. in visiting whose invalid
daughter poor old Parson Fox had contracted
the illness which carried him to his grave,
was br,lsquc and short He was sorry for
Miss Joanna. Of course. but he didn't know
of any way in which he could be useful He
understood there was q kid-glovs factory to
be opened ON Walling River soon.
No doubt Miss Fox could get place there;
or there could be no objection to hex going
out to domestic service. There was great
deal of false sentiment on this subject and
he thought
But Joanna without waiting for the result
of his cogitations excused herself She
should detain him no longer, she said and
she went away with flaming cheeks. and res
6lutely repressed tears.
When she got home she found one Of
the trustees Of the church awaiting her.
He didn't wish to hurry her, he said. but
the new clergyman didn't want to live in
such ruinous old place and i Was their