Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-24

woman plainly dressed entered. She
did not say a word. She placed q
bundle she held In her hand In a chair,
and at once went to the machine, took
up tho bodice, and commenced sew.
ing.
you will kindly forget the lady of
yesterday and know me as Elise sim.
ply, OF rather, as Elise Is French, we
will say Eliza. / want to learn your
trade. 1t is q within of mine. Do
you think that In a month l could barn
my bread this wsy2 l offer you a
partnership. 1 can find the funds.
The contents of the shop will probably
be sold out, and you will be able to
buy II of the machines for me.
Now, will you take this one apsrtY'
/ had not q word to say. l brought
q wrench, a screw.driver, IN oil. can,
and unloosened the working parts of
the machine She took the eil.can
and bent over the machine, studying
1t. l noticed that she touched with
her white fingers all the grimy parts,
until her hands were soiled.
sit Is by no means as complicated
as a revolver" she said.
/ made no comment az l put the
working parts together. She was very
silent, working necessarily on some
coarse material she had brought with
Ter, l sat near her-teaonlng her
what to do. She worked on until 1t
was past noon. us it not time now to
eat something2'
at is." l replied, "wouli Madam
partake of my simple meal2"
"Madam! l am Eliza--and you say
your anne is Mary, Mary, l shall bs
!, very glad to share your food with you,
If you will let me. II you have not
| enoug for two--I will go out aud buy
8 what Ia wanted. What shall it bel 1
8 dare say l can shop better than you.
Will you leod me your shawl, your
furs, aud your overshoes?'
t Before l could say q word she had
them sll on. Then she laughed for
the first time and curtsied to me
Sister Mary, Sister Mary" she cried
In great glee, sour copartnership be-
g gins from to-day. l am to be capital
8 and you brains. Little sister, good
bye. l shall not be gone more than a
quarter of al hour" l was 80 aston.
g isbed as to be speechloss. In a trIcs
Il she was back, loaded down with pack
Q ages. She had o loaf of bread, q
piece of cheese, q pot of preserves, a
breast of smoked goose, some salted
ououmbers. II have a somovar, but
I 1t was too heavy for me to carry. The
man I bought 1t of will bring 1t here al
Q once. 1t Is second hand, but as good
as new. I see you have a teapot. My
o only two e~xtravagances were some good
Q soap and q pound of the best tea.
Come let us eat. l can arrange any
d thing. I am to walt on you"
@ Then up came the nan with the
n copper urn and charcoal and she made
,. the fire and prepared the meal. 'Wt
d don't drink tea out of cups when W.
d belong to the people, and VIC are O
or the p, ople, but swallow it In tum
st blers." Though l sat down at tn,
r, little table with her l ate sparingly,
1t was 30 much confused.
a. "Before ] conclude my first day
lesson, Sister Mary, let me ask yo'
10 somothing. Did you ever read tn
Arabian Nights2' 1t is a book 1 sup
pose all the world has read"
IL 'rIt is quite we'll known in tn
United States All children read
,y and Robinson Crusoe.'"
" $50 / thought"
din7''
ID "No, not at all. The story / wis
you to think about is not half as plea
ant. 1t Is about Siudbad, the sailol
?" and the old man ape he could not g
Or rid of. You are the sailor, Sistt
It. Mary, and I am the ugly old ma
ape" and she made go comical q grin
ly ace that I could not help smiling.
81 assur you that this Is my cha
at acter, and you will never get rid
Or me until you break my head. Sist'
Mary, will you share your supper wit
i. me, your bed with me tonight, yo1
40 breakfast with me tomorrow; not fl
that day, but for the next day, an
ok the day after that" She said tn
ok very quietly al she took my hand
40 here. I was at Q loss how to reply
"We are to work together for our li1
I'd ing-only, Sister Mary, make me pr
fcient. l will be so diligent."
~ "But, Madam"
II. "No- Sister Eliza"
"Sister Eliza, how Is 1t possible thi
y, a lady of means, whose acqusintant
ly I made but yesterday, who swed N
with her grand manners, her carraig'
d. should wish to become q sewing VI
Id MANI
~ "Ask me no questions. This, hov
as ever, l promise you. The story of IL
ae old man ape Is partially true, but thel
on Is a limit to your endurance. In
month from now, / swear to you, 20,
nd passage home shall be paid you, an
he besides that, there will be given you
handsome sum for you to start II
m, with In your own country; only, f
k Gods sake, remember that just as "
y threw yourself on my mercy l nc
throw myself on yours. / believe "
IS. have character and courage. No harl
tn will come to you. l want q refug
or and have found 1t. Teach me VIII
Oh you call the tension, how to tight'
nd the band when 1t slips, and how
to gauge the stitch, and what to do VIII
be the thread breaks"
ge In a day 1 learned to love tn
ut woman. All the naughty, prou
ur manner was gone. She waited on m
l She was the first up In the mornin
'ia She was always busy. The porter
Do the house evidently mistook her I
Ike one of the two girls who had been
on the employ Of the sewing machil
company, for one or the other of the
d. had often been in my room. Son
or small extra compensation was give
him for the new lodger. She new
u" spoke ave In English, and her comm