The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-21
Aunt Ess."


approaching 60; but her completely white
hair was the only outward indication of
her age. Her skin was delicate and un-
wrinkled, her eyes full of spirit, and she
had superb teeth, which an almost over
smiling mouth coquettishly displayed. She
still good-looking. And this persistent
beauty was further accentuated by a really
extraordinary animation of manner.
TIL brightness Of her eyes, her quickness
of expression, her rapid gesture, her pretty
speech, her always hurried walk-au indi-
Gated that this charming s-exegenarian, ever
alert, obliging and busy, was devoted TO some
very active calling, and was thoroughly alb
sorbed by the worry of business.
In fact, Aunt Ess chad been in business
Did | say had beenl She was still in bust
ness In her family it was generally pre-
dicted that this indefatigable wonan-worker
would never find rest, would never be able to
repose.
For Aunt Ess was not a millionaire by any
means.
Although she was really well established in
business on her own account, she had always
lived in poverty-independent poverty it is
true, but absolute poverty nevertheless. She
had never asked any favors from anybody.
Even in order to induce her to take dinner
a L bDt liillAy Ohib III u lOI llllEnl, III ilIN
urgent solicitations were required. She used
to come clad in a grey wooden ~dress-always
the same dress winter or summer, with
sleevesStight at the wrists, a long waist, and
little iounces around the bottom. Then as a
general rule, she would always bring some
confectionery for the children, would be very
kind, very merry; and il anybody CHANGED to
inquire about her affairs she would always
reply that business was "tolerably good"
Nevertheless the business Of Aunt Ess was
not of colossal Importance
The poor old woman lived in a regular eel
lar-one of those frightful Amsterdam col
lars, damp, unhealthy, veritable nests of
fever, wherein the visitor is a~stounded to find
clean and pretty businesses established, fruit
booths, shoemakers' and coopers' shops, fish
mongers' establishments, and even Thinking
halls. One bad to go down a flight OF about
n dozen steps in order to reach her little sta
tionery shop, no bigger than the cage of an
eronaut. There was a little table there-a
very little table-which served as a counter;
three or four paste-board boxes full of reams
of writing paper OF different sizes, AN old
glove box in which steel pens, quill pens and
bad pencils were all jumbled pellinell together;
six ink jars and four rules. That was all. 1t
would not have been hard to make au inven-
tory of the stock. In her busy season Aunt
Ess could make from IL to Is forms.
In the evening the little shop was trans
formed into a supper-room; at night, into a
sleepipg-room The counter was turned
into a dining-room; and the bed was an
armoire in the further end of the cellar-an
armoire with folding doors and only one
shelf upon which u narrow mattress was
placed.
1t was in that underground place she lived;
Lneuy bor sha Ii,ad Loras,I,, Ill, 80
rontractino = can, - NM ~
less sndine means m save m ana traasnra
&C., ana,5L ,aarau -. - -
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n hetrothed
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ana,har 80. = 80 u
Ionrad 800 ano,har I'll. ~,
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srfn, IaHn aN"y
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n.i-.sanSanh 49, ns mS summary
"nI,@s anyoouy never "s LUIS
PoIoe o"en "usu' nAh d
80 v va 70 ye"s ou' aunt
- ~ ~ Loaann a'sn' hnnS .o man
~ - "a aoiio;toI w. "f a"ecion'
anu "no = soiei.eu ner manu-
snop-Neeper ise heTl
srnaIiar 80 o. 49, e. Fu - ane. on
sonn,ar s.~,as-i - .u u snop' q
80 ~ ~ lun ol r'ams o,
mesiinc pens.wnereas 'ne man Oh her choice
mao no shop at All
VI ne couiu % saio 10 nave one, 1t was
Sosliai nat ne cOuid carry under MS arm.
i ueaie IL cls"rs-nut not one
u tnose os speculators VINO MI their huge
warenouses win fragrant STOCK imported
un.Se'iy lrom havana, ms whole stockton
s~sIa peouer sto~ck-cohsisOcd oil a little
- e"as . extra superhne re
shuns on . II zen ih'o nus nandS' ana IN
- usp'Ayeu, az as.ouhuihg osten
uae"uJ eTo" eisais a : cehunneS apiece. lie
wouin oner these TO tho smallest retail deal
rs never haNing more imam a hundred CT
gar nv a tirne' ana seldom being able to get
"1oi 'hem ~ IesS tnan hiteen days
Ills lAlll COulu nor CNtIInlnlV hTlnD him