Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-03-04

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Katy bad sPrung 10 her side and pulled
her away BY main strength from the ter
rible danger that threatened her. Amer
tha, Mary and Lizfie Payne and |. who
were her dearcs; friends. were Ksiy's
sworn allies
We all lodged together then in the big
"Faciory Boarding House" Ba; Katy
took /, into her head ,hA, We should have
80 much nicer times in private lodging
10 ourselves. and when she took anything
into her head she generally carried !,
through. In less than week she bad
found the very place she wanted. ar
ranged matter, with the superintendent,
and bad Us sheltered under Mr. How.
els vine and liz tree. We four girls
were the proud Possessor. Of ,Olerably
large. double bedded aparsmen, with =
queer little dressing.roOm attached
"and the liberty of the pArlor TO receive
callers in"-a prOvisOr =, which We ali
laughed.
This wss "homc" % us after the Ia
Dor of the day. Indeed. and in truth
kAiy made the place 80 charming tha,
Ne forgo, We were factory girls when
~e 20, TO H. She improvised cunning
little things cat u ,rifes ,hA, are usa-
ally thrown away As useless, and the
aowers growing IN broken pots in our
! window ~ere a glory {, behold She al
ways had frrsh book OF periodical on
the table and better than this, she
brought 10 us The larger eal,ivaiioa. all
the parcr taste which taught Us how to
Use opportunities within our reach
"Wha, made yoa take 10 our style Of
life. Kaiy asked Lizzie one eveains.
a. we "a, in the eAs, window, watching
the outcoming Of the stars. and telling
sirlish dreams
"Dcs,iny. my child" answered Katy.
stopping to replace the little boo, ,he had
thrown OF % ret her foot.
"Bui you nigh, have been an author
ess. era painter, or IA boOk-ksePsr,
or"
Iizzic's kso~ledse of this world va.
rather limited Katy broke in upon
her:
There. tha, wil DO. lwas not born
= genius Aad hate Arthme,ie "
"Ba, yog did no' always have 10 work
for living " aid Mary.
| Katy laughed a queer, short laugh.
"Yes." she sAil. "and hat Why !
doa't know bow 20 ge, my living in any
vay bat ihi. So behold me healthy
and honest factory girl"
She roe. made q little bow and .
flourish With her small hands. and We al
laughed. although she bad sAid no,hing
funny.
"Mlly," sAid she. please hgh, the
lamp and e, the magazine. while | han'
up my ,Aimbls And thread Ladies.
tad myself under the neoessiiy q mend
ing my gloves ,his evening o. poverty
where is Thy stiag' Ia a shabby glove,
I Do believe. for nothing hurts me hks
that, unle- il be q ieoAying boot"
She "a, and patiently msnded the little
rents. while I rad aloud and when she
had flashed the gloves looked almost
new
The ne1i day Was Saturday and w
had half holiday. Kasy and ! went ,o
make some ,riaing purchases and on our
way home stopped q, the big boarding
house 70 see one q the girls who wa
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When We came out Katy ran acrOs'
the street 20 ge; a magazine from the
news stand and came huuyiag up ,c
over,aks me before turned the corner
She had the magazine open and one Of
her hands was ungloved bat j, was not
until We reached home ,hA, she found
she had los, a glove. Il was too LAT,
then % 70 Lad look for il. We wen,
and searched the nexi morning. bat could
no, fnd ii.
Katy mourned for il.
Il, was my only pair, girls" said she
trsgicllly "And il is a loss than cannot
be repaired"
What people call ''Panie" had Oc-
CURED in financial circles in the spring
after Arthur Craig bad los, bis Katy, and
Almos, without days warning be found
himself poor man. lie let bis Affairs
in the hands Of his ercdiior-hAving
satisfied himself that they could gather
enough from the wreck to save them
selves
lie had been educated for a physician,
though fortune made a merchant q him.
Learning from a frend ,hA, there was an
opening Tor a doctor in Feawiek, be
came here and began TO practice.
DR.. Sewell had gone off on a visit,
leaving his Pa,ien,' in charge Of the new
doctor. and 20 !, came about that on that
Saturday evening be was on his way ,o
visit Maggie Lloyd. the sick gil a, the
lodging house, when, just after turning
the corner near the news. shop. he saw =
brown glove lying on the pavement. he
was about to pass !, by. but mans in-
s,ine, to pick up anything Of value that
seems 10 have no owner, made him put
I 4, 4, IL. uockaf lie forgof al shonf 4,