The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-01-17

hut uhsn Iva put Il toto What shs va
pleased 10 term her pistol pocket in ih'
rear oi her dross. shs felt ~ safe 10 II abe
bad the escort Of . regiment
What are you dsing with that pop
gusf" saia cousin Jack 10 hsr ons morn
ing. ~ be observed hsr putting u IN her
pocket preparatory TO going out
That's my beau. II you please. SIR
He ssss me sale sIoas these four DARK
blocks When come home at night"
.yust let me look It that gun. will youf''
ssia Jack. "PshA~i you couldn't hurt :
mouse With IL Come, I'll lot you shoot II
me I'll day for nickls shot Hurt me-
Not bit But Why in the nams Of the
guardias angel Of oil you women do you
want to carry pistol''
"wsll, Cousin Jack, you know that Il is
late whsn I leave the store, and ] cannot
always have company. It's dark walk
from the cars over here. and thought l
saw . sneaking fellow following me one
night shall be ready for him next
time don't intend to be bothered or
robbed il can shoot. Ihsve practiced
. little, and shall make il very uncom.
Portable for the coming ssnd-bsggsr as
sure as my name is Eva"
"But you couldn't hurt anybody with
that thing, you know"
Couldn't I? Don't you get in front Of
IL, that's all Good-by, ] must hurry
along"
Eva Barton was %. and . salsswoman
in the great establishment OF Herself 4
Co. She was rather under than over the
medium size, somewhat slight in figure,
but compactly formed. every gesture and
movement denoting energy and character.
Her cheeks we're like lilies and her eyes
Of limpid blue, such as Solomon would
have described as being "like the fish
pools Of Hsshbon by the gate Of Bathrsb.
bia. that divine blue, capable Of express
ing every passion Of the soul.
1t vi. more in her expression than in
her features that she was beautiful She
knew how TO dress and had the fine art o.
bestowing the simple ribbon or flower on
her neck or hair in such way as 10 lend |
elegance and refinement TO her toilet II
she had been French they would have said
she had chic. No English iphrass can
exactly describe what chic is, but We all
know II when We see 1t. II is style and
something more. II is the knaok Of doing
or bsing in the best form. II il not fash.
ion, but il is to fashion what poetry il to
prose. 1t is entirely feminine attribute,
bat oil women do not possess it. When >
woman has chic:
Age cannot wiihsr her nor customs stale
Her infinite variety; other women
Coy tb' appetite they feed: but she makes hungry
Whom she satshes.
She had come to the great city to make
her own way in the world, not that she was
obliged to, but because she wanted to
Her mother was dead. Her fathers
second wife was one Of her school mates.
Home pleasant enough after fashion, but
. glimpse Of the great world and business
ways is good thing for sensible girls
So Eva came aud took up quarters with
Aunt Bsscom. Having some knowledge Of
ribbons and dry goods she got place in
Herself 4 Go. 8, commencing At s. . week.
She was now getting 500. and considered
the best saleswoman in the store. She
had such an art Of displaying goods, Of
throwing them on her arm or hsrl shoul-
der. that the ladies were obliged TO buy.
They could not help it.
Cousin Jack, or more properly John
Bascom, WAS teller in the Southwestern
National. He was 25, and WAS perfectly
loyal TO one woman--that was his mother.
Whatever he did he did for her
II don't thisk shall ever get married.
Jack would say to himself "Thcy come
too high. and besides don't see any like
my mother" Toward his cousin Eva be
had always felt in pAtsrnal sort Of way,
and would deal out to her large chunks
Of fathsrly advice, fitted for almost any
occasion.
The pistol episode amused Jack not =
little. He went TO bed that night with
his head filled with undedned practical
jokes. but all having sort OF centerpiscs
in Eva and her pistol
II was only at the breakfast table that
the family met. for Eva took her lunch
At the store, and was always late to DIN
der.
The next morning Jack commenced on
Eva
"wsll, my Amazonian little ssleslsdy,
did you slsy any ssnd-baggers last night2
Il am not saleslsdy ! want you 10
know. Cousin Jack.
"whst. been promoted agains"
mo, am not promoted, and am not .
saleslady. lam . saieswoman. II there
is one word despise more than another,
il is saleslady. DO you say salssgsntlc-
mani Isuppose you area tellsrgcntleman
10 the Southwestern"
no. said Jack, II am : gsntlemsrly
teller"
"You may joke, but ! tell you abomi.
nate salsslady. Why cant girls and wo- i
men have n much sense ~ men? Are We
TO say ki.cbenlsdy. cooklady?" II
Every woman is lady BY her right Of
sex. said Jack.
Doubtless that is true, but Why should !
W American girls be % distrustful as to
be constantly announcing ourselves as ID. I
dies7 We are ladies' 1--we act suitable TO
whatever place they arc in. Others may
call themselves salssladiss. ifthey choose.
bu. for myself am = salsswomas, and
vhsn II is necessary to reisr 10 me in that