The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
INTERESTING STORY.
MARCIA DANES INDEPENDENCE.

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eyes whore the hazel shades were soft and
limpid as woodland wells. Marcia Dane had
perhaps never looked so lovely as in her
mourning dress. She sat, her head leaning
on one hand, and the other holding an open
letter-a letter for which she had watched
and waited for days.
As for supporting yourself" wrote her
far-away cousin, Miles Stanley, 1t is per-
haps the best thing you can do. OF course
you can't expect any one to support you.
should be happy to help you II could, but
my money is all tied up; and, after all,
don't see that I am under any particular
obligations to you"
And this was the result of her carefully
studied and tearfully written application to
her only living relative Her lip curled,
her eyes filed with indignant tears.
Z" | am rightly served" said Marcia to
herself. Z" ought 10 have relied ON myself
| alone.n 4aF
But what was she to do-she, poor child,
who had been brought up like the lilies,
which toll not, neither do they spin In
her sore extremity Marcia almost envied the
stout Irish girl, who brought up hod of
scoal oa If II had been a ace ,,octa, handtay.
| chief.
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.a.;,, ' III, p;as ''' ,";sou.a,. o' "" 10y
"sain' o'''" pi'1y' .n'''en'A',f' no .no
Lacey and his wife Ia inquirin' for lodgin's
oil around the neighborhood.
MARGIN looked nm suddenlv
.Th;. ho,.o :. r. g.. :. ,.... mo
want Rr;doot-,vhv oor,d,,, nv oonoo
horo ~
aWou,a wa be aftbor latin, lodo;n,o
miss 2,
"Carta;n,v wbv NOT, We NINA. live
| Rr;doat aud wa mnst nav the re,t ~ ,ha
bonse which l. o., enr hando Gov ,ho ra.t ~
tho veorn
"And ,hat,a tb,na ,o;ao u oa;d p;dav
90 the rad -banded Ph;,,is waferea on IN
the front door 4 notice neatly wr,ttsn IN
Maroia'a delicate Italian hand "Ioaoino.
70 Tot and h.r .r;s,ocratic ocous;n,.noas
seeing the slip OF paper, gathered up their
siiken skirts and, like the priest and the
Leyite, passed by on tbs other side.
But iodgers IKE most other things that
one particularly needs. were SLOW TO come.
ana Marcia's heart beas )oyiuily one night
when the faithful Bridget ushered In little
dried-up old man, with carpetbag In ons
hand. Is 81 s$
He wants lodgin', miss" cried
Bridget. t1E
But want hoard, too" said the little
old man.
MARGIN looked doubtful. 8
do not know whether I should be
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d''''' ''"'o'''' n'in''
ar will try, SIR" said Marcia, oourag-
eously. Which room would you pre-
fer3"
"Second story back, . said the old gen.
'iemah' sho possession gwen ~ once.
ror' moush' 'nis sly oaigs'nef'
una OUT wne'nor shes neat housekeepei
oy giving ner no nhe 70 rake OUT ous'- ii'a'
anu scruo hoofS.
Du' she second s'ory oack room was ~
neat as iaify.s power win us wnise DAINTY
curtains ana on'n.z-covs'ea iu.n''uie' anu
not a gram OF dust could the OLD gentleman
nnd' even tnougn ne put on ms spec'acies
ana sought pefsis'en'iy'
"Looks well.u quoth the old gentleman
to himself "but looks aren't everything"
The next morning. before she had any