Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-10-15


the tFird wintergalia h9seher best dfess
mdneoy onceIndnre Y 9rder that tina I; azTls H
plulnes or,Rebag gthesbead N'imming she
so ifuch Desired. ,,wI
DidEtfey help about tlm work. Oh,
noI At frst tshs coul ldHndt bear to have
them sOiIingth&r clothesin the kltch-
Bn besides llindeFfng Ter. Later, 9they
were too busy with studies or practice
or some rehearsal.
Bv the time they reached young girl
hood, her hnsbandisE income war-
ranted the best tsse her5 and tl'sy 4 be. .
instructors. His income also warranted
her many hours of leisure; but alas! so
long had she lived "for the children"
that t. seemed, impossible to make any
{ charge Nbbotlyscould do up thesn1us-
lins or prepare food like mother.
.-, Her husband, had long since, ceased to
look to herfonintellectual Scornpanion-
ship. 1t was the girls with whom he
talked science and politics. When ne
SwantedE music they lIlfsNed aud sang.
If he went to a lecture or concert they
accompanied him. Hsr~oWn mission
S6tiAGu N VSAAsSSofN~N. a~e~S Sssf
or nicely ironed shirt.
T What q mistake she had madel 1t
rushed upon her now ,Ias she sank Into
the easy chair with those words ringing
alLsertssf changes oEersand pYesln her her
ears: 1.-The Woman. .Mho works tor us.'
But the callers must have gone. The
outer door has tepened and shut -apa
hark! the girls areItalkiHg again. III as
Reba's voice:
"Oh, lizzie! how could you" r
'I know it WAS perfectly awful, but
whatueoulda do2l-~ ~LfsIlsther~Mauld~an
ly dress decently and get used to socie-
ty.rwe would not have to be ashamed el
her when any one comes H's"all hef
own fault" go ClT I
Ashmed of her. The children who
had cost her so many wakeful mig hts,
so many anxious thoughts. ashamed OF
her! I1 10. y sol NH-fl y
Mrs. Clifford, arose mechanically and
went to her room There she did some.
thing very unusual for her. 'sShe spent
at least five minutes gazing at her own
reflection in the glass. Nota prepos-
sessing figure, certainly. Her dress d
plain calico, guiltless of even q collar
her hair climbed straight back twisted
in the, smallest possible knot at the back
of her head, and the face could that
be the face that once had been called
beautiful9 No wonder the woman
heaved a sigh, as she saw, how faded
and wrihkTed it had become. ~ ''A ~.
AS she gazed aresplute look Jcameiin
to the gray eyes. .,. t,D .... a..
"Ashanied of me, and my own fault
They shall never have occasion to)sas
that again" ..t,,,i ..,,ca
"A quick knock sounded ather door
rOh, mother! Miss Tebbets has SEN
home my polonaise, and the trimming
Is all wrong. Wont you change it to
night? must have it to wear to Mat
tie Dyer's tomorrow, you know.N a.,
Mrs. Clifford dared thrust hersel
to face the girl.) 4 "a, IN hpG OC j,
asa.You., will have time to change i
yourself, Reba. T am going to th'
lecture, and some one must remain Ia
home" f - @ 4,4 IN
Iirhere was d moment Of amazed 81
lefice, then fetreating footsteps. After
ward Reba's surprised What do yol
think Il will happen inexto Mother'
going to the, lecture!YlS- IN f4jngf
Mr.. Clifford, when he came, home
was no less surprised than his daugh
ten had heen. bnf fYtlfereI was d Ipleaset
look On Ris face, itldid her- good to see