The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-01-14


ed the steps of her little home
Il viii show father whether or not
we are going to starye.
Her cheerful story of success did more
Tor her poor, disheaItened Young hus-
band than peck of old-school pills or
tiny new-schoCl ones could have done.
The very story Of an old Woman's poke
bonnet, which was worn one-sided in
the cars to blind one eye, and of the
silly airs of bride, and Of boy with
two guinea PIGS buttoned into his jack
CT Tor safe transportation. really bright
ened the hope Of life in his heart; and.
after partakinG OF a nice supper pre-
pared by their pretty friend, he said in
a cheerful tone
Now. girls, / feel as if | was going to
get about again, and this is the first
time l. have had any hope.
Love kept away from her father till
she had visited two market gardens IN
the outskirts of the town. and engaged
great supply of cucumbers. onions,
/ peppers and tomatoes, and had brought
back the strong girl she had at first felt
obliged TO dismiss, to help her in her
new work.
But II YOU could only have seen the
size of the old gentleman's eyes, and the
style of mouth he got up, and heard his
exclamations.
why, Love, you are crazy! What
will your mother say? You surely forget
the L-national bank, and that | am
cashier of it, Who ever heard of a bank
! officers daughter making pickles for
| tayerns and groceries,
..Who ever heard of a bank officers
daughter sitting down and starving
when trouble comes?n replied the lady.
why don't YOU teach music?"
! Because | don't know enough"
You might keep few very genteel
well, not just boarders, but friends
who don't care to keep house, and who
would pay largely
Where are they, and where's the
| house and furniture for them?'
'.Oh, that's true; but you might-eh?
or YOU might-eh?" and there his wits
failed him. there are so few grand things
that people can do, in the hope Of cheat
| ing others into the belief that they are
working for fun rather than from neces-
! sity. But soon the old gentleman add
/ cd-it was the truest words he ever ut
| tared-'I declare, | am afraid to 90
home, lest it has reached your mother 5
! earsr'
! The proud woman soon heard Of it,
! and she talked angrily about what Mrs.
| Adams and Mrs. Colonel West and
| purse-proud Miss Allen would say; and
/ she was almost inclined to think it
would be better TO give Love hundred
( f.,
Love wouldn't take any money re-
piled the old gentleman, whose attitude
during the conversation was that OF one
caught in a cutting hailstorm without
any umbrella.
dreadful Independent for anybody
that's penniless, cried the old lady.
/ Love and her stout helper went to
work at once, and very soon the china
/ closet and the neat little dressing-ro0m
/ were filed with glass jars, through which
tiny green cucumbers and onions, and
everything nice in that line, was peep
. inc. OF. as Love said, Smiling on the
. family"
/ The business went on brayely, and in
one year Loves husband, who was par
! tally restored to health. fOrs0ok the bed
/ and took charge of it, and she went
/ back to the nu-sery-eyery good moth
er'S place when duty'or Providence does
/ not call her out of il.
This is no pretty fiction to teach young
4 folks that where there's viii there 5
way il is the true story OF a brave
! little woman, and we can tell you the
/ street and number OF a large store in a
/ certain city, not far away, where her
! CntprDriSinr husband has built ND q
large business and made not a little
money. lie says if Love had never
learned 10 make pickles, or had been
too proud to make them for others, he
should have been in his grave five years
ago.
Who thinks less of her for doing it?