The Portland daily press., 1886-06-04
HER MoNUM EMIT.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.

what shall do if don't get an order
soon, Pm sure can't tell" said Miss Lor-
requer, as she took the last spoonful OF tea
from her caddy and sat the gas kettle upon
a fixture between the windows. i've been
a fool no doubt of that. If l hadn't left
home with the idea that l was genius,
uncle never would have married again-he
told me so. And now can't go back, for
my aunt-in-law hates me, and desplSe her.
| might have married Isaac ThaXter, but
was Stuck up in those days, and thought l
was going to be great sculptor-and | re-
fused him, and he married Esther Club
buck. And here | am five-and-thlrty, not
dollar saved in the world, and with all my
coneeit gone. l don't believe anybody in
New York wants my portrait busts or re-
liefs, and wish I'd learnt Notwithstanding
or the millinery, or gone to teaching school
while | remembered the multiplication TIA
BILE and the rules in Browns Grammar. L
can't even take in washing"
At this instant the bell in the little pas
sage tinkled three times. Miss Lorrequers
apartment was on the third floor OF
s'French fiat" and it became evident to
the unhappy lady that it was her duty to
undertake those mysterious manipulatlonss
which are supposed to make the doors OF
the palmer fiat houses fly open to the ap-
plicant. These performed, she waited du-
biOusly, thinking OF a small milk bill and
a comparatively large bread bill, of the per-
son alluded to by the janitress as the gas
gentleman" a furious person armed with
long slips of blue paper, who turned of her
supply occasionally; and nothing occurring,
finally peeped over the balustrade. AS Oft
en- happened, the door had only wigged
little, and refused to open.
NDear me it is out of order again; and it
would be just my luck if it was customer"
said Miss Lorrequer, and descended to open
the door herself.
A gentleman stood without in the light of
the setting sun, and his mouth opened as
the door did, and he shot into the entry the
following word, in a stentorian below:
Miss Liddy Lorrequer, stattymaker by
trade; does she live here?"
"Yes-I-Pm Miss Lerrequer: and I'm
sculptor" replied the lady, with a queer
feeling as though her heart were bobbing
about under her belt.
Eyes: that's it," said the gentleman
''You sculp. I've tried to think what you
called it. And you don't remember me, Lid
dy2" Mr. r,o,.or o, o,,.oa TAT,
Eyes; what's left of him." said the gentle
man, with a sigh. 81 suppose you've heard
of my at1iiction?"
81 haven't heard from Bean Hill for some
time" said Lydia. "Walll in, please, and
up stairs, We live. on the stairs in New
York, Mr.. Thaxter"
lawful place, New York; painted Mr.
Thaxter, climbing up behind her. $50
many houses you can't see the town. Had
rheumatics in my jints lately Stairs tries
me-"
lydia wondered if this was the affiiction
he had spoken of; but when Mr.. Thaxter
had taken his seat she saw that the hat
which he put between his feet was encir-
cled by Grape. and that his gloves were black.
He was in mourning.
"Yes,'' he said following her glance. 81
see Won notice it, I've been in black spell
now. Mrs. Th2xter has been took All,
here to-day and gone tomorrow. Yes, Es-
ther Ann is departed this life, and that is
yhat fetched me here!"
Such an announcement, made by a once
suftOr to spinSter not past all hope, was
calculated to set her heart in commotion
again: IT. ,-,or wa, frs+ o,o
to beat it," said LYDIA to herself, after
ward; but she grew calmer as MIR. ThaXter
proceeded.
"Her folks you see wouldn't like it if
didn't put up purity nice MONUMENT, and
so I'm going to do it in good style, and as
you was in the trade and feller-citiZen,
why, l thought I'd give you the job. I'm
declare my sentiments favorable to wimmin
suffrage, and suppose you'll secure your
uncle's vote for me-
'Ill do all l can" said LYDIA
Nobody can't do more" ssaid Mr.. Thax-
ter. "And as for expense don't spare it.
What want is me in an attitude of despair
beside the late Mrs. Thaxter's tombstun.5
81 shall be happy to-to-I mean | shall
he pleased-at least
ii know" said Thaxter, helping her out.
SITS real difficult to express yourself on such
occasions. If you should say you're pleased.
why, might put wrong construction onto
II. saws you, and you've got to say suthin'
polite. What you mean is, you'll take the
eyes" said Miss Lydia. "I'll take the Or
der willingly -,
when you'll begin to do me, and I'll stay
over and get done; pay for the statty, and
hev it sent home. Eli! That's my way. Is