The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-22
ONE OF THE MANY.
Pathetic Story Of a Terrible Strug-
gle with Poverty.

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They had been married for rather moro
thau year-Jim Carol and his pretty little
wife-aud their baby daughter was two
months old.
He was fine fellow, was Jim-wcu set
NY, and good to look at; chivalrous, upright.
and honest as the day. But though ho came
Of good old stocl-of which he was the
iRst-he was only clerk in a London
architects Office, with d miserable salary of
.el00 yoar, which, of course, he might
lose with his situation any day. Il will be
clear, hope, to the meauest understanding
that under these circumstances he had not
The smallest right to think of matrmony,
80 when he had the audacity to propose for
Marjory LiUt0u-niecc and ward of the
pompous and wealthy old Joseph Linton, of
Manchester-that gentleman gave him Il
very short shrift, aud promptly showed him
the door And when, Il month later, pretty
independent Mariory ran away with this
same handsome, impecunious Jim Carol,
her irat1 uucle--tO use his own expression
''washcd his hands of her and closed his
door against her and her husband forever"
At this ter iblc sentence Mariory did not
trouble herself very much, nor did her
husband suffer il to affect his peace Of mind.
He was too happy to care whether all the
rich old men in Europe closed their doors
against him-or otherwise.
They lived in q tiny house in red-bricl5cd,
pointed-gabled terrace at Camberwell; and
they had enough to do to pay the rent and to
make ends meet generally, especially after
the baby came. But they loved each other
passiouately and that made things easier.
MarjOrV was the most suuny-hearted and
hopeful Of little women; and she was quite
sure that some day Dornton & Cox-awak-
eninG to Il sense OF Jim's abilites-would
cake him into partnership and make his for
But alas! for Mariory's dreams, on the
particular evening on which this story
opeDS Carol was vending his way home
ward dciectedy enough, for DorntOn g. Cox,
having had heavy losses lately We're reduc-
ing their staff of clerks, and among those
dismissed to-day was James Carol Jim
felt stunned and bewildercd; for situations
were not as plentiful as blackberres in Lon
don in 1884, any more than they are now.
30 Jim, how late you areY' cried little
Mrs. Carroll as she flew to the door to meet
her husband II thought you were never
coming! Ihad to put baby to bed at last"
"Had you, dear" he answered, abseutly,
as he followed her into the small but cosy sit
ting room.
He looked depressed and out of sorts,
Hariory Thought. Perhaps he has one of
bis bad headaches. But like wise little
woman asked no questions; only poured out
his tea, and gave him his slippers He did
not eat any thing, she noticed; but sent up
his cup to be filed again and again, draining
il each time feverishly
He was very silent too.
lis any thing the matter, doar" his wife
said at last, in anxious tones.
eyes Mariory," he answered, with an
effort, Then, after pause he told her.
For moment her sunny face was cloujed ;
this was q contingency which they never
contemplated Then she said, bravoly:
Never mind, Jim. 1t will not be dinicalt
for you to get another situation | see
scores Of advertisements in the papers every
daym
But Carol was not so sanguiuc. He was
Of more gloomy temperament than Mar
}Ory, and would not be cheercd, not even
when baby woke up and smiled and cooed
In his face as was her wont.
you see, JIM" said Marjory, chccrily,
''we still have a good part left of your last
salary 1t is not quarter-day yet for a good
while, and we can economize in little things.
We might let Ann 20 " (Ann was the small
shtN - al Abl ~ BIG IS itdilG EGlUlIg
very careless; she broke three plates yes
terdGy. If l have a chairwoman to come in
Saturdays | can easily manage the work
myself. Baby is so good, and requires so
little attention.
Jim put his arm around her as she l1uelt
beside him.
''Dear little woman" he said, II couldn't
let you do that. Not yet, at least"
They studied the paper diligently day after
DAY. Carol answered innumerable adver-
tisements, both by post and personally, but
in vain, though he spent an alarming sum in
postage stamps, and returned night after
might weary, heartsick and footsore.
The days went on; quarter-day drew near
aud passed, and the Carols little store OF
money melted away. For the baby had been
i'll aud several tradosmen's bills small but
imperative, had had to be paid. The weather
was oppressively hot and onervating, and
Marjory's little face began to look pinched
aud worn, for the baby was peevish and
Sretful, requiring constant nursing and at
eentiou, and the servant had been dismissed
some time ago.
Another week passed. Jim felt almost
desperate, for he could obtain no employ
meut, and, to make matters worse the
baby foil i'll again. 1t seemed a kind of
wasting, namoless Illness She cried and
walled night aud day and grew almost
hourly more shadowy looking. The doctor,
whom Carol at last called in, shook his
bead, asked few questions, advised change
OF air, ana urlered tho young mother to
take "plenty of nourishing foodn With d
view to furthcring the lattor obiect-changC
Of dir being out Of the qaestion-Jir
pawued his watch and chain. Poor fellow
rdc felt shameflced and embarrassed enough
~ he took the ticket aud buttonod his coat