Daily Republican., 1888-10-10
Two zOUHo e1,sLs.

Not long since there were two younf
girls, strangers to each other, on tbs
same train. They were about the SAINT
| age, but any thoughtful person mus
have perceived at o glance what diff
ferent destlnies lay before them.
Doubles both were good girls, bui
one had 80 much more knowledge and
good sense than the other, and this
was to her advantage She was a low
voiced, dainty creature. All her mo
lions were In curves, and though she
appeared well into her teens, the limo.
cence OF childhood chung about her.
She was dressed perfectly in quiet
tins and looked well booted and
gloved, Though she was the mer-
riest person In her party, no piercing
shrieks Of mirth came from that part
Of the car.
You could not help letting your eye
dwell upon her. She rested you, and
her enjoyment Of common little plea
sures was like having the use OF tails.
man to change everything TO gold.
How clear and soft was her auburn
hair. 1t shined from frequent wash.
ingH and brushings and respectful
treatment. The pearly pink ears oil
this girl had neither been bored Ia
carry the savage earrings, nor bent
forward or downward in sleep, or by
the weight Of III fitting hats.
She had been bred carefully in a
home where love was her natural at.
mosphere, and where constant expires.
sions of tenderness made life glad. She
was, a. far as she had gone, q COM
| pleie being, not anxious 10 hurry her
Experiences.
The other girl distresses you, though
she was decidedly pretty and quite
self-satisfied. She had an admirer be-
side her, so coarse, so ignorant, 80 tire.
some fellow, that you marVeled to
see her notice him. She was arrayed
as q young lady in Gorgeous trappings,
with fashionable hat-set upon hair
which could be smelled like q dirty
chicken two yards away. All her care
of this flexible curtain OF the brain
had been centered upon trizzing and
skewering 1t up. She talked In shout,
and watched people to enjoy her effect
upon them. Alas, poor grill she
thought II was witty when her escort
made jokes hristling with double mega.
uves and mismatched parts of speech,
10 repeat constantly:
30, fan me with . feather, or = pea
nut she'll"
The young man brought her drink
OF water. Instead Of returning him q
quiet "thank you" she bawled above
the noise Of the train, her mouth still
wet from the cup:
''You're q clever fellow, Jawn.
ais knowed you's q good friend Of
NINE"
The atmosphere OF her growth had
been discordant untruthful, full of
slsnderous gossips, distorting to men
tai vision, stimulative Of coarse physi-
cal traits. She was so pretty, it seemed
too bad she was not clean and true,
and well grounded in the knowledge
Of life.
First OF all, she was determined TO
be married. Any man was better than
none. And next, she was going TO be
gorgeously dressed II 1t took all the
mans money. And next-the maid
shrinks from running on through the
chaos Of that home; from the snap
pings and snarlings; the unconsidered
children; the ultimate dirt of which q
woman without dainty personal habits
sinks.
You turn with relief TO the girlish
girl again. How much sweeter and
better the world will be for her, which,
ever way life turns herl
NJ. II. CATHRRw GOD,