Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-14

"NOb Jlll i Uoll you Wudb bulnk VI
you,n cried the woman, for you are a
liar and cheat Thank God, I'm not
dependent upon your work for living,
and l pity them that are, that's all.
You may cheat the poor widow and or
phan, but you won't cheat me again.
The girl only curled her lips, for
pale, pinched woman, who had been
waiting some time, now eagerly crowd
ed up to the counter.
"Oh, please put me in her place. I'll
be glad to work for any thing il only
can get it to do.n She choked down
the tears and absolutely trembled in
her eagerness (and her hunger ! have
no doubt,) from head to foot.
'Oh yes, you can have tive can
get plenty to take them at that price
and thank us in the bargain" said the
girl, heartlessly, pulling down another
bundle
Mrs. Abby now inquired for Mrs.
Gray, and was ushered into the show
room, where a portly woman stepped
forward, much surprised and pleased
and learning that they had come for a
call, she Immediately ushered them by
means of a stairway into her private
parlor, a splendid room, furnished with
every luxury the heart coul desire.
'And how are you, Mrs. Abdy-and
you Mrs. Brown? It's a great while
since / have seen you in church, isn't
itP"
"My children have all been ILL.," re-
piled Mrs Brown, quietly.
"Oh! l thought something must be
the matter, if you were any thing like
mel never let triaes interfere with
my church duties l believe have
been when others would have wrapped
themselves in Aannels and gone to bed
I have that much affection for the
courts OF the Lords house. And what
a heavenly sermon we had last Sabbath,
Mrs. Abby. 1 have thought of it all
week. do think we out to be thank
full to the Lord forssending us Brother
Drewson. His words are indeed sharp
as a two-edged sword"
During confidential tete-a-tete, Mrs.
Brown managed to give hint at what
she thought of the wholesale imperti-
nence Of the girl in the shop toward the
people.
"Oh, Delia's sharp" said Mrs. Gray,
with gratifed little laugh, that's
why keep her Do you know l pay
her extra for that qualtiyP / assure you
it is the most terrible thing to deal with
these shop women. They shirk and
sham, and tell all manner of lies to get
excused, and do their work abominable
at the best You have no idea what a
trying business it is on that account.
If it didn't pay me pretty WE'LL" she
added complacently, I'D give it W
tomorrow. But Della, dear me, she's
a perfect treasure-knows just how tC
deal with just that sort of people,
You see there's no getting along witt
them, assure you, unless you're right
up and down with them
Mrs. Browns heart ached as she
thought of that neat, grave-looking
woman with her quivering lip and sill
very hair, stabbed to the very quick by
that coarse unfeeling creature behinC
the counter.
as this girl-a-professor OF relig
ionp" asked Mrs. Brown, with some
hesitation.
"Why no." replied Mrs. Gray, turn
ing red; that's all l have to try me
Della is honest and all that, but l don
think she has found hope. She i
with me now, however, altogether, ant
trust may be the means Of her sal
walton. Do you believe Brother Drew
son will get wellP" she queried, shrewd
ly changing the subject.
"Now what do you think OF Mrs
GrayP' asked Mrs Brown, as the tw
friends gained the street
"rm afraid she's sacrificing her re
ligion on the shrine of mammon," wa
the reply. II have always thought s
very highly of her, can't bear t
change my opinion. Still have seel
, with my own eyes and heard with m
ears what l would not have believed q
hearsay."
I zone of our church poor lives here,
/ said Mrs Brown, as they turned into
t lonesome street lined with poor house
that were filled with poor tenants
g "shall we call upon herPn Mrs Add
q signifed that it would be pleasing
her, and they entered the creakin
v door of one of the tallest houses, wher
2 after toiling up three flights Of stair
e they came to a room in which pail
J, woman sat making caps at the rate
sixpence apiece She arose with
Il smile, extended a thin hand, choke
/. down hard, dry cough as she askt
: them to be seated, and to excuse her
?. she must go on with her work, ''for "
r see / promised them at five this afte
Y noon, and / work for Mrs. Gray, of Of
o church. She's a good woman, I've !
70 doubt-only she don't know by expel
ence what the poor have to suffer, al
A. that makes her hard on us, perhaI
s. But she pays me little more than s.
3 does the others"
in That's sad case in the eth
10 ROOM" she went on, "a dreadful s
le case. It's Mrs. Acton, widow "
III man, as good a soul as ever l knew, a
ii she's had a poor consumptive girl
g. support. Maria works in spite OF b
of weakness all she can; but this week S
n, couldn't seem to get up strength.
r. Mrs. Acton, she had some nice wo
IS. and had to make the button-holes hi
is self. She's been longer than usl
an ab0ut IL. too. and I dare saw wants I