Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-09-14
MRS. GRAY'S RELIGION.
Her Practice Not in Harmony
With Her Profession.

sYou don't believe Mrs. Gray is a
Christian l am sorry to hear you
speak in that manner of SO estimable
woman
''Perhaps l should not have spoken
so decidedly, but l think have good
reasons for what said
''But you certainly overlook her use
fulness in the church. Nobody gives
more literally than she does. Only
last Sabbath, remember, she subscribed
fifty dollars toward our minister's
salary-and in times of conference no.
body entertains more literally than
she. / think she's perfect prodigy of
benevolence.
81 dare say in such matters her liber-
atty is unstinted; but was not think
ing of that. She is rich, / suppose
know she has kept a large store on
Marshall street for a great many years.
Suppose we call there-itis on our way"
The two friends, Mrs Abby and
Mrs. Brown walked on together until
they came to an imposing store where
on one side every conceivable kind of
fancy work was for sale, and on the
other children's garments, chiefly for
boys-coats, pants and eaps-a large
and costly variety. Mrs. Abby and
Mrs Brown quietly stood on one side,
for there were several women at the
latter counterfeit customers, it was
evident, for they were pale-faced and
shabbily-dressed. A showy-looking
girl with red ribbons in her hair stood
behind the counter, picking out as
sorted bundles and passing them over
to these women.
Mrs. Gray says you must take the
last batch home with you and make the
button-holes oversize won have such
work. said the girl, approaching a
tidy-looxing woman who turned shade
paler at the asperity and supercilious
manner Of the girl
Il thought they were done as good
as usual, said the woman, with trem-
ulous lip, "but perhaps not Mary was
sick, you see. and she always makes
the button holes-she's sick now.
Wouldn't they possibly doP"
Mrs Brown stepped forward and
caught sight of the button-holes-
They we're good, as neatly made as she
would have wished, were the suit made
for her boy.
mo, they won't do" said the girl
sharply, pushing the articles TOWARD
her. "You can leave them, but yol
know Mrs Gray's rule-not one cen
unless the whole is done to suit her"
"And / only get fifteen cents for tn
whole" murmured the woman with
despairing look.
HI'm sure the button-hOles are yer,
neatly done, said Mrs. Brown, hopin,
that a word from her would have tn
desired effect 'they would suit me
and am quite particular
'They wouldn't suit a majority q
Mrs. Gray's customers" said the girl
with an insolent side look at the imper
tinent stranger, as she considered hel
'and this woman is none too particula
at any time. She often has to carr
her work back, and I'd advise her t
get new pair Of spectacles if sh
can see better.
Dear Lordf' groaned the woman
turning away, heart-broken expre
sion darkening her pale, pinched fe,
tures-shrinking almost from sight
her modification and despair; she WI
had silver threads shining amidst Il
dark CLEAN OF her locks-she had a
the rich experience Of ueaternity-wii
oil the heavy caro- of the world me-
lect and poverty with all the scars
a hard, long fight with temptatio
privation, disease and sorrow upon he
aippantly shamed BY pert, mindless
brazen girl OF seventeen. Mrs. Brown
cheek was scarlet-but the poor womi
had crowded out and others had crow
ed IN
A good-lo0king, coarse woman thrs
down q bundle; It was examin
and passed. The girl took from
smaIl box one piece Of money a
handed It to her The woman star
attn rubbed her eyes Hooked with
puzzled face at the girl; and then G
claimed: .Why don't you give me 1
resi- o. the money?p
fhats alt that's due, said the gil
make room
Bat / tell you that there we're &
shirts q twenty-five cents epleoe