Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-17
sToRy OF A SPRING sulr.
A m, Of Life as sketched by the
Grooer's Young Man.

A mir OF Life as Sketcheu oS ~
Grocer's Young Man.
M,s Terrence was ordering her
daily supply OF groceries one morning
last week. The man who made llss
81 her wants was young, chaIty ana
h.;ntn, NJ a desire to tell all he knew
about everything Ill
4 Young girl came in, made snall
purchase and went out Mrs. Tor
rence merely noticed that she was
nratty. but looked carewOrn ana pale
fnst after she went, Mrs. Terrence
noticed a small bundle lying on the
connter and said: The young lady
Who was lust in must have forgot ten
this" -
The grocer's clerk smiled IN me
most meaning way, as no SAID 'Satch
that girl leave anything
His customer looked up inquiringly'
He laughed again, and repeated
"Catch her leave anything, She, why
there isn't living being in New York
who markets as close as that girl does
I'm sorry for her, she has to san so
clos, 10 the wind. She knows some
thing about the toughness OF this
world for all she's we'll dressed. May
be YOU noticed that her face had no
more color than whltewashed fence
''She did look pale, said Mrs. Tor
renee.
mo WONDER" continued the young
man behind the cUunter. "She starved
herself 10 d shadow TO get a new spring
suit. Has husband, too-a fellow
who is something OF swell. wears
good clothes. smokes high-priced cigars
and eats big dinners at clubs and ho-
tells. But Ia Is mighty mean man.
tell you. lie allows her niggardly
sum every week, and cOmpels her 20
run the house out OF 1t and buy her
clothes. too. They live in little Hat
around tho corner here and she does
all the work. When her husband eats
at home he has 10 have the best. He's
the kind Of fellow that considers the
best good enough for him. you know.
SO, in order 10 save little out Of her
allowance to bug that frock. abs ats
almost nothing for months
Mrs, TOr-encc looked distressed.
"Pitlful. wasn't it?' said The young
man. And true, every word " 10.
We live IN the same apartment house,
and W. have the same WasherwOmAn
that she hns, and my! how much wash.
erwOmen sometimes know about tho
affairs Of the psOple they work for.
and how they do like 10 toll things"
well, this Door little woman got so
weak for the want OF food that shc
tainted on the stairs Dne day, and my
wife brought her 10 and hslped her into
her own dat and then sent for the do c.
tor. When the doctor examined he =
he said she was starved. that sho actual.
~ needed food. Think Of Il, right there
under the same rOof with is. aud living
In Hat that was furnished like a dolls
house, Il was 50 pretty.
''Oi course. this shocked my wife.
She couldn't believe II: buE tho poor
woman was all Innerycd. aud She con.
tessed while she cried like a baby, that
she had squeezed that suit % clothes
out OF her allowance By eating nothing
herself
Nov, what do you think I that for
4 domestic tragedy"
Mrs. Terrence had no worls to suit
the occasion. She pus all her feelings
into her eyes aud remained silent
Well, ! think Us a pretty rough
sketch from NE, do. toll you. folks
needn't think they can sham with ua
grocers. We $50 through them.
though, 70 b. sure, W. dOu't protrnd
70. ! could tell you tales that would
burn your eycs out With pity. they arc
90 iull q misery covered up misery.
which Is the worst kind Of misery.
mink there ar" lots oi folks. men aud
women going around "a good cgothc.
VINO carry hearts a. heavy as q bag o.
salL"-Tcxas Stftin.