The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-12-18

Are Jon bs,tsr 10 dsy. Ksiisi
Oh. yea. Pearl. ever 90 muob.

The cheerful March supshine strsams
10 Il the window. where Pearl Plsyfs
bed pinped up piece Of bise paper mus
lin 10 serve ~ Temporary curtain. 40
wrote i's slitisfins autograph on th
ca'peiless floor thai Pearl bad stayed o
tho night before 10 scrub neatly, 90 ths
Katie should not feel the room neglect
ed
The tuo chairs we're wiped free iron
dost. the tiny stove shons vith newiy
applied coat Of blsctins. and The chrom,
'Anselus. pinned sgsint the vail owe
the wooden mantle. gave an sir Of refine
mens TO the slcpipg rooied apartment.
Katherine and Pearl PIsyfsir we're oil
. alone in the world. Their father bsd
been . hard-worked bsuk,olerk. Who
found It impossibls 70 save cent before
Death presentedits account and bsokrupt
= cd hin u once.
Their iev distant relatives had distinc
J. lively given them to uuderstaud that
= blood wss not thicker than water" and
). for more than . year these two brave
young girls had fought their own battle
with the world.
Katie Was trimmer and Hnisher" 10
= fashionable dressmaking establishment.
Pearl vas erand girl and generally use
I ful hand At Miss Tborburn's famous mil
linery.
Next year, she said. brightly. can go
into the show rooms and get . dollar Q
week more wages! And von'tI be rieh.
But when Kstio's dreadful cold deep
ened into cough, and the doctor said she
must not leave her room. Pearl found her
twelve dollars month sadly insufficient
to meet all exigencies.
The good doctor spoke to the kind little
drusgist on the corner. who put the med
icines down to cost price; the bakers wife
slipped in many an extra sponge cake and
Vienna roll among the frugal orders; the
butcher saved his choicest bits OF meat for
beef tea for every one in the nsighbor
hood knew and sympatbiz,d with the I
Play fair girls. 4,
But things had to be paid for. never |
theless. And the look OF poverty bites ]
sharply. .
Pearl stood looking at Katie with solemn /
questioning eyes. '
That Is what you always say Katie. said 4
she. And know your cough was bad last
night. :,
Did disturb you. desri o
1t isn't that. Bnt. oh. Kate, 10 see Al
you growing paler and thinner every day Il
Ito know that you have to stay alone here
90 long a,
But ! don't stay alone. Pearl. Mrs. h,
NIppert comes 10 of'en and little Allie
Smith. :,
And that isn't the worst OF II, Katie, n,
The coal 10 out. and cant pay for any j.
more until my Saturday night wages come Al,
%.
Its lucky that the sun shines in 30 di
bright. said Katie. hopefully. Never mind mi
be coal. Pearl; I'll cuddle down 10 bed. ar,
nth the blanket shawl over me, and I'm I,
ure Mrs. Nippert will mako my cup OF
ea on her stove when noon comes. She's w;
lwsys SO thong shtfull be
Pearl wen. to her work with q heavy
cart. On the way she Was joined by Joe a,
isl, the foreman OF the box factory that les
applied the patent recertscles in which We
Ire. Fitwell's gowns were carried home TO oot
er customers. and in councils OF war res. tor
ecting splendid loilettes be had become Mi
'quainted with Katie. mo
He was dark.bsired, swarthy COMPLEX an.
ned young fellow, and bis eyes sparklsd hor
be saw Pearl Plsyfair, Its
How's your sister. Pearl2 said be. No bu,
'tier? Oh. I'm sorry TO hear IL! say, li,l
J sisters come up from the old home sLe
esd 10 keep house for me this winter, are
d she brought barrel Of Jolly Spitz sn. ria,
re- apples aud come home made current p
ly. Would Kstie try the jelly. do you 1
iok? Wouldntit do her good1 III VISA
I'd my sister around il i
Oh, thank you. Joe? This evening, ,oo,
,ss. said PEARL and she secretly regis :. !,
ed vow that she would somewber or ~,
mellow beg or borrow . peck Of coslp, Ia
that these kind people should not Ind She
I'M absolutely freless And Katie top
'usht Joe Vial had entirely forgotten FIRE?
! thought she. As il any Que could for WIN
kstiel si,te
iiss Thorburn was very cross ~hen st Pc
Pesrl fesched the store. Her best II,
toners carriage had been seen across gasp
stree. Al Msdemois-lle Lsvieny's rival NJ,
70, aud the new Paris fashion plates MILL
e delayed IN their arrival more than a Miss
". back
ate again. Pearl Plsyisirl said she. ever
rply. hard
IS only one minute past seven, Miss dear
'rbnrn! pleaded the girl. fault
nd wish ycu TO distinctly undrr bonn
d, snapped Miss Thofburu. who bad glass
peering through the Windows. thst they
mt allow my youug women 10 cali to Re,
through the streets With young men Miss
heir Gay to and from the store. II think
respectable. and mp st
ssrl colofed vividiy my d,
q friend Of my sister. said she. He come
- time.
iss Tbo'bnrn elsred At bsr. 10 the
Dise me. said abe. BY remembering be ma
! do not prfmit my Young women TO And ,
Ifr me back Here's Miss Dsnsels when
'st Take 1t st once to No. 60 Cara tongu
'qnare. She'll be furions becsuse 1t Hs. b.
i seui l.st night Oh,
Eiy Caravan sqn.fs "a. a stately ed Pc,
u stone house. with sesiibuIe doors sroor'