The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-02-06
WHAT SHE DID.
Duties Faithfully Done Opened the
Way to Better Things.

'But you must keep up your music,
Helen"
Il don't see the way, mother, do you?''
swell, I've been thinking about it,
and I have come to the conclusion that
By sending away the girl and cutting
things down to the lowest point of
economy, we can manage it. Then you
can finish your school course, too"
"And who would be doing the work
while practiced and went to school?"
81 would"
"Dear little mother" Helen laughed
IS she fondly kissed her, sit would be a
joke, sure enough, to see you undertake
ing the work for all these children
'But you know people always con-
triye to do what they have to do, some
how Helen"
Yes, but I've been thinking, too. 1t
isl who must continue to do what I
have to do. What have to do is SIM
ply to go to work and earn my own liy-
ing, and help you, too, little sooner
different way from what hoped.''
Why, Helen, what is there you can
do until you are ready to teach music?''
That's just it-what can II"
''lou have very good general educa-
Hen"
'Yes, but as / have gone on depend
ing on music for my bread, have just
browsed around among studies, choosing
what liked best, and not keeping to
any regular course. So can't teach in
sschool."
But it seems to me, Helen, there's
nothing you can't do" said her mother,
patting the hand which lay over hers.
4 can do good many things that
don't seem to count for much to make
money with. can cook, but don't see
my way to make business of that. /
can write good hand, but you remem-
Der father never liked the idea of nv
going into an office, and anyway there
are dozen applicants for every situa-
ton Of that kind. l can keep house,
but can't afford to live at home and do
i-eould get place as governess for
little children | suppose, but then I'd
have to go away from home, which /
couldn't endure and you couldn't
either"
No indeed" said her mother, tighten
ing her grasp on the hand.
can do fancy work, but the market
Is k0Fercr0wded. | can seW-ves. T can
sew
We'll, what of that?" asked mother.
When | made those breakfast caps
ior Mrs. Long she said she often paid a
aellar and half day for sewing not
% nice as mine.''
Welt" said mother, a little i'm
patiently.
a dollar and half is good pay"
lou don't mean that you would go
out sewing, Helen?"
I think l would if couldn't find any
hing else to do"
Mother protested, while Helen laughed
ana called her proud, adding:
but won't do it if can help nv
seM. I'll try first if there's any thing
polite for me.n
ohe did try, but at the end of week
salle 70 mother, saying: ''I'm going to
seW Tor Mrs. Gardner Jones'"
1ouH break down your health,
1slen, said mother in last helpless
objection.
20 | won't. I'm to work only eight
s0sfs day and it's long walk going
~ never let her mother guess, brave
e. a. mat she was, how hard to her seemed
~ looking forward to going among
saAngers to do work so different from
s;-s @nas ner taste would have suggested,
sg up indefinitely the studies she
.ssso Even to herself she would not
saa0Wedge the keenness of the hurt,
.ss ~ wisely trampled down all but the
senee9lon q that it seemed the one thing
- ner to do now, and she would do it,
~ 70 u as well as she could.
Aaefe were compensations-who of us
- not found them in the heroic facing
uasyS It was bright room in which
~ ssWed and Mrs. Gardner Jones
49, S,Sssu - herself an agreeable and kindly
aira..s saslsVress, pleasantly Disgusting the
,ssslOhs vss.. she gave under cloak of sug-
H.,gs h., ana always ready to defer to
Yna Y,sa taste and Judgment, often sit
sssss e .9s !. =! chat with the young girl and
N,s 2 lasilng to treat her IS an equal.
niss, MAJ zones was lady rather beyond
ana lss. whose one daughter married
fsalin...aer, .s.+ .aer, and she had motherly
ag scaesa s0Eard all young girls.
no,es o n, come in" she said one
IN ak ~as saen Helen had gone down to
FooW 70 receive sOme diFee