Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-28


more plainly than words that might quiz
her all day without receiving any satisfac.
ton, so told her what / wanted to find
out.
Every well, but you will not tell my
name. should get discharged if the firm
knew had talked to customers. They are
very strict about that she answered. ]
promised eternal secrecy, and that neither
her counter nor the shop in which she
worked should be mentioned, and that not
knowing her name, could not repeat it.
How long have you been in shopp'
was my first question.
sever four years." she answered
What is your salaryW
-Four dollars per week"
STRETCHING FOUR DOLLARS.
do you live with your parents or do you
boardS"
II board"
Glow much does your board cost you?''
'"rhe people where am staying are
friends. They have fiat have little
room, and have whatever they have to
eat. / am like one of the family"
"How much do you pay for your boardS'
1.-TWO dollars and half week"
"And your laundering9"
'They let me use the stationary tub and
do it myself"
"How about your clothes' You seem
well dressed"
II make them all myself in the evening
after my work is done"
And your hats and gloves and shoes.
How do you manage to buy those things
with only $1.50 week."
II buy gloves when we have sale and
can get a pair cheap. pay fifty cents a
pair for gloves, and one pair lasts me three
months with mending and care"
'But your hats'-
II buy a cheap hat, bend it into new
shape and sew the trimming on myself"
"And your shoes-how much do they cost
your
Shoes are expensive. 1t takes two weeks
savings to buy pair of shoes. Ipay So a
pair, but they last for six months"
But where can you find money enough
out of your wages for hose, heavy skirts
flannels and linen for outside garments and
dresses for warm weather."
II make all of my clothes except my out
side jacket. buy the jacket ready made
and cheap. 1t takes several weeks to buy
one, but ii lasts long time. make my
own summer dresses of dark ginghams.
They are cheap, look neat and wear a long
time. l also make up my own linen.
buy cheap stockings and keep them
darned."
DO you fit your own waists2"
Yes, / have a pattern that is just my
measure, and then buy jerseys to wear In
the store"
How do you spend your eveningsi
Don't you go out at allP"
Sometimes / have many friends, but
sewing takes up most of my time Some
times go to the theatre with lady friend.
We sit in the gallery and it only costs us
rs cents apiece She pays her fare and
pay mine. But we don't go often because
1t is so late when we get home and the next
morning we are tired. Besides, my sewing
wouldn't get done"
How do you spend Sundayp
Il lie abed Sunday morning-it is the
only morning / can rest, and sleep most
OF the day. In the afternoon read the
newspapers and at night go to church."
SUBSTITUTE FOR HAPPINESS
"This is your daily life-are you happyS"
"Pm used to it,"
What do you look forward to?"
Nothing" she answered, dejectedly.
Have you no ambition2"
What good would it do me2 lam not
educated, but am sensible"
Don't you look forward to any happi-
ness-most girls have sweethearts and look
forward to home of their own--they plan
their wedding dresses and have never to
be fulfilled dreams of happiness in mar
riage'--
II have no sweetheart and never d. cam
i don't have time during the day and at
night l am too tired"
May call at your homer"
You may come If you want to, but my
salary Is all the assistance want want
nothing do not earn"
/ admired her independence, yet asked
for her address, notwithstanding her re-
fusal of assistance. She wrote il ON a slip
of paper-her name / will not mention.
Her address was on Ninth avenue, near
Nineteenth street.
Last evening l called at the girls home
rather boarding place. II was tene-
ment house fiat, in the fifth stony Of
gigantic block. paused at each landing
for sufficient breath to mount another
fight, laid was at last admitted to the
right place.
II have been trying to think just what
pay for everything" she said, referring to
a slip of paper she carried. II pay SO a
yearfor shoes; g. for gloves; 81 for two jer-
seys; S12 buys me four bingham dresses
and fixings; 81 buys both summer and win |
ter hats for one year; my linen and fiannels
cost about IS; handkerchiefs, hose, ribbons
and ruchings, IS; two cashmere dresses,
$l0-che for best, one for every day-and |
wear jersey waists and save the made one, !
and the rest spend on car fare and Christ
mas presents for the children. forget to |
say my outside jacket cost $40, but |
bought 1t winter before last"
Later she offered to show me her room. |
A swish Of white tRrletan tied with bow |
of red ribbon was hung across the top of q |
small looking glass, there was a single
bedstee1, commode of pine, the top Of 4
which held basin and pitcher. and the
row Of drawers below held the personal |
effects of the philosophical girl There
was a chair the seat of which held "A chintz |
cushion. This was offered me- the girl |
seating herself on the edge of the bed as |
she talked---New York Press.