The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-12-09

trouble and other peoples shares, too"
The widows eyes flashed Indignantly.
'Isaac," she said, "in Gods name 60
and leave me To myself. do not want
your help. never asked IL Forget
that your brother ever had q wife and
children"
81 wish TO heaven I could" was the
blunt reply.
CHAPTER ~.
REvEnsEa
II Il is true that whom God loveth He
chasteneth, Mrs. Evesham must have
been particularly favored by Provi-
dence, for the LII tide Of adversity swept
in upon her with resistless force, over
whclming her with such q hood Of re-
verses that even her brave spirit nearly
sank in the waters OF despair.
That croalfing brother-in-law OF hers
had foretold her speedy downfall, and
his ominous prophesies seemed In fair
way of fulfllment. True, the world In
general had forgotten the mystery Of her
unhappy lodger's untimely death; but TO
herlittie worid--the few upon whom she
was dependent-the event had brought
. sad reaction. One after another Of
herlodgers left her, and mono came 70
all their places. There was q gloom
over the house she found II impossible
TO dispel II was the old story--money
borrowed at rtinous interest on her
furniture, a foreclosed mortgage, and
she found herself adrift and homeless,
with four children dependent on her for
their daily bread. Not for one moment
did she pause to consider that one OF
these little ones had no claim on her ef-
forts. Wanda Arlington was as dear TO
her as one Of her own loved ones, and
she would have scorned the thought of
shifting from her shoulders the respon-
sibility OF her care.
Nor was she one TO sit down with
folded hands and bewail her misfortune.
For ten weary years she toiled Us .
dressmaker. working by the day for
rich ladies, who, charmed by her gentle
manners and exquisite taste, paid her
higher wages than usually fall TO the
lot OF women SO unhappily circum-
stanced Thus with heroic effort she
was enabled TO clothc, feed and educate
her children till they in turn grew in
stature and became ebreadwinners.
Then a glimpse Of sunshine glowed
through the darkened clouds.
IL was at the close Of the terrible war
of the rebellion. Society was revolu-
tionized Thousands had sunk In Pow
erty; hundreds had grown suddenly
rich. Prominent among the latter was
~ young married woman named Alice
Potter. OF Michigan, who chanced to be
visiting New York, and, having engaged
Mrs. Evesham's services, had in her
own generous, impulsive way formed a
deep affection for the gentle seamstress.
MY dear. creature" I" she said one day
10 the widow, when they had succeeded
In designing costume more than usu-
ally attractive, why don't you make
strike for something better? Come 10
Michigan and start o store. I'll help
you"
The suggestion took the Widows
breath. Michiganl Even in the cos
Michigan seemed IN Ultima Thule TO
New Yorker.
at would cost so much, Mrs. Potter"
she sighed sand the risk would be 10
great"
"As for the expense Of getting
there" the impetuous young matron
declared, II will sec to that. You see.
dear. my cousin Jack Is auditor OF arail-
road. and he shall get you all passes, or
I'll know the reason why"
But have so little in hand TO start
wlth,- the widow pleaded.
AAll the better for you; you win have
be less TO lose"
-"But, II ! failed"
Failed Fiddlededee! You shan't
fail. Come with me 70 Glastonbury.
What. never heard Of Glastonbury?
Well. the ignorance of you Knicker-
boclscrs is something shameful"
'Ts II q village In Michigsn7"
"A villagei Bless your innocence,
Glastonbury is q big. thriving lumber
city on the banks Of the loveliest river
you ever saw. We haven't many brown