The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-22
CARBARA'S CHANCES.

"Wlmt q sc ,i,, hrart.ess world this
Isl" muImured Barbara Bake ~ her.
ing with delft. delicate sti Giles the holes
in old MrA D.ckinsum's silk hose Here
] am, a girl Of 16. TO whom eayety,
amusement, anL sunshine would seem
as natural as tile fall If the dew; yet
am cU"!rd up in gloomy, brow nstUn
l.Cuse, Tie mere shadow of IL cross, *.
acting old woman, Whose Wants are
never satisfied Companion, indeed"
us s 9 broke off tie needlerul OF silk
floss with "a snap Il am anything bu,
tat Drudge, menial--m.:ch,ne. If you
please-but n"tniI & like IA Companion
Aud all to earn II paltry living! o.,
&c r, why ";n not I.eop live on flowers
and fresh ar, as the huIhm.inE birds do:
Why is 1t lie, essary IT, toll 80 fIr bread
to eat and clut,es To cover u,. 1t Il .e,
Seem to ME as if life we've all Il faiiurrr'
Ever sit ce she lad sell from ..er be |
that ...urmIng she lad been ut Mrs DIrk.
in>On's lec% AMI CAL
MIS- Dick n,uu WAS MT Always in an
amiable mu,d. Tne.e Vas hot water to
bring Up for ncr bal.l-it must be- steam.
ins fl, m t..e kitc ell, and the old lady
Mould trust no one Ut.t Barbara to carry
il, because, as size raid, the srr,anls W ere
so c reIess and spilled it Oh the stair
caIpela
There was her stiff gray hair to he
mad I..l l,.,r
and her toast to be Toasted after an vx.
act pattern; the chapters ia the tibl,'
to be read; tte news aImrs to be
ski.hIneL tmruu ,h-.;iad woe b.tnl,. b IT.
bhla 4 there WAS paragraph left out
Or Il SENSATIONAL i,e =, omitted; the TIVE
poodle, to De va he'd and r.LGunei |, the
Invalid CHAR 10 be W heele,l up an down
the ie 9Th OF two la;iurs exac.iy one
hundred times: and when ut .ast she
had pi yed MIS- D.cHiiIsun to sleep " i'll.
tie Oh ScUIcn iauU tunes that sIr lik, d
there were the Uid laly's caps to b. done
Nj. Ter d.i"ty silk ST ckiuSs u ID MittS
To b. cared Iur, ana Il thousand city
occupations imsile Which Barbara
thought might j,Ist rs we'll lie tie.rgaled
% the hands OF Mary. the lIousen;tId.
"She can stand at the area gate with
pink Ribbons i'll her cap, aid f.rt with
the pustnan and the butchers man,
thought Barbara bitterly. Il have no
leisure for even such relaxation, AS that.
And her wages can lie sent home TO her
mother in ireland, while my neager
yalary-scarce y more than Mary's in
%uilars and cer!s-Icesn't sutiic. To keel,
me clothed up t" my position. let alone
'he Possibility Of laying by anything.
And Wien lint at an incr,a,e Of sal.
Ny, Mrs. D.c".ns"n wonders If think
Si~ Is m.:,de of money, and asks what
IL re can want tnan sucI home as
t,i. l believe E gene Dn kinson II
lretty Hush lighted up her ordinarily
pn.e heck us the Thought CROSSED her
nd-"wUuid have asked me to GO 20
tne C..sinu c"ncert List night if Mrs
Dic"snson had hot said So CT. s,ly that
she didn't believe in young girls u in
ouL so i'll q nights o., dear. what is
the Use Of lei x young glrl at ail3"
Just then the doc: softly swung omen,
at in tipped bright, retty danisei
Ut Two or three and twenty. III Co.
quetti ii fall hat trimmed with scarlet
puppies and bows of cherry velvet, aud
q beautiful js.tei mantle.
"C,ara!" cried BAR. ara, nearly upset.
ting tue work basket in her surprise and
delight How came you here.
lin spite of the Ell ct N" followers nj.
loved! laug;,ingly retorted Cara II.
den. MY dear. / ran the blocKi,,ie.
br'bed the housemaid, and crept up the
stairs as softly AS a mouse. Uo.'t be
alarn:ed--!he ogress is Snoring with forty
woman po"
How beautifully you are dressed.
Clara!' said B"rLara. with adniring
survey. "You have got situation ut
la,t2"
Clara nodded. and adjusted a glitter
ing new silver Lan=le on her wr.s.
"A good tine. said she erIpat ically.
"BIt how flushed you arr. CHAR! A..
YOU sure yoa ar" q tile wel.: lrrs,,ted
Barbara. AID low strangely your
eyes shine!"
CLARA giggle and leaned forward to
look at herself III The llu Ia framed glass
opposite.
"You are too innocent for anything,
B.rbarai' sa d she. Ever Que does II
nowadays It's Breath of Il .ses Per.
laps I've touched it up n little to"
strong toby. And the eyes-it's the
least teeny line of belIad"nnn. L.
brings out the sparkle. don't you see !:
Don't look 80 shocked, child; we MI hav,
to make the most Of ourselves. sIr.
added. with superior smile. "Isn':
il sylish? But AZ / sail. I'm getting
so month. and a most nothing to do
but to dress and look pretty. Aud You
can do the same. you poor. pale bleacI,ed
out thing. il you chn's'!
Il don't understand you. CIara!"
"Pm in the con pany of the C.cilian
Theater." explained Clara 1--WE are
supposed to he singers. but Our voices
d"n't signify ~. II 9 Crcilinn takes
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