The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-26
A Pooh GIRLS ROMANCE.
Fortune Began Smiling on Her Whsu
Der Ven Was Pawned.
Froa the Chicaoo Tl-ibune.

From the chfea0o Tribune.
"A young woman was married last week
70 man who is known favorably all over
this country, and who has something of a
fortune and two homes, and who is in all
respects a man Of the world,p said another
man Of the world TO the writer. after a
general talk about the pranks Of the whirII-
gig OF time.
I'm her case" was the continuation sI
viii venture to say that there was a time
In her life when the flicker OF the fame OF
hope was as sickly and fitful as any that
ever threw ghostly shadows on the wall.
Not TO go into details which would make
her known. her mother had separated from
her husband. The mother and daughter
were left not only homeless, but practically
penniless. Their prior station had bean
such as TO enable them to enjoy some social
privileges. When the separation came the
mother moved out Of the fashionable
quarters where she had lived, and
with her daughter took lodging In one OF
the cheapest boarding houses on an unfre.
quented street. In spite Of effort 70 gain
some livelihood none came. Then they had
60 give up the back room in the back street
boarding house and obtained a smaller room
In squalid section Of Chicago. l do noa
know that the word squalid is the one to b.
used. The section is one even now where
spect care to be seen. To the credit OF the
mother IN this story will say that she did
not know this. They bought
their own food. They did MOI
90 out 30 any restaurant or cafe.
Their means did not permit this. One
day the mother, heavily yelled, would go
to some little grocery store with a tin pail
and purchase 10 cents worth OF oysters, q
fow cents worth Of crackers and q bit OF
cheese. The next day the daughter, heavily
yelled, would do the marketing at SOME
other grocery. Several times garment OF
other days was taken to a pawnshop, and
thus the sickly flame OF hope was replen-
ished-I had almost said with blood money.
The little rent was paid and enough food
obtained to keep mp existence.
One day. have this story from the
| mother herself-they pawned the veil for q
meal. That removed the mask and few
days after, when the daughter went for ans
other supply, the beauty of her face, its
rehned touches and her manner attracted
the attention Of a man who was in the gro
grocery TO which the girl came. Without
her knowledge he followed her 30 her lodg-
ing. Then he made some inquiries concern-
ing the mother and daughter, and eyentu.
ally unravelled the story Of their lives
would like to tell you some more. but cam
not, lest the identity OF the two should be
established. can say this much. I think.
man who had Interested himself In the case
married the mother and the mating, so far
as any one knows, has been a success Ths
daughter was placed in line where she
soon, by her talent and pluck and good
looks, obtained a recognition, and this out
her In a position where she was sought and
won by the man whom she married few
days ago.
There you have a story, without the
slightest ooloring. absolutely correct. II
you came across 1t in novel yon would
probably accuse the author.ef adding lit
tie paint to the picture. ~~The day the
mother told me their story she had no idea
what was 10 store for her. Her heart was
full OF that unspsakable trouble which
comes only TO those who have lived In sun.
bursts and then drifted into impenetrable
night How true it Is that with some
the depths of darkness hang upon tina
breaking OF the light