Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-31
A WHITE ONE.


the temperature was by no means low
more especially as the sun was stream.
ing in through the uncurtained windows
But the laundry girls were used to these
Inconvenience and thought nothing OF
them. They Chartered continuously over
their work, not because they were happy
or because they had anything particular
to say, but because they had no concep-
tion OF the dignity of silence. The con-
versation was, perhaps, not of the most
editying description, and the language
employed was forcible, garnshed by
slang, and not free from superhuous ex-
pletives, for these girls were not of the
highest type. There was q curious taw-
driness or rather gaudiness about their,
for the most part, ragged dresses; they
had big, heavy fringes, which the steam
had taken out of curl 80 that in nearly
every instance they struggled into the
bold eyes beneath them; their faces, too,
were in a striking contrast to their hands
in the matter of cleanliness, for it was
not compulsory to put them in the water
in order to earn livelihood; but they
were better in this respect than they
would be nearer the end of the week, for
to-day was only Tuesday.
The only exception to the universal
untidiness was manifested in the person
of one whom the girls called Liza (the i
being pronounced as if it was the dph-
thong all. This Liza, the preliminary
"e" of whose name was invariably
dropped by her acquaintainces, was a
hunchback, and her face, though it pos
sessed the merit of cleanliness, was al
most repulsively ugly. The complexion
was sallow, the mouth badly shaped, the
eyebrows obtrusively dark and heavy;
very sad Were the eyes beneath them,
had there been any one to note their
wistful look, but Liza did not encourage
scrutiny, and, indeed the brown eyes
were not remarkable in themselves, and
were moreover half hidden by the droop-
ing lids, from which she glanced in q
sideways, half-sinister manner. Liza
was not very popular among her compan.
ions, partly because she chose to be OK.
elusive, and partly because she could on
occasions say unpleasantly sharp things.
But there was one person whom she
loved, and that was Miss Calender.
BY and by the ringing of bell cre-
ated a diversion among the workers.
Almost simultaneously eight pairs OF
red, soapy arms were drawn out of the
wash-tubs, eight pairs of red, crinkleC
hands were wiped on some portion o.
convenient apparal, and eight pairs o.
ill-shod feet tramped into an adjoining
room.
AT table in this room stood young
lady, very sweet in appearance and pret-
tily dressed. She nodded in a friendly
way to the girls, and shook hands with
each one as they passed. She had their
interest at heart, and made it her duty to
come two or three times week and pro-
vide them with dinner. This dinner con
sisted usually, as on this occasion, of q
plate of soup and large slice of pud
ding, for which they paid penny; sec
ond helping of either could be had for
farthing, so the payment was merely
nominal; but the girls were exempt from
the feeling that they were the recipients
of charity.
The coppers were "dabbed" down on
the table in little pile, and Miss Callen
der ladled out the soup, which was quickly
n.aLoa ant ho,1i.y ooIisulileu. ne young iauy
footin oa 1,;ne ;ne otner ue women smlhhg. fer
10Y uain'y herseil' theirroughhess die
W "GirIs y " sha JoPo, sn;d nH1 nroao,,. :. -.
o,;ot o1oor 9nI sue sunI at pIosen'.y, III ne
1u,.r ?aoal ". Soivc, anI gong 10 give
Gomez"
There was chorus of delighted assent
snoons on tbe o,raost u nn,ntu oe ,,1atoa y
~T,nr Me-. ,nbot p,9 sd,. Pf"'o'
nigbt u ha nowsn P"'''
S0L fr;ondi,, ;, .o;1 ,1;u. C.u..,
.NJnsic and 1Iortm - | u.s. louoi on5 o,
NAV bri,,, ,,orr +ho,rt.i, ;, "1" '0'
Tbis naosoI a. noIonoI Sill.
tNiiabt wo hripd. ',Uo S5snmSs, :.
orired poiiU pIafnn in ~ nun ono' Il
distino+ion 9f i hain - Wv oHJoy GU .i'
ustiii''ioii .s,l VI oeiiiS tho Pretliest Oh th'
Miss collondor sboo,. hon Lo., H..
MISS Saliehaer shook her head disap-
p-"I 0Yn55 5 ~ >,
sL "a ii: nm ~ n"'o iiioro 'huii one
t,SnT ST., e'ti'ls AZ.
III 10 Ioi tha', hiss' uon want
ehy III sure put there' the more you
gna"s ~, on inc moro they comes on.
u 4 nat now u is with men, ana that's why
them as doh want en-, always has the
most admirers
And Folly, conscious of fascinating
retrousse nose aud dimpled chin, tossed
her head in tho air.
Whoroupon all tho girls, not to be out
done, and by no means reticent on the
subject of their love affairs, fell to talk
ing about them, finding the tonic emi-
nently congenial, and treating it in
manner which displayed no more vulgar
ity OF heart than is concealed by certain
ladies. Miss Calender rather encour-