Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-27
ROMANCE OF A POOR YOUNG Girl
A Story From Real Life Which surpassei
Fiction.

A story From Real Lie Whfch Surposees
Fiction.
From the Chicago Tribune.
"A young woman was married last week to a
man who is known favorably all over this coun-
try, and who has something Of fortune and two
homes, and who is in all respects man Of the
world" said another man OF the world to the
writer after a general talk about the pranks Of
the whirligig OF time.
"In her case "(was the continuation, ~ will
venture to say that there was time in her life
when the flicker Of the fame Of hope was as
sickly and ftful as any that ever threw ghostly
shadows on the wall Not to 60 into details
which would make her known, her mother had
separated from her husband. The mother and
daughter were left not only homeless, but prac-
tically penniess. Their prior station had been
such as to enable them to enjoy some social priv
ileges. 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
unfrequented street. In spite Of effort TO gain
some livelihood none came. Then they had
to give up the back room in the back
was so small that they were forced into
. smaller room in squalid section OF Chicago.
l do not know that the word squalid 10 the one
to be used. The section is one even now where
few men or women who have any self-respect
care to be seen. To the credit Of the mother
in this story I will say that she did not know
this. They bought their own food. They did
not 70 out 10 any restaurant or cafe. Their
means did not permit this. One day the mother,
heavily yelled, would 60 to some little grocery
store with o tin pail and purchase 10 cent?
worth Of oysters, q few cents worth Of crackers,
and bit OF cheese. The next day the daughter,
heavily yelled, would do the marketing 1t some
other family grocery. Several times gar
ment OF other days was taken to o pawnshop,
and thus the sickiy fame Of hope was repien-
ished-I had slmost said with blood money. The
little rent was paid and enough food OBJ
tanned to keep up existence. Ono day-I 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 another supply, the beauty Of her
face, its refined touches and her manner At
traeted the attention Of q man who was In the
grocery to which the girl came. Without her
knowledge he followed her to her lodging.
Then he made some inquiries concerning tho
mother and daughter, and eventually unrav-
eied the story of their lives would like to tell
you some more, but cannot lest the identity of
the two should be established. / can say this
much, think, without the world knowing any
more: The man who had interested himself in
the case married the mother, and the mating,
SO far as any one knows, has been q success.
The daughter was placed IN o line where she
soon, by her talent, and pluck, and good looks,
obtained /. recognition. aud this put her in .
position where she was sought and won by the
man who she married a few days ago. There you
have q story, without the slightess coloring,
absolutely correct II you came across It In 8
novel you would probably accuse the author Of
adding little paint TO the picture. Tho day
the mother told me their story she had no idea
what YVES in store for her. Her heart was full
OF that unspeakable trouble which comes only
TO those who have lived in sunbursts and then
drifted into impenetrAble night How true h
Is that with some the depths Of darkness hang
upon the breaking Of the light"