The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-28
THE MAKING OK A WOMAN.
Mat Really Loved Henry bus h'"''
Thought Her o Wicked Fiirt.


Once upon time there was farmer
son, and once upon the same time tnerewas
O country doctors daughter. The farmer
son fell In love with the country doctors
daughter, and she, not to be outcome ieil
in love with him. lie was sensiDie ooy
in most things, which means that ne was
foolish boy In love. She was sensinlegiri
In most things, which means-almost any
thing This much is certain-she ala not
know how very much in love she was MS
name was Henry. Her name was Mat'
which is Matilda shortened
There came to the village TO help her Ia
ther young doctor fresh from college,. lie
was city bred. city clothed and city tongued.
Mat looked at him as a country giri might,
and be looked ut her rs city young man
was sure 10. She smiled, and he smiled
back, and half Of her smile was that OF q
certain malicious pleasure that most wom-
en- have felt when they saw that some man
whom they cared for was wholly In their
power, for Henry grew very uncomfortable
when he saw Mat hobDob with the young
man from the city. This made her hobno0
with him moro industriously still, although
she had 10 evil intent. She was merely q
cat PLAYING with mouse. But it is not
pleasant to be a mouse, so Henry called her
to account one night and reproached her.
Mat, still ignorant OF how deeply she
loved, laughed and enjoyed it. But the
next morning, when she found that Henry
had gone away and that no one knew where
be had gone, she grew wise and felt lear
that was misery in her heart.
For three days she fingered in the conn
try village Then she, too, went away, and
there were two pairs Of unhappy parents
behind her-Henry's, because they did not
know where their son was, and Mats. be-
cause they thought their daughter was IN
womanly But she knew that she had only
then learned how 10 be woman.
She learned that Henry had come to New
York, so she also came here and began to
search for him. But the city grew bigger
and bigger with each days births, which
the deaths did not seem 10 her to balance
at all, and the streets grew longer. She be
came more anxious and more determined
with each useless day. Weeks went BY, and
months passed, and a year was twO-thirds
gone Her face, with its eyes tired from
looking ut stranger faces, took on an ex-
preston Of great sweetness Of maturity.
She had TO get work TO do, for her father
was angry, but she still found time 10
search.
At last one evening, as she was sitting in
the window Of her second story boarding
house room on Sixth avenue, an elevated
railroad train rumbled toward her and
CHANGED to stop opposite her window. She
looked into the engines CAB, and there,
grimy and CREASED was Henry raking coal.
For a moment she was almost fright
ened. Then the train started, and Henry's
face went with it. She turned quickly TO
her little bureau and made rs good toilet
as she could, so that when she went out
she looked most charming The lips that
had been thin showed a Bit of fullness now
in their tiny smile. and the cheeks which
had grown pale were pink. She went TO the
nearest elevated railroad station and asked
q few questions. Then she found her way
to the yards"
When Henry left his work, u fondly smil-
ing woman stood at the foot of the stairs.
He started back and paled when be saw
her, but she held out both hands confident
y and said:
II have been looking for you for months
He stopped and kissed her, and theywent
away together, arm in arm.-New York
Press