Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-05-12

best tea. Come. let Us eat. can ar
range anything. am to wait on
you"
Then up came the man with the
copper urn and charcoal, and she
made the fire and prepared the meat
We don't drink tea out Of cups
when We belong TO the people, aud
we are of the people, but swallow II
in tumblers. Though sat down at
the little table with her, | ate sparing,
ly. | was so much confused
Before l conclude my first day :
lesson. Sister Mary. let me ask YOU
something. Did YOU ever read the
Arabian NightsT Iti> book | sup
pose all the world has read
1T is quite we'll known in the
United States All children read 1t
aud Robinson Crusoe."
so | thought
You want me TO remember Alad-
din -
NO. not at all. The story | wish
YOU To think about is not half as
pleasant. 1t is about Sinbad the
sailor and the old man ape he could
not get rid of. You are the sailor,
Sister Mary, and l am the ugly old
man ape" and she made so comical
a grimace that could not help ,mil-
ing.
Il assure YOU that is my character,
aud you never will get rid OF me IN
Ill Won break my head Sister Mary,
will you share your supper with me,
vour bed with me tonight, your
breakfast with me TO morrow? Not
for that day, but for the next day,
and the day after that She said
this very quietly a. she took my hand
in hers. | was at loss how to re
ply. we ore to work together for
IA living only, Sister Mary, make
me proficient will Toe so dilisent. Pc
But, madam.
"No-Sister Eliza
Sister Eliza, how is it possible that
n lady Of means, whose acquaintance
| made but Yesterday, who awed me
with her grand manners and her car
riage. should wish 10 become "A sow
ing woman -
Ask me no questions This. how
ever, promise you. The story OF
the old man ape is partially true, but
there is limit 10 your endurance.
In "A month from now, | swear 10
Won. your passage home shall be- pnid
YOU and. besides that, there viii be
given YOU "A handsome sum for YOU TO
start life with in your own country ;
ONLY. for Gods sake, remember that,
lust a, YOU threw yourself on my
mercy. ! now throw myself on yours
| believe YOU have character and
courage. NO harm will come TO you
| want Il refuge end have found It,
Taarh IN. what YOU call the tension,
how To tighten tie bnud when IL
slips, how to gauge the stitch aud
what 10 do when the thread breaks. ~
In day Leaned 10 love that
woman. All the haughly, proud
manner was gone. Sh" waited on
me. She was the first up in the morn
ing. She was ulway, busy. The
porter OF the house evidently mis-
took her for one Of the two girls who
had been in the employ OF the sew
ing machine company, tor one or the
other OF them had often been IN NY
room. Some small extra compensa-
ton was given bin for the new lodger.
She never spoke save in English, and
her coming to me had been 50 myst"r-
ious that felt quite certain the por.
ter was entirely ignorant Of her con
dition.
Certainly il worried me great deal.
More than once / veutured 10 ask for
an explanation, but Eliza would
place her hand on my mouth 70 that
nv speech was interrupted. IL dis
trcssed me 10 see how hard she work
ed. for felt sure that this new life
was hurting her. could see that
from her paIlor II any one thing
more than another made me feel sOI-
~. it was for her beautiful bands.
She seemed TO take infinite pains IN
spelling them. They are filthy y-hor.
rible. she would say, and still
think / care for them more than
should II / only could get a thick,
red, rough skin on them
As She had said, the owner Of the
store was only too glad 10 sell me a
machine. Eliza furnished the money
Work came 10 Us in mysterious way
left down stairs with the porter
Bv and by fashionable dressmaker
who mad, dresses for the court ladies
sent for me aud gave me work. A.
what we had to do was well sewed
aud we were always prompt, in le-i
than three weeks we were doing 9
good business. Ny companion, save
for the daily purchases made in th'
immediate ueighborhood for food
never went out. No one called OF
her: she never received a letter.
\ few days over the month haC
passed, when one morning, a. / wa.
running up a seam in piece Of cloti
my needle stuck something 1t wa
a piece Of paper.
1t Is for me, Sister Mary said Eli
"a. She took the bit Of paper, he'll
it TO the stove, appeared to rea'
something and then opened the stow
door and burned it, did not ques
ton her She worked on cheerfull
all day, chatting Oh Indifferent sut