Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-03
A WHITE ONE.

sue Hr was thick With steam and i'm.
pesuacen with the smell Of soap, and the
Nnperatnre was by no mems low. more
hny M the sun was streaming In
,nron1n Ine uncurtained windows, but tho
u'y BiIn were used to these inconven-
y, ana thought nothing Of them.
Iney cnatted continuously over their
work. NOT because they were happy or be-
.ause they nad anything particular to say.
v.t because they had no conception OF the
u'sn'ty OF silence. The conversation was
pernaFS not OF the most cdifying descrfp-
s'"i: ana The language employed was
.orc'oie' FURNISHED ny slang. and not free
'r"'H superHuous cxpletfves for these girls
we're hot OF the highest typo.
luere was curious tawdrineas, or rather
8a"diness, About their, for the most mart,
raRgen dresses; they had big, heavy fringes
winch Inc steam had taken out Of curl, &c
tnat IN nearly every instance they strag
gieh INTO the bold eyes beneath them; their
races 700, were In striking contrast to their
hands In the matter Of cleanliness, for Il
was not compulsory to put them in the
water 70 earn livelihood: but they were
netter IN this respect than they would be
nearer Tine end n the week, for today waa
only tuesday
Inc only exception TO the universal IN
tidiness was manifested IN the person Of
one wnom the girls called Liza (the II be-
ing pronounced rs II It was the diphthong
az his iAza. the preliminary ''e" Of
whose name was invariably dropped by her
acquaintances, was hunchback. and her
race though II possessed the merit Of clean
hness was almost repulsively ugly.
Inc complexion was sallow. the mouth
oauiy SNAPPED, the eyebrows obtrusiyely
aarK ana heavy; very sad were the eyes
neneath them. had there been any one to
note tne'r wIstfui look, but Liza did not
encourage scrutiny, and indeed the brown
eyes were not remarkable in themselves,
ana were moreover half hidden by the
uroopng lids, from which she glanced in a
sideways, haif sinister manner. Liza was
not very popular among her companions
partly because she chose to be exclusive
ana partly because she could on occasion
say unpieasantiy sharp things. But there
was one person whom she loved. and that
was MISS Calender
ny ana by the ringing OF a bell created a
aversion among the workers. Almost
simultaneously eight pairs OF red, soapy
arms were drawn out OF the washtubs,
eight pairs OF red, crinkled hands were
wiped on some portion OF convenient.a p-
parei. ana eight pairs OF i'll shod feet
trampled INTO an adjoining room.
AT table In this room stood young
lady, very sweet IN appearances and pref
lily dressed. she nodded in friendly way
TO the girls. and shook hands with each
one az they passed. She had their interest
at heart' and made 1t her duty to come two
or three times week and provide them
with dinner. This dinner consisted usually.
as on TINS occasion, OF plate Of soup and
large slice OF pudding, for which they
paid penny; second helping of either
could ne nat Tor a farthing. SO the payment
was merely nominal; but the girls were
exempt from the feeling that they were
the recipients OF charity.
ihe coppers were "dabbed" down on the
table IN little pile and Miss Calender
iadied out the soup. which was quickly
ana noisiy consumed. The young lady
watched the other women. smiling. Per
Iectiy dainty herself, their roughness did
not seem to repel her.
dlris SIZE said presently, in her quiet,
clear voice, am going to give party In
the MISSION hall. VIII you conner!
Ihere was chorus OF delighted assent,
spoons on the almost empty plates.
LOT Miss; what sort OF party might
De. nowi
-Oh, friendly, SAID Miss Calender.
MUSIC ana plenty TO eat. and-you may
orlng Your sweethearts.
Ihis caused prolonged giggling.
Mlgnt we oring more than oneF IN
CURED ROXY biaines, VINO enjoyed the dis
flnnffnn hpfnD n ha ri
MISS Calender shook her head disap
provihgy'
You oughtnt to have more than one
she SAID, smiling.
"Oh, rs FOR that, miss, don't want any,
I'm sure; but there, the more you draws
otf. the more they comes on That's how
It Is with men, and that's why them as
don't want em always has the most ad-
mirers'
Ana POLY conscious OF fascinating re-
trousse nose and adlmpied chin. tossed her
head IN the air.
" nereupon Ill the girls, not 70 De out
zone, ana uy no means reticent on the SUD
1ect OF tneir love aHalrs' teii TO talking
anout them' nnding the topic emlnentiy
cngenial' ana treating IN manner
which displayed no more vulgarlty OF
heart than IL concealed by certain ladies'.
Miss Calender rather encouraged than
checked them, she liked them to be per
fectly natural before her, and was glad OF
which gave her an insight into
their lives and character.
Two there were VINO kept silence-one
little newly married woman TO whom love
was too sacred Tor common speech, and
Tba puddipy aha had beoun To att.ct
uaemed to stick in uiza,s throat and she
had or.at d;f,icrItv IN cnIr;ng n down
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