The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-08


/ Dora upon the state of affairs
when you were in the shop, were you
! in the mantle department." she asked
"Oh. no. My figure ism good enough, ~
! said Mrs. Hesketh; you have TO have
very good figure, and look like a lady.
| Some of the young ladies have beautiful
| figures, Miss Dora and such nice black
silks-as nice as any lady would wish TO
wear-which naturally sets them Off
And nothing to dor said Dora, con-
| temptuous. 4 should not like that
| "Oh, you2 But they have a deal 10 do.
/ I've seen 'em when they were just drop
ping down with tiredness. Standing
| about ali day, and putting on mantles and
/ things, and pretending to walk away
| careless to set them of. Poor things. I'd
rather a deal stand behind the counter,
| though they've got the best pay
Have you been reading anything to-
| dayl' said Dora, whose attention was be-
| ginning to flag.
Mrs. Hesketh blushed a little. Owe
scarcely sat down all day till now; I've
! been having a regular clean-Out. You
can't think how the dust gets into all the
! corners with the fires and all that And
| I've Just been at it from morning till
night. l tried TO read a little bit when l
! had my tea And it's a beautiful book,
! Miss Dora, but ! was that tired. -
1T can scarcely take whole day, said
| DOrd. LOOKING IOuuu utI, ' " tlCdu OuJ
| this one little room
"Oh. but YOU can't think what a lot of
work there is, when you 60 into all the
corners. And then ] get tired, and ii
makes me stupid
well, said Dora, with suppressed i'm
patience. but when you become lady,
as you may, with servants 10 do all you
want, how will you be able to take up
proper position if you have never read
anything"
SOh, as for that" said Mrs Hesketh,
| in tone of relief, that can't be for
| long time vet and you feel different when
| you're old to what you do when you're
| young"
But am young" said Dora, with an
| other ellipsis of a very significant kind.
| She changed the subject however, more
or less, by her next question. Are you
really fond of sewingl" she said in an in
| credulous tone; cor rather, what are you
most fond of What should you like best
to do?"
"Oh! - said the little wife, with large
| open eyes and mouth-she fell off, how
ever, into a sigh and added, If one ever
had what one wished mOst!"
And why nOtl" said inexperienced
Dora. cat least" she added, tits pleas
ant to think, even if you don't have what
you want. What should you like bestl'
oh" said Mrs. Hesketh again but
| this time with a long-drawn breath of
| longing consciousness, Il should like that
we might have enough to live upon with
out working, and Alfred and me always
to be together, that's what 1 should like
! best"
Money" cried Dora, with irrepressi-
| BILE scorn.
"Oh, Miss Dora, money! You can't
| think how nice it would be Just to have
enough TO live on. | should never, never
wish to be extravagant or to spend more
| than had Just enough for Alfred to give
| up the shop, and not be bound down TO
those long hours any more"
And how much might that bc2' said
| Dora, with an air of grand, yet indulgcnt
magni6cence, as if, though scorning this
! poor ideal she might yet perhaps find it
| possible to bestow upon her friend the in
| significant happiness for which she sighed
"Oh Miss Dora, when you think how
| many things are wanted in housekeeping,
! and ones dress, and all that-and prob
| ably more than u.s. said Mrs. Hesketh,
with a bright blush. She too looked at
the girl as if it might have been within
! Dora's power to give the modest gift.
SHOULD you think it is dreadful lot "
said the young woman, IF l said two
hundred a year}"
Two hundred pounds a year," said
Dora, refiectively. Il think she added,
after a pause, father has more than
twice as much as that"
La" said Mrs Hesketh and then she
made a rapid calculation, one of those
efforts of mental arithmetic in which
children and simple persons so often
excel. He must be saving up a lot she
said admiringly "for your fortune, Miss
! Dora You'll be quite an heiress with all
that"
This was an entirely new idea to Dora,
who knew of heiresses only what is said
| in novels, where it is so easy to bestOw
| great fortunes. ooh no. / shall not be an
heiress, F." she said; and don't think we
save up very much. Father has always
half dozen pensioners, and he buys books
and-things." Dora had feeling that il
was something mean and bourgeois
word which Mr.. Mannering was rather
apt to use-to save up.
"Oh - said Mrs. Hesketh again, with
her countenance falling. She was not &
selfish or scheming woman, but she had &
romantic imagination, and it was so easy
an exercise of fancy to think of this girl
who had evidently conceived such 8
friendship for herself, as "leftn rich anC
solitary at the death of her father, anC
adopting her Alfred and herself as com
| panions and guardians. 1t was a SuddeI
and passing inspiration, and the yOunl
| woman meant no harm, but there was
But, said Dora. with the impulse o
a higher cultivation, lit is much better
thing to work than to do nothing. WheI
father is at home for few days, nles!
we 20 away somewhere, he gets restless
and if we were always at home he woult
begin some new study, and work harder
than ever
"Ah, not with folks likeu Miss Dora, 3
said Mrs. Hasketh Then she added, -
woman has always got plenty to do. Sh,
has got her house to look after, and to Sc,
TO the dinner and things. And whcI
? there are Children" Once more sht
paused with blush TO think over tina
happy prospect, And we'd have lit
tie garden" she said, where ALFRED
{ could potter about and a little trap tina
he could drive about in, and take me L
3 see places and all, we'd be as happy a.
the day was long!' she cried, claspin;
her hands, The clock struck as she spoke
/ and she hastily put away her sewing auC
rose up. you won't mind, Miss Dora. i
] lay the table and get things ready To-
supper Alfred will soon be coming now.
"Oh, l like to see you laying the table, $
said Dora, land III help you-I can do i
! very well. ! never let Jane touch on
nice clean tablecloths. Don't you thiul
5 you want a fresh oue2' she said, loOkin!
: / doubtfUlly al the somewhat dingy linen
Father always says clean linen is the
| luxury of our poor people
"Oh Z" said little Mrs. Hesketh Sh
al Z . Al