Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-05
A BLUE SILK PARTY BAG.
How Miss Thankful Hope Figured
In a Romance.


Miss Thankful Hope. Strangers
smiled instinctively at the name when
they hrst met her. For to them there
was so little In her narrow life to be
thankful for, and nothing to hope for.
And yet to those Of the limited number
who grew TO know Miss Thankful, tho
name was after all quite appropriate.
At number 404 Summerset avenue,
the second-rate clearinghouse, whore
she lived In room IL, second floor back,
Miss Thankful was accepted year after
year as one OF the belongings Of the
placei much as the hot water bags, for
extra cold nights, and the dessert
every Wednesday and Sunday were ae-
copied. Settled facts of the house OF
40 long standing that they were never
Questioned
She was faded looking little woman
OF forty'hve, whose plain face was only
redeemed by pair OF smiling brown
eyes She was day seamstross, and
made enough TO pay her board, and
usually to keep herself suitably clothed
1t was a standing joke among the
other boarders that no matter how
disagreeable the day, Miss Thankful
/ ----
TO be- said about 1t And no matter
how unprepossessing tho last new
boarder, Miss Thankfurs Kind heart
was sure to discover some excuse
Other boarders came and went
transients, Mrs. simmons called
them-out Miss thankful stayed on
FOR thlrteen years she hau been an
inmate OF the house, until now she felt
that no place would be home TO her
but the Tiny twelve by twelve room,
where she had spent her evenings and
her sunday afternoons Tor SO many
years
She had watched Florence, Mrs Sim
mons young daughter, grow up into
womanhood; ana had shared her tmid
condolences and opinions about the DIFF
ferent young men OF the house. Conf
dences which Florence would never
have thought OF telling her practical
mother There was something about
Miss Thankful which invited conf
dence, and the two were warm friends.
II was dull February evening;
slight snow was falling, and Miss
Thankful hurried along toward home
In the early dusk. The windows were
hShVeu uP' enu P'esenVe" VhP'"s
array OF millinery dry goods flowers
and confectionery
But Miss thankful ala not notice
any OF them until she turned into Bond
street. and there she walked slower
coming to standstilI ot last IN front
OF Cooper 4 Coopers large dry-goods
house,
She smiled as she looked In at the
window yes she SAID sottly' MS
there yet; made sure IL would De
sold. 30 cheap, too; only dollar and
half' she was gazing nj oiue SATIN
party bag lined with delicate PINK
one OF those dainty french ahairs
which always catch woman's eye
II she has any soul Tor pleasing eifects
can't AFFORD Il new dress TINS year.
That three weeks l was sick last
month put thal out OF the question:
and 30 II does seem us II ! could buy
that oa5 II want TO- only IL would
% sllly-downright shly' ana she
signed
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