Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-13

New YORK, June Ill was never con-
sidered sociable in the house. But used
to sit at the table and look at the people
and think out their stories to suit myself.
There was little old man who ate his din
ner as if he feared grim death were after
him, and between the salad and the pic,
read scientific paper. There were u
couple of young men, just at the age when
funcy scarfs and fine clothes are of great
importance. There were two or three old
maids, two or three married couples, and
the usual riffraf that so TO make up the
avcrage'boarding house. When she came
and was placed opposite me at the table,
her fresh color and general AIR of youth
and happiness interested me. She had all
the quaint little ways of the girl from the
extreme South, and one day heard her
telling the landlady that she did not eX-
pect to be there very long, and that she
wished they would be more careful about
getting her letters up to her room just as
soon as they came.
She had a bit of a room on the top floor, |
and the boarding house maid is not usually |
very anxious to be over-polte to the people |
who are up so near to heaven. However, |
she was so pleasant, that she melted even
the stony heart of the lady who governed
the ice and was willing to swear that she
had given You large piece of pie, when it
was about the size OF an ordinary egg.
Bah FORMS AN ACQUAINTANCE.
Several times met her down town, look
ing as bright as possible with a roll of
manuscript in her hand and an air of
being able to control the world Not
disagreeable air, you know. but just that
happy, girlish look that means certainty.
One morning she had stuck III her belt
bunch of old-fashioned flowers; down
home they call them bleeding hearts,
and was perfectly certain they had come
to her, done up in cotton, from the far
J. Ennth AG Hats ~ me- mil .da
each other, and after while the acquant,
ance got to be so that we bowed ON the
staircase. Then she heard me speak of
well-known novel, and saw By the look
in her face that she would like to read it,
so offered it to her. When she came in
to get it she brought me a bunch of the
blossoms, ana told me they had been sent
to her from South Carolina.
Gradually the little story came out. II
was this She was one of large family of
children; had been the belle and the
beauty of the small town in which she
lived; and, just think of it. was engaged to
De married TO young man, who, as she
described him, lis the very dearest fellow
in the world, but you know he comes
OF very old family, and it would be per.
fectly ridiculous to expect him to do any
work, and | thought so many women
nude money with their pencils that
could come on here and make lot of
money, and then 60 back home and fur
nish house so that We could get married"
The suggestion on my part that it did not
hurt men to work, and that they ought to
do it for the women they love was met with
this answer: oh well, you see you
people here don't look at things as we do
He is gentleman you know; and it would
look badly for him to take small salary,
and, us he has never been trained to work,
he could not get large one. Idont mind.
am mighty glad to think / can make
money" How much had she made ?
She had taken her drawings to the well.
known magazines; nobody wanted them,
Down home she painted lilies and roses 50
that people could not tell them from the
real ones, and was considered feminine
Raphael; but here, somehow-she was Ger
tam 1t was not because her work was bad
they seemed to have more work on hand
than she bad expected they would.
LIFE THAT WAS ALL DISAPPOINTMENT.
The days went on, and gradually Their,
came in her face the look that is in tht
faces of so many women in New York
that look that tells of deferred hope
that look that tells of a daily diSappoint
ment, and yet she laughed and was hope
full and blushed over her letters as sh,
read them at the breakfast table, for sh,
could not wait until she got up stairs No
body ever saw her out of temper or, in
deed, anything but kind and loving. A
last she told me she had an engagement
IL was to do illustrations for great paper
it was not for picture it was just 10 draw
designs for frocks in some big factory
She was essentially artistic, and if 81
could see bit of material, the greatly
sense in her was so strong that from 1t
beautiful frock would be deyeloped befor
her mind. They were going to pay her s
a week. Her board was ST. and won
dered where the rest of the money tina
she needed was to come from But sb
kgnFlr.l1 sln hnN nc .,t,t Vs
can who loves man dearly, aud VIII
looks forward TO a happy future som
days she looked tired, too tired TO care fC
anything
On day did not see her asked fc
her, and was told that she was not vel
and that Maria. the cross Scotch mai
disagreeable to everybody except this Ol
girl, had taken cup of tea up to her.
went up and tapped ON her door. 81
was lying on the tiny cot with her fu
covered with her beautiful hands, throua
which the tears were streaming. The POI
little story was soon told. Miserable
was the pay they were giving her, Il
people who had employed her could 9
somebody tor less and so She had to
discharged. The little money she had "
nearly all gone and there seemed nothil
ahead for her, Then she could not und,
stand it.
SHE had not HAD LETTER
LOT week tbal Is letter from him
the only letters worth thinking about
tried To cheer her up, and sat there IN
she fell asleep. There was Il quaint lit
work-Dox on the table, and in 1t was
sharp stiletto. with an ivory handle. a ii
of scissors, also with ivory handles, a
having tiny plate on one with the ma!
"AmelieH engraved upon it. All
mountings were oldtashiUned even
little gold thimbe was carved in "a fashi
that seems strange NOWADAYS. 1t had be
her grandmothers box, given to
because she was her namesake, On top
bit of silk that she had painted NJ forg
menots, It looked like case Of some ),
and the little blue ribbons that tied il a
that were Topped so daintily, seemed
whisper that in its folds were coucra
that which was most precious to he
somebody's letters,
: After that was Obliged to go away, !
when came back Maria CUnadei 10
that the little Southern lady went
early in the morning whether the day
stormy or sunshIuv, looking every III
Tor work, but failing to get It, Taeu,
she was i'll debt TO- her board. Shesutlr
i from that not because the landladv
unpleasant, for like many woman y
takes bCarders her heart was tender
she was only too glad if She could q,
helping hand to somebody VINO VA.
trouble The Gorgon. who is suppose,
be the New York laEdlady is 4 libel.
too many of them are Thoroughly XII
and when they are not it IS because E,
have lost faith in the humanity winch
treated them too badly, time and /
again.
FtSGSG IE SECRECY. ..
One day when Amtiie came in she
d her bill u full, that poor. little bll!'
that night noticed She did not wear