The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
DECEMBER 20, 1897.

women OF my acquaintance who /
thought would help her--at least who
could do SO if they chose. Among them
was Mrs. r., frivolous, newly
married woman who had never been
suspected of ever having had u sober,
serious impulse, hut who was warm
hearted and loyahle and happened to be
first ON my list. With this dismissed
the matter for timo from my mind,
as we are all wont to do with things
that arc narrowing, contenting our
selves with u word or promise of posi-
BILE aid like the man who always look
cd upon debt as paid and Cancelled
after having given his note for the OBJ
legation. l Glanced to call on Mrs.
Il. some time after, and what attracted
my attention first in the drawing room,
after the lovely countenanee of the host
ess, was an antique empire cabinet sur
mounted by bust of Napoleon and in
side the identical Sevres
Surely the stone that tho builders re-
jeetod had become the head of the cor
ner. l curbed my curiosity until the
other visitors We're gone, and then, over
IA cup of tea, asked and heard the story.
1T was ono day last week" said
Mrs. II. George was homo to lunch
con. You know made him promise be-
forehand TINT he'd always come home
to luncheon unless | was going out.
Well, George was home and brought
papa with him, and then they We're GO
ing to II directors meetiug-do have II
r..
Yort-of some now company they have
just organized. Papa is president and
there's ever so much capital behind it.
Their offices are lovely, i'll the Altruria
huilding-you know those new corpora
tions always have such fine offices.
Don't you like flowers? Try IA nougat
OF course they were talking business,
and when some ono came l was glad to
get ont and let them finish alone.
Here was this pitiful little woman,
quito handsome at one time, | should
say, but faded and out of style. Why, |
knew she was i'll trouble before she
spoke, for no pretty woman would wear
such clothes unless she had to, and
guess, after all, was sorrier for her on
that account than anything else. Yes,
and when she showed mo that china
now, l don t knew anything about such
things and just have more glass and
china than there arc places to put it,;
people send so many of those things for
presents now--well, / told her didn t
need any dishes, but if there WAS any
thing else | could do just then papa
came in. and in II minute he was wild
He didn't see the lady or anything else,
but just those dishes Why, it's royal
Sevres Where did il come from? It's
100 years old y he cried, and he exam
med the painting and the mark-water
mark, l believe, isn't It? When he had
finished his ecstasios, l explained the
lady wished to sell it, He was aghast.
To sell such treasure for $25 was rank
robbery. Why, don't you know they are
prieeless?' he exclaimed.
Il never saw anything get the better
of papa's business Judgment before. He
asked how she came to want to part
with them and she told MS, oh, the most
pitiful story. Her husband was out of
employment and they had suffered
everything for months; didn't have
enough to eat, | suppose. never knew
that kind of refined people could get SO
poor Papa bought the china for part of
my Now Years gift. | don't know how
much he gave. You can't ask about u
present, And George gave her an adj
dress and told her to have her husband
call at the Office in the morning.
never was SO happy in my life. After
the men and the little woman were gone
/ had "A good cry. | was in the midst Of
it when DIR. ID called, and of course
| had to tell him why | was crying and
everything. He was 50 interested, and
he had curious look ON his face and
said Thy ways are not our ways. Mrs.
r., your father is the best man |
ever know. And you know papa ism t n
church member at ALI hardly ever goes
to church.
"IIc's "A very able man, tho little wo-
man + husband, George says. They put
him into the office If the company and
think Of making him manager after tho
his wife Is all that saved him i'll his
trouble, and she sees good in it all and
says their trials only made them nearer
to each other and that won't know
what love is until trouble comes and we
fight it down together We've talked OF
it since. It's curious how she happened
to come to us. 1t seems as If something
must have sent her at last, doesn't it,"
Perhaps. Chicago Post.