Evening journal., 1897-02-08
HARD WATER.
"Tha'll live to rue it.

IN $. AW cannot help not lONln thee.
"Naw, am tina cannot help lovin /
someb'dy else, con ia? Tha'll live to rue /
it, AW tell thee, an sowill that hupstari |
tl,a's sect thy heart on-mind that.
Tho girl addressed blushed family, |
but did not hang her head. Rather she |
lifted it, with a proud look which, de- /
spite her working shawl, plain black |
hat and somewhat pasty white com
/ plexion-the common heritage of mill |
girls--lent something queenly to hei |
whole appearance.
Had you seen Rachel Swdnn on sun
day as She walked, with her Bible and
hymnbook, 80 the Methodist Sunday
school to teach her class You would
scarcely have known her Dressed in the
latest style-or the latest that had per
colatcd to the proyinces-from the
"tips" in her hat and the 'fall'' which
expressed rather than hid her delicate
features, to her neat little shoes she
looked, what she was lady. And had
you seen her, at the chapel door aiteI
evening service, without ado on even
greeting beyond mutual look Of salts
faction, meet a pleasant faced young
man and walk away 10y his side, you
would have been in possession OF the
secret-no secret now-that James Sum
ner, assistant cashier at Messrs. Peel's
mill, and Rachel Swami were keeping
company
Jim Sumner had started life as a half
timer and little piecor but, naturally
an intelligent lad and q great favorite
with The schcolmostCr, ho had, in spite
of The great disability Cf beginning &c
earn his living ut 10, made such good
use Of his opportunities that he was
early tal-on into the "oflceh and was
not quito looked up to" hy right think
ing folk as man who could addle
(earn) his brass out taIl1in his coat
off, " Moreover, he was junior chapel
steward at the Methodist chapel, and
altogether man any girl in that place
might be proud to "keop company
with.
That Rachel was proud of her lover
everybody knew. They had only made
| ii up a short time ago and had walked
+ in public less than fortnight whom the
above conversation took place. Tho man
1 for such lie considered himseh--whc
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2 sidorably older than herself, and an
"overloolzern at the mill in which they
7 all worked He had long forced his at
4 tontions upon Rachel, who. while Civ
e ing him no encouragement, had not alb
g | solutely repulscd him until she heard
that he did littlo private booizmakina
among the youths and young men in the
u great mill Until then She had regarded
q him as q decent fellow and shrank from
g hurting his feelings, hoping ho woal,
g desist ia time and give it rp aa o bar
d job. Sko dil net know Jalca elncthurst
He was tho sort of man whose love cal
b turn TO bitter hate, and now, botl
3 against the girl and the man be deemed
his supplanter, his rage burned fercely
T. 'Aw'm fair miserable at my work
n Jim, now, said Rachel as she walked
s with her lover from his mothers cot
tage along the ombanl1nent OF the Srea
u reservoir
d "Why, how's that my lass? Av
Thought tina wur all rect now an grade
IS ly set up WI four looms an avCragin Il
an 6 wik, for, though Jim was an
r assistant cashier, he dropped, like hi
l. lady love, into his native Doric on III
+ familiar occasions, "an tha' towd m'
e that even thy cross grained owd aun
l. could spcyll civil now.
''Ayc, Aw was fain enuf, Jim, but
d Eh, lad, Aw can hardly tell yo' Aw'v
kept it to myself for days, hut Aw can
d not bcur it no longer Ih' oycrlooler
ta'cn one o. my looms off me an say
y he'll talk another if Aw don't mend IN.
le work
"Dost mean Jabc Smothurst? Aw'l
see that rect, ne'er heed, Rachel AM
IL as they had passed The railway stati0i
which TODD at the upper end Of the ros
's crvCir nd were i'm q somewhat sccludc
ld place DO put his arm around her waist
10 drlw her TO him and kissed her fondly
essay nowt, jim. Itn do no good
m Can b links weel o. Jabe. lie hearken
ld TO J. lesif JGbc knew ovcrythin an hin
'n nowa An it does look rs if my wor
o was lad, for he gives me such ba
y soarts at Aw con cn'y do half wha
'd t'0thcrs con, an my aunt says who
lg gle me tn key o. tn street If Aw cannC
addle moro nor little wench. It'spiccC
ne work, tina knows.
er "Aye-wen, ne'cr heed, my lass. Xxi.
mas'll soon be here, an VEN get wed q
- soon as tn New Yer comes in. Aw'l
OF gettin 50 a week now an Aw IN prom
" isod rise wi IN New Yer.
a month bad passed Poor Jimi a
70 HI fair hopes seemed blightcd. Broulc
en- Bros, "a firm in the ncighhorhood Wit
7d whom MessIs. Peel OCCASIONALLY di
business, in checking their bankboo
Id found themselves debitod with a
k, amount paid by check 20 Peel & Co, f'
ed which they could find no correspondent
ot item in Feei's account, ard, on maxim
inquiry from them, found that thel
was no account of it's receipt in the
cashbook nor did such an account az
an pear to have been paid in the usual wa
of to their credit at the bank. Evidently
es check had been drawn and paid
en- which the books Of neither firm had ar