The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-01-14

flushed her seuprou5 meal. and taken
mp her work again, Mrs. 5 irling be
gan tc talk to Esr
Is THIS consumption, Anne she
a ,kel. gently. 'Your corgh alarms
me-"
No, lna'am, | am very sure it Is
nothing OF the kind yet There Is nc
consumption in our family. Ny faith
er was = country minister, and had q
strong and healthy constitution. He
died young, but it was from a violent
fever, caught In attendance on a sick
stranger l think it was grief which
made my mother follow him in three
months She had always been delicate
though not sickly, and she lacked the
strength it requires to live and suffer
1t is seven years since she died, on the
the very day little Jane was born"
How old were you then?'
''Fifteen, and there We're no living
children between us two
Aud have you supported yourself
and her ever sinceE'
"Oh no. My fathers books and
furniture sold for enough TO keep us
some time; and my aunt, who lived
here. brought rs to Boston. We both
lived with her. She took care of Jane,
and | worked in a shop. and earned
| enous1 to buy our clothes and help
Aun; .lartha with the living. 1t is
only since she died, three years ago,
that have been all alone with Jenny
"lou came out Of the shop, then p
YES, because / could not have Jen
ny with me, and she had no one else
to see to her; and indeed / have made
more money since, | have embroider
ed SO much"
but surely you have suffered more
than usual this SUMNER
"Oh yes, ma'am. The ladies | work
for are mostly out of town in the sum
mer always, and so winters [ try tC
save something to help Us through
But last winter was so hard that | had
not as much work as usual, and this
summer we have not been very well
off | had to give up the comfortable
room used to have, because | could not
earn enough to pay for it, and | sup
pose the dampness here has not just
agreed with me-"
| She tried to smile, but the tears came
instead Mrs Stirling took her hand
with comforting pressure
Don't cry. Better times are com
| ing to you now. L am sure L can in
tiuence you good deal more work
Yor shall have enough to do, and we
must see that you move out of this
damp, unhealthy place"
Sister Anne smiled sadly.
The landlord has seen to that
Madam. [ can only stay here three
days longer lie wants to let the room
to Tenant who will pay more; and
| have been troubled for fear | should
not be able to go out and find another
place"
well, you must not feel anxious
Just leave that till to morrow. Then
if YOU are not able to go, will find {
place for you. 1t can not be a diff
cult matter to find one as good a:
this At any rate, tomorrow you shal
see me again; ana IN the meantime
the pay for the work little Jane
brought home will make you comfort
able"
SO saying, she put into the girl:
hand twice the customary price fo1
the embroidery she had done, ant
without waiting for the thanks which
tremtled on Anne Hadly's pale lips
she went out of the room, down th'
stairs, and returned after this her frs
charity visit.
On the way she stopped brt once
and that was not to look into any o
the windows gay with autumn goods
or to exchange her hundred dolla1
note on the Suffolk Bank for silks o
satins She only went in for momen
to a neat, respectable looking house
on Myrtle street, and then hurried
home.
She met her husband, when he CAM
to his five o'clock dinner, with beam
ing smile. The meal was we'll cooked
and neatly served; the wife opposit
him was young and fair; and whel
John Stirling rose from the table ant
went with her into Their cozy evening
room. it is no wonder he said to him
self that this being in ones own hom
wasn't SO bad thing after all.
Nv hat is it, Nelliew he asked, afte
while, in answer to questioning
hes ting look in his wife's eyes. Sh'
dre| nearer to him.
You are sure, John, you can spar
me that five hundred dollars wlthou
doing any injustice to yourself or you
business-without putting aside an
, rightful claims?"
Il hope, Nellie, if had not though
, So, | should not have given it to yor
: much as L love to please you"
Then what" she spoke hesitatingl
what ii ! wanted very much indee
, to use il for something else?"
! Il don't understand what you ca
possibly mean
For answer she detailed to him til
, events of the day. When she VIZ
! through. she said:
g 1t seems so hard. John. for th;
poor girl. minister's daughter to-
: to be suffering for food; and living,
rather dying by inches, IN that mise
; able, damp, unhealthy place | ca
f see how, with hundred dollars
:. could make her SO comfortable.
stopped in at Nurse Smead's, on n
t way home today, and [ found that 81
e had a nice, bright, good sized roor
4 where the sun lies half the day, whit
she would let for seventy dollars
n year. There is a stove in it alread
n and carpet on the floor, and thir
h dollars more would supply it Wi
/ everything needed for comfort. Nc
o if | conld pay the rent of that room
Is year in advance for Anna Hardly, al
tit it mp neatly, what fine start
d would be for her, 1t would give b
ct such rest-such freedom from car
le She would have time to get well 81
u Is very skillfull with her needle, al