The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-12

yy.J very I" npon her, Mchitable Hopkins
uos sao" eno,igh to make II spinster of the
,rnsliest m"s Girl ever born. When sbc
ion school they bore her OF to Europe,
where, whilc her five years Of travel
cave her an excellent knowledge OF
.,on in the composite, man as an lndi-
vidual was entirely unknown to her.
Then followed her fathers death and
mothers long years OF illness, when all
tho daughters thoughts and cnc"gics
we're concentrated on the SICK room.
Finally, to complete the bands which
n,l her life had been forged to keep hcr
in single blcsscdncsS, she iouhd horsolf
at r. With very comfortable fortune
q" ",d not a sign Of near relative with
,hnn to share it. SO that shO hadn't t
",,nn that questionable excuse OF be-
,on,inp married for tho sake OF u
home.
u Mchitsb,c had bccn II poor girl
she might have proved u genius Tor
sho could paint 50 clrvcrly as to make
bcr rivals decidedly uneasy. But now
INIT she found herself y lonely woman,
18th rruelv plain silver lines over hCr
tcmrles and no longer any trace OF the
nI5.time dimp,C$ whcro the sharp
Inurklrs now showed. her only re-
s,,nrcr WAS the palette. One thing she
stnntlv refused to do however, and
tL,t vas to make u workshop OF the
old family home. She at asst mt upon
Nv, tiny brown cottage IN tho next
snnar, where all the surrounding,
,H,vnrinr rt siGcnccs locked in hcartlcss
S;sd,in on the iumh.C-u0wn frame
hons, which the owner, wrhk-Volccd
iit,lr Old man, had c'ung 10 desperately
IN sni,r Of all his fashionable neigh
nors &C.,. raa' " 'I rs,atr I,nI,rs. INC old
lran'.v ["' i,nn, fmnnd Iruj one mo-ninr
no. '." ,,i,h I'm, ri.inr suu', rays
that summer ar w't ;s 'TS ,bn r'sS whfr w rh,rt*
"H !rh, :"S " olr ,hn rnsiIrnt, ON thc sunarc
:!! i"., a. a., rnifnvnI wnv and Tho
sk, n''oI ,.,a.n mon hrt,,n to hnrt
sn'."U .,'H i'';rS With now nTnnnsals for
" '". ,',nii, ~, ~ yrn'nl whom lo
InC ,,'n"H';,i :, y.,. iisTnvrr,I ,h,t,h,
auu '.n ,,;II ,.., I,.,i,,,r ,nn.
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.ne ".',, "H n.y., ;,nnr.,,i t,., nf MI ,his
~ V>>'': ~ ~, .1,'r, ,.,, ,bn ,n,,r,t,Ir
po>s.".;y tMat some sAC'r.iE'"us
.aunG:1s> might rent IA" !l't1" brown
house an" mar III" "n".r IaN"Scapc
Win tie" oUt ~ Il, signs AND .Ung
lines .! :.aunting, shameless s"rrts ana
pe;Hr>":>.
~ ::..> rH.Nt ot su>NrnUr" nos NtlIttcs
Ms: H1?a.n> conceived the brilliant
:@ta (: transforming TIE disputed
property .n;o temporary studio. to be
uS2G aui.. the .ong .eEa. Qu!hhLc
s.ou.. end. WNr:rat the entire
uc.Gao0raoui WAS enthusiastically
gra;v,u..
y. as: i was finished. ard It's
Temporary owner uv.u a reception TO
-" :e>.Uvu:s .: Inc wNu., square.
They came. one ana a., All. wen, away
fairy ~. -.:yl a; :"@ result. Tnc
.ow Was aai :ctD @onr IN AN uun"ukcn
Eray.4ret1 anu ne "oors .a.u soft and
>Io,:a WI. >r#r;a.N,: shade
darker. THv poor. battered woodwork
now sAoue II dark rich red. owhilc
tie tiny window yants. form erly 80
l.i..u..y ct.cap. ..uokluE. were now
voted eua.nt to q decree. The chin,I-
covered cuuracs were tau;...Zingly IN
T.:.1g an .le simple GYuperics added
wonderfully 70 the artistic whole.
ANA :Hrougaout !: a.l there had MOI
been done one thing = mar any OF the