The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-31

frivolous. newly married woman who
had never been suspected of ever having
bad sober, serious iNpulso. but who
was warm hearted ami Iovable and hap
pened TO be hrst ON my list. With this
d'smissod the matter for time from my
mind, as we are all won't To do with
things that are narrowing. tontentinR
ourselves with word or promise OF pos.
al Die AID, like the man who always looked
npon debt as paid and cancelled after
having given his note fer the obligation.
4 chanced To call on Mrs. r.. some time
after. and what attracted my attention
first in the drawing room, after the lovely
countenaDce OF the hostess. WAS an an
tique empire cabinet surmounted by a
bust of Napoleon aud inside the Identical
Savras
Surely tbs stone that the builders re-
iected had become the head OF the corner.
/ curbed my curiosity until the other
visitors were gone, and thsD, over cup
OF tea, asked and heard the story
." 1t was one day last week, said MIS-
X. "George was home TO luncheon. I on
know | made him promise beforehand
that he'd always come home To luncheon
unless was going out. Well, George
was home and brought popa with him,
and then they were going TO directors
meeting-do have rose leaf; Fred sent
them from New York-of some new COM
pany they have just organized. Papa ~
pr sident and there's ever so much capital
behind IT, Their offices are lovely, in the
Altruria buildinR-you know those new
corporations always have uch line offices.
Don't you like fiowersf Try nougat.
Of course they were taking busin g.. and
when some one came | as glad to get out
anu let them finish alone.
Here was this pItiful little woman,
quito handsome at one time, should say,
but faded and out Of style. Why, l knew
she was in trouble before she spoke, Tor
no pretty woman could wear such clothes
unless she had TO, and guess. after ali,
was sorrier for her on that account thnn
any hing else. Yes. and when she showed
me that cbina-now, / don't know any
thing about such things and just have
more glass and china than there are
places To put IL; people send so many OF
those things for presents now-well,
toln her 1 didn't need anv dishes, but II
there was anything else j could do. Just
then papa came in, and In a minute he
was wild. lie didn't see the lady or any
thing else, hut just those dishes. why,
its roval ssvres Where diu IL come from.
It's 100 years old = he cried, and he ex-
amined tho painting and the marx
water mark, believe, isn't il? When he
had finished his ecstacies. i explained the
lady wished to sell IL. He was ashast.
To sell such a treasure for S25 was rank
robbery. why, don't you know they
are priceless, he exclaimed.
II never saw anything get the better OF
pipa's business judgment before. lie
asked how she camo To want TO part with
tbem and she told us oh. the most pitiful
stor-. her husband was out OF employ
ment and they hal suffered everything
for months, didn't have enough To eat, l
suppose. / never knew that kind OF re-
fl et people could get SO poor. Papa
bought the china for part of my New
Years gift. / don't know how much he
gave YOU can't ask about present
And George gave her an address and
told hsr to have her husba call at the
Office in the morning. | never was so
happy in NV life. After the men ana the
little woman were gone / had good cry.
1 was in the midst of IL when DR. ID.
called and of course had TO tell him
why WAS crying and everything. He
was so Interested ana he had curious
look on his face and said: Thy ways
are not our ways. Mrs. r., your father
is the best man | ever knew. And you
know papa isn't a church member at all;
hardly over goes TO church.
Hes very able man, the little
woman's husband, George says. They
put him into the office OF the company
and think OF making MIN manager after
the first of the year. He told George that
his w ife is oil that saved him in his
trouble. and she sees good In 10 oil and
says their trials only made them nearer
TO each othsr and that l won't know
what love is until trouble comes and we
fight IL down together. We've talked or IT
since. It's curious how she happened TO
come to us. IL seems as III something
must haye sent her at last doesn't itl"
PERHAPS. Chicago Post.