The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
MINUTE ROMANCES.

This isn't the life l promised you.
Mary, John Mutlee said yesterday
when, for moment, the brave wife
faltered and cried in discouragement.
And when Mary saw the man she
loved in the humiliation Of his help
lessness she dried her tears and COM
forted him. * ss
Never mind, dear she said, smil-
ing with wan lips and patting his thin
hand softly, "I'm all right now! Il
couldn't bear to hear the children cry
for food. But they're pacified now
with the crusts, and guess can get
something for them. Ill try, any
way!"
A sob caught in her throat, but she
went out with CHEEKY wave OF her
Thoroughbred hand to her husband.
In two hours she was by his side
again.
II have meat and bread, dear" she
said. "The butchers wife paid me
with it for scrubbing her floors. Now,
If can only get some coal you and
the children shall have good, not
dinner!" rs ~ 8
She snatched up "a small basket and
went to the Hudson River railroad
tracks to gather cinders and scattered
coal Her heart was light with hope
again, and she was just lifting the
well filled basket preparatory to going
home, when the rumble of train
startled her. The fast freight was
coming, and she stepped off that track
just in time to be caught and crushed
by the express train from the oppo-
site direction. The yardmen picked
the quivering, broken form up from
the roadside with careful hands, ana
soon she was in the ambulance on the
way to the hospital. Once there, the
physicians worked over her for hours,
and when the laggard consciousness
came back she whispered:
please, please-help me up. | want
to get John-and the children-some
dinnerp Then she drifted out again.
And now she is waiting quietly IN
the little white hospital bed for the
terrible pain to leave her swift and
willing feet so they can begin again
their service for the four little ones
who sob Mammal" through the lone--
~ nights, and for the man who sits
in helpless anguish whispering to
himself the loved name: MARY. !" , 81
J "If there is anything despise it is
superstition Lottie Alton confided to
the company of girls she had invited
to luncheon before the call to break
ranks" was sounded by Vassar, Well
lesley, and Smith, their respective col
1eges. ''It seems so foolish to- hesi-
tate to undertake a task or a journey
On Friday ~ az |
We'll, am not superstitious as
general thing, replied Carrie Wilson.
"but II do hate to commence any
thing on that day. AZ.
Juliet, who had been abroad,
shrugged her shoulders and said
"Poufw fetchingly. While Alma and
her friend from the south, compared
notes.
II reckon if you'd been nursed by a.
black nanny, as was" said the girl
from Mobile, 'you all would believe in
ghosts and charms You can't help it
when you heah the niggers telling Of
the ha'nts. and it's too fascinating for
anything to hear about the voodoos
spells. Why, they have love
charms"
Love charms!" the chorus ex-
pressed horror, delight and curiosity.
4,,p 4
ny!' How Interestingly
'But the white people never believe
such nonsense, do they?" There was
pious disapproval in the question. The
southern beauty pouted ,bewitchingly.
"Oh-I don't know!" she said.
ttBelle, did you ever have a love
charm?" the hostess demanded, did
you?" .
"Uhmhuh' (That canny word,
"uhmhuh. We ken it means 'yes.D
''How dreadful! Where did you get
it? Did-did you use it on any-any-
body?" eagerly. -
"Uhmhuh!"
"You did?'' ooh, Belief" They
were all talking at once what was
lt?" "a dried spider?" "Uugh!''
Eyes, did! Old nanny gave it to
me and wore it in locket, and the.
first time met Charlie he fell in love
with me. See here!'' A diamond
sparkled on her hand, and the mischief
left her lips. The girls looked from
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