The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
WOMAN ABOUT TOWN.
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c,o,Linr IF angels makes me thlhh u
.,,u d,msel who lives in Georgetown.
she l. only three years Obi OF nti
,ro,,t ana her mother took her 70 :"
noc once this season to see Jack aii
~ u" pa,nSt,lk' \ week or SO AFTER,
- She WIS discovered pirouettlnS ana
49, - nor pctticHltS before Il che'a.
IL. Her father reproved her ana 'oiu
| her if wasn't a pretty wa! TO uo.
Why" said the child. i sd" 're =
| gels do il. f,tber
why. where: booran
when mamma ana | Nth'
that day said the child. no1
The father explained that the lallcie'
boavcn v,s only the theatre. The little
girls face fell. ol
No" said the father, they were just
| girls IL.
The child put on an air of intense as
well" She said. Il fink they ought to
| he taxed home and spanked. cause unes
wasn't dressed any more than ahSelS.
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is little late in the year for New
Years stories. but this is one l heafd
only Yesterday. The heroine OF 1t IS y
Washington woman. and her huSpdliu
who has an Irish name. is a thealrlt'l
manager. They were III Boston AZ tue
end of one year. ana Mrs. N*lh :,
miaht inst as well tell YOU her name ami
be done with it-spent the last evening -
december in meditation. Just opposite
the hotel where she was staying shc
could see the lights Of 4 chapel. ana as
,.;l,:,l+ lrau- np1r She l1p0rU VOICES
singing. Her husband. coming III before
thc new wear had drawn half Il dozen
breatls. found her on her knees.
.Iiush.' she said. Don YOU near
the priests chanting:'
"Where:' asked Mr.. ONeill.
ON the chapel across the street
Mr.. O'Neill went to the window and
looked out. Then he was rude enough
to laugh.
CHATS not a chapel" said he. That's
the Press Club. and they're singing we
Won't Go Home Until Morning.
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They we're standing near me at the
counter. and | couldn't help but hear.
..Talk about hard luck said the cir
with the hot chocolate. II know 4 Wo.
man who had an awful thing happen &c
her over i'll New York
90 do tell me about it. gurgled the
girl with the icc-crcam soda.
..Well.' went on the chocolate girl
"Shc'S not wealthy at ali. you know, ano
She doesn't keep u nurse. so one day
when she had to go down town shop
ping. she took her baby and left 1T at one
Of these day nurscry-crcchc places
They gave her a check for it, and she
went off shOpping. She didn't come
back to the crccle till late i'll the after
noon, and when she went to take on
the check it was gone
Good gracious" said the girl witt
the icc-crcam soda, looking shocked
"W1hat did she do:'
"WclI.' went on the chocolate girl
they told her She couldn't take the
baby without i check, and shed have nC
wait till all tho other babies were takeI
away. and then she could have wlla1
WIS left. 50 She waited for hours ant
hours, till all the babies were gone but
one. and when she went to get that
we'll, the only baby left was Il coloreC
baby"
9 20. how perfectly awful exclaimed
| the girl with the ice-cream soda. in ac
cents OF horror. What did she do
| Wasn't she perfectly frantic? My good
ness. how horriblc! Didn't She ever sc
i her baby back again? | SHOULD thinl
E she'd have been perfectly crazy. Wha1
I did she do:'
! 90 said the chocolate girl, coolly
"she took the cOlOrcd b;spy. 1t wa
z hers. She was colorcd, YOU know
| And i'll the silence which followed,
e could hear the Swapping Of the bonds Of
) a tender and lifelong friendship.