The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-09-06

| A chilly wind tussed st the well-worI
drsperies Of the little woman who stood
waiting for downtown car; trying
meanwhile. 10 shield the child In be-
arms from the nibbling cold.
But the changing OF an approaching csl
drowned his voice.
With o Sigh the little woman set him
down upon the pavement. pressing . close
kiss upon his soft lips. as she whispered
Run. darling, mother wants to zee you
safely home,
Obedisntly the little figure few down
the street followed by such look as
only womsn's eyes can know--and van
ished into house bearing the sign:
Boarding by day or week. while the little
woman turned to bail the oar, and wedge
herself in among the throng OF men and
women, who unseen save by the rising
and the setting sup, carry on the work
OF the vast city.
Houses and trees and telephone poles I,
early pedestrians, and delivery wagons,
fash past as the car sped on into the
heart of the metropolis. bat the little wo
man saw nothing beyond the bright vision
OF huttering curls, and the harsh noises OF
the street we're drowned by the music Of
that baby voice. eohoing in her heart.
She started almost guiltily when she
rescbed her destination, feeling half Is II
she had cheated her employer by those
dear dreams she had snatohed from the
worksdsy world.
From eight in the moaning till five ct
night she belonged to him; her brain. her
youth, her health. her strength-sll were
bis property. bought and psid for With Q
price, while che became only an atom Of
humanity struggling for q place midst
the crushing Of q world.
Bat, FROM five at night until eight 10 the
she was 9 womsn-s mother
living 10 paradise Of her own, and tsst
ing such pure JOY IS only womsn's
heart can know when love reign king
supreme,
Bot sh the days we're long and some
lines things went wrong, This time she
arrived late. and was sharply told IL must
not occur again.
Her head sched. and she longed IN
for the touch OF bsby's fingers
md bis kisses on her tired eyes
She could not dismiss the vision Of bis
dear bright head, and once in her mind
Ihe turned the wonder IS TO whst her
Laddie could be doing nowl
The busy hum thst 6lled the room con
used her wondering thoughts. spd jar
,pon her nerves. and ia her inmost soul
mere rose 9 psssionsis protest an appeal
rom weakness unto strength why Iced
his struggle be3
She raised ber eyes and gszsd st the
nan end women near Pretty girls, With
, rskish air. women, tagged and worn.
md nervous looking men, mostly OF thst
ype whom TO look ct wss TO invite, DE
ent women must keep Their eyes we'll
'eiled when neighbos such ~ hers we're
iwsys on the wstcb. She realized this
fresh when her rowing glance encounter
d the boldly insinusting glance OF . men
,hoss deck Joined her own, and che turn
d back TO her work With 6ush Of irrits
ion.
At lnucheop Loar che shared her sean I
, fare With Girl who bsd still lees, sud
. they Iibbled q. their bits, they wstcb
a the busy street go far below, where I
eopie looked like busting sDts on count {
sss errsnds that knew no end
SO msny. n,uy ioiksl The little vomsn =
lshed, wondering II her Lsddie could
YER gain io3thoid there, could ever
bin that crushing grind, snd not be
acked brbessh the undertow aud Ioss.
She looked st The hssgsrd fsoe before Z
sf - 9iri's 10 years sad with 9 vomsn's =
orld-xotn air. The bIas-yeined ten |
les and dsrE eiteisd eyes formed
hastily contrast 10 the frugal ln1et- Z
sd gsady pink seni thsi swstbed bef Q
eck. o
Was eli the vorld grspips the useless e
ID letting ,be good 60 byi Decking d
.e oaissrd, scd lst.ing The Inward per i