Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-10
A PINK ADVOCATE.


stantial than a flower herself. And
a failure it would have been had Miss
Penelope selected any other store than
the one she finally chose. 1t stood on
a quiet street, not far from the main
thoroughfare. and in a block of small
stores all alike as to size and interior
arrangement The first store was a
bakery; the second, a tailors estab-
lishmont: the third, Miss Penelope's;
the fourth, a barber shop the fifth, a
plumbers; the sixth. a shoemaker's;
and the seventh. a newsstore.
Dear me-" said Miss Penelope with
a blush. as she stood arranging a few
palms outside her show window, the
morning after she was installed in her
new quarters. Dear me, Il never
thought was the only woman in bust
ness in this block till this very min
ute" And she hurriedly finished her
work and went into her store.
ITS really most embarrassing TO
have all those men watching ones
movements so closely. / ought to
have taken that into consideration be
fore | rented this store, | always
was tiinid with people anyway and to
think that here they are all men. is
worse 1t doesn't seem as though at
the outset, | could afford to hire any
body but old John to take care of the
greenhouses. or I'd get boy this very
day to attend to the plants outside.
don't see how ] can face all those
eyes staring at me from those win
dows! | must get over this foolish
timidity."
Her thoughts were prevented from
dwelling uDOn her peculiar position
by the entrance of her first customer
One of the wealthy Misses Barton pur-
chased three whole dozens of the most
expensive pink roses, and wanted to
know if such could be had every Wed
nesday. This transaction so elated
Miss Penelope that she forgot her
timidity. and smilingly went out to
add some Towering plants to her side
walk display She was just rising
/ from the ground. when a voice made
her jump.
Excuse me-" it said but can I
| not assist You in lifting those heavy
| Jars? | noticed you had no one to
! help you. and business being duh just
now. | thought you would let me do
something for you. What a fine lot
/ of plants you have"
1t was the barber. her neXt-door
neighbour Miss Penelope colored I'M
/ til her checks WED with her own scar
let geraniums. but the barber appar
emily did not SEQ her confusion, for he
walked right into the store and began
to select such flowers as would make a
good showing. Miss Penelope herself
could not have done any better. and
further more. he Disseminated wisely
in placing the plants outside.
Now. said he. when rs time &c
close shop tonight II take them IN ioI
you.
~ on re-Nou re real klhd' n
sure. muImured MISS Penelope ana
she gave MN lresh PINK carhaton
FOR the buttonhole or ms Whlte coat
lie was as good as ms WORD as &c
carrying IN the Jars that nlsht' ana IL
seemed ohiN natural that Thereafter
he should take upon himself this task
ON RAINY days ne would carry out
other plants. that they might nave
the beneht OF the showers ana MISS
Penelopo $ space belng 700 smal iol
so many Jars. ne asked II ne might moi
arrange some IN front OF MS oWr
shop "a. ing. When she eNpreSSed q
Tear that th.N would be IN nus way
that theY added greatly TO the LOOKS o.
his place. ana would draw customers
lhe t3l'GE. not 10 De outdohe 10y inc
barber, ASKED mat she alIoW MN th'
pleasure OIL giving hef the 'front.' o
MS WINDOW lht"l-c, ana lhe sood
VIII toward sweet Mss fehelope eN
tended the IenEth OF the nIoCk' Sc
ihat IN time. ua'ty' ana especially OF
rainy days, the stores blossomed GU
IN gorgeous array ana the uakeI' 'h'
tailor. lhe barber. the piuhper' th'
ShoemaN ana the new Snnah We',
regularly presented ca'h win a l'eSl
carnaiion hut win Inference LOT
while the "theIs had sonnet mes
red. some times Whlte carhalIoh' th
barrier never varied I'D hue-I wa
always PINK. MISS ehelope IaNorlt
color ana ne had been the hIst Il
snow ms generous heart'
II the colnhlheu force served u
bring Miss Penelope customers sh
IN turn ana the same by her reno"
tradesmen, tpr people began To NM
an attraction IN stores lhat presente
so tempting an appearance from IN
OUTSIDE. rms inspired the pahei u
decorate MS WINDOW win more ualHt
ness than before, ana some ueclare
ne lay awake nights dreaming owe
all SORTS OF new eHects IN lhe pleho
ing or colored bunting with cohle'
lions lahcy cakes ana the ho"eIS
Inc tailor showed hher TASTE una