The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-06
ONE OF THE OTHER HALF.

dence district of the big city from one
point Of view. the first three words OF
John Boyle oReillys stirring poem,
The City Streets" come into mind. T. 4
city Of palaces" Change your position
! only thirty yards and the truth Of the
rest OF the Irish poets line is impress
ed: No. not quite; city where pal
aces are. is best
IN one great city. OF which We know,
| more than in any other. are TO he found
| side by side the extremes OF social con-
| djtions. The pile OF gray granite holding
| within its walls everything of luxury
/ throws its shadow over the howell Of the
direst poverty. In many cases the
| ndilionaires nearest neighbor Is 3 wash
! erwcman. Conditions OF rapid urban
growth account for a state Of affairs
| that has no counterpart in other Ameri-
I can cities.
There was 10 be bali that night. Tn
| invitations had gone our from a hostess
| whose request for attendance was equiv
alent to a command. 1t was the only occa-
/ sion on which she was TO entertain that
winter. Never fear that the hidden
| ones would not come and that there
would have to De searching OF the
highways and byways. That ball was
| talked of for weeks. Safe to say no
gown would he shown there which ever
before had been worn.
! Madame A1odiste of Hillary street had
! none but fashionable customers. Nine
! Modiste made dream gowns. She could
make any figure perfect. Under the
| spen of her art the lean became plump
and the plump lean. Her garments gave
! the carriage of an aristocrat TO the
daughter of the soap-maker. The para
srapher of the Weekly Haul Ton said
| that Nine. Modiste WAS ike love; she put
/ the shepherd 8 crook beside the scsDter
! Nine. Modste was a kind-hearted soul
but she was chemically hard up She
cut and fitted. and her seamstresses DID
the rest She always paid them at the
nc ur when the money was due. though
often she had to "scrimp" TO do IL for
some of her patrons had habit of ask
Ing her TO call next month, when the
| bills were presented.
Nine. Modiste had no money II was
the day before the bail to which only the
hest were hidden. She had finished a
gown, a creation of lace and loneliness.
for one of the fortunate ones who had
be en- commanded to dance. The gown
vas to be delivered al O'Clock that day,
the day before the ball. at Miss MAORI
tanks residence on Wilhelm Meister
street. Just before the hour for the
delivery of the dress an attenuated look
Ing little seamstress sat in Nine. Mod
lste's rooRi Mary" said the madame
L haven't cent. It's a shame, and you
ness, TO get this gown ready for Miss
Majoribanks. She gave the order late
and said shed be eternally ICED if I'd
turn it out for her. l never lid such q
thing before, but I'll GO over with the
boy when he takes the gown and III
ask Miss Majoribanks for some money
She can't object, for we neglected other
work to rush this through"
Nine. Modiste went to the Majoribanlzs'
vii he no n
block or two. She put the gown on Miss
Majoribanks. Fit? OF course it did
Nine. Modiste never had anything to
turn over TO the misflt stores. Miss Ma
joribanks was beaming.
Mime. Modiste thought she saw her
opportunity. I'm sorry, Miss MAORI
banks" she said, rather brokenly. but
cculd you pay me tonight" I want the
money for one of the seamstresses who is
i'll and who has very sick child as well,
and 1 have no money"
Miss hajoribanks could pay, but would
not The insolence of some tradespeople
was past accounting for. Miss Majori-
banks father sold pig iron. He was not
il. trade.
Send you BILL Nine Modiste. at the
proper time, and Il win be paid. I cannot
b. annoyed by such unusual requests. OF
course, you know that youn get your
money"
Miss Majoribanks could have paid the
bill thrice over by going no further than
her bureau drawer. but It would have in
vclved the violation OF precedent.
Mary, the seamstress, went home She
was widow and lived in a ohe-storv
cottage within shotgun range of dozen
houses of wealth. Miss Majoribanks
would not pay, though she could; Nine
8odiste could not pay, though she would,
and Mary, the seamstress, was empty /
pursed. There were two children. one I'm
bed, the other. child, WAS playing
mother and nurse in the absence of the +
parent. She rose from the bedside as the +
mother came in and said: Mamma. the
doctor was here and left this prescrip-
ton. He said that Jennie must have this
medicine tonight; she must have it., he
said"
It was getting late The mother took
the prescription TO the druggist. Her bill
there was a long one. The druggist did
not know the emergency of the case
Druggists must live. He said he was
sorry, but that he could not put up the
prescription. The mother was worn. Per-
haps, after all, the one night would
make but little difference. Nine. Mod
iste had said that she certainly could
get some money from a goOd-hearted
customer the next morning
The mother went home. the little sup
Modiste was as good as her word. Mary. I
he seamstress, had a $ bill in her hand
oy 20 O'Clock. The medicine was pur- (
based. At II O'Clock the doctor came.
He looked a little troubled and said:
There is not the Improvement here
bought there would ne Did you give her
he medicine last night, and have you
given it 10 her regularly since2"
No, said the mother. family. Then
'he told him she could not buy It the
iight before. lie rebuked her for not
citing him know II. and IS he left the
soUse he thought to himself Here is q
ase where a few dollars came too late.
The day passed ana the night came on.
carriage after carriage vert hy the little
-one Of the seanlstress. With her fore
lead pressed against the cool pane. Marg
etched the carriages. as one By ore they
lopped IN front of the great brilliantly
ehted houFe over the way. She caught f,
fecting glimpse Of Miss 9sajoribauks ~ ,
lee stepped under 1he greet stretching /
3 nvas canopy that protected the guests
iCm carriage to door.
soon there came music. and the sick
hiid heard II. turned on her pillow AMI /
n led. The night wore away. the music
. ased and the dawn came feehiy 10
trough the window.
The day was born, but tia passing {
sight carried with Il the spirit q .
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