Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-01
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s2lls4 old maid. which means
Egl I IiiIl thar Sic had passed THU
Ella - WI ty-iye without either a
:s2-..x serious co;r; ship. an o!tr:
o. marriage or the least Indication tia.
She would eve. cxpc-.enc" either Gacc.
indeed. when s1e was quite Il chill
only tweniy-fouv-tAe"c mad feen Il
youn- maa. Il very lious. wcli-man-
nercd Young clergyman. wEo-;IIt that
seemed ike dream ;oMiss So?h.rrow
She nigh; have doubted whether lie
ever lived II le had not given her ihat
little old Book Of Common Prayer ana
tie faded Ga2ue::co;ype of himself II
that Elite folding case in the corner ..
the whit not. lie had been her one
possibility" remote always. bit now
quite cat Oh the question S.l:ce he had
married his cousin 10 please his father.
ard was now fat bishop rs wei is
the father o. a large family.
For four years now Miss sophie had
beea ":nO;herinS' the two children Of
her dead sister. Until Matte grew
old enough and strong enough 10 80 -
work Aunt Sophie had been hard put
to il 10 make ends meet in the little
household. She had sewcd and mcnd-
ed. MIXED her COW. tended he. oTI
chickens. COOKED. secured. ara saved
TO keep Matte and the boy. Harry.
decentiy 1T school. She had even
found time TO Go some plain sewing
for the neiChbcr>. and il was agreed on
Gil sides that Aunt Sophie hadn't -
lazy bone in her body N&tt.e's
wages as 4 machine girl il the lut
ton factory hclped wonderfully in this
small household. but it made tie old
maids heart Bleed 10 see her 80; of
for the shop evc.y morning. and pnCr
consulate lo;tc"ilS away 10 sciGoi
without lis s.stc:.
Mr.. kinGSla2d. the hi:ttcn manu-ac-
turer. hal tesn very kind - Miss Sc
pine and to Matte. In fact. he had
'made place" fo- the chilli and had
gone ogt o. his way 10 adrance lie.
Ia tha works. with corresponding in
crease OF pay. Bat lie was Il practical
business NAN for Ill that. and thu
hours Were lcn:. tie work hard ana
the wages rot OYER much. Ii litt.e
towns like Eelleyilic everybody knows
everybody. and M. k.nssland had spe-
ciai reasons for knowing Aunt Sophie.
He- brolher had worried i'll tie TAG
tory. and 1t seemed quite iair ami nat
ural that he should De KIND 10 the
orphans. tut tbs KIND o. interest
old maids ho2s@. 40: tine repeated At
;t.ons which &c Showed n. Ee WAS
ever ASKING he advice about tile
2tE:e2t @! lie -lr.s M wofA III Els
o-y. AID Sunday seldom PASSED
cut 4 WISH. .Y-S Q: short. ::c-I
AnSs.@:a.
Was p.e"Std - tao ia ". Il
cn'e o" iw.er. ed he showed
IN i"te.eSl =. .."r cii.-u.ea.
ia;E"E.y fe-a:d foi Naii.e. Sh'i'
tassd f-.th'.si'-p 10" hti!" Hairy
ir2hk and ge.!e:o'S c"s!FS 20 D.
eTe:yC;c. that Lille M!SS -
me 10 regard h-iA rs Soihe'h.h-
IN wealthy patron. some h.n=
an mere ac'laa ini"Gce. 1her1
nonsense about h.:n, aEd ms
IN the house. though calSe
1sr3I frs: for ho;h Matte anu
Eer. came 10 seem 50 natural
cheerful little houseIeeie: al
d his plate for Sunday supper
girl and her brother always
N their finest and si:'!ied taeii
when thty knew he WAS co-h
PES wien he children wee
i IL would 81. in the THrands
Sophie and tell heT old sto"
past life-plain. unvarn.shet
struggles 10. IN educat!o!
gan unromant!c story ~.
realities oi i poor beg