The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03

elder had married. at fifteen years of
age, a journeyman printer; and So. IN
stend OF filling tho place of houscmaid IN
fondlyi dreamed, she was cook house
maid and general servant to n man
aware OF his rights and determined to
nlaintaln them and nurse and motr
RhoysS s cha Sx Ssu epGe
his hopes. she had not }ost, his affection
noon romp with his SIX grandchildren,
which ordinarily took place In the shop
among the shavinss. Wixhan, the son S II
The saw.dust would damage their clothes.
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Tho youngest Of Matchin's four. chill
fdren was our acquaintance, Mlsss Maud,
chiiscned Matilda. When Mrs Matchln
was asked, after that ceremony, Who
sne was named for?" she said f' Nobody
In particar call her Ma an.! y,,a Geca ~, s
ny Oldest gall. she had
evolved that dreadful appollatlol, out Of
her own mind. It had done me, no special
5chrlstened herself Poguy at u very tent
der age, In d pralscworthY ATTEMPT to-
4say rogue and the delighted parents
hd o sasa her a anytan a e ever
this broad land suffer under names as
revolving punished through. life by the
stupidity Of parental love, for a !, slip OF
OFF easy In the matter of nicknames be-
ling called Nnttlo until she was pretty
we'll grown and then having changed
her name suddenly to Maud for B rea-
sons to be given hereafter i,ae
1. Il Ia cir
Her father delighted in her coarse vigor
and energy. She was not q pretty child,
and had not a part Gle OF coquetrS 4, IN
her. apparently; she lk i,ai,d 70 2,iay W a
and never presumed upon her girlhoods
for any favors in their rough sport and,
4 good-natured as she was, she was abi ,e
tons saena and h15s st sho 90 fu
playing to do she. took pleasure In
hepng y sa nb9q gofKt
the stout little figure sweeping or scrub.
bling. She went to school, but did not
learn enough to hurt her, ms her rather
least, would be one child who would
be Il comfort TO his age. In fancy he
saw her, In n neat Uint dress and White
aRe h Msanf ho SsPo hepaa oas
vii'si her ir' mother should fall 15
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ID But one day her fate came to her II,
the shape Of "a now girl who sat near
her The s Sana
and 4 year or two older than Matte
win yellow ringlats, and more p'ale-
blue ribbons noa sne afsss sho
iwas a clean, cold pale and selfish little
Vixen whose dressed were never #rl l.Ia a
ed and Yh9Te beod onough In
But shd seemed to poor Mattte.the love- J,
Hest creature she had ever ',,, seen, and
slave. Her first act Of sovereignty was was
to change her vassals name q.
romantic i. had a friend - Bucyrus
whose, name, was NJ tie; and sheTfounid
out somshoW heH9ye, the tm cher t sa
her i h he same nat thmg iii EnSnd
So y, re- Maud! and Maud she was
heneeforward; though her tyrant !, nm made
her spell T. Maud L.: 8, more ll eiesuie
VIII MIMI a' Vas 1 fourteen Teen ana her school
days were ending When she made q t rs.
new acSnaihnanee sns th os'ev Violent
idoatries peculiar to her sex ana q ag 9,
and in il fortnight shs-see,ned "a differ.
Azale wtts ra.he rs clf issson
OF nor Her idol was exquisltely neat & n 4
dress 6and Maud acuuirea, rs it.,nS
Azaie;ls Blonde head was full re rsrnl-af
cioI GUS s'sssentimentallty. though she WIS Va
snved from actual indssretom n 80 ~ h fp
lreilnls and ftlncies she, was wooed amd
Won a dozen times a day, BY spend,dd
cavaliers OF every race and degnee; v AIM
as she Mas t bess rv adv owen part
9 of Which She had imagined and part
read in weekly story panIffhrs, v, 10 e uer
worshlper who is Whie Mas Wls inst begin
ninr 10 learn how to boat. She initiated
Maud Into that strange WORD, @ ~ spn
aud unhealthy nvorv news VS..
st,I IN he country, and made hcr tens
i'5h1'l more no. the child or dreams than than
herself
Miss Window remained but BY. a Few tnS
months Ct the e. eo hInh ss shoo She told
Kama s,lI J. ono day Of her intended fitting;
and was more astonshed; than ,p p, IS.
lit tho passion or EYE, ha ' frIenn ~
Maud clung to her with sobs that would
Mt Ia stilIcd, and wlthtca that reduced
s. Miss Aznlen's dress to limp and moist
Wrelehednesas but did not w moHe na v se
Knows thought Azalea. how ugly I she
is ,'n whnn she hawls like TINT. Few br, ,,
nettes can cry stylishlS nnynoW i, IN, ~,
sue s,,el, DEVOTION and she said partly from Y
\ d Bit Of careless Kindness and PARTY n 70 70
rescue tho rest of her ralmelt from IN, Nv
shower which had ruined her reck TYP
y bon: t& va, will
be in tho high school yourself ~ 10 10
tlme.' I, ,,o, ,,nn IT
nj these words. &
"Yos. / will, darlins.. 80, 40 Nil,
She had never though or t ~. o ,,is :, i
t 70 leave 81 school that very season and TO
60 into service somewhere, ~, tu not l,D.
should keep her away from t nos w Wu y,
that : had suddenly become hef far''-
disc. @ "a
8 q Z,
Her mother was easily won over. she !,
wns woman Of weak s. WILL nar hnsba anla'a
q nhenomenon of frequent occurrence ~
ha H., she 4sFsfqT II the fae Contest
ubinh ,vhen Maud announced her m