Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
ELL EMS WORK

but L moused around the Exchange rooms
and found out that there is real demand
Tor nice, plain sewing pretty baby clothes,
and all that; and-there's the way to a ma
chime! May l go and tell that agent wen
take it ON trial?"
oh, Ellen! you take away my breath with
know"
mat means yes with you, mamma. Now,
now much better for me to work and earn
money Than to work just as long and merely
90 tne family sewing. And Pm going to give
you the cutting out and the laundry work.
You do up my laces and things SO beautifully
that you'll make the dear little baby clothes
TO look just too lovely"
used to enjoy doing up my baby things"
saiu tne mother, as she thought with sigh,
u .1e napy days when everything was pro-
Vioed Tor her, and it was a pleasant employ
ment of her leisure hours to fiute the delicate
ruifies and laces that adorned her little ones.
ana you,H enjoy the work now. Oh, Pm
SO glad you're willing!'
fhe bright, generous girl of sixteen never
LOOK any credit TO herself for her plans of
neipiuiness, but was only truly grateful that
her gentle mother approved.
we cannot follow her step by step as she
arranged for her machine; invested a long
noaroed tve-doliar bill in materials and pat
eerns' ana then carefully put her "frst" sam
PIE, as she called it, together. 1t was an in
Iant dress, simply but exquisitely made, and
wnen done up by Mrs, Marshall was really
aainty sight as it lay in its box ready to be
taken to its destination.
The younger children had been interested
critics as the work progressed, and now stood
around gqi the box, giving their last opinions.
IL 8 daisy!" exclaimed eight-year-old Ted;
and just wish we had baby to keep it
for"
You forget it's to help pay for the ma
cnihe, said Lou, little girl as full of
schemes for the family comfort as Ellen. "Ba-
Oles are nice; but they're lot of trouble"
lhere was general laugh at LOUIS uncon-
seious imitation of Bridget, the servant and
friend of the family.
Och, Miss Euen!" was her comment; ''itl
as swate as an angel, and they'll be payin' for
it before they buys it, they'll want it SO bad"
Ellen could not help feeling pretty sure the
DAINTY garment would bring orders. and en-
Joyed taking it to the rooms, where it was
SO heartily approved that she felt more en-
Meanwhile, during the waiting time Ellen
used her scraps of lace and insertion in max
ing dainty bib, and found time for studv
also; and much did the machine save her
tno.neI moi, e % ana herself For machines do save
stitches than they would by hand.
Two weeks passed, and then the postman
brought a note for Ellen.
An order, nlamma-an order! Six infants'
dresses and six white skirts!"
And at such d good pricel Ellen. nv dear
child, | always thought sewing paid so badly
But, mamma, you see the ladies have
started the Exchange to sell good work at
paying prices. And only those buy who want
the best, and can pay for it. Oh, I'm so glad!
Now well soon have our new machine paid
for, and George can take his violin lessons, and
your can have new dress!''
And Ellen is to have nothing?"
Yes, indeed! Ellen is to have time. after A
while, to go on with the German. She doesn't
mean to always earn money by her needle
only make it stepping -stonew
And SO it proved. After time the orders
that came SO fast had to be refused "Tbe
young lady has other work." was the answer
to the disappointed customers, and Ellen hay
ing mastered German thoroughly, has trans
lated her third book
"Yes, dear" said her mother, one evening.
you were right. 1t is far better to push ont
and do something to make extra money than
to pinch and contrive to make the little one
has to do; but all have not your energy
And l have not your patience, dear. sweet
mamma, answered Ellen, kissing her gentle