The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-16

ever its size. thnt was kept e,..
heater or In which n,ure EN-
OF available material had haaa
than tAut over which Mrs
Brooks presided as mistress ma
totum
And Mrs Brooks herself ho,.
graced II. altogether lneu,,x,.,
Az the elder OF Two daughters /,
ley Harris. who. white nol ries
been well to do. she had been t..
up IN the comfort OF a goud boma
had enjoyed the advaniage Of ~
cation NJ a private seminary ua,I
Their Whose constant companies.
had been and whose sense n M
racy IN the matter Of assmlatla.
had iitheriird. had adurrd H.
when she had given her hearl 4
sserb> Brooks. eiecting him from, ~
numerous suffers. including ~
Smith. he gave his conSen, Ia !,
union agalnsr his own Jndemao,
In face ~ the strenuous nnposl,iol
his wife. vsfermsns he eIrrs NJ
ness superior 20 all other coasn|
ti0ns.
Brooks. who had been IN the en-
OF the Latin AnleFicah Sipannshln \
pany for one year and bnd
brought into relations with the I.
by virtue OF his selection us Secra]
70 her father. The general unas.|
bad no msans whatever ~ his \
and bis salary. then $40 u month
a desperately small Income on wild
begin housekeeping for Il girl rearal
she had been. Bu, her father III
them. and The young couple sou1
upon bis influence 60 procure ID,
vanceneni ~ his son in-aw to a !
remunerafive post.
Unfortunately FIR them. hove
Mr. Harris had died q few weeks \
their wedding. and they found II
selves thrown upon their own
sources Airs. Harris. selfish. !
low. nnfrellng woman with s0ial
tensions. WIN regarded her danghl
marriage with the young clers !
mesallIancs aud Brooks ninlAelf
disdain. mff ihem 20 shin for ii
selves and with her other daus.
Refh. who wns seven years yons
than Emma aud SHARED her n.esh
views. as she initiated her Lam
ness, settled down 10 the enIoymen
the modest fortune her husband
left her and the indulgence OF TIE
fenfaiion she loved. but whirh dul
Mr. Harris lifetime she Ind b
been able 70 crafty 20 the top Or
bent She did not for rhIs. bowe
withdraw altogether from assoela
with Emma and firooks add couiIa
on niors. or less amleable terms
them Now and thru she conde<e,
"a TO rail ,ilpn ihrtp. wlih Reth
her visits. ~ rule. were god
~ q irias 10 The young couple. fur
regarded Krnoks' fnllurp 70 grg 4
the steamship company as sfnd
ton ~ her npinion rs IT, his 81
and the i,idiemusness OF ihels I
riage and was prone 20 cofdone !
her dansshisr. ASSUME nm exaslefal
i.iold.yaM-sn attitude aud lauens =
might have i@en
Durinv the four years 81 their /
rled Ilfs isrooks' salary hid /
raised only SO month. although
addition ." bis work n arcouutani
which NJ had been Hfsicned afler
Harris. death. thsf of collector
been thrust upon him. n bad ~
hard. bitter cxierirnsr Tor rfaiy ]
Mrs rrooks. this unaccuron,ri a
cry u heusew0rk. this ruaiisu
securing ~ greasy pits snd fans
washing 81 dishes. which she lesil
this deprivation 81 eoruforis and ].
rics that siir had known I'll her
this rrItaflii u many personal ~
considered Indispensable. By toe d
woman. this nerc~sliy ~ pefF~l
rigId rconumlxlns. whirh barely
feed % make both ends meet So
prired herself ~ much needed u
inr. 10 so nothing ~ dnery. lbat
might 30 properly clad 10 his q
but she never for that reason De-
I'd 10 sioYenlincxs. never -iet ber
60" ~ 10 many women In their
households make she mistake q Il
and never isad she allowed une =
~ complaint one Indication n *
10 escape her Sine hnd msffief
for love. for hetfer Or for worse
resigned her.sff bravrly and cheeril
10 The consequences. however hanl
bear. hoping for the better times
were 20 long In coming and enc
aging her husband TO hghi %
win.
Joe. for his part. lacked bis u
grit and energy. and constant di'
pointment had undermined bis q
tude- lie loved Emma fie bar
could have done otherwise. thal
calculation had entered iargeiy
bis couriIng ~ her. chlvalfnli
while The sweet bliss Of their Z
married life held him IN liz spell
had done AZ much Of The heeyier 2
OF the meuage ~ be could e =
her whom time and opportunity 90
ed. hnf very naturally be- md :
tired ~ this wherr h the MN
does NOT f-and by DEGREES had zen
much Of u ~ ha could 20 her. ese
when HIS moods az orffulem ard