Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-09-02
Aspirations Of Bettina

dim twilight Of the spring night
There goes our Lady Betty head
up in the air as usual shouted one
of the factory hands, as a tall inteni-
gentlooking girl made her way hur-
riedly through the crowd. Look at
the color in her face She's mad clean
through Wonder what's happened
now"
To these and similar remarks the
lady referred to paid no attention.
except to cast a glance Of witherlng
corn upon her fellow-employees. How
he hated It all-the dusty noisy FAC
o-y, the roar Of the machinery. the
siiaing air. and most Of all the bg
9iowsy foreman who was I'M charge
he color surged higher In her cheeks
s she thought Of the insults he had
nesed her only that day. How she
,agspi to get away from It ell! She
ell deep in her heart that here she
-sas out Of her sphere; she knew thai
Re was fitted for better things.
netty's one ambition was to write
sac had fully Intended to become on
author some day. and with this emo
/ N view she had read everything with
| In reach. and had secured the libraries
Of the town. in the endeayor to i'm
prove her mind. aud certainly there
was not more intelligent girl IN
town than she.
While walking home this spring
| evening she made n resolution. She
would leave home and go to the city
Mother and the boys would take care
of things at home. and in the city she
could work and support herself and
study besides. Perhaps there she
would realize her ambition.
Two weeks later found Betty be
hind the counter in department
store In the city All. but she had
little dreamed Of the difficulties to b.
encountered. Gradually her ross
dreams Of the city faded. and she be
came disillusioned More than onct
her heart cried out for home and th
dear ones there. but she struggle,
bravely on, determined to win.
With many misgivings was. her
first manuscript sent on its Journey
and Betty thought her heart mus
break when il came back rejected,
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surely bettv triumphant moment
aad arrived Flushed with happiness
stately throngs. the idol OF the hour
Many were the comments passed upon
her cleverness her wit and intelli