The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-06-06

room, Ill, discouraged without hope
to stimulate the feebly Pickering vital
lame. But change had come TO both
the room and the girl. There were
new white curtains at the windows,
rugs on the floor, pictures, flowers,
snowy linen. On a table and over
flowing on the bed were dresses, hats.
shoes and lingerie, danny, inexpen-
s1ve clothes carefully chosen. The
sick girls cheeks We're pink and her
eyes were like stars.
L am WELL She announced Joy
fully. ut is Miss White who has done
1t. The girl unused to a delineation
OF her deeper feelings, struggled fuI
words to express the change in her
inner being as we'll as in the exter-
nails. She brought me good th'ngs
and good cheer. and took away the
hOrrid, dark ugliness of this place.
and the bitter, sad thoughts I've had
all the time we been working hA:d
l had IL nelp mother and my younger
s's;er. who WAS not strOGg enough t.
work. hill my mony went for board
and rent, never a new dress nor a hat,
and never good time because l was
too shabby TO go anywhere. Then l
got SICK and was coo discouraged to
get well. Miss White worked in the
same room with me at the factory. She
came 10 See me and found out all my
troubles, and then the sun of good
1orcune sure began TO shine in this
poor hut. She knows some rich Wo-
men who Cont like to mend lEeir own
clothes, -aKd she asked them TO bring
their things to my mother and sister
TO be mended. There will be all she
work they can do-pleasant work with
good pay. She broush. me these
clothes. she said they had belonged
to a girl who could NOT wear them,
and wanter me to have chem. 1t isn't
hard to get we'll when there's some
body TO make you sec that there is
Kindness AID goodness even down IN
this poor suffering corner OF th.
world"
When the employees came from the
factory DR.. Moultne Joined a plainly
dressed young woman. Il have just
come from Ailly Smith" he said.
You have made her a happy girl and
given her a chance for recovery"
Poor little Milly. She h2d a fam
lily TO support and she also had 3
sweetheart. She was TOO good and
too unselfish to withhold from her des-
pondcLt mother and sister any of her
wages. She was 100 proud to so about
with her sweetheart IN be- rags; Meth
er would she tell him WAY she would
not so out with him. He Thoughts she
did not care for him, and he began
TO look at other girls. Hard WORK.
small wages, dependent relatives and
faithless lover were more thar Milly's
strength could bear. Her bother ami
sister are now self-supportin. The
next time she sees her young man she
VIII be wearing pretty clothes and
showing him that she is willing to so
TO picture shows and beach dances
with him."
And Coral Nelson has done this"
said DR.. Moultrie. The woman who
had no love nor sympathy for poor
women. who knew nothing of their
sorrows and desires, has done this
for poor factory girl. Coral-Jane
i have been watching you ever sioce
you left my mothers house. / have
known the work you have done among
these people. But, Coral, 1here is a
better work you can do, one which will
rouse 10 the greatest activity all the
Womanly virtues you are so anxious to
develop. This work is 20 love a man
who loves YOU and marry him. l love
you, Coral dear. ! have loved you
ever since l saw you eXtinguish the
cooks fire. Do you think you could
learn 10 care Tor me?'
Jane White, the reconstructed snob,
has learned many hard things. ! think
she can learn one beautiful, easy one"