The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-02-25
LlFE's WEARY wHlRl
JUST AN INCIDENT ON THE EAR
LY MORNING TRAIN.
Proof That the Wearing OF Furs and
Velvet Hat Do Not Make for Hap
pIness-Lesson That Jennie
Took to Heart.

The Commuters Crochet club,
which assembled every morning in
facing seats on the 1855, had become
familiar sight to their fellow-com.
muters. who seldom paid much atten.
tion to them and didn't even know
that Sadie's bed-spread was one.third
done, or that Mary had given up in
despair and returned to the less ardu.
GUS task Of making wash-rags, relates
the New York Post
But IL the other commuters had for
gotten the crocheters, the latter were
still very much interested in their
fellow-passengers and had worked
out an elaborate scheme Of relation
ships and probable characteristics to
fit each one. There was the stout
old gentleman with the gold-headed
cane who, they were sure, was bank.
er, with fair young daughter at
homo, who was to wed the tall dark
young man who sat with her father
every morning. There was the thin,
tall, angular woman, with eyeglasses,
who was the principal of school.
The commuters wished that the in
tellectual looking man with iron-gray
in love with the principal who looked
as If she needed change from school
room atmosphere, but as yet there
seemed to be no imminent danger.
On this particular morning, as soon
as they had drawn out their needles
and set to work, Maude noticed new
face among the passengers.
Look at that girl with the black
furs and velvet hat" she whispered.
Hasn't she the incest face?"
Four pairs Of eyes were directed
toward the girl in question.
"She isn't only pretty, she has
beautiful face, I think" said Sadie.
"And l can tell you why it's beautiful,
too. It's because she's happy I've
been thinking lot about that lately,
and looking at people, and I've de-
cided that If person Is very happy
she Is apt to be good-looking. II
every one would try little harder to
be cheerful, the human race would
get handsome"
ooh, you make me tired" said Jen-
ME. People can't be happy all the
time. and I'm just sick Of having
people keep talking about it. What
have I got to make me so everlast-.
ingly happy, I'd like to know? or
course am perfectly we'll, and have
enough to eat and wear, But I work
all day long and am dead tired every
night, and I don't see why I should
be SO awfully happy. It's different
with that girl over there with the furs
and a velvet hat. You can see by
tno ~ ~ hot CHI hox
to dip chocolates all day long, like
do. She ought to be happy"
The train stopped and the girls put
away their work and started out into
the aisle.
ooh, look" whispered Maude, and
the others, turning, saw the girl in
velvet and furs draw crutch from
under her seat and limp out into the
aisle. Her face had grown white and
drawn with the pain Of walking, and
her breath came in short gasps.
1t was Jennie that helped the girl
off the train, and walked along with
her, before Joining ,the crochcters
again on the ferry. Then she stood
fore speaking.
She goes In TO sing to crippled
children" she finally blurted out
"She can never be any better. Her
nurse dropped her when she was
baby She told mo she was very
happy because the crippled children
always looked forward to seeing her.
She makes me feel pretty small"
And with last embarrassed kick at
the side OF the boat. Jennie set out
to dip chocolates.