Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-23
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stint, and had been ali day. Penelope bad no /
disposition 10 play. Why should shes there Was
no one 10 play To- IF nov she had . husband-
I II vas upon this yery point that Mics Penelope
was medita6ng .gsEs
IL months Of being thirty, and no one had yet
made her a proposal. II was rather insnlar that
ii should 30 30. Penelope was good looking. had /
recs;yed good education; she was also skilled
ii music, had q good temper, and verify believe
would make hnsbsad happy. But such things |
can't BE- accounted for. She had seen the most |
rsf,o som;sing of her conpa nions, even to ugly
little Miss Henderson, with not an accomplish |
ilicnt ID the world, and, moreover, with face |
pisted with small pox, married in Quick succession,
and yet there she sal. on that cloudy morning IN
December, a derotee to single blessedness, and
likely TO remain SO. *. ~. ~ 50
Was there ever woman who did not consider
married life preferable to single one provided
she could secure the right companion believe
not. ~ q s.ss
To revert to Miss Penelope. In addition to
other specified attractions she owned the neat |
cottage which she occupied, and q sufficient sum
in funds to live upon with comfort and elegance
Surely all the beaux must have been blind,
something must be done, and that quickly,
said Miss Penelope, as the thought of her APP
preaching thirtieth birthday came with startling
force to her mind-syes, something must be
done But what? That is the question. Such
is the state ofsociety that woman is hemmed on
all SIDES She has not even the privilege OF
choosing her companion for life, but must wait
meekly till some one comes along, and take him
or nobody. It's wrong, decidedly wrong.
g Miss Penelope was in a suitable frame OF mind
at that moment, to become an advocate of wo-
mans rights. rg Il; H..
Meanwhile it was growing dark, and Miss Pen,
clone wranr the bell - 81 Is 8
The handmaiden vanished, and presently the
articles desired made their appearance.
THAT will do, Sally-you may CO." she
said. ~. iii st3st ss.s.
Penelope looked first at tue marriages-it was
no more than natural-then at the Deaths
Finding that none of her acquaintance had COM
n,ited either one or the other, she turned to the
advertisements. One in particular arrested her
attention, and we will look over her shoulder. as
she reads - ~ f. w
B $40 houskeepers The undersigned is desir-
Gus of securing the services of competent
houskeeper to take charge Of an establishment
AS he Keeps two servants, her chief duty will be
to sliperintend and preside at the table. Early
application is desirable. Gregory Mckim.
Gregory Mckinl, soiloqnlsed Miss Penelope
81 remember to have heard OF him as nache
Tor, inhertlng large fortune IRON ms 1ather;-
l suppose he must be about thirty-hve py TINS
time wonder wether, supposing were 10 APP
ply Just TOT Tue JOKE OF Tue tinhS, ne "ou'o give
me the SITUATION.
1t was new idea, and tine novelty OF II struck
her SO fayorabis especially as she nau peco'iie
heartily urea OF her present mode o! me- Una. az
terra little consideration, she determined TO carry
ont her plan, ana II successful IN her app'ica'ioh
to retain the situauon hohs, or Two
Ihe next morning very carry, MISS Ieheiope
summoned her ohealent hanania1den. 4s5,
sally, sald she, i am thihNlnS OF goihE out
OF town Tor month OF TWO, ana during that Time
shall close upt the house. lfyou have friends you
would visit, you are at hDefty TO GO SO. your
wages, however, are to De continued as usua',
and you will let me know wherever you go, IN
order that may call upon you, II shouldreturn
unexpectedly. ,l.4 ., ss;3. s,s.
The proposal suited very well with sailys IN
cnations, as will readily be believed, and though
she was at loss to conceive what had at once
sent such home body as her mistress on trav-
cling expedition, she was we'll disposed to take
advantage oft. Eleven o'clock found Mis- Pcne-
lope in the cars flying with all speed to her deS-
tination. -
CHAPTER II. ---1..i
Mr.. Gregory McKim was bachelor of s5, as
our readers have already been informed. Inner
ting a large fortune from his father, it was a
matter of no little wonderment TO his numerous
friends that no caIlcd no ono to his side to share
IL Rnt Greoorv was ono of those posy- mon
who never took the trouble to 90 after ANYTHING
If If was within his roach VOL and GOOD other.
w;se tba eyartion was too GREAT and ha yntcd If
i. horn Ua soamaa contcnt n live IN .s ba had
l;ved in sinole blessaaness--m;ta ;onor;np the
orooter b,oSs;nos of matr;monv
II was after dinner and 90 was his wont he
was ,ran;ne harl, in his rock;no ciair nIuneinc
INFO the nr1ul;or dreom;ncss s,nerinduccd by q
,.bo;cc Havono c;a.r when tho hell wos heard IN
;nn 80
ny sp,apoe take inv said he rouspp himself un-
wi,,ingiy .Somc yis;tors.y wish they would
,ata anotber time y y : - -
door and ntrodurino Miss Penelone.
..Yonr servant m,dam" said Gregory, bow
inn q most bannv to soc vou..P Pray be seat
al y r' -
"Tb;s &c Mr. McKnn r beleve.n said the
lady. - - -,-''--.s---..,..g'-.~ ~gg
..Tbe same. madam at vaur service said he
~ no,;cad vorr advertisement in tho Manor y
oAb veS for =, honsnkrencr Can Won rarom-
mend oney" - : -
az o.no RI offar mvself for tho s;tuo+;o, Ro-
;ne an Interested narty. said Miss Pcnelone
um;l;,o .j;oh,lv ..nerbans Il would ha &c we'll
No, ~ ro,.ommopd mvsnlftoo l,;ablv -
"Ab oh nhrm have Won ever served in that
capacitv beforeso asked Mr. McKim. a little en-
l,a rrsssnd, $500. - :.
mo cannot say that have. l believe how
eyer am ACQUAINTED with the duties it would
dcvolve mon me" G..-[ 80. ~. 49,.
AS / believe I stated in the advertisement
vour chief duty would he that of sunerintendence
and presiding at the table. As keen two SER
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