Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-24
0Qaoreester 9alIp gpp.
From All the Year Round.
A TALE OF AMBITION.

BY CHARLES DICKENS.
Miss Amelia Martin was pale, tal.h, thin,
and two-aud thlrty-what ill-natured people
would call plain, and police reports interest
ing. She was miner and dress maker,
living on her bushes and not above it, Ii YOU
had been young lady in service, and wanted
Miss Martin, as great many young ladies in
service did, you would have Just stepped up in
the evening, TO No. AZ Drummond street,
George street, Euston square, and after cast
ing your eye on brass door plate, one foot
ten by one and a half ornamented with
great brass knob at each OF the four corners,
and b airing the inscription" Miss Martin
m linery and dress making in all its branches
you'd just have knocked two loud knocks at
the street door, and down would have come
Miss Martin herself, i'll a meruo gown of the
newest fashion, black velvet bracelets on the
gentt eleSt principle, and other little rlegancies
of the most approved description.
If Miss Martin knew the young lady who
called, or if the young lady who called had
been recommended by any other young lady
whom Miss Martin knew, Miss Martin would
forthwith show her up stairs into Two pair
front, aud chat she wouid-so kind, and so
cumiorlabic-ii really wasn't like a matter OF
business, She wis 20 friendly, and thcn Miss
Martin atlei contemplating the figure and
general appearance OF the young lady in ser
vice with great apporent admiratiCn n, would
we'll WnlilI link In no gt,r. i'm
low dress with sbort sleeves n,aJ,, var,, nh in
tho stirts viii, fnnr inrls j., tIe h,t,c,,,
,rIioI, tba conn, lad,, II, s,,,;. Ill -
i; ,a,n,s ot,,,rese;y,,, ~ has, ~, ,,, -!
in the notion, and the vrtuous Indignation
with which she reflected on the t, ranny OF
'Missis, who wouldn't allow Il young giri to
wear short sleeves of an afternoon-no nor
nothing smart; not even pair OF ear rings,
let alone hiding peoples .heads OF hair under
NJ III; M VI "i''e"
sn'ast certain ,larI, Ss,,i,'i oi' nus
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w." i;f a. ias1 ASST - uo sol 70
,n,irney mfs t',,t anu ,s0
day that was apponted for ne cplsbr,tinn ~
the nuptials. and Miss Amelia Martin was in.
yited among others 10 honor ,Jn vSo,Id;,,,,
Win ber nresenne II wos qi,arn,;,
Somerstown The Ioratv and front ,,5rl,,r ~
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or.tor,s ;ournav,nan Lnd ,ollon a L., ~,
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wnrJ far tho hr;Iosn,aiJs ,.n,,Id ~; ~ ~ ,i'o
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rnddno and bood nor 80 " , ,o
po,,nor and hon MOI, hal, in r., ,' -
a,,d nd,fp.t'Ii -, 'e
sucb 4arlor as It was tno beaniit,,, KILL
minister carnet-six iran now cane bntton,nd