Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-09-07

4, Thursday, April 6, at No - Michigan avenue.
Kate Franklin read this in the paper
which lay on the counter in the little gro.
Gerry, while waiting to have an ounce or
two Of tea done up and roll of bakers
bread.
She repeated the number of the house
over to herself, as she received the change
from the grocer
She prepared the tea after she returned
to the little bare attic, and ate her scanty
meal mechanically. She forgot how un.
satisfied her appetite still was, in her busy
thought
Yes, she must descend to menial service
Why not this 1t would be better than
lower grade. Yet her soul and pride
shrank from it,
strangerin strange place, Successive
ly she had tried to find a situation as teach
er, copyist, III a store, sewing She had
failed IN the first three, aud was starving
on the last.
She would apply for that place, but she
would need references. Only one person
she knew, in tie whole great city, of suf.
fclent in1uence-Mrs. Davenport, the
rich, naughty step sister, who had illtreat-
ed her gentle mother while she h4d lived
aud had hated Kate herself with double
hatred since the first and only one she had
ever loved had turned from her brilliant
beauty to offer heart and hand to the Young
and dlsliked step sister, only to he rejected
in his turn. The beautiful, imperious
beauty had soou after married an old
man tor his wealth, but she had not for
gotten her hatred for Kate, ard disowned
all connection with the now orphan and
penniess girl, Perhaps though, Kate
thought, she wonld permit her to refer to
her because glad to have her descend to
menial employment.
Kate felt competent for the situation,
tor during her rother's long illness, and
her fathers absence, she had entire charge
Of their large family and splendid house.
But 'au elderly woman Now KITE
was not an elderly woman, being only
twenty; but she remembered with sort
OF pleasure, that in private theatricas, in
happier days, she had initiated the voice
anu assumed the character OF au OLD wo.
man with great success She knew now
to stain the skin to give it an old wrinkied
appearance, and she had, in the bottom of
box, some false gray hair and IA muslin
cap, worn on one of these occasions She
did not need to look SO very old-only to
present mature and matronly appearance.
Mr., Edward Dayton waited at home
after his dinner to see the respondents to
his advertisement He was handsome
man, not yet thirty, with a gay, frank,
good natured countenance.
Now for dozen or two of good old
danes, all competent all respectable, and
each confident she woIld give satisfaction
He lighted cigar
Il shall shock the dear old souls, but
shall take the liberty to smoke in my own
house, in the parlor or anywhere please
they may as we'll know what to expect
He leaned back in a nonchaant way,
with his feet on an other chair.
There ought to be, | suppose, Mrs |
Dayton to manage these housekeeper mat |
tiers. Well, there's time enough
Two applicants were seen. and dismissed |
in Dir. Dayton's gentlemanly way.
'Would let them know if he decided to
engage them
A third was ushered in. Mr.. DAYTON
instinctively laid aside his cigar. and placed |
a chair for his visitor.
The lady likeness and propriety of her
manner pleased him at once Fallen for |
tunes,' he commented to himself
She answered his question readily, but
in few words
A silent woman-a good thing was
his inward remark
Il think you will suit me, Mrs --
what did | understand your name 2
Franklin
Mrs Franklin, you will be required to |
go out of town, about seven miles, to my !
country house-Oak Grove-in the town |
OF kmhury, on the great Central Railroad |
Inc Salary | propose to pay is six hundred
dolIars per annum DO my terms suit?'
SUIT! Six hundred to the half starving |
person before him seemed Indias wealth.
one answered quietly that they suited.
linen 1t Is all settled, By the way, | |
suppose you have references, though all
that Is mere matter of torm.'
The name OF Davenport was given.
Davenport! Robert Davenport [ |
know them. All right, then If conven.
lent, you will please go tomorrow, Mrs.
Franklin, or the next day. shall not
come down till Il e middle of next week.
and shall probably bring friend or two
with me. Have the chamter in the CEN
tre and wings prepared, if you please
The bousekeeper there now will not leave |
until Saturday. She. will show you round |
is Mrs. - Is your wife there, or to 90 |
soon?'
He laughed.
'NIrs. Edward Dayton 10. she is not
there, and do not know OF her going at