The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-05-02

leaf of'my memorandum book a line OF
recommendation of KITTY Jsuks as cbiId's
nurses signed it Mrss Grey, dated i,
Chicago, and folded i, up. The ssdie.
were still chatting when went aud stood
bsf r. them.
Did hear you say you wanted a
nurse grill" said, cur,ssyinp.
yes, cb'd." said tn. lady in black,
'are you looking for q pIacsI"
81 am, ma'sn."
"Whers have you lived I"
gave her nv little mole.
"ln Chicago When did you leave I"
IL got here this morning. and il you
please, ma'am. they've go, my trunk at
the holel." aud the tears came wi,hou,
an effort as told my mornings expert
sucs.
The young lady, in a pink bonnet, W as
evidently very much in,srestsd, and urged
her friend to take me so. after settling
wages, and finding had no objection to
go into the country, laughing a little at
my ignorance in going to a hotel, the tall
lady finally consented to take mo for a
month on trial. Her carriage being out.
side, she took meto the hotel, rescued the
trunk. and We drove rapidly out Of town.
1t was long. long ride; aud when the
carriage at dusk stopped before pretty
cottage | got out, too stiff and weary for
any care save to find a resting place.
scarcely glsuced At tho room where wss
told TO sleep, but, in my dress. threw my
self on the bed aud dropped into heavy
slunb ber.
| know. asa heroine, I should have
tossed on an uneasy couch and shed bit,
ter tears OF Loneliness over my uncertain
future, and l h.d a sense Of duty neglect.
ed as fell my eonsciou.nsss sliding away
from me; but phys wssrness over.
powered romance. and | slept soundly.
II seemed to me somewhere about the
middle Of the night when an Irish voice
awakened me.
"Arsh, then, don't ys hear the baby
sqnaling, and hrs Hall calling to " 7"
sat up, bswildsred. A small attic
With bare ~alis and no furniture, save tho
bed upon which I rested, and another
like it, single iron bsdstsads with wretch,
sdly hard mattresses, met my eys,.
III abe didn't 60 to sIaps in her gown!"
cried my companion. from her bed.
II "" so tired" | aid. getting up.
SLOWLY. land ] am o"ly bali awake now"
"Kuy! Kiuyr' And the. baby ..sm
ed schoing the cry.
"Coning in nomsnt!" I called.
"Whers can | wash mysslii" | asked,
OF my good ns'ur.d companion, who sas
studying me With . broad smiIs.
"'nsde, thin, ,ou'Il have to use the
wash. h.basin down stair, in :he ki,ch.n n
sink"
Fortunately bad brough: = brush and
comb, 90 trusting 70 luck for . straiph,
part, for there ~ss no glass, I made my
self prsssntnb!e, and started Tor he sink
10 the entry, on the second landing, Mrs.
Hall, wrapper thrown over her night.
dress, aud the bs by in her arms, met me
Here, KITTY, take Lulu, and remsm
Der, after this. you are 10 be down before
she wakes to take her up. You bad bel,
ter ba,hs and drs.s her before the o,hs,
children wake up; you'll find all he,
clothes in the bsth.room-ibs room at lhs
end Of this entry"
The child yelled like hysna as took
II, a~kwardly enough, but my nistrss,
turned and went into her room. wi,ho
any comment on the sbreks. tried tc
soo,he the poor little thing, evidently ter
r'fied At my strange face. but baby tall
~ss sealed tongue, and bad not one
nursery dity at my comm and. Had th.
case demanded . recitation from Scott, OF
q condensed secount Of any modern novel
was qui's equal to the emergency. I,
"" so swfally fabby too; it's head
bobbsd about 20 . manner that threat
ened in,tan, dscspi.stiop, and after stiff
sn.ug itself out like board for shrek
4 =