Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-06-12
Wednesday, June IL, 1867.

how could she afford to pay her wa
: ges'
'She has servant, say repeated
the c0bbler-' one-eyed servant-bu
she pays her no wages, to my certain
knowledge Well, good morning mis-
tress, | must CO.
do stop one minute cried Bella
urgently where did she get this ser
want?
ooh, don't know said the cobbler
servants are plentiful enough, and
Polly uses hers well, can tell YOU
And what does she do for herH
do for her? Why, all sorts OF
things-I think she's the cause of her
prosperity. To my knowledge, she
never refuses to do anything-keeps
Toms and PolIy's clothes in beautiful
ORDER and the baby's.'
Dear mel! said Bella, in an envious
tone, and holding up both her hands :;
well, she is a lucky woman, and | al.
ways said so. She takes good care |
shall never see her servant. What
sort OF servant is she; and how came
she to have only one eye?
ut runs in her family replied the
cobbler, stitching busily; they are all
so-one eye apiece; yet they make
very good use of it, and POlly's SER
want has four cousins who are blind
stone blind; no eyes at all and they
sometimes como and help her. I've
seen them in the cottage myself, and
that's how Polly gets good deal of
her money. They work for her; and
she takes what they make to market,
and buys all those handsome thiags.'
Only think, said Bella, almost
ready to cry with vexation, and I've
not got soul to do anything for me :;
how hard it is p and she took up her
apron to wipe away her tears.
The cObbler looked attentively at
her. well, yc are to be pitied, GER
tainly,' he said; 'and if l were not in
such a hurry
Oh, do go on, pray-were you 90
ing to say you could help me? have
heard your people are fond of curds
and whey. and fresh gooseberry sylla-
bub. Now if you would help me, trust
me that there should be the most
beautiful curds and whey set every
night for you on the hearth, and no
body should ever look while you went
and came
Why, you see,' said the cobbIer.
hesltating, my people are extremely
particular about-in short, about clean
illness, mistress; and your house is not
what one would call very clean. No
offence, | hope
Bella blushed deeply. well, but it
should be always clean if you would
every day Of my life l would wash the
floor, and sand it, and the hearth
should be white as snow, and the win.
dOws cleaned
'Well,' said the cobblcr, seeming to
consider; we'll then, should not won
der if | could meet with one-eyed ser
want for you, like your neighbor's; but
1t may be several days before | can
and mind, mistress, I'm to have q dish
of curds.'
Yes, and some whipped cream, too,
replied Bella, full cf joy
The cobbler then took up his tools.
wrapped them in his leather apron,
walked behind the wall-fower and dis
appeared.
Bella was so delighted she could not
sleep that night for joy Her husband
scarcely knew the house, she had made
it so bright and clean; and by night
she had washed the curtain, cleansed
the window, rubbed the fire irons. sand
ed the floor, and set q great Jug of.
hawthorn in blossom on the hearth.
The next morning Bella kept a sharp
lookout for the tiny cobbler, and on
her neighbOr's house to see whether |
she could possibly catch Il glimpse off
the one-eyed servant. But no-noth
ing could she see but her neighbor sit
ting in her rocking-chair, with her baby !
on her knee, working,
At last, when she was quite tired,
she heard the voice of the cobbler out
side. She ran to the door and cried /
out
'Oh, do, pray come in, sir, only look
at my house
Really said the cobbler, looking
around, | declare l should hardly
have known 1.-THE sun can shine
brightly now through the clear glass
and what sweet smell of hawthorn
'Well, and my one-eyed servant?
asked Bella-'you remember, hope,
that [ can't pay her any wages-have
you met with one that will Gomez
'All's right, replied the little man,
nodding. 1--we got her with me-
Got her with you, repeated Bella,
looking round, | see nobody
Look, here she is ! said the cobbler,
holding up something in his hand.
Would you believe it? the one eyed
servant was nothing but needle.
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