The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25

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commissioned officers, who put him through nus
domestic exercise, instead OF submitting them
selves to catecbism. There were languid inva-
lids to whom salary was not 30 much an object
as the comforts Of o private hospital. There
were sensitive creatures who burst into tears on
being addressed, and had TO be restored with
glasses Of cold water. There we're some res
pondents who came two together highly
promising one and wholly unpromising one,
of whom the promising one answered all
questions charmingly, until 1t would az
last appear that she was not q candidate at oil,
but only the friend Of the unpromising one, who
had gloHered in absolute silence and apparent
injury.
At last, when the good wine merchants simple
heart was failing him, there entered G appll-
can't quite different from all the rest. a
woman, perhaps fifty, but looking younger
with b face remarkable for placid cheer
fuluess. q manner n less remarkable
for it's quiet expression Of equability OF
temper. Nothing in her dress could have been
changed to her advantage. Nothing In the
n~oiseless sclf-possession Of her manner could
have been changed to her advantage. Nething
could have been in better unison with both, han
her voice when she answered the question.
" what name shall I have the pleasure OF not
ing DOWN. with the words, "My name Is Sarah
Goldstraw. Mrs. Goldstraw. My husband has
been dead many years, and we had no family"
Hall o dozen questions had scarcely extracted
as much to the purpose nom anyone else. The
voice dwelt 90 .agreeably on Mr.. Wildins's ear,
ss he made his note, that he was rather long
about it. When he looked up again, Mrs. Gold.
strav's glance had naturally gone round the
room. and now returned TO- him from the chim-
new piece. Ito expression was ono Of frank
readiness to be questioned, s. and to answer
straight. aaa ''t
|. "You will excuse my!sskins you . few ques-
otions?n said the modest vino merchant. -as9
30, surely, Sir. Or / should haven business
here. ., a.. a-.5-o.t .as. a. c3I -.--
cl"Ksys you filed the station Of housskeeper
before y" tts
"only once. I have lived with the same
widow lady for twelve years.. Ever since I lost
my husband. She was IN invalid and 10 lately
dead, which Ii the occasion Of my now weafing
black" .oiii. { L-5d !ft "a --s
= ssI do not doubt that she has left you the best
credentials r, said Mr.. Winding. 20 r9' 90
Ihops I may say. the very best. Thought
IL would save, trouble, sir, If I wrote down the
name and address Of her representatives. and
brought it with me.n Laying . card on the
table. r brr r0A assoc. a spc-5s'' ea-
-" You singulsrly remind me, Mrs. Goldstraw,"
said Wlding, taking the card beside him. 'of 0
manner and tone Of voice that / was once 40
quAinted with. Not Of an individual-Ifeel sure
OF that, though I cannot recall what It Is Ihave
In my MINDFUL Of o general bearing. I ought
70 add, 1t was . kind and pleasant one"
/ She smiled, as she reioined: eat least, I Am
very glad Of thai, 5f."
e eyes" said the wine merchant, thoughtfuly
repeating his last phrase, with . momentary
glance Of his future housekeeper, sit was Q lnnd
and pleasant one. But that il the most I can
make Of it. Memoryis sometimes like Q half-for-
gotten dream. I don't know how'it may appear
to you, Mrs. Goldstrsw, but so it appears to
me-" u, 80
Probably 1t appeared to Mrs. Goldstraw In o
similar light, for she quietly ASSERTED to the
proposition. MIR. Wilding then offered to put
himself at once in communication with the gen.
tIeman named upon the card-a firm of proctors
n Doctors Commons. To this Mrs. Goldstrsw
thankfully assented. Doctors Commons not
being far of, Mr.. wilding suggested the fesai-
| biity Of Mrs. Goldstrsw's looking in again, say
In three hours time. Mrs. Goldstraw readily
undertook to do 90. In fine, ths result OF MIR.
wilding's inquiries being eminently satisfactory,
Mrs. Goldstrsw was that afternoon engaged ION
her own perfectly fair terms) to come Tomorrow
and set up her rest o. houskeeper N Cripple
Corner. llr 80.
TIE ~HousEKZEpER SPEAKS.
On the next day Mrs. Goldstraw arrived, to
enter on her domestic duties.
Having settled herselfin herovnroorn, without
troubling the servants, and without wasting time
the new horsekeeper announced herself as wait
ing TO be favored with any instructions whichhel
master might wish to give her. The wine mar.
chant received Mrs. Goldstraw in the dining
room, in whichrhe had seen her on the previous
| day, and, the usual preliminary ~civilities having