St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-06-02

/ il3hi room aI lIIc hrHt En"ch. ne %ui
opened the door her manner was little
iorh'ddih@. iancy ~" belonged 10 the
>nappln@-turtic order. Nothing dunt-
ed, however, cTpIaiHcd my business.
GLOW many br's there in your iaml-
ly, -lr ~ sIrr asked, a. She surveyed me
from hrad to foot, | dress well, a5 a
general rule; bat it was windy day,
and was in part oi' the city where
the streets were not walrrel Com-r-
qucniiy the dam%el before m" could not
make up her mind on the instant whether
could answer Tor Il master or not. ]
gave her tn" number She w"uld hr cN-
pecicd TO serve
''D3 there hr 4 carl.t on t'n %igfs
room !''
''Ic3. Now please inform me if yuu
know how to take clrr of the wEpla up
per part Of the house and diuiug-ruom,
AMI will do II well ~
"Do there b. any fires 10 make
"Onc o. two, ! think.
II guess the place wouldn't sat me
never makes fires. Eoya always does
them where | live"
was aaain anoat. didn't fold and
put my newspaper i'll my pocket any
more read as | walked According
to my printed information, the most de
Sirablc person for me to visit was Il
''smart, capable, willing girl," in the
uciyhhprhool of Myrtle avenue. Quitc
Il stretch from the west part OF the city,
bat | went. Ii WAS five story tenement
house a9ain. "avc dirty boy quar-
ter to run up stairs and make inquire;
for M, anI he never came back to rc-
port. Near the third landing | iaund
the maiden. She was siayin. with u
''iricnd'' who was a dealer in oil clntho:,
and WAS just sorting over a CARO-. The
smart, capable, Willing girl had seen
slNty-fi'e summers, anI her hair WAS a.
White aa snow. Hhe WAS sizing vain
her ieet IN raIl OF water, trying to cure
her cornS, 30 she said. left.
was getting slightly out OF temper
when | reached the sidewalk. y dpg
arncssed into 4 small cart Ubstructed the
way. l raised my toot and removed the
whole establishment into the street. Al
ter that l felt better. Turning to the
Express, | found situation wanted by
several i'll the Immediate vicinity, and |
rendered unto all the light OF my c2untc-
nance, One girl had JUS. been '',n-ag.
ed. y third seemed qualified for opr
purpose, but her couS" wa iyni, and
>he cOulu not come iHr 4 week lhc
iourth uldh ike our loc"l'n. ar
MN ma 'e very many pointed lnI"Hi 10
about l'e number o' S'r!S we l.'d durihS
'!le i;'S' year, ANA t,lyl "'tIlhv'' rhI'%ii'-
Mhtt' tnty cii''i'-'" heIP 80 "llvh. ii'
S'A'n ""'" '''' "'SHH'''";''e ".'h a
@'''''tl''' '''' '';''''"t ','""' come
H'.S,h' II. SI' .'''h "'''''" 700 many
rf'Viiv%',' ana h'd I'0' i't t'e'i. ne
c;Shth asked my name, aiid very d.i'y !e-
n'Fke' i! t.iat ">he only lived with tn"
,'ts' '"i,'i'1S- lie h"'ii wa !lr-
h'if'd' piue-tl'd '''fl".tii' VINO WIS nor
ohiy WILING O"t exceedingly aaNinn' to
"''d'i''HS amy '','''5' N"e PROMISED 10 ."
l" my WIi' III tht c"'t-e @. hHii IN hour,
aud l. th"roughiy disguised with tins
""'ii' ana rariica!H'iy that portion "i
1t which iE'd .iuHt eNpiorcd, looked at
my watch and i"uoi 1t VA two "'r!"rk
iii the afternoon.
Nhrn reached honr at the u-nNi
dinner hour, i.iile met me, sniiin@.
''DIt the n"w girl come ''' ! cnqur"l.
no, ! haNn't $50" any"
d'I not give vent TO my prn;-up
emotions. onl y played the >ympathlI-
Ing hn,"and' ami somewhat 're-tialI"n,
S'"r'e'' "n ;'l'%ti''f tour "i t"c SAM HA-