The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-05-28


uncle"
But the first call the next day was not in
search, of a servant, but to the doctors,
and Herman Wilson came out of his office
with very grave face.
81 am glad you are to be at home" the
doctor had said. "Though the first relief
may not be as complete as you would de-
SIRE"
"What do you mean? You said that
rest and freedom from care or responsible
ty might prolong my uncle's life for years."
say so still. But the first reaction
from the long strain and worry may be Sc
rious. He has kept up by sheer force of
will; now, when he may rest, ho will prob
ably be i'll for many days. / wish he had
a good servant. Eliza is not a pleasant
nurse, should Judge She looks to me as
if she had lived upon lemons and pickles all
her life."
i am going to look for good servant
to-day"
"Why don't you take the old man a nice
little niece?"
All in good time, doctor. must say
good-day. l have to tell Mr.. Grey of my
new plans, and find servant"
"Good-day, then. Send for me, if l am
needed"
The day seemed long one to James
Wilson, watching for the nephew who was
like son in his heart. Eliza, resenting
| arrnn aa,,t hat
disturb her much-abused reign, was slam
ming doors, and making kitchen-ja which
were very trying to the inyalid's nerves.
A dinner, badly cooked, and served with
bangs of spite and all ill-nature, did not i'm
prove matters, and made the arrival of Her.
mans companion almost as welcome as
himself. For he had found servant,
whom he escorted to the house with par
donable pride, and introduced as
"Annie, uncle. She has been highly
recommended to Inc, and 1 think will suit
us"
81 will try to make you comfortable,
sir, !" said the new girl, modestly; and Uncle
James decided that the sight of her face
that
She was not pretty, though her face was
very pleasant to look at, and her voice was
still more pleasant to hear. She was neatly
dressed as became her station; and before
she took off hat or cloak, she had made the
room seem like another place.
Uncle James wondered how few light
touches here and there, gentle little stir
of the dull fire, a dropping of the curtains,
a little twitch of the table-cloth, could do SO
much.
"This is the living-room, / suppose, "
she said, presently. 81 think l shall ask
for an hour Or two alone here tomorrow"
"Just as you please"
"Will you see Eliza now?, Herman
asked.
g Yes. Is she in the kitchen %
~ have told Annie" Herman said, "to
keep Eliza, if she will be reasonable, and
submit to her."
"Two girls, Hermann
Annie is to be our housekeeper, uncle;
and Eliza is to do the rough work. must
be out of the house great deal, if We are
ever to get affairs Strengthened, and spring
is opening very fast. Annie is to make
you her special charge"
Arrange it as you will, Herman. l feel
very faint and sick tonight. My dinner
was quite uneatable."
"Annie will see to supper / win give
her hint"
Surely, Uncle James thought Herman
had made most judicious selection of a
girl. The table was set as he had never
seen it before. Cloth, dishes and the home
ly tea-service all shone with cleanliness,
and the supper would have tempted an cpl
cure. Light, haky buiscuit, an omelet that
was miracle Of lightness, some pork cook
cd in most delicious sauce of cream and
other mysterious ingredients, and coffee
whose aroma alone was boquet to the gen
tlemen's nostrils. Presiding over ALL the
pleasant face and neatly attired figure.
"Eliza declines to take second place,
Mr.. Wilson," she said; but will remain
until you find another girl"
In about week, Mr.. Wilson, senior, be-
gan to wonder how he had ever existed
without his new housekeeper
young, cherry girl was found to take
Eliza's place, and over the old farmhouse
settled a home-lilSe peace that was the best
medicine for the invalid
Doctor Hodges proved true prophet.
For many days after his nephew returned