The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-10-18


ling about me; many time I would
have been heart-sick but for theil
little voices. Indeed, sometimes
think never imagined it, but that
Heaven must really sent me my lit
tie brothers.
But l must 90 back to my morn
ing, and tell what my fairy-glft
brought me. It brought me Abner
and good news. He came rushing
into my room without the least bit
of ceremony, and lifted me until the
kerchief I had bound about nv
head, while raked the fire, touched
the ceiling. Then putting me down,
he said-"Little grille, there's a
place waiting for you in the big
house over yonder, if you win the
favor of the giant guarding the
gates"
1 caught my breath and cried-'1
knew it! I knew it! The blue was so
blue, and the gold such gold, and ev-
erybody so kind. knew some go)d
would come OF it, and told the boys
So"
He pulled a very long face, and
run his hands all through the 'stub-
ble-feld," as he calls it, on the top Of
my head.
81 must have done it, though I'm
sure didn't mean to," he said.
''Done What?"
Fractured your skull. Your
wits are clean gone. Prosy, you'll
never do now"
''Nonsensel I will do! Must do.
What am 1 wanted for? Tell me,
quick"
Then he told me. There was a
child's nurse wanted for the little
three-year-old boy of the man he
lived with.
"Pm more than gladp' I exclaim-
ed. "Oh!I hope will suit. Ex-
cepting my little brothers, I never
had anything to do with children;
but Pm sure 1 love them"
"Maybe it won't be as nice as you
think, Prosy," he said seriously.
"The place may not suit you, even
if you suit the place. Their ways
are very different from the ways of
the people you have been used to.
Mr.. Ray asked me if knew of any
body, and 1 was glad to recommend
my little girl. He will see you at his
Office to-morrw at ten, and if he
likes your looks will inquire into
your references"
"He will like me; I'm sure Of it." 1
said, never thinking how vain it
sounded.
"Sure of it, are you? That's a
joke. What do you suppose he'll see
to like in such a little stubble-head-
ed, snub-nosed prose as you"
"What an old codger who drives
his carriage sees, perhaps I made
answer.
We talked so much sllier than this,
that 1 am ashamed to put it down;
but the end was promised to 60
and present myself before Mr.. Ray,
of Brier Bridges, the very next day.
His place took its name-or so
was told-because a crooked little
creek ran through it, making anum-
Der of bridges necessary for eonven-
fence sake, and these being what is
called rustic. The boughs were
twisted in with withes of brier, to
keep the boys from stealing in and
fishing from the ones farthest from
the house. They wanted an odd
name, and chose it for that, too.
1 waited on Mr.. Ray next day
with my heart in my mouth. He
looked as if he was made up of
dough from very poor -four, and
spoke so quick and short at me / felt
like 1 do on the Fourth of July when
the boys-not my boys-are firing
of squibs.
He questioned and cross-question-
ed me about my duties at the Day
tons, until with it all l could hardly
answer or understand. Suddenly he
asked-'What are your"
"a Presbyterian, sir"
He pounded his fist on the table.
Il mean in what country were you
born? That is enough; you may
60"
81 meant no ofFense, sir" falter-
ed.
He waved his hand.
Il know it. You may go. You
will not suit"
got no place, nor did / see Alb.
ner for a week. Then he cana, just
as he always did, all in a hurry; but
it was such a pleasant hurry, nobody
ever objected to it, not even fdgety
old Mrs. Dayton
"Little girlie," he shouted out
''have your bonnet on at nine to
morrow morning, and take a triE
with me to Brier Bridges"
"Why / Twas told l wouldn't suit.
81 fixed that all up. You see ht
thought you churchy, and churchy
won't do up there at Brier Bridges
by a very long shot. 1 said yol
wasn't UeTy-told a fib, you know
wouldn't be there, anyhow. Yol
see I knew you'd not get the chance
Then Mr.. Bridges"
81 thought his name was Ray|
$50 it is; but [ call him Bridges
just as you call me Abnerie, fol
short"
"Well, go on"
For he had gone to the window
and was leaning out.
"Oh! you do care to hear, thenT
"Of course I do. Go on, quick
0He went all around after some
body else frst-or last 1 meaA-
after he discharged you, land couldn't
find any one to suit. Next he looked
up Daytons, and they just talked
you up to to the top stripe on a rain
bow; had another talk with me; oi
course I didn't bring you down mo-
a stripe. The end of it is you're tC
90 for week on trial Start to-
morrow, provided you can arrange
your business to suit.
We had some silly talk about my
business and the boys-for l wa:
| just happy enough to be nothing
else but silly in prospect of being
near Abner and seeing him every
day
sDon't count too much on that
little one" he said. ''The boy is