The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-26

IN one.
"Can this be the hired MANI"
thought Fanny and then she looked
at his dress. Not trace of servitude
about him but he treated her with ex-
IRENE Difference, said but little, drove
with the precision Of man accustomed
to horses, and drew up before the cot
tage in grand style.
Fanny was in her sisters arms, and
after her, the baby came in for fair
share Of kisses.
"Well, is that your hired man p
qucried Fanny, after her comfortable
installment in one of the luxurious
easy.chairs.
Eyes, dear; that is Mathew Dom.
How did you like him.
"He looks like 4 gentleman said
Fanny, after a little pause.
ale is a gentleman, dear, in the best
sense of the word | told you that
"And does he speak English well?'
"Why, child, he isn't foreigner, y
laughed Olive.
81 mean grammatically," said
Fanny.
"Oh yes l presume he has had a
good common. school education" re-
piled Olive, "and something better. l
know there are certain classical books
in his room whether he ever reads
them or not / can't say"
"Why in the world does he hire
out?' cried Fanny, dismay in her
voice.
why shouldn't hep asked Olive
laughing heartily again. ole likes
the country, is used to horses, and-apd
suppose he can't get anything better
TO do"
"But a man like him might-be
somebody !" calculated Fanny, with
vehemence. my patience has he no
ambition? I'm afraid | shall despise
him"
Perhaps, dear, he would, mind il
you did, said Olive, hiding her face
in the white neck Of her baby. "Ht
is SO very independent"
Surely, why should he care what sh'
thought of him? soliloquized Fanny
her cheeks flushing.
The next day she met him at thu
table. 1t seemed strange enough TO 81
down with hired help, but she wa
forced to confess that in nothing did h
give the impression Of being mental
"Shall we take hold of that fivc-acr,
lot this morning?" he asked, respect
fully, of Mr.. Maynard, Olives hus
band.
mo ! prefer you should look Il
the drainage Of that strip east of tn
hill, was the answer. "There'll be n
rain yet while, and want to prepar
thai and for potatoes
Fanny watched Mathew Dom on
on the sly, and Olive caught her O
it.
II wanted to see what kind of drcs
he works in; said Fanny, with tell-tal
cheeks.
Don't you think him little hand
somer in his blouse and heavy feel
boots 2 asked Olive.
"He certainly is very handsome,
said Fanny, frankly but why in tn
world-Howeyer," she added, stoppin
short, "its none Of my business; br
such man as that should surely wor
his own land
That's true" said Olive quietl,
Time passed on. Fanny became a.
| fnl
with the hired man. One day Oli'
: took her up into his room. Fam
: stood aghast. 1t was as exquisite
t its way as a lady's boudoir.
) "He furnished it himself" said o
1 i've, in reply to Fanny's look of SUI
e prise.
"A Wilton carpet" murmure
Fanny; "marble-top set ; that Psyche
those flowers and what is this
She lifted lovely little miniature fro
/. the table, one Of the most beautif
B., and refined faces she had ev'
e seen.
d "Oh, one of his friends, | suppose
h said Olive, in her undemonstrati
: way. "And see how perfectly ne
: every thing is kept; always in tn
g beautiful order. Do you wonder lila
{ ~ calls him rard dris 2
It Mndeed | can not, said Fanny slo'
j. "; "but he must spend every cent |
d earns to furnish himself in this extr
h ordinary manner"
"He has nothing else to do with !
e money, dear" said Olive; she dor
e even buy cigars. For my part, THU
y he is perfectly elegant"
/, Fanny said nothing, but she fou,
y herself wishing that she knew W
or was the original of that lovely mil
IN ature, aud trying to reconcile t
ID tastes and surroundings of the m
himself with his servile occupatic
id Not but what the work was 60
10 enough, and honorable for any ma
OF but why was he not laboring for hi
self instead of another?
,g For days she thought of the mi
lis ature. Every time she met him, hea
nd him talk or sing-he had fine vo
a and was not averse to using it
lis popped that mysterious face with
ed Spanish eyes and the clustering Gu
lis Mr.. Eben Wolcott, meantime,
lat taken advantage Of her reluctant ?
he mission and brought his dashing tie
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