The Placer herald., 1873-11-22
the light, suppose it kept out nothing

V'h nv" Ntp'iNiHs "bN tCS'OOutO WIFI SIlHitf
webs. 1t faced the west, and had the full
benefit Of the bowling pra,.ie winds which
sweep over these northern wjlds with de-
moniacal fury.
Winter had already set in. A Minnesota
Winter, too, which is cold enough to freeze
The ideas in ones head; where the snow is
SO dry it eau be used for kinalng-:,t least
I've heard so; where heavy sheets, hung on
lines to dry, will snap like pipesems and
split into ribbons in a moment.
Every individual in that amiable village
had been careful to provid, himself with
dry wood, the only fuel, and equally care
full not to have stick to spare; so Harry
could get nothing but the greenest wood to
burn, TO warm his airy room.
1t did not look very inviting, as dainty
Nellie Brown stepped into it that freezing
Winter morning
Harry was on his knees at the stove, try
ing to coax the Kissing wood to burn.
"lts enough TO make II man swear =
was his salute; this outrageous town."
There, Harry, pass over those hard
words " said Nellie; Get 8 bum up Il stack
Of these papers. think they will starr
The thing !" aud she seized bundle from the
w-sill applied II match and thrust
them before the draft. The wood onsentcd
10 be burnt as long AS the paper kept up he
blaze; so at last, 10y timey y rcplenishing the
outside fire, they succeeded in modera,ipe
the frosty air.
"Now, Harry, let's go to work. how do
you be. IL ?" and Nellie laid off her hat.
"Really, Nell, it looks like putting a
hummins-hir 10 work to think of introduce
ing those lily fingers to printers ink, anc
Harry stood looking at her, half laug hii ely,
half virely, for he did think his love,
sister TOO nice for everyday work.
Never mind my lilly fingers" sad
Nell. impal,nrly; they'll wash. sir; ard
they're Ii the handler for being little
"]ha's So" said Harry, eiuphn,ically.
don't believe they'll bunre ON the type as
mine do. But, Nell, ought TO have tod
yon to put on old duds, it's very dirty
work. "
81 haven't any old dn ls, and hecause i's
dirty work for you is no sign | will soil my
self. Besides | won't make myself fright
for any old newspaper, so you stop critics.
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never get the paper cut.
That motive sienced Harrys misgivings,
and he proceeded at once to teach her the
mysteries Of type setting.
By way of explanation, will say that
Harry Brown was spending the Winter il.
Minnesota, fer his health, and Nellie came
with him because he was her only living
relative, and her great desire was to restorc
Ills health.
Besides she was tired of city gaieties, and
wanted IA change.
a change she got, too, for b, like
other small Western villages, iuruis. ed
little cultivated society.
Wearied Of doing nothing, Harry had
bought out the one paper in the town, and
WIS really interested in publishing it. lie
had learned 10 sci type and print the paper
from curiosity aud ok Ct employment, and
now, when his taciotnm, Smith, deserted
him, because Nell would not receive his ad-
dress, pride as well as interest in his work,
urged him On to continue its publication.
Nellie had found relief from her emu
in wiring for the PIPER, and was as mucI
Interested as her brother in getting it out all
right.
She did look odd in that office, dressed in
a fashionable street suit suitable for prom
Grading Broadway, from the jaunty hat,
with its white ostrich feather shading ler
golden hair, tc her delicate French loot.
But she applied er+elf seriously TO her
work She was quick and handy, and be-
ore night, Harry was obliged 10 confess
that she should soon 20 ahead of him IL
type setting.
1t is unnecessary to give history OF
every days proceedings, when every day
was like its predecessor. Every morning
Nell came to the Office, and every day, from
breakfast at seven, till dark, she persevered
n her work She soon learned to "sel
type" to "distribue," to "empty hei
$ lex, and to "correct proof" She would
sit perched on her tall stool before the case
ill her back ached, then she would stand on
a low stool till her feet ached, and so b.,
changing the place of the ache, she mal-
aged to Get through the day, and every
dav, for two months. After tea, she went
10 her own room and wrote articles for the
paper, and made selections, uut late at
night.
The papers came out regularly, and more
spicy and interesting. Exchanges began to
qnoie from the Express.
Hard work though it was, there was
fascination about it, and Nell began to taste
he pleasures of a busy life, and to find the
rewards of labor.
She had never been. SO happy in her
life
Toward Spring. one of the editors of
St p. ul daily paper, travelling through The
country ON business, was obliged TO sta,
all night in B.; and calling to hf
mind the improved appearance of the Er
press. thought he would call on the ed'
tor.
The door was pointed out to him by
boy, and he went in. =,
Harry was, as usual, on his knees, per-