The Van Buren press., 1873-03-11
MISC CELLANY.
Winning a Lover.
BY AMY RANDOLPH.

Five dollars? Oh, Bridget, | wish
| knew of any way by which | could earn
five dollars
Oar scene was no silk lined boudoir,
no picturesque wooded rayine, fringed
with ferns and musical with the ripple OF
moss brown waters, but only an under
ground city kitchen, with Il gloomy
range Of washtubs on one side and y
Scauty furnished dresser ON the other
And Minnie Akerly, beautiful Young
girl Of seventeen, sat pcrched on the
aforesaid tubs, swinging her pretty litle
slippcrel feet to and fro, while a stout
Irish woman with basket on her arm,
stood opposite
You, Miss, dear!' echoed Bridge,
Maloney. But sure that's a different
thing altogether.
We need money so badly, said Min
ME, soberlv. And now that papa is
/ Ill. and has lost his Office we have so
little. Mamma mended point lace for
Madame Cherie last week, and got "a lit
! tie And Sarah advertised for place as
nursery governess, but no one answered
the advertisement. | could teach, !
think, but every place is filled and Mr..
Russell says there are ten applicants to
every vacancy,
THE pity Of it, " sighed the sympa-
/ thizing Bridget, when the likes OF me
gets more work than she can do For
there's gntleman sent a dozen shirts
last night to bc done up, and it's meself
will have to send them back
elbow much do you have apiece ~
Minnie eagerly asked
"A shilling, Miss
That would be twelve shillings-a
dollar and half, ," said Minnie, medita-
lively Bridget, would you let me do
! them p
"You, Miss MinnicH
Do, > coaxed the girl. q know |
could did papa's last week, and he
nevel knew they were not ironed 10y a
regular aundress should 50 like to
earn little money all of my own. !
could buy mamma some wine and Sarah a
new winter dress, and.-oh, with a long
sigh " / could do so many nice things,i
| only had little moAey."
| "Well, | declare, said honest Bird
get rubbing her nose, "and you Judge
| Akcrley's daughter
Won't you let me, Bridget y
Minnie had jumped or the washtubs
and came close to the good natured lrsl
woman, with sparkling eyes and cheeks
deep dyed with the earnestness OF hel
pleading. "Pleaso. could come &c
your house this afternoon, and papa
would think was walking in the Park. VI
"Sure you'd be kindly welcome, Miss,
accsdcd Bridget Only"
And away ran Minnie in great glee to
make all necessary preparations for the
afternoons work
IL won't tel Sarah, sho thought
"nor mamma, because they'd be sure to
cry and make fuss over it. I'll JUS
steal quietly away after | have made Tho
omclelto for papa's lunch Only, If Mr.
Russell should call An the long f~cl
fell for a moment" but perhaps h'
won't Any way, this is one Of ths op
por,uni,ies to he p myself that have
sighed for so long, and it will be throw
ing luck away to neglect il
And so Minnie AKerlcy stole away a
two o'clock. much to the displeasure o
her elder sister Sarah
Il think she might have stayed to rca,
to papa, said she, " instead Of leaving
it always to me.
Ny dear" said conciIiatorv Mrs
Akerley, Aou must remember that sh'
is very youag aud needs more relaxation
than we do "
Relaxation" II they could only
have seen Minnie at that momett, will
flushed checks and sleeves rolled up "a
II c fair round shoulders. working rs |
her life depended on it, they might have
taken different view OF matters anC
things in general