Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-03-27
Winning q Lover.

could earn FIVE dollars
Our scene was no silk-lined boudoir
| no picturesque wooden ravine iringet
| with ferns and musical with the rip
pie of moss brown waters, but only
an underground city kitchen, with;
gloomy range OF washtubs on ont
side, and scantily furnished dresser
on the other. And. Minnie Akerly
beautiful young girl Of seventeen
sat perched on the aforesaid tubs
swinging her pretty little feet to ant
fro, while a stout Irish woman, will
basket on her arm, stood opposite
You, Miss, dear !" echoed Bldg
ct Maloney. But sure, that's'a dli-
ferent thing altogether.
I'VE neeu money so badly said
Minnie soberly. "And now th:t
Papa is i'll, and has lost his Office, We
have so little. And Sarah advertised
for a place as a nursery gover"ess
but no one answered the advertise
ment. could teach, [ think, un'
every place is filled, and Mr.. Russell
says there are ten applicants to al
least every vacancy
The pity of it, sighed the sym
pathizi'g Bridget, when the like:
of me gets more work than she CAL
DO. For there is a jintleman sent i
dozen shirts last night 70 be done ZIP
and it's mesilf will have to send them
back, =.
How much do you have apiece
"a. shilling, Miss"
THAT would be twelve shillings-
dollar and a half" said Minnie
meditatively. Bridget, would you
let me do them.?"
You, Miss Minniel"
"Do," coaSed the girl. II know
1 could. / did papa's last week, anc
he never knew thew were not ironed
by regular laundress. | shoull 81
like to earn a little money all OF my
own. I could buy mamma some wine
| and Sarah new winter dress, and
Oh" with a low sigh, could do Sc
many nice things. # only | had ut
tie money! :.
Well, declare" said honest
Bridget, rubbing her nose. And
you Judge Akerlys daughter
Won't you let me, Bridget ?"
Minnie had jumped of the wash
tubs aud come close to the good na
tured Irish woman, with sparkling
eyes and cheeks deep dyed Will til'
deep earnestness of her pleadin..
Please, | could come to your house
this afternoon and papa would tmns
l was walking in the Park.
"Snre, you d be kindly welcome
Miss" aoceded Bridget. Only
Away ran Minnie III greet gIee' tt
make all necessary preparations tol
the afternoons work.
l won tell Sarah, sue ~ oit5 3
"nor mamma, because they'd ba SIRE
to cry and make a fuss over il. Ii
Just steal quietly away, after | makt
the omelette Tor papas lunch. OIL.
if Mr.. Russell should call" anu the
lovely face fell for a second" Bul
perhaps he won't. Any way, this r
one Of the opportunities to help my
| self that l have sighed for 50 long
and it will only be throwing luck
away to neglect it.
And so Minnie Akerly stole away
at two o'clock, much to the. displsss
ure of her elder sister, Sarah.
Il think she might have stayet
and read to papa" said she, "lnsteao
of leaving it always to me-
My dear" said conciliatory Mrs
Akerly, !. = YOU YOU s saust irynelaber tia 4
she is very young, and needs more
relaxation than We do. =
Relaxation |" If they could only
have seen Minnie at that moment
with flushed cheeks and sleeves rolled
up to the fair round shoulders, work
ing as if her life depended on it, the,
might have taken different view o
the matter and things in general.
AND the next day she went agpiil
to iron the shirtsl she had washed b
daintily.
"sure. Miss, you're making then
look hike white satin," cried the ad
miring Bridget. Aud it's yoursol
would make a decent livin' entirely
as laundress, so you would! Onl!
it makes my heart ache to see the lit
tie white hands of yours all blisteret
and burned With the irons, and par
boiled with soapsuds. =
MY hands ]" said Minnie, con
temptuously, "a little glyceriue AM
a week Of kid-gloying, and they'll b
: all ''s1' YsHaAo Sss!Pa; A a
; Married." said Enggem Russell \ M
meditstiyely. "And why shonldn