The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-19

lot. and the occupant was a young, we'll
dressed woman. My spirits rose like foam
and went down as quickly. The girl herself
had not come yet. She lived in Brooklyn
wheeled very abruptly and hurried to
the sidewalk. Ugly words rose to my lips
but did not speak them. | wondered il
Fife had ever visited such an abode. TAX
ing out the Herald again read:
No 1893 West st reet-a youug
girl who understands her business, aud is
neat and obliging."
1t was only two blocks of. This time /
was fortunate enough to hit the right room
at the tirst knock. The girl herself opened
the door. Her manner was a little forbid
ding. | fancy she belonged to the snap
ping turtle order. Nothing daunted, how
ever, explained my business.
How many bes there in your family,
siri" she asked, as she surveyed me from
head to foot. | dress we'll as a general
rule ; but it was windy day, and was in
a part of the city where the streets were
not watered. Consequently the damsel be-
| fore ME could not make up her mind on the
instant whether would answer for master
or not | gave her the number she would
be expected to serve.
"Do there be carpet on the girls room p
"Yes. Now please inform me if you
know how to take care of the whole upper
part of the house and dining room. and will
do t well?"
"Do there be any 6res to make?"
"One or two, think"
II guess the place wouldn't suit me.
Never make fires. Boys always do them
where lives"
was again ahoat. | didn't fold and put
my newspaper into my pocket any more.
read as 1 walked. According to my print
ed information, the most desirable person
for me to visit was "a smart, capable, will
ing girl" in the neighborhood of Second
Avenue. Quite stretch from the western
part Of the city, but went. 1t was a FIVE
story house again. gave boy a quarter
TO run up stairs and make inquiries for me,
and he never came back to report Near
the third landing found the maiden. She
was staying with friend in little room
twelve by fourteen. The "frend" was a
dealer in old clothes, and was just sorting
over a cargo. The smart, capable, willing
glrl, had seen full sixty FIVE summers, and
her hair was as snow. She was sitting with
her feet in pail of water, trying to cure
curns, she said. | left.
was getting slightly out of temper when
I reached the sidewalk. A dog harnessed
in small cart obstructed the way. raised
my foot and removed the whole establish
ment into the street. After that felt better.
Turning for comfort again to the Herald
found situations wanted" by several in
that vicinity; and | rendered unto all the
light Of my countenance. One girl had just
engaged" Another did not like to 90
where they did not keep full Set of help"
A third seemed qualified for our purpose
but her cousin Was dead, and she could not
come for a week. The fourth didn't like
our location. The fifth made very pointed
inquiries about the number of girls we had
during the year, and then declined engaging
where they changed help so often. The
sixth didn't ever "negeshunate' with a
gentleman; the madame must come herself
The seventh wanted too many privileges,
and had lost her front teeth. The eighth
asked my name and place oil. business, but
having never heard OF me before, very dryly
remarked that she only lived with the first
families The ninth was a fair haired blue
eyed German, who was not only willing but
exceedingly anxious to Undertake anything.
she promised tO 60 TO my wife in the course
of AL hour; aud l, thoroughly disguised with
this world, and particularly with the por-
ton OF it which had just explored, looked
1t my watch and found 1t was two 0 clock
T. NJ.
When l reached home, at the usual din
ner hour, Ellie met NE, smiling.
Did the new girl comet" inquired.
d" No, haven seen any"
(. / did not give vent to pent-up emotions.
[ only played the sympathizng husband,
and, somewhat crestiallen. started on anoth-
or tour of the same nature the next morning.
Without confessing it to Ellie, deter
mined to save time aud steps and try the
intelligence Office. A polite clerk ut the
entrance stopped me and registered my
name, then I passed into the main room. A
clerk sitting by table gave me a card. l
Was to take seat correspondlngly number
ed. The room was filled with ladies talking
to servants and all sorts of persons hurry
ing hther aud thither. A clerk spoke
through q tuoe and called for chamber
maid aud waitress for number twelve. In
the course of ten minutes tall, greasy
looking Irish girl came toward me.
"lf you are sent ~ speak to me-" said,
"go back and tell them you won't suit
Let another come as quickly as possible"
Instead OF obeylng, she dropped into q
chair near by.
Wont suit, Ell! What ais me?"
You are not neatly clad"
"Oh. that stuff On my dress is nothing;
it will come out with little sponging-"
stalked the room, and advised the young
man in attendance to send decent girl to
me in short order. conferred with Six
before / gave my address and sent one to
my wife. The little performance occupied
an hour and halt, and my Office work
crowded me the rest of the day. I dined
down town. Having lost my ke-, | rung
the bell of my own door about half-past
nine. The discarded Jane admitted me.
Ellie, how il ttis?" l asked, before tax
ing q chair.
oh. nothing extraordinary. The girl
you sent came. She seemed perfectly salts
fed with the place. but in the course of half
an hour We heard the lower door slam, aud
saw her running down the street. Towards
evening Jane came for money, and not hav-
ing enough by me, detained her until you
should come Ia. She went to work of her
own accord, has put the house in order, and
assisted me In every way possible.
Keep her if she will stay. / will agree
never to complain even of hair-pins in the
gravy. A dIshcloth or two in the pudding
will be trifIng grievance compared with
what | have been through during the last
six and-thirty hours. And, Effie. say to
your lady friends that if their husbands are
too exacting in little things, and meddle in