The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-04-25
and 1 got you one. It's an easy matte,
to send her off, ----.---.-.-.

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! so of course it is" replied Smith
frightening at the suggestion. "Just
tell her she does not exactly suit, and
we shant need her after to-day" a.
| But she does suit me and if yo,
are not suited, all you have to do is tc
tell her to Co." ,
You hired her."
"And for that reason won't DISCHARGE
her without some good cause"
"No matter" returned Smith, indif.
ferently; ." can discharge her. Think
am equal to that much ;zr
jenkins, who had left the room. nut
his head back minute later. a..
Bet You hundred dollars you don't
do it. -. ;, -r,a -tf ~
With this parting shot he disappeared.
| Now Smith had nervous horror OF
women-as his partner well knew, es-
pecially young women-and never spoke
to one if ne could help it.
Had it been a man he would have
known what to say, and experienced no
difficulty in saying it but woman was
quite another thing. -.
But his partners words had touched
his pride, and, sumn,oning all his reso-
luton, he walked in. !, -
But mis- courage failed him as he came
opposite the desk where she sat, and he
passed by, glancing sidewise at the un-
conscious occupant, who did not lift her
head as he approached. III %
After speaking to a clerk in the farther
end of the room, ne walked slowly back
to where the young lady sat, and who,
as ne passed, raised pair of soft blue
eyes, shooting a bewildering glance to
Smiths, that he felt to the toe of his
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:" Miss-Miss-" he stammsred.
My name is Georgiana, said the
young lady, smiling, "Some call me
George, for short" a- 7.
"Well, Miss George -Georgiana, I
am afraid you will find your situation
rather unpleasant.
:" Not a. all, sir. On the contrary, 1
lind it very pleasant and comfortable. >"
" Ahem-but I fear you will hardly
be equal to the discharge of its duty
81 hope not. If you will run your
eye over the balance sheet you will find
everything correct" szF rlrs
With a desperate hope that there would
be something amiss, Smith did so, but
was disappointed. ~ S'1sV
Il hope you have no fault to find ?"
said the clerk, rather anxiously, on per-
ceiving that he hesitated.
"You are a woman
Here. whether abashed by a sud
den display of dinples on the pink
cheeks, that grew more pink at this
rather unnecessary assertion, Smith came
to an abrupt pause.
At this the smiling face settled into
an expression of demure gravity.
l must plead guilty to the charge of
being woman. But though it may be
a misfortune, it can scarcely be called
fault !; at any rate, it is one for which
am not answerable."
"You misunderstood me, ma'am.
What I meant to say was, that there are
certain duties connected with your Office,
such as opening the store, going to the
postofice, ETC., which you cannot very
well perform.
" 1 assure you, sir, that 1 like nothing
better than an occasional walk in the
open air. And as to opening the store,
and sweeping and dusting, 1 don't know
why it should be harder to perform that
Office for store than for house. l |
claim no consideration for my SEX" re-
sumed the young woman, casting a re-
proachful glance at the perplexed coun-
tenance of her employer, but I ask,
in common justice, that you will not dis
charge me. simply because I am a, wo-
man."
Muttering disclaimer of some kind,
he hardly knew what, Smith beat snd-
den retreat to his own room, assuming
bold front as be met his partners in
quiring eye, but with an inward con-
sciousness that he had been completely
routed by the enemy. 4 .It I
"Going 2" said Jenkins, with nonchal-