The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-07
Oar Hired Girl

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Beautiful all that God hath made.
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III OAR Hired GirI.
We were nearly worked to death
when Ellen informed us that she
would stay no longer where all the
sstrundle-bed trashT took il upon
themselves TO ssboss her around" So,
though I assured her I'd let mother
do the ordering, she gathered up her
dry goods and her dignity and depart
ed.
What was 70 become Of us? Grace
was TO be married in just three weeks
and such confusion of silks, nuslins,
flowers and purple and fine linen as
there was In the rooms up stairs you
never saw.
So much to be done In the way of
sewing, to say nothing Of the baking
for the wedding supper (for Gracehad
pretty fine ideas Of how she wanted
things done1 andnot one to do it all
but mother and + Esl
"Well, !" said brother Willie, ''I sup
pose it'll be my fate to start off In
search Of another girl, though where
20 60 I've not the remotest idea. This
section Of the country has been pref
ty well secured, and girl who Is not
too stuck up to work Is hard to be
f0und.n 5ae
s'If that is the case, what Is the use
Of trying" said mamma. 81 guess
you and / can get along, Flora" b
No, said /, Hyou viii be down sick
and It is bad enough to have Grace go
and leave Us, without having you kill
yourself.r t.I
s1 am not going to kin myseIf,D
said Grace quickly; "You speak as
though were. But Why don't you
advertise for girl?"
HCapital ~ said I, running for wri-
ting materials. "Here goespp and 1
hastily produced the following ::
WANTRD-A Girl to do general house
w work in a private family IN the coun
try. One who Is not too fine to be "bossed"
preferred Apply at Gazette office. .-.
Will and papa had quite a laugh
when asked them to take the adver-
tisement to town and make arrange
ments to bring the girl (whom l was
sure was in existence, and would an
swer) out to our house as soon as she
called at the Office.
"You'Il have the pleasure of seeing
something of your own composition
ia tho aor5PaPer Tor your pains, and
that is all, you may be sureyu said pa-
pa. ... .t
But had great faith in the success
of my venture. This was Monday;
the paper was issued on Friday, and
there stood the advertisement that
was to bring us ''perfect jewel of a
girl"
The next Monday morning mamma
had very sick headache, and while
I was busy over the wash tub in the
kitchen, singing "Put Me in My Lit
tie Bed" (being the most laekadaisi-
acal thing could think of, q buggy
drove to the door and neatly dressed
young lady came in and informed me
that she had seen our advertisement
in the paper and would like the situa-
tion, if agreeable to US. Her quiet
dignity quite upset me. 1 was not
prepared for this. st4
A tall, slender girl, with q delicate
pink, sea shell complexion, such
masses of golden-bloEde hair, and,
strange to say, large, black eyes, ,shad-
C0 OJ 0alh 41onCo aAu .OIOmSs
was the unmistakable air of a lady
about her, and I wondered if 1 should
ever care or dare to "boss" her.
/ concluded her services would be
agreeable, so showed her up to her
room and Will and the hired man
carried up her trunk.
In five or ten minutes she came
down attired in neat brown calico
dress, with pretty cambria rhffle in
the neck, and announced herself
ready to- commence operations.
wondered il these slender white hands
knew how TO do anything, but I was
not very long in doubt. All that day
Louise Hale and / worked together,
now in the kitchen, now hanging up
the clothes, now in the dining room,
and finally, in afternoon toilettes,
sewing in the cool north chamber,
with Grace. We talked of nothing
but our work, and though she seemed
willing to do anything that was to be
done, she made no pretensions to be-
ing over anxious to make herself use
full. 1 was astonished at the ease and
deftness with which she turned off
the work. E sH
"How do you suppose she could ev-
er be at such work ?p said Willie. "I
never was more taken back than
when I saw this handsome creature
smashing potatoes, when came in to
dinner.p
"Well,n said Grace, sit is a myste-
ry to me-"
"I believe I'd lock my door to-
night, /" said VIII teasingly. He wac
always laughing at our cowardice
about strangers in the house.
We were standing at the garden
gate, under the weeping willow, Grace
and Willie and I, feeling a little sad
at the thoughts of being so soon sepa-
rated.
1 had been feeling half angry at
Leslie Clare for coming to take away
our darling; but tonight, as saw
her in the pale moonlight, looking so
sweet and pretty, shoald have been
more angry with him # he had not
loved her and wanted to carry her
of. ~
Turned frona her beauty to go to
the house, and there on the piazza
stood the ehired cir, nther arms en-
hracing the pillar; the side of her face
turned to us; tbs sweetest of smiles
euried the fBil red lips, and she SEEM
Cd TO think Of something very pleas
ant and amusing.
ssNo,n said ], softly, to Grace, as we
came UP the walk, ''she is no poor,
forlorn creature, and IS heroically fac
ing stern work for living"
"She has never come here from me-
eessity; she has come from choice and
with some deep reason" said Grace
impressiyely.
"For two dollars per week, / imag-
ine," said Willie loftily,as We stepped
into the house.
The wedding preparations went on
ed from her headache. Louise took
entire charge Of the kitchen and din
ing room, and invariably helped US
with the sewing in the long after
moons. She was an invaluable girl.
One afternoon Leslie came over and
brought 1.-THE Innocents Abroad"
then just out, and read aloud to US as
we sewed.
After tea We returned to the work
and book, with which We were de-
lighted.
The sun went down in splendOf.
The book and the work were finally
laid aside, and we found ourselves in
one of those long talks about books
and authors we always enjoyed so
much.
A slight disagreement arose about
the author of q certain book. I was
opposed to Leslie and Grace, who al
ways agreed.
In despair ] called upon Louise, say
ing: "You think as do, don't you,
Louise2" not having the remOtest
idea that she knew anything about
| the matter.