The Placer herald., 1873-11-22

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1t read somewhat thus:
"Oh! woe is me that am here!
Oh! woe is me. thou ant so near!'
Nell WAS giving it with oratorcsl -four
ishes and tragic tones, and ended t! !e coup
'et with ringing laugh, in which Harry
joined il the pauses between blowing the
fire and roking it'Mi,h sticks.
They did not see the amazed visitor, who
hastily came forward.
''ls this the Office Of the Express ?" he
| asked
Harry sprang to bis feet, and Nell turned
in dismay 10 meet very amused look in a
very fine pair of eyes.
at is, sir. i" answered Harry.
care yon the editor?" continued the
stranger
"Well, sometimes" said Harry
demurely. "Just now I'm the devil; in a
few moments shall be composilor;' and
my editorial hours are few, but they dc
come once in while
"Tm glad to make your acquaintance,
said the stranger, advancing and offering his
hand; Mr.. Hare, of the St. Paul
Times"
Harry grasped his hand warmly, ard al
once Introduced him to his sister.
Nell had taken her feet down from the
sto>e and get On her dieni6cd manner again.
and AS soon as she could, without rndeness,
she quietly took her place at the case, and
went to work as naturally as though she
had never done anything else.
Mr.. Harie proved NAL and cultivated.
He got Harry into conversation on tongel ia
topics and gradually drew from Him ll,
story Of lis ex~ericnce III editing, which
naturally included the story Of his sister :
work.
Nell's persistent industry and moro
s,llabic replies eitectually batlled the gentle
mans curiosity, though rs it was siransl y
excied, lie won't TO the verge of polite
hess.
I'm surprised, Harry" said Nell, ratl-
er sarcusiical.y, when Mr.. 1larte had gone,
'',l at you didn't tell him my name, aye ana
birthplace, the co.or Of my eyes, and the
size Of the shoes | wear.
"Now. Nell. perhaps did wrm lin a
title, Gut isn't it a comfort TO zee such Il
splendid fellow out III these wilds; and don,
i, make one feel young again to have II talk
with an active wide-uwake mani"
"Ccnsidering that you have reached the
mature age Of twen'y-'hree," said Neil.
lit mus, be comfort to f, young again.
Nov, Nell, )" seizing her 10y both shoul-
de,s, and turning her aroul d, "look at me,
and tell me Why you have taken such II dis
like to Mr.. 1Iarie."
'sNho said had taken dislike to Mr..
Iar'c ?" said Nell, Grossly.
"Well, what makes you so cross ?"
"I's enonsh TO make one cross TO have
work interrupted" said Nell, Iullirg away,
and set ne >igcronsl y 10 her work. "lou
have lost an hour, and how are you going
to make it up?
"rrue enough, sis. forgot lie bother
some newspaper" and lie wen. 10 work
never suspectug the cause Of Nell's unusual
petulance.
Bu, tte truth is, Mr.. Hartc was the first
real gentleman she had met since she haG
became a printer. 1t had placed her in an
awkward position, and naturally it nettled
her.
Mr.. 1Iarte had intended TO take the morn
ing stage, but his curiosity WAS aroused 10y
Harrv's story, and he suddenly discovered
that it was pretty cold, and lie thought he
would stay over day.
At dinner, therefore, he had another
chance to see the amateur printer, aud
thanks to Harry's po'iieness, he had seal
next to her-and she wasn't cross, ard they
got pretty well acquainted before dinner was
over and she returned to ler work
In the afternoon he Glanced into the Office
again, told Nell he didn't feel at home oul
Of printing office, and as Harry and the
bov were printing off the paper, Mr.. Hnrtc
SIT down by Nell and helped her to fold
them.
Before the stage drove up tho next morn
ing, they had become quite intmate-tor
friendship between consenhl people springs
INTO full growth in a day, in those new
countries; and Mr. Hare had offered Harry
partnership in his paper when lie wound
up the Express.
For wind it up, it must be in four weeks.
The year wouln then be out, and Hary
had no intention of spending his life i'll tha'
Office.
That day came thunde bolt in the
shape of letter from Mr.. Smith, who still
owned the Office. press, etc, and had
rented them 20 Harry till he end of the
year.
1t read thus:
Mr.. BRowN-Dear Sir: | have sold my
off, e and press, and shall be obliged to take
them away next Monday. I'm sorry nol
20 give you longer noice, but it will be III
.onv eu.nt for me, and unless Miss Brown
will reconsider what she said to me THAI
night in The hall, ! can't feel called en- TO
pat myself out particularly.
"1he villain!' burst out Harry; che
wants 10 buy you Tor a months use OF the
office
Nell's lip curled, but she said nothing.
"lt's shame" said Harry. 81 wanted
to finish the year, so that no one would fee
defrauded. And only fonr more issues.
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