The Republican journal., 1873-08-07

\nd heaven l. near. At last.
We tnnM. though FAINT and fail we may,
aim unset ends the longest day.
From the Prairie Farmer
Our Hired Girl.
We were nearly worked to death when
Ellen informed MS She would STAY no long
| cr where all th. .-trudlc bed trash took
il upon themselves To ''boSS her round.
So. though | assured her I'd let mother do
the, ordering. She gathered up her dry
GOOD, aud her dignity and departed.
What was to become of us? Grace WAS
IT, he married in Just three weeks, and
such Il confusion of Silh~ and mu>lins lace
and flowers purple and fine linen rs there
was il the rooms up stairs YOU never saw.
50 much /" he done in the way of sew
me-. to say nothing Of the baking for the
Wedding supper t"r Grace had pretty fine
ideas Of how She wanted things done) and
no one to do il all but mother and l.
'WrIl. said Brother Willie. II suppose
ii Will be my fate to start off in search OF
another 4irl, though where to 90 I've not
the lrmutt~l idea This section of coun-
Try has been pretty Well secured, and a
@irl who i not too stuck mp to work is
hard 10 be found
III that is the ease. what is the use OF
Try ing said mamma, II guess You and
can get along. Flora
NO." said /. '.N"u will be down sick
and ii : bad enough Ia have Grace 90 and
lc,tNr u~, without having You Kill Your
self
~ am NOT going 10 Kill myself" said
Grace quickly YOU speak as though |
Wrrr. But why don't You advertise tor :,
o'iri -
.Napitnl {" SAID running for wlitin"
materials. ''lIerr @rc,.' and hastily
prepared the follow in%:
Ky NNrHn-\ Girl To do general houSrwork in a
w priv ate family i'll the country. One who is
not too fine to l,r 'borsrl preferred. Apply at ia
I"ttc Office.
VIII and papa had quite laugh when
| asked them to take the adv crti>cment to
town and make arrangements to bring the
@'irI (Wlum was sure was in existence
somewhere and would answer,) ont to our
hull-, ~ soon a- >h,, called at the office.
~ oull have the pleasure of seeing
something ot Your own composition IN
the new Spaprr for your pains. and that is
all, Non may be sure said papa.
But ! had great faith in the success of
nay Venture This WAS Monday: the pa
per was issued on Friday, and there stood
I'm at, "rtiermcnt that was TO brine -
''p'rlru lcWel of "irl
The next Monday morning mamma had
a ~ic> ht;,lnche. and while was busy
over the Wa~htnb III the kitchen, singing
Put Me in Ny Little Bed (bring the
most Iucka,ltiS:t,-il thing could think ut)
a buggy drove to the door and Il neatly
dressed Young lady came in and informed
me that ~lac had seen our advertisement
in the paper. and would like the situation
il agreeable 10 Us. Her quiet dignity
quit, upset me | was not prepared tor
this.
y tall slender girl, with a delicate pink,
sr:-~ilril complexion, such masses OF gold
cn blonde hair. and, strange to say, large,
bla,> eyes. shaded bv dark la,Ees and
bruWS There was the umistakabe air
Of Il had, about her, and | wondered if |
should ever want on dare tu 'boSs her.
| concluded her services would be
agreeable. 50 | showed her to her room,
and VIII and the hired man carried up
her tftink
In five or ten minutes She came down,
attirud in "A meat brown calico dress, with
a pretty c:tmhrir rut1le in the neck. and
announced herself ready to commence OPP
rratons / Wondered if those slender
white hands knew how to do anything,
iut WAS not very long left in doubt
| All that daN Louise Hale and worked to-
4,lhrl noN in the Kitchen, now hanging 2
uit the cluthr- NOW in the dning-room,
and finally in afternoon toilets, sewing IN
| the cool north chambers, with Grace
/ We talked Of nothing but our work, and
! thuu@li She seemed Wilmg to do anything
| that was 80 b., DONE she made no prrtrn-
~i"nS to br,n" "Nri'-an\i"nS to make her
self u rtul Ma ;NlonisheL 1T tn" ease
ANA Nritnre~ ith which she turned off the
| WORK
How do Nnn suppose She ever could
b,- at such work = said Willie. II never
was more taken back than when | saw
thi+ h,nd-ulnr creature nItSHn% potatoes
when ctinc in tr dinner
.-Well said Grace. III is a mystery to
II believe I'd lnrk my door Tonight,
.,ir Will trnsin~!N He was always
li~hinw 1T our cuWal.icp about strangers
IN thu, house.
| We were standing nj the garden gate,
under the Weepin" willow, Grace and
Willie and |. feeling Il little sad at the
THOUGHT ul bcn" soon separated.
| had been feeling very angry at Leslie
| atr for culnn@ to take away our dar-
| ling, Inl ln-nighl AS | saw her in the
pale moonlight, looking 50 sweet and
pretty, should have been more angry
With him if ne had not loved her and
wanted tu carry her off.
| turned from her beauty to go to the
| t., h.,
| Stood the .'hirrl girl her ann embracing
sweetest smile curlcd the full red lips
and She seemed thinking Of something
VERY pleasant and amusing.
.No. said softly, TO Grace, as W,
came up the walk '.she is no poor torlor
creature who has lost her fortune and Is
hcroicaIlN iacin" stern work Tor living.
'>hc has never come here from necrs
sitv She has come from choice and Will
some deep reason said Grace, mpres
Sivrly.
For two dollars per week, imagine,
said Willie loltilN, as we stepped INTO the
house.
The wedding preparations went on
Swimmin@lv now. Mamma recovered
from her headache Louise took entire
charge OF the Kitchen and dining-room
and invariably helped us with the sewing
in the Ion" afternoons. She was an in
valuable girl
One afternoon Leslie came over an'
brought ''rhr mnocents Abroad" jus
then out, and read aloud to us as W.
SeWcl.
After tea We returned to our work AM
the book, with which we We're delighted
The sun went down in spendor. Th
book and the work were finally laid aside
and we found ourselves in one of thos
long talks about books and authors W
always enjoyed SO much
\ SLIGHT disagreement arose about tn
author OF n certain work. | was oppose
tD Leslie and Grace. who always agree,