The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-06-11
OUR HIRED GIRL.


longer, where all the trundle bed trash took
to "bossin' her round. And so, though
| assured her ! would let mother do the
ordering, she gathered up her dignity and
her dry goods and departed.
What was to become Of u! Grace
was to be married in just three weeks, and
such a confusion of silks and muslins, pur
pie and fine liren as there was up stairs,
YOU never saw.
So much to be done in the way of sew
ing. to say nothing of the baking for the
wedding supper ( FOR Grace had pretty fine
ideas of what she wantedl, and nobody
could do it but mother and |.
"Well," said brother Willie, al suppose
it'll be my fate to start out and look for an
other girl, though where to 20, I've not TIE
remotest idea. This section of the country
has beeu pretty well secured, and a girl who
i. not too STUCK up to work out is hard
70 find"
"If that's the case. what's the use of
trying" said mama. al guess you and !
can get along. Flora"
No." said |, "yeu'd be down sick and
It's bad enough to have Grace leave US with
on. having you kill yourself"
I'm not going to kill myself said
Grace, quickly; "you speak AS though |
were. Bu. why don't you advertise for
grit"
Capital" exclaimed !, running for writ
ing materials. Here goes y aud hastily
produced the following:
WAsrED-A girl TO DO genera l.#sa-
work in private family, in tie co try
Ono that is not TOO Ere to be ~ sci.
preferred. Apply mt G0zene ufiic,.
viii and papa lad quite laugh wh~r
] asked Il EN- to take the Advertisement to
town and make arrangements to bring the
girl { whom felt sure was in existence
somewhere and would answer out 10 our
ouse az soon as ahe called at the Office.
You'll have the pleasure Of seeing
something of your own composition in the
paper, and that'll be all you'll &c. for your
palms." said papa.
Blu had great faith in the success Of
my venture. This was Monday; the pa
per was issued on Friday, and there stood
my Advertisement which | WAS sure would
bring us a perfect jewel Of girl.
The next Monday morning mama had
a sick headache, and while was busy over
thu wash-tub in the Kitchen, singing "Put
Me 10 My Lettle Bed" (hepg the most
lac ladasical thing could think of buggy
drove up to the door, and a neatly dres sed
young lady came in and Informed me that
per and would like to have the situation if
agreeable to US. Her quiet dignity quite
upset me. | was not prepared for this.
4 tall, slender girl, with delicate sea
shell complexion, masses of golden hair,
and strange to say, large glack eyes, shaded
by lashes and brUws. There was an uumis-
taxable air of a lady about her aud won
dered if should ever want or dare to DO SIS
her.
concluded her services would be agreea-
Bile, so | showed her to her room and Will
lie and the hired man carried up her trunk.
In FIVE minutes she came down, attired
in neat brown calico dress with pref
Nc ready to begin operations. l wondered
if those slender white hands could do any
rhipg, but was not long left in doubt.
All that day L0uise Hale and | worked
together, now in the dining-room, now
hanging up clothes, and in the afternoon
sewing in the cool chambers, with Grace.
We talked of nothing bat our work, and
though she seemed willing to do anythins
that was to be done, she made no preten-
tions of being over anxoas to make herself
useful. / was astonished at the ease and
deftness with which she turned of the
work.
How do you suppose she could ever do
such work." said Willie. II was never
more taken back than when ] saw this
handsome girl MASKING potatoes when
came home to dinner"
"Well," said Grace, "it's u mystery to
me-
al believe I'll lock my door to night,
said Willie, teasingly. He was always
laughing at our cowardice about stranger,
in the house.
We were standing at the garden gate,
under the weeping willow, Grace and
Willie an I, feeling a little sad at the
thought of being so soon separated.
bad been feeling half angry at Lesli,
Glare for coming to take away our darling
but, tonight, as | saw her in the pal,
moonlight lcoaing so sweet and pretty,
should have been more angry with him i
he had nos loved her and wanted to carr,
her off,
turned from her beauty to 60 to tn
house, and there on the upper piazza stoo,
the hired girl her arm embracing the pillar
her side face turned to us; the sweetes
smile curled her full red lips, and she seme
thinking OF something very pleasant an
amusing
''Sne has never come here from necessi
ty; she has come from choice, aad wit
some season, SAID Grace impresslvey.
"For two dollars week, imagine,
said Willie iottlly, as We stepped into ii
house.
The wedding preparations went o
swimmingly now. Mama recovered fro,
her headache. Louise took entire chars
of the kitchen and dining room: and i,
varisbly helped US With the sewing in Il
long afternoon. She was an invxluab
girl.