Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-15
A Smart Young Woman.

A careful housskseper. living at Ned
ford, few weeks ago engaged q new
general servant, a Nova Scotia girl OF
unusual qualifications. The only un-
favorable criticism that her new mistress
could pass upon her was that she SEEM
ell a little thigh" and fiaunty. But
perfection is rarely realized in domestic
servants in these days, and the Mediord
lady congratulated herself on her good
fortune. One day. about two weeks
after the arrival Of the new conner, the
family at dinner heard tho door-bell
ring. and moment later. an animated
conversation between the girl and some
men. Then the door was shut and the
strangers had, apparently. entered the
hsuse. The head Of the family passed
into the hall Just in time 10 see two
pairs Of masculine legs disappearing al
the head OF the stairs. He hastily went
up. and heard one Of the strangers say
10 the girl: "Now you may as well
take me right 10 your ROOM" While lie
listened in amaze. tho other stranger
came forward and introduced himsslf as
Mr.. -. OF bingham. The girl. he
said. had recently been n servant in his
family. and upon her sudden and uncer-
omonious departure 1t had been discov-
cred that many articles OF apparel be-
longing TO his wife had all mysteriously
vsnquished. He had procured q war
rant. and accompanied by an officer.
had come to search her trunk. The girl
met the emergency boldly. II was all
devilish lie. she said. She had moth
ins that didn't belong to her. and they
might search till they were tired. The
officer demanded the key OF her trunk.
but she pointedly refused 10 give 1t up:
there was nothing there. she said. ex-
cept her own clothing. But the officer
speedily forced open the trunk. and
therein disclosed dozens OF the finest.
most elaborate and costly articles
de ihg,rie, all carefully made for Mrs.
c.. On examination ii was found
that pieces Of cloth marked with the
girls name had been carefully sewn over
the lady's initials. unabashed by these
revelations the girl s,outly denied the
charge. affirming that the property was
her very own. Now" said c.,
"nOw where il the velvet cloak you
tookl'-referring TO avelvet cloak which
his wife had recently bought for $3.50.
and had not once worn. The girl knew
nothing about this; but search in .
bureau in the room resulted in the dis.
internent Of this valuable garment. Still
undismayed. the girl declared that n lady
with whom she had recently lived. hav-
ing "eone into mourning !" suddenly.
had sold her the cloak. which cost 500.
for 50. The girl was taken TO bingham
and tried for the oifense. The rural
Rhadamsnthus, placing more stress on
the fact that the prisoner had sister OF
respec,ability than on her own guilt.
sentenced her to the payment OF a small
fine and dismissed her. What do you
suppose this snterprising young woman
didp She returned TO the Medford House
and produced letter from Mrs. c.,
in which that lady certified that she (the
girlD was quite innosent. and that the
suspicious against her were wholly un-
founded demanded to be reinstated in
her old place. But Mrs. A. was not
thus 20 be deceivedf She bads the
young woman be gone, and soon ascer-
tanned that the letter was bare.faced
forgery. Boston Cor. Sac. Unios.