The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-22
NY CURIOUS COMPANION.

!" Wanted, by a young married lady, a
cmpanion to reside with hen during her
husbands absence in India. A liberal
salary will be given, with every home
comfort, to any one suitable. Apply.
personally, II possible, at No. 24O Upper
Berkeley street w"
The foregoing advertisement was dis
patched by me after considerable coeita-
ton, and I awaited the results of it with
some anxiety.
My husband, Major Conyers, had
been suddenly ordered to India and
having no sister or any available cousin
whom I could invite to stay. with me
during his absence, I thought a com
panlon was the best thing with which I
could provide myself accordingly, L in
dlted my small paragraph which I had
the satisfaction of seeing placed in a
very conspicuous part Of the paper on
the morning after I sent it. j lived in
London, consequently felt certain that
the personal interview would be easily
managed but had committed an error
IN not naming particular hour, as from
II IN the forenoon until quite late in the
day the applications for personal inter
view with my unfortunate self never
ceased. The first arrival was a yerys
handsomely dressed lady of about SO,
who came, evidently, quite prepared to
enter upon her duties at once, and quite
overpowered me with series of ques-
tons and statements, without giving me
the falntest chance of making any in
qUlries myself. She had lived with
Lady This and the Honorable Mrs. That
and one and all had treated her like .
s1ster-she felt certain [ should do the
'same-indeed, she quite knew me al
ready. Home comfortsl were exactly
what she cared for; as to salary, it was
no object to her--a hundred a year was
all she asked, though dear Lady Golding
mad SAID she was never to take less than
two.
81 am afraid, !" I put in at this iunc-
lure, " that even one hundred is beyond
what ] intend to give, and [ live SO
quietly - -
/, owe won't quarrel about salary" in
terrupted my would-be companion
i and as to quietness, it is just what [
want"
A peal at the doorrbell embroidered me
to still greater determination, SO. I re-
pRed very resolutely for me ssI do
HOS think We should suit I am sorry
you have had the trouble of coming
$50 am I, she rejoinel dryly 1b1lt
one ought not to trust to advertise
nents. 10
Hardly noticing my g good-morhing, ;"
the got up and founced down stairs, eYi-
1ently in great wrath at her rejection.
Another lady to See you, ma ann an
bounced my parlor maid. 3
A very quiet, sweetslooking, little pera
ion came forward, and at the first glance
fancied [ had found a suitable com
panion. But alas her story was a sad
me, and there were reasons which rem
Tered it impossible for me to avail nv
e her society. She was married. Her
husband was a hopeless invalid. and
hey were very poorg She had not been
ducated highly enough to be gov
irness and when she saw my advertise
lent, she fancied, if the salary was
God, she might be my hcompanion by
ay, and return at night to her own
one, which was at no great distance
rom my house. She looked SO thin and
, Ill that | was almost tempted to make
pine arrangement with her, but as Lin
end~d leaving town occasionally sec
nd thoughts showed me It was ont of
ne question Besides, Iicould not have
orne to think that while she was with
Ne, she would always be in an agony to
e with her husbandTwhich, hadI en-
aged her, would most naturally have
Flowed. I told her so as kindly as
.ossible, and, after making her take a
ass Of wine and some yeake--which, lat
r 1 saw her furtively convey to her
ocket, for the sick husband, supposed
she gave me her direction, and took
II departure. afterward went to see
II, and her tale was sadly verified. But
proceed.
My next visitor was most pert dam
|, without any pretensions to being
ly, who informed me that her pa was