Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-10-28
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The Partnership.

Julie; Wayne felt de'olate and down
hearted enough. Her boots leaked. and
her feet were wet, and she had not money
enough 10 the world 10 buy pair OF rub
bers. II She only had some ruDbcrs the
boots could be made TO answer awhile;
but the shoe stores had raised the price OF
their articles astoui-hiDgly. IL was all GA
account OF Goodyear patent; but the pre-
else why and wherefor. oi the case Juliet
did not understand.
She put up her feet on the hearth Of the
stove, and contemplated them wiki woiul
couuteuance II was so strange She
thought, that number two boots could not
be sold any cheaper than number seven.
sac did not see the philosophy OF the thing
One might a well have big feet as little
ones, as far as keeping shod was concern
ed.
IL was raising dismally. aud Juliet had
a cold N her head and her eyes were pink.
and her nose felt swclled. and her throat
dry. as il il had been made into dry toast.
Then She had broken the little ruby brooch
which had been her mothers and been
obliged 10 ph her scarf wi h brass scarf
pin that had fallen 10 her Ia some Kind OF
a lottery which she had been foolish enough
TO invest in /: and 10 crown the whole. her
landlady, Mrs. Smith, had just called on
her for her weeks rent of her room. She
wanted the mOney 20 buy a new dress for
Jane Matilda. her promising daughter.
Jane Matilda was taking lessons on the
piano<ind had taken 10 wrapping her hands
up in cold cream and kid gloves by night,
aud spent half the forenoon with an old
pair OF curling tongs, getting her hair into
natural rnglets.
The arocers son, around the corner. had
been making errauds to Mrs. SIS lately.
and once he had asked Jane Matilda to 20
TO the Museum with him and AS he was
well to DO" of course il was perfectly
proper for Jane Matilda to have a.new
dress.
Juliet was willing she should have to-
" it was entirely out of her power to fur
nish the means just at present, and when
she told Mrs. Smith so the good lady
iOunced out OF the room in a pet, and
slammed the door behind her. SO. you see.
Juliet had enough trials to make her feel
quite down-hearted.
For some years she was employed in the
millinery establishment of Madame lie Bar
On, and had received very fair wages-for
her taste was exquisite, and Madame was
fully alive to that fact But suddenly
Madame had concluded TO marry. and Mr..
Shoddy. her husband. could not think of
allowing her to continue the business. SO
she closed her store, aud she and Mr.. Shod-
dy departed for Europe. fully expecting to
astonish all the crowned heads in that To-
cality by their splendor.
Juliet had been out OF work for three
weeks, the greater part OF which time she
had spent in seeking another situation.
But it was such a dull time that nobody
wanted to employ additional help. The
fashionables were all out of town. for il was
the middle of July. and it was too early, as
yet to begin TO think much about the fall
opening.
For herself Juliet would not have cared
So much. because she would have worked
somewhere for her own board but she had
an old grandmother in the country who de-
pended entirely upon her. Jullet's uncle,
who was a rich farmer, had sent the poor
old lady to the alms-hoUse. alleging, as an
excuse tor his meanness, that she was only
his fathers second wife, and therefore no
relation. But Juliet could not bear TO
think of the kind soul in the uncoDgenial
place. so she paid her board with nice
family near where Mrs. Barrett had lived
all her lifetime. SO she was quite at home.
And for her sake she felt as il she must be
earning money.
She sat still awhile. as wretched and un-
comfortable as she could be, and then she
thought she would make little fire and
dry her feet. She took a piece OF newspa-
per ffom the wood box and lighted match,
but just as she was going to hold il to the
paper the word WANTED" in lar ge letters,
caught her eye.
We all have weakness for this reading
of personal columns. ! confess to it my
sell. Not that ever find anything there
to my advantage. out | like to know what
other people want, supposing they can get
it.
Juliet read this notice -
WANTED-A smart, active woman, who
possesses undeniably good taste, as part
ner in a well-known millinery establish
ment One months trial is required, and
II she be found suitable, therapeutics will