Smyrna times., 1875-12-22
He and She.

have them.
He and She.
lie was bachelor who kept house in a
fine street in fine city, both Of which
shall be nameless. One day he advertised
for a cook. Twenty-Five young women and
ten old ones answered the advertisement.
All OF them had references in their pockets,
as per requirement. Among the twenty
flve young women was n slim creature in
the shabbiest shawl and bonnet. with cx-
actly enough flesh on her bones to hold
them together, but alady-evcry inch of her.
" Reference! he said to her, as She. sat
before him.
She took off . mendod glove, and showed
him fore finger rongh as a nutmeg with
sewing.
"There's the only proof have that I've
been trying to earn an honest living" She
said
" An odd reference for cook" said he.
THAT'S for character said She. "Tu
show you how | can cook. I'll give YOU
practical proofof that
" You are not servant?" said he.
" Not yet. l mean to be. I've been
sewing for living and am sick of it." she
said.
He looked at her from top to toe.
" Family ?" said She.
Myself only" said he.
She nodded.
Dinner at sin"
She nodded again.
"Soup every day"
She nodded once more.
" For the rest variety"
All right, said She.
lie named the wages and tool, her down
INTO the kitchen, when the young person
who was general assistant received her with
a bewildered stare.
After that he did not sec her for fo,,r
weeks, but his meals were delicious? At
the end Of that time he went down stairs TO
pay her wages. 1t was late in the EVENING
A plump lady, with pink checks, sat before
the fire, stoning raisns. lie did not know
her at first; but as the knowledge dawncd
upon him he realized how near She had
been to starvation OH the day when he
hired her.
All he said was:
" like my steak broilcd less"
After that he saw her once in four weeks
regularly. She never said anything to him
but Thankye sir lie ALWAYS found
some fault with something, his eyes fixed
on vacancy the while. He was a trim and
big bachelor of forty, with handsome blacl, |
SIDE whiskers. She was a warm tinted |
blonde. lnwardly she called her master
that bearF Secretly she thought him
very handsome.
one day the dinner came down untasted. |
What fault has been found with IT
now ?" she asked
None" said the girl "IIes sick"
At breakfast time no one came TO the
able. Then the cook assembled the stairs
md, finding a pair of boots outside the
loor, knocked at it.
Come in," said a faint voice.
She went, in, and the result of her inyes-
lgation was q telegram to the doctor
Ter master, who had always been proud of
iot being vaccinated, had caught the small.
,ox.
You'd better go. You'll catch it, said
e to her.
I'm not afraid" said she. "Somebodv
aust stay, you know"
She stayed. As be got better he re,
'arded her, as convalescent men always do
eward their nurses, by scoldng and
nding fault with everything. She had
elped the doctor save his life, and had done
Il that mortal could do, but he snapped and
larled at her.
VI one day however he being well, though
Ill IN quarantine, had some vile concoc.
ION brought for him, for his dinner.
What is this p he asked
" It's the best could dc" said BRIDGET
no, having been victim to the disorder
her childhood, had no fear of it. "CooI< &
as gone off" e
Where has she gomez" asked the
aster. c
" 10 the hospital" said Bridget. "She
ID not be getting the small pox, and she
eut"
II wasn't for one just out of a sick bed :
use the language the master did after !,
at, Bridget said in relating the incident. h
but he was yet an invalid, and he did II
1t know the cooks name. She had never
ia II to him. He tried in vain to discover
r whereabouts but Bridget showed some in
sacity "The wages were owing and the tv
lnk IN the bed room. Cook would come oil
ck." :,
90 the master waited A month passed B