Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-09-04

"0h, indeed it is. The janitor and
his wife live up stairs, and the street
door is locked at seven. L am never out
after that. Besides, there are the po-
lice.
"For all that, people might come up
and annoy you. Your father and broth
ers have been looking for you. They
told me yesterday, when I returned
from Saratoga, and asked where you
lived. l had seen your advertisement,
but / would not tell Them"
"That was kind, I'm sure"
"You are bitter, Miss Van Rensselaer,
Had you seen them, you would have
thanked me for keeping them away"
"They are my friends, sir"
az know it. Pardon me if 1 seem
unkind. 1 am not, Isolena. L would
gladly serve you, gladly take you away
from such life, gladly offer
A knock at the door interrupted him.
1t was the postman. He counted out
large bundle of letters, and said,
pleasantly:
"Biz is a-looking up, mann 'selle
Sixty-two letters is big haul"
She bowed the man out, and then,
with the bunch of letters still in her
hand, she said, slowly:
"Thank you, Mr.. Van Stupen. You
are very kind. I need no help. have
created a good business, and L have
more than hundred dollars in the
savings bank, and as soon as the fall
trade opens shall take more comforts
BILE quarters. I am doing well, and I
want for nothing, save
She paused. The door slowly opened
without warming, and q shambling figure
crept in unbidden. 1t startled them
both with drunken laugh.
"Say-'Solena, gimme ten-won't t
you2 I've had hard lines i have"
"What do you mean, sir, by this
insolence 2" cried Mr.. Van Stupen.
"Take yourself off" -r......
"Mr. Van Stupen," cried the sister,
interposing between the men, "he is my
brother. Edward, there is the money
now please go away. Come again all
other day."
eyes, demme fly don't Ten dollars
here's wealth for you I"
Stumbling down the stairs, he crept
away, and the two were left alone.
"That was not wise, Miss Van Rens-
selaer. He will trouble you again"
"He is my brother, SIR" she said,
with dignity. "We will not speak of
him more. :"
Mr.. Van Stupen was in measure de-
feated. He had not accomplished his
mission, and after few commonplaces
he withdrew, and without an invitation
to renew his call.
Now was her life clear before her.
She must give her whole heart to hel
business. There was naught else to
feed on, and it must take that or starve.
The one friend sho had retained had
proved unfriendly. How had he dared
to come to her since his engagement to
Amy Ramsey She had seen the en-.
gagement in some gossip's letter in o
newspaper many weeks before.
BY ten the next morning she had tive
advertisements written, one for better
room, and one for female bookkeeper.
At night she glanced over the paper tc
see if her advertisements had received
attention. Her eye fell on the marri
ages:
"RAMsEY - CoURTLAND. - Amy Ramsey
daughter OF Theodore Ramsey, of this city, te
Allen Courtland, of Stamford, Connecticut
etc.
The paper slid from her hand, and fol
an hour or more she dreamed of the
happy might have been. How she had
misjudged him And he was gone
Three hundred and thirty one girl'
and women presented themselves at hel
room during the next four days. Tel
per cent. of them knew their bushes,
fairly well ninety per cent. we're total
ly Ignorant of the whole subject. Aftel
much discussion girl who had first
class talent for doing exactly as she wa,
told was selected, and in new room OF
West Fourteenth street the two set III
larger and more convenient establish
ment. The girls kept the books, ant
the mistress shopped for a profession
The weeks grew to months, and th,
winter came. Mademoiselle Isoleni
constantly spread her advertisement be
fore the rural public, and the fame 0
her bargains filed the feminine mint
with admiration. She slowly and sure
ly prospered, and tried to think hersel
happy failed. Ei~t-r n rrr
In all this neither father nor siste
nor brothers ever visited her. She WORKED
for living. They never could forgiv
that. Madison square concluded sh
must have died, and nobody ever con
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