The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-22
Her Own Living.

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Hall. "a. a fac.s that an artist wotlld
have iallsu down ansi ~orshippei. Ba,
II j. ever a philosophers tell -. there
is snpensatioa ia al things The
peek marked glri who at acro-s the
aisle from Aer IL church ~ss . million
aires daugbt~r. aud thi- young girl ~ith
an angel face ~ss OH the lookout for ar
eligible position As goyeruess. For Err
nina Hall was penniless, and il va.
nsces.ary fyf her To earn her livelihood
10 -sme @ay or other. and the trade of
goverae>> sas ~ least genfcei.
Keep day school" suggcste! old
Mr. Prince. = ho bad been wont 10 dine
every Sunday with Judge Hall during
the eminent bsakrupss lifetime. aud TO
oomsane quantity of looster salad.
chainr agne and l'oaed turkey which was
SIMPLY pialllng. np5n those festive oc-
casl0ns
Nobody would come to me-" said
poor Ermina, with ears III her eyes.
she had SUPPOSED. inexperienced child
that she was. that Mr. Prince would
have Teen ready with twenty or fifty
/ dollar bill in this. her necessity
/ ''Needlework. sugs sested Mr.. Clay,
who hail rnysteriously made money out
of the very speculation that beggared
the dead man
Il never learned to sew" faltered
Ermina, II never could earn a cent that
way"
Hump grunted Mr.. Clay Tile
education OF women IN the present day
is GA, ra geonsly defective II should
oil be reformed -
DO you suppose" meekly hazarjed
Ermina, that | could obtain any copy
ing from your office Mademoi-ele
Lcfern used Ia say, / wrote an elegant
| hand. Here is specimen.
Il p strokes thin. down strokes black,
long tails to the 'g's' and y's'-ItAlian
school. Ell! Pshaw Your writing may
do for perfumed note or q young lady's
album. hut no lawyer would look twice
at 1t. But dare say you will scratch
along somehow
How" murmurod Ermina, rcsoiute-
II repressing the tears that were rising
to her eyes.
How Why. there are ways enough
Nobody needs to starve in this country.
dare say If You keep on the lookout.
something will turn up"
And that was all the satisfaction that
Ermins Hall got.
She went next to her rich cousin.
Mr. Bellaire Belton.
II atm sorry you came this morning,
i'".'".. a~id tho lady coldly. II am
busy with my accounts"
won't de'sln you an instant" said
Ermina. with "a si~A;-,. 49,. ~
need something to do very much"
Mrs Bellaire Bolton shut her lips to-
gether as II her mouth were new pa,
tent portmonaie. and penciled down her
figures without looking up
And thought" went on Ermina,
her heart failing her more AMI more.
II could perhaps teach your little
children would work for very little.
and"
Quite out Of the question" said
Mrs. Bcllairs Bolton II have just en-
gagged Swiss bonre. who will give
them the regular accent
And Ermina turned away, feeling al
mos, desperate Lunch was now in
progress -she could perceive the frag
GRANGE Of the chocolate. and SEQ the din
ing. room girl setting French rolls and
sp,ced salmon on the table, yet Mrs.
Beliairs Bolton never asked her TO stay
and break bread with them.
-. how strange aud cruel the
world is" thoaght Ermina, with
choking sensation in her throat. II
bad 50 many friends when poor papa
WAS alive now l have not one except
Major Miles. bnt will not go To him.
lie Was always critioising and carping
even in the days of our prosperity
now he would be simply ,olerable."
And 50 poor Ermina Hall orept into
a cheap restaurant to appoase the gnaw-
ing pangs of hunger. She bad lodged
and boarded herself. in order To screw
the creates, amount of livelihood out
If the least possible amount Of ready
cash. and bad eaten but little the whole
day.
An oyster stew and a cup Of tea Ii
seemed like boundless extravaganza TO
the poor girl but she was very faint
and hungry. and felt the sore necessity
OF food. She was early yet there
/ were but few customers at the neat lit
tie white drspei tables. and the pro-
p,ia,or WAS leaning against the coun-
/ ter. talking .o = woman who seemed 10
( he some relative.
'They'v ve struck, every Que OF EN-,
said he. The ungatefnl fellows. af-
ter bad paid EN- regular WATERS wa
ges all the Autumn when no enc else
Ind And now. ii shut up shop, |
won't haze ono of 'em back again. I'll
employ women. hanged II don't
Il don't See Why you shouldn't" said
his interlocutor. They'll come for
less and work harder. Women always
lie"
80 I've heard. said the restaurant
man. And I'll adver,is" Tomorrow
for a lot Of girls - wait here.
Ermina rose aud went tiniily to-
ware ,ha rea faced, goosi na,ured look
ing man
Sir" Said she. ''yoa spoke of eul.
ploying g,Tls as walters. need work.
| will come aud work faithfully. Will
you employ me
The res,auran; keeper looke1 b.
ailierei
You are lady. miss = suffered
he
Il know that. SAID Ermina, IS If she
we're making some damaging assertion.
bat ladies mast live. and ain very
pooF.
- the next day shs came III a
frsllei " bite apron aud French print
dress. aud began her new duties IN the