South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-06-21
THAT CLERK.

Ouiy Iuink OF "A clerk sales
woman! 1t seems to me I'd have work,
Ell my fingers to the bone in some 9TH
er way before l would have come to
that" said Lizzie Doyle, going to the
mirror and re-adjusting twenty dol
lar hat.
$50 woakl 1. But. then, what could
she do?'
.'At least she might have male. her.
self little less public. If there's
anything 1 despise, it's these sales
women"
so dol. How much better it would
have been to have gone into dressmak-
ing or millinery, or something OF that
sort. But to stand behind the counter
like mani
Papa always did like those Stanleys,'
said Lizzie Doyle, petulently.
Yes, we ali liked them we'll enough
until MIR. Stanley failed, didn't we?'
No, not |, for one, Laura was al
ways too independent in her notions
Don't you remember how hard she
studied at SCHOOL,? 1t docs seem as il
she foresaw her fathers failure
i wonder she didn't try for some bet
ter position, then. She is surely ca
pablc of being something better than a
shop-girl.'
"Oh, believe papa intends to pro-
mote her when Mr.. Jobley goes West.
She will then take Mr.. Jobley's place
as junior book~keeper. Think Of that
for a woman y
That would be better than selling
goods. don't see how she can do that
with her refined tastes. Why don't she
give lessons, wonderP 1t might not
bring her in quite so much money, but
it would be deal nicer
Yes; and then we could recog nize
her. said Lizzie Doyle.
That's what was coming to- was
the quick reply Of her companion, a
small. sallow-faced girl. deliberately
trimmed and founced. 'IIow are We to
treat her now? We have been great
friends, you know, that is, when she
was in our set she added, seein G Liz
zie's brow darken.
III tell you how shall treat her,
responded Lizzie, slowly drawing on q
pair Of perfumed, three -buttoped kid
gloves; precisely as treat all of pa
pas clerks. And should like to see
any Of them pyesSIae =
oh. but Laura won't presume You
needn't be afraid Of that; she's too
proud,
But how can You help it when you
go TO the store or the church? She sits
so near us, You know
OF course she'll give up that pew.
Sho can't afford that
That's precisely what she does not
mean to do. l heard her say tho fami-
ly must economic somewhere else and
keep the pew. Her mother is hard Of
hearing. and could not enjoy the SER
vices further back. The children, too,
must go to church. That is the last
thing. she said. one ought to give up.
l heard her say this to your father last
Sunday
How provoking! said Lizzie, impa-
tiently. She will always be in our
faces. But shall have nothing to do
with her. know what it's for, the
artful mink its to keep near us. She
knows she, has got into papa's good gra-
ces and AL, toe. admres,her. don't see
what there is, though to admire. She's
very plain
Laura is no beauty was the reply;
but | don't think she's so very plain.
She certainly has lowered herself,
though, by going into store And
thereppon the two girls went out for q
walk. u" ="
It was near twilight of that same
day when Laura Stanley walked brisk
ly home and entered the neat two
story house to which her mother had
lately removed such Of her household
effects as had been spared by the auc,
tioneer.
This is really pleasant she said.
sinking into O chair that had been
drawn near to the glowing CRATE. i
had no idea, mother, that you could so
soon make the house SO homelike and
comfortable
Are you very tired, my dear J. asked
her mother, pretty, refined woman. as
she helped Der daughter to take off her
cloak and hat.
Rather, but like the business; and
it's fine place for the study OF charac.
ter she added, with curl OF the lin.
which her mother NOTICED.
I wish you had chosen something
else my dear, was sure your feelings
would be hurt!
Il don't wish So said Laura briskly.
There is nothing else would have
brought salary at once. and as for
my feelings, it don't hurt me o bit to
find out the hollowness OF society. /
used TO wonder what certain person
would be TO me if were not tho rich
Harvey SANKEY'S daughter, and now
know. It's knowledge worth gaining
DO you meet many persons you arc
acquainted withg asked her mother
busying herself in getting the tea.
'Ob, yes; and it's amusing whom
they come upon me suddenly. oh -
its-really-is this Miss Stanley. And
sometimes mp go the eyeglasses. Then
! feel--well, as if should like 20 freeze
somebody, IL ! could, for a minute.
Others see me aud make believe they
arc examining goods so absorbed are