Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-08

Wanted, by young married lady,
a companion to reside with her dur
ing her husbands absence in Ind a.
A liberal salary will be given, with
every home comfort, to any one
suitable. Apply personally, if pos
sible, at No. 24O Upper Barkely
street. W.
The foregoing advertisement was
dispatched by me, after considerable
cogitation, and 1 waited the results
with some anxiety.
Nv husband, Major Conyers, had
been suddenly ordered to India, and
having no sister or any available
cousin whom l could invite to stay
with me during his absence, l
thought a companion was the best
thing with which l could provide
myself; accordingly, I indicted my
small paragraph, which l had the
satisfaction of seeing placed in a
very conspicuous part of the paper,
on the morning after | sent it. |
lived in London, consequently felt
certain that the personal interview
would be easily managed; but had
committed an error in not naming
a particular hour, as from eleven in
the forenoon until quite late in the
day the applications for a personal
interview with my unfortunate self
never ceased. The first arrival was
very handsomely dressed lady Of
about fifty, who came, evidently,
quite prepared to enter upon her
duties at once, and quite oyerpow-
cred me with a series of questions
and statements, without giving me
the faintest chance to make any in
quiries myself. She had lived with
Lady This and The Hon. Mrs. That,
and one and all had treated her like
sister-she felt certain | would do
the same-indesd, she quite knew
me already. Home comforts were
all that she cared for; as to salary,
it was no object to ker-a hundred
a year was all she asked, though
dear Lady Golding had said she was
never to take less than two.
/ am afraid, | put in at this juno
ture, that even one hundred is be-
yond what l intend to give, and |
live so quietly
We won't quarrel about salary,
interrupted nv would be companion.
and as to quietness, it Is just what |
want.
A peal at the door-bell embold-
ened me to still greater determine
tion, so l replied, very resolutely
for me; l do not think we should
suit; l am sorry you have had the
trouble of coming.
So am I she rejoined, dryly; but
one ought not to trust to advertise
ments.
Hardly noticing my "good morn
ing" she got up and fiounced down
stairs, evidently in great wrath at
her rejection.
Another lady to see you, ma'am,
announced my parlor maid.
A very quiet, Sweet-looking little
person came forward, and at the first
glance | fancied had found a suit
able companion. But, alas! her sto-
ry was sad one, and there were
reasons which rendered it impossible
for me to avail myself of her socie-
ty. She was married. Her husband
was hopeless invalid, and they
were very poor. She had not been
educated highly enough to be gov
ernesr, and when she saw my adver-
tisement she fancied, if the salary
was good, she might be my compan-
ion by day, and return at night to
her own home, which was at no
great distance from my house. She
looked so thin and so i'll that | was
almost tempted to make some ar
rangement with her; bat, as intend
ed leaving town occasionally, second
thoughts showed me that it was all
out of the question. Besides,
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while she was with me she would al
ways be in agony to be with hel
husband, which, had | engaged her
would most naturally have followed
| told her so as kindly as possible
and, after offering her glass OF
wine and some cake, which latter
saw her furitiVely convey to her pock
ct for her sick husband, ! suppose, she
gave me her direction and took hel
departure. / afterward went to &c
see her, and her tale was sadly veri
fed. But TO proceed.
My next visitor was a most pert
damsel, without any pretentions tC
being lady, who Informed me thai
her pa was dead, and as there were
so many of them at home her mi
wanted her to do for herself. | hac
not much difficulty in dismissine
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