Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-13
TIE INVALID CLERK.

Is was the tNlllSuL "a SisP, YIN
inter dav. Outside, the cawing OF
saet Of belated crows made sorrowful
-.1,sic as their wings We're outlined
INST the deepening orange OF the
.,2rset while In the cosy farm kitchen,
.Sa Iamp was already lighted, and Mrs
FInt was bustling about preparing the
a,-aripo meal. while Marah, her niece,
- and sewed with flying fingers on the
household huen. -,
81 should Ike IT so much, aunt, said
the olrl. lifting her eyes wistiully to the
old ladys face.
..But. Marah." said Mrs. Flint, set
.;,, the eartneuware teapot where Its
f-,9raut leaves could steep slowly on
,be hack OF the stove Il don't see
tIst | can spare you, my dear. There's
60 much 10 do, now that grandma Is
fssl,le and Your uncle has To hlre two
mon tor the wood cutting. and they We
90; 10 be boarded he.e, and your cousin
louisa Is coming here with her Chill ren
until spring.
Narah sighed softly. Was ii always
n he her lot 10 be sacrificed tor tue
general good Of others?
Il never earned any money fof my
seif aunt. she said. And this Is such
an excellent opportunity to get place
in Mr. Marchiands ; store. Sue Neills
has written 10 me that there Will be a
vacancy In the fancy department very
soon. and
John Marchland Is a sort of distant
relation Of ours. too" said Mrs. Flint.
Though I've never seen him, knew
his mother well. And L dare say he
would gly. you a good place and be kind
TO Won. ii Won entered his store. 1t
would be an excellent chance Tor you
TO see the world, too. For L know 1t 5
dull life here, my dear, but L don
see any help for 1t Perhaps IN year
or two We can spare you better.
So Narah Flint was compelled to give
up The lutte plan over which she had
dreamed 50 many pleasant dreams For
Marah vas only eighteen, and she had
always lIyed Ia the backwooGs, and worn
her aunt ; Old dresses made over, and
waited meekly OF grandma and Uncle
Abuer.
Mr.. MarchlaDd himself was, perhaps,
little disappointed, when Miss Nells.
the forewoman, whose father owned the
neyt farn 10 Abner- FnRt's. asked hia
If she should promote one vi the pack
ing gIrls to tine vacant plsce IL the fancy
drpn tment.
But L thought you were going tt
write to that little unknown cousin o
mine 2" said he.
so did," said Mss Nellis ''bui
thev can't spare her from home, II seems
Its a clear case OF Cinderella amon9
the ashes. She Is the sweetest, mos
unseifish girl l ever saw but, all th'
same. its "A shame that she should b.
buried alive IN that s.rt o. way.
Very well, " said Mr.. Marchland, :
suppose she understands her own busl
ness best. Put Julia Finch IN Tia
place.
The next day Uncle Abner Flint, t
his infinite amazement, received a DFle
note from Marchiands q Co., asking Inn
if 1t would be convenient for him to re
celye. as a boarder for few weeks,
young man from the store, whose hca Z
required change and rest.
Il will be responsible Tor the board,
wrote Mr.. Marchiand. ''He has onl
his own exeruons to depend on, and
am sure L may 50 far presume on ou
distant relationship as TO trust that yo
Will receive him kindly.
"Marah,' said. Mrs. Flint, lii som
perplexitY, what are We to do
"Whv, take the p5or fellow, c
course, SAID Marah-
But Ii viii make work, said Mn
Flint.
Never mind the work, said cheer
Marah. Il dare say We c.n manas
between us.
''Marah always did look on the sum
side OF things, sad Uncle Abner, wn
Serenely lett the domestic admlnlsri
ton to MS wOmenklnd.
"Ne don't want no bCarders here,
said Cousin Louisa, low-splrited youn
matron, who talked through her nos
and cried and shifted good deal oV'
her troubles. There's only Just roo
for the dear children and me, now TN
the wood-cutters have the north be-
room"
There's the little room with Il
slOpins rUOf close to the chimney, SUI
gested Marah ''where We keep cbes
Of linen, and herbs, and seed corn. W
might lit that up nicely. L could p'
down breadth OF new rag-carpet ID
side the bed, and make curtains out
the WORKOUT sheets; and, dare sa.
the young man won't De particular.
But he's mere clerk a = lrter. II
n No l-r,,,,- - ,r.lfraI ffnnE4n llDIlIS
whose deceased husband had been ba
tender III a railway saloon.
Il guess 1t won't hurt us TO assocIa
with HIM, said Uncle Abner, dryly; Al
tell you what, mother, if our M'r;
has all the extra work and care, she sha
have the board money, eh
''Of course she shall, said al
Flint.
And Cousin Louisa sighed deepl
and remarked THAT some folks alwa
had ali the luck, and she never got
Chance to earn money.
The young man from the store
fiyed-a mild, unassaming person, W
was very quiet and made very lit
trouble. He walked in the pine Woo
for his health, he said.-and help
the staiwart woOd-cutters now and the
He sat hy the fire and read. He Al
wered Uncle Apner's questions abc
the house OF Marc, land & Co. WI
great frankness. Yes, he liked
business. He hoped ii time to We
his way upin it. Mr. Marchland "
very kind to him. he did not consi(
Mr., Marchland naughty Dlser III
III reply to Cousin louisa. Mr.. Mar'
land probably had his faults. but 1t
not his place to cnticise his employ
Poor fellow" said Cousin Lou
when he had gone out with Uncle !
ner to ride with the OK team into
woods.
Il don't s'pose he gets six dollar
week, to Judge by his talk I thoul