Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-10-24
Dr.. Sjdaey Moore,

- uUY01tite,
city.
"Surely my pathetic appeal would
touch heart Of stone, and l have very
little reason to think Mr. Moore hard
hearted, thought Mamie, while a
faint blush crept into her face.
Mamie Raymond was visiting her
school friend, Kate Moore. The for
mer had been making a prolonged trip
through Europe, and, on her return,
was spending a little time in New
York before going to her southern
home. While at school Mamie had
formed a strong friendship for Kate,
but had not met the rest of the family
On the steamer she had often specuIated
as TO what Kates home would be like.
She knew that Mrs Moore had died
,..hen Kate was but "a child; that Mr..
Moore had been very successful in
business; and that his son, Sidney, was
an editor on the staff of prominent
magazine. Consequently, he must be
very learned, very near-sighted, and
quite old. SO often had she pictured
him to herself that he became a
reality.
At dinner, on the day Of her arrival,
Kate said: "Nannie, l want to intro
duce you to my brother
Mamie locked up at the handsome
man who was entering the room, and,
after greeting him, turned quickly to
her friend and said, with comic dis
may: "Why, Kate, you told me he was
an editor"
Mr.. Moore was very much amused
at Nannie's evident surprise and en-
harassment, and bantered her about it
merciIessly.
Several days later Mr. Moore was
telling Mamie some of his experiences
as ar editor; among which he men
toned the numerous letters that he re-
ceived from people who offered to give
him their history, provided he should
write it up for the magazine, they hav-
ing the pecuniary help and he the
glory. He then added: IF these peo-
pie would only become stenographers
or type writer's they might be of some
use to magazine. Why only to-day
| advertised for stenographer"
Mamie Immediately conceived a
scheme by which she would punish
him for the discontinue ne had caused
her on her arrival. She would answer
the advertisement. He had told her
what kind of letters were most effective,
and she could not doubt but that he
would give her appeal some attention.
Mr.. Moore began receiving innumer-
able answers to his advertisement
One aspiring stenographer assured him
that she was very pretty, and could |
play on the piano Another said that |
she could not write very we'll but
would soon learn. One morning Mr.. |
Moore came up to the desk of another
editor, and exclaimed. triumphantly
81 have it, Frank. Just the kind of
girl one likes to help, too
"Nonsense, Moore. You're entirely
too sympathetic, You have been kept .
in state of chronic disgust all the
week by the epistles You have received,
and.
".Just read this letter yourself" and
he handed it to his friend;
To THE EDITOR OF -- MAGAZINE:
Dear Sir-I saw your advertisement
IN a New York paper and hasten to
answer it. hoping that ! may obtain a
hearinr. | fear that | am but one
among many applicants, but it is so
imnor;ant that should have work
hat must net lose the slightest
chance Of obtaining it. | have met
Nth severe losses in friends and means.
inf I will not intlict upon you my sad
~ sonal history. It's sufficient to say
Kat circumstances make it necessary
snT s,,r me to support myself or become de
osndent o on charity. This fact gives
p,e no claim upon your time, but, in
NV ~ - of what might happen, l have
perfected myself in stenography, and
Esint can honestly say that could
~ '''i the " ork you require. am, very
Af,,llu NnlrS.