Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
MRS.

u u III MRS. ROSAMOND.
| 1t is sometimes a mere chance which
le will tangle, untangle, or unite the
y threads of two lives. MIR. Church, an
e. Eccentric gentleman of wealth and leis-
gpre, who had been several times disap-
le pointed in friendship and in love-per-
s%Shars through an error OF Judgment in
II forming a higher standard than frail
human nature can attain-found himself
IS ATTACKED by an acute malady of the eyes,
se for which the ~occulist prescribed asome-
d what peculiar treatment, and inserted
10 an advertisement in one of the daily
: papers-a copy of which was wrapped
> hastily around some work and carried
e, TO Mrs. Rosamond Wynne.
~ IN This lady was at all times fondcr OF
T. Ieading than of sewing, and the sight of
J . fresh newspaper was an event so rare
e rs to be regarded as a treat She
ii 4ss1ighted her lamp and gave herself a hol-
e sa4day. while she ran her eye up and
l. aasxaown the columns. Naturally she
$ ssxxurned to the advertising page; for she
/ wa of q hopeful temperament and liked
to fancy that some day she would find
som more %congenial employment than
chat of making ~buttonholes; but, as
q usual, the papers had little to offer to a
N decayed gentlewoman. She had not
q Che skill or training to fill the situations
pf nurse, cook, or %laundress: her in
l. clination did not prompt her to apply
for the position Of housekeeper to a
!, middle-aged widowcr with four engage
~ sing children; nor did she wish to cor
. S%uespond with q young man with Il light
ID #mustachc with q view to matrimony.
: She was about to put the paper down
10 with her customary sigh of disappoint-
= lment, when her eyes fell upon the toll
5 ssowing: :.
u A gentleman suffering from inflammation
II 3sAof the eyes wishes to secure the services of a
Emerson mot an elocutionist) who can read
! Hasa,loud in,elligently and agrceably for 1--WE or
| .eorrectly all English and most foreign words.
l.. MsSalary ten dollars per week. Apply at once at
r,@No. T05 Clayborn street.
e ii Mrs. Rosamond felt her heart beat
n @svith the sudden citation of her hope.
4 8Ihis. at least, was something she could
8&do, and ten dollars a week was opu-
:. Mklence to a person in the habit of making
le 8bIttonholes for twenty cents Il dozen;
ID @but she had lost a day already, and with
1t Dill perhaps the opportunity Of a lifetime.
d #"lhe excitement of the new idea untitled
l. sher for her usual work. She moved
', #nestlessly about, brushed and rebrushed
Mier old dress, and tried to turn the
Y. Grape on a hat which had braved the
Mt #storms of several seasons.
l. The next morning she set out as early
10 Gas was consistent with propriety. 1t
was q long walk, and she did not feel
C. Justified in the extravaganza Of takina
%a street car. The weather was bad.
or Eand she was wet and weary before she
PREACHED the house.
81 read an advertisement in the
j" Times yesterday" she began timidly to
$Afthe man who opened the door.
n Yes, miss; step H." said the man.
G. 1FHe was plump. tlorid, good-natured,
e. Sand Enthusiastically Irish. ''Take a seat,
id Ssaniss,' he said, indicating a chair.
lie There a young man with Mr..
n, #'Ihurrch at prisent, but he won't shtay
10 long" Mrs. RoSamond's eyes asked
aithe question her lips did not litter.
Of II know his vice. replied the man.
8"He was a blusterin' chap, and Mr..
IT YChurrch is ESQ narrvous with settin' so
J. Alonsg in the darruk that he can't abide
Is Man Al reader, let alone q sledge-ham-
l. inner craythur like that"
IS ~ Mrs. Rosamond made no
y SS##upon this information. She asked her
sakNself: "What manner of man-servant is
sEhls' who converses Familiarity with
ID S#ladles?' and then glancing at her
IS shabby attire fancied She saw in it he
20 exclamation Of his Familiarity. His
I'm what We moight call o dasint
0, reader mesilf, and many's the time in
5: taliforny I've read. to Mr.. Church by
the campfire about Charley O'Malley
er and the rest av 'em, but now he's got SO
ID hard to phase nobody can shut him."
Iy2 A sharp tinkle of a bell upstairs in
Q. 'terrupted his eloquence. He disap-
r. peared, and shortly returned, followed
by a huge, s~ulky-looking young man,
who went out and banged the door af-
Of ter him. "Now, miss said the man.
ii and our heroine rose, trying to steady
j. herself for the trial that awaited her.
g 1t was evident that she had found favsr
( in the eyes OF her new ACQUAINTANCE. for
IS he stopped at the head of the stairs and
in whispered: ''Av yer would let me give
al you a bit of advice. Don't drop a book
le i for the wurruld, or creak a chair, or
Il 4 rustic your dress, or spake until he
e N spakes to YOU"
e His friendliness was so evident that
81 Mrs. Rosamond said s'Thank you," and
smiled at him in a way which. bewilder-
eed him completely