The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-16
Mr.. Sidney Moore,

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city.
"surely my pathetic appeal would
touch a heart of stone, and have very
little reason to think Mr.. Moore hard
hearted" thought Mamie, while
faint blush crept into her face.
Mamie Raymond was visiting her
school friend, Kate Moore. The for
mer had been making prolonged trip
through Europe, and, on her return,
was spending little time in New
York before going to her southern
home. While at school Mamie had
formed strong friendship for Kate,
but had not met the rest of the family.
On the steamer she had often speculated
as to what Kate's home would be like.
She knew that Mrs. Moore had died
when 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 a 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 looked 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 editorp
Mr.. Moore was very much amused
at Nannie's evident surprise and en-
barassment, and bantered her about it
mercilessly.
Several days later Mr.. Moore was
telling Mamie some of his experiences
as an 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 writers they might be of some
use to magazine. Why, only to-day
I advertised for stenographer."
Mamie Immediately conceived q
scheme by which she would punish
him for the discontinue he had caused
her on her arrival. She would answer
the advertisement. He had told he1
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 well, but
would soon learn. One morning Mr.
Moore came up to the desk of another
editor, and exclaimed, triumphantly:
II 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 a 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 tC
answer it, hoping that may obtain q
hearing. l fear that l am but one
among many applicants, but it is Sc
important that 1 should have work
that l must not lose the slightest
chance of obtaining it. / have met
with severe losses in friends and means
but will not infict upon you my sac
pei sonal history. 1t is sufficient to say
that circumstances make it necessary
for me to support myself or become DE
pendent on charity. This fact give.
me no claim upon your time, but, in
view of what might happen, l hav,
perfected myself in stenography, ant
think l can honestly say that cnnlt
do the work you require. am, Yer,
respectfully yours,
MARY RIVERS