The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-04-15


Maria Fudgeby, that it had been
Eiayorably considered, and that /
was TO come 10 No.-Fillh avenue,
at once. Aunt Persis gave me a
new shawl and a deal Of good advice
which / pnid very little alten.
tion. Uucle Salon presented me
witha pocket Testament and a half.
dozen crapebordered hankarchiefs.
Andso1 left Milliken's Falls in
triumphant pursuit ofthal fortune
which, like a will.o-Ihe.wisp,
always kept just little ahead Of
me. We had not gone far before /
dropped the key Of my travelling
bag, and my neighbor with the
dreamy eyes gallently pickedit up
for me.
Every awkward Of me, said 1.
sNot,in theleast,s said be.
This little occurrence broke The
lice, and we soon became great
friends. He told me that he had
been moose hunting up in Maine.
IConfdsd to him that ! was going
to be the companion-T didn't
quite like to say upstairs girl'-
ofMrs. Marcali, Of No-Fifth ave.
nue.. He seemed very much inter.
ested in me. Ho said there was
something so attractive in watch.
ing the career Of youth and limo.
cence-and might he add beauty2
/ said that was all nonsense. lie
said he could not help being frank,
and he only hoped that be had not
offended me. And the fruit boy
came along, and be bonght an or
ange and some bananas for me;
and next came the newsagent, and
he purchased a new novel and some
pictorial papers, for he said he knew
by my face that | was literary so
that, altogether the journey to New
York seemed a deal shorter than l
had expected. l was a little sorry
that l had told the drcamy.eyed
gentleman all about the Marcatis,
especially with regard to the jewels
in etegere drawer aud the nervous
ailments of my new employer, even
down 10 tho arrival Of the new
physician who had distinguished
himself in Paris. Butof course IL
didn't matter. Why should it2
He wrote down my address when
We parted at the depot, and said
that he should certainly avail him.
self Of the very frs! opportunity to
call.
l found No.-FifIh avenue with.
out any difficulty, Helen Maria
had written out the direction very
carefully, and everything @as far
grauder than | had any idea of.
Mrs Marcati, u handsome lady in
u black velvet gown, said [ had a
nice face, and she hoped ! would do
my hest. Mrs. Maurice, the wid.
owed daughter, said she would like
To paint me as HebO. The two
sons and their wives were at the
country seat in Yonkers. But l
wasn't SO much disappointed about
them as / should have been i'll had
not seen the dreamy'eyod hero of
the railway train.
] did my bes: to learn my new
duties aud fulfill them to the salts.
faction Of my new mistress. Helen
Maria was there, and the cook, a
very gentcel woman, with u kitch.
en- maid who did all the dishwash.
ing aud floor scrubbing, took quite
a fancy to me, although the laun.
dress, a sour faced Scotch woman,
said that was "a deal loo giddy
and light minded" Still it was
quite a pleasant change from Mill.
iken's Fall.
The third day that was there,
there came a ring at the door bell,
and who should stand there when
IOpened it, but my dreamy.eycd
herOl
Goodness mel" said !, coloriug
all over as pink as daisy, "is it
you2"
as Mrs. MarcaLi at homer" said
he.
"No," said /; "sho has just this
minute driven away from the door.
should think you would have
met her-in dark blue landau,
with black horses and
mo matter, my good girl" said
he, 81 will come in aud wait. My
name is Of no great importance.
Perhaps you don't knOw-1 don't
remember that l mentioned it,
but l am the gentleman from
Paris"
"Tho new doctor2o said /. aLaI