The Penn's Grove record., 1885-12-05

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.of Mss Caish0rpa'g owns artmeat anil
sew quietly by myself q.
ssSteiIa Is such o nice &tle thing,
Miss Calth0rp5 said.
And you may bslleve l A1as very glad
OF such a good situation, &ter al that
nv mother aud | had gol4 tbfsugh
with. You see I was ednskted ~ =
fashionable boardiug>acno0i, but wieii
my poor father died, leaving his aaairs
IN such hopeless confusion, | had to
come home without waiting to gradu-
ate.
"Don't be afraid. mother" said I
ssI'm sure l can teach and support you.'
But 1 couldn't get a situation as
teacher, nor as a nursery g0yerness.
Then | answered an advertisement
for a saleswoman. and get q situation
in a fancy store. But | 0 0 found IL
was wearing me outi So ] took i place
with Miss Ca!thorpe, for ] was always
quick with the needle and had 4 very
far idea of dress-maiing.
Miss Calthorpe was a great beauty
and q belle, and had a naughty WAY
with her; but she WAS very kind to MT
and paid me the fourteen dollars a
month as regularly a the day came
| around. Ard George Miner was always
| at the corner on Saturday nights to
| walk home with me, for | had Sundays
| to myself in the dear little room where
! mother sat at her knitting, and the III,
| tie copper tea-kcttle sang on The stove.
| as If TO welcome me home.
< got acquainted with George 1t the
| Teachers, Brreau. He was looking for
a place as teacher OF Latin 2 Maine
matics-and he succeeded In obtaining
a very good one-and when he had laid
up money enough. and saw his way
| clear, we were to be married.
So you can easily see that these days
In Miss Calthorpe's dressing ROOM were
very happy ones for me. For as sewed
| dreamed-and not MISS CaIthorpe
herself, going out, night after night, to
her brilliant balls and parties, in her
! elegant silks and tissues, WIS lIalf SO.
secretly blissful IS /.
Until the losing Of that pearl ringl
1t was a very valuable One--at least
| SO | was told-a stone of great size and
| luster-and there was nobody but us n
| the room the day 1t wal lost.
WOf course she has taken 1t, said
Mrs. Midget, Miss Caithorpe's aunt.
ssOh. aunt said Miss Calthorpe, de-
precatingly; sStella Is sucla good, quiet
little thing. and I have always found
her strictly reliable"
because she never had been tempt
| ed said Mrs Midget, setting her thin
lips coldiy together.
So they sent me awayi
Dear mother sympathized with me In
NV troubles, cried on my shoulder,
called Miss Calthorpe a "crufl, heart
less wretch, y aud declared we would
live on bread and water tsntilI could
get a place. But George Miner changed
in his manner, and there was IN bis lock
and voice that which stung me 70 the
heart.
aGeorae,n said i, one evening,
speak out; if you think ne a thief. say
sol,
aWell.r said George, neryously twiTl-
ing his thumbs, ''since you wish me 10
be frank, it will, perhaps, be best for
both parties. My situation depends Q
good deal upon my character, and ! had
| berter not form any ties with a person
who has even been suspected CG5ar's
| wife you KNOW and he laughed un-
easily.
Idrew off the ring Inc gave It back
! to him. But my heart was Q full foT
me to speak a word, and, through my
tears, 7 could see the panied look on his
face. FOR / believe poor George loved
.Mother, said /, when he WAS gone,
sits all over nowl shall be an old
maid, and live with you all my days.
| You must be husband and children and
lover and all to me, mother dear
And / felt better sitter 1fieas last
shower OF tears.
In those dreary times Charles Eliet
used to come and SIT In room o deal
Of evenings. he was IN a law station
erts store down IN Nassau street, ana
sot me copying to do. which helped us
along. And l didn't know until after-
ward that he sat up late at night 20
| copy over my first attempts, which
were laundering and Incorrect, rather
than dispifit me by criticism. But j
got to be quite q skilltul copyist alter
a while, and earned a deal OF money.
And n day Charlie asked me to
marry him.
five just had an increase OF salary,
said he, 1or I shouldn't venture to ask
you, Miss Stella to cast IN your loo with
a poor law clerk. And your mother
will always be welcome as daylight in
my house, and I'm studying law at odd
times, and hope one day to Keep you as
you deserve"
what could says Mptnsf ilked
Cnaries ElIet, alic-ana 4iunt post
lively dislike him; and SO / said yes.