Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-05


for it was already autumn, and an early
frost had set the leaves afame. A breeze
from the west blew my hair into my eyes,
and | put il back with a trembling hand.
The soft warm day of golden light sud
denly seemed to cloud over and become
one of moody sadness.
Il have an opportunity for advance
ment in my profession" he said, which
it would III behoove me TO put by. In my
native town is offered me a position of
trust and confidence-no less | may say to
you, dear madam, than professor chair
/ hadn't the least idea what he meant. |
knew that one chair differed very much
from another, and whereas one was COM
| Portable. easy and enjoyable, another might
be for the time being a seat OF torture, but
wherein a professors chair excelled could
not at that time imagine. | sat quite still,
and the ruffie fell from my hand my foot
rested upon the treadle of the machine,
and sat and stared at Mr.. Slade like one
demented,
And il has occurred to me- he went
on, s. that the position l have held here,
! which is an exceedingly easy and pleasant
| one, might profitably and suitably be filled
by one Of the other sex; the duties are not
at all arduous, and could be performed
/ more readily, it appears to me, tLan those
pertaining TO the needle. | have spoken to
the committee in your behalf, and with a
| little attention upon your part 10 the SIM
pie mechanical requirements necessary.
and little help upon mine, you Will be
| ready to fill the position at once =
who? |, Mr.. Shade? Why you must
| be crazy
Then feeling that this was not q respect
| full way to speak, added that his kindness
for me had led him to overrate my capabil-
tiles.
why, Mr.. Slade," said I, 81 never got
| beyond the four first rules in arithmetic "
And upon these depend everything he
| replied. Come put by your work, and
| let us see what we can do in first at
| tempt
II was Of no use to refuse His was one
Of those inasterful natures that always con-
| quer. Half an hour after, | was sitting
| close by his side at the table. with Charley 5
slate under my blurred eyes and Charley 5
pencil in my trembling fingers. The rosy
| evening light streamed in upon US, the soft
south wind bringing resinous odors through
| tie window from the woods where Charley
/ yet fingered.
Now, my dear Mrs. Sweet" said Mr..
| Slade-and the very gentleness of his tone,
the tender rendering of my name, made
me shiver and shake, for | could not get
the thought from my head that when he
| was gone there was nobody left to deal
| tenderly with me or mine-"now pray try
| ond o,i,ta ,,oy,r fhonabts 10 tho Srhinct IN
| hand II IS The simnlest thine in the
wnrId and tbase r,din,epts oHca CON-
| ouered The rest will follow Now a man
| SoId his farm far 81 720 and fonrtean- r.
teenths of Ills is seyen.ninths of the cost
| 0f ~ house on6 tho boTsa COST seI.on
| times as much as the store, noT what was
His yo;ce vas so ,,ersnosiye so distinct
80 -, - - ~ 'iooan,,, ~ TO
| ~ ~ ~ scbonl ator r. Tho noor it'll
| hIocLbeods could ,oalye ra;ther bead nor
ta;I Of he ,,eonin, Ioot..d ~ M SIada
and tban oTt Of Tho widow v,here fLe
r,,nilo,,, EerI,t IF ~ S,,rSe+ sl,ona anT
| on,ay o,.or 81 tl,o v,,oode5 b;IIs bo,,ond and
J tboT,,bt bou, sncb n ijttie Will 400 il
wae a snr;ney Iandecane oil hatLad in tba
darost l,ree,, n,,d -, :, 10 a,,t,,,,,-,
the Grass was sere and brown tbe leaves
| faIIing the hrancbes lie eEalafons aoa;net
| Az aT=onincr 81
:, Jadat37-,,;yv daor Mr., Swae+ :, cold
+ba 90 Of thc scIonIraator 1tI No., v 9II
| o+tont;or 10 tLoSa fa,r ct r,IoS II i
J;StaStef,l 70 rle 70 Law I-o', q mo-, ~ tbe
onorSo hahitS 81 49, ma rrdToo ~
G A To- % liz? "oIn1i, ,i9
nnhaconlin, nlanner and c,rndgn vo,, tI'a
r,oor rer.ard Co.., ,,nnr 1abor
po sbe cod t,e Searis yrore crooked aud
narhans ILev wore y sod for I irnew he
p,aanf Mrs. Channel - am not varV Good
Of Sar;no o,aivti;n, y Tbo,, TO 9 h;o
taorS Lii ont 81 NV eroS ,1nn,, cbare
state and hinrred tbe scbodlmastnr,s a..
1ras III, H. 60 1;Stralsod L., - he
nm and look a tnrn obout th the room I',' Then
an" a,, %anl~ ~ tho tobie 80
!. Daar Ne g Sweet he ssia orito i'm,
lorin@I, Sc ro' ro,,id 81, III aI-o w
yoTr I99;nd 70 master thasa fir1t r,lIaSI 4 /
man sold his farm for ~ az
And Tn sure he Got GOOD nr;ca for II ,
brot-e in o and 1,,R ote,,er ba 1rot for b;s
house Il n,nst baya haen oil i ;SoS y,ortb
AZ for his store T 5onit want ~ Inow onv.
tbing about Il T con,t soc tbat rs anv ~
INV bnsiness Mr. S1ado o,d co,,,t baibe,
] NH II inst nn1 IF Il rI-aS 6nnSo oio,,o
or n stora aInne or a farm, Int 70 ont tban,
ali mn ana mt tben, tna,ot, er acyo;n lilo
natcbwor- P oniIt 10 no7oss;hle for rne r.
- f AZ ~ 80 az .oA ~ ~
conl5 and ~ riJicrlo,,s 70 asl, mo s,Ich
tbinS Nj Sfada Ali fcar do after yon o(
auroT ;s to 90 Nv, uo,l-ir(, Gov Ure c6a,,tel
iii i dror load and e :, ,y,oS,,it for GI,or
low T worldn,t cara how soon tbat yoT,I5
he ;, S'0- '--'''
Then I n,t my, bood do,-,, ON +bo tobl.
and cr;ed raaiv 10 l.oal- nv boort
conldn,t holm II was The most rrratcba or
cuant',ro - .,S as tII Ilost W.. o,
full. | couldn't helm the cry and I am
a,1ad -, IL. az VIZ N'S "iN' "''
Ear r0 sr5 1,i, Otf' fo,+ his s,sonx o,,
tranoiIa w, III i,onI- ~ ta5 81 Il
.. II ;s 80 cod 81 tarr;IIa ,; cold % ;,
bava he 49, @ -, reii oUno,d on6 NJ
| - LIZ SS"'Aii9 hAN"yo NAOOhIHi anu HiAo