Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-02

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II learned Of it through your daugh-
ter's letter to Miss Templeton."
30, then you are girl Miss Tenn
pleton sent? Very well. it is all right.
suppose you can do all kinds OF
work?"
eyes, ma'am; / think so"
".What is your nameT
Rachel Ray
After few more questions, all OF
which Flossie answered satisfactorily,
Mrs. Copeland engaged her for a
month.
The room to which she was afterward
shown was neat and clean, but rather
poor in its appointments, and Flossie
Thought, with regretful sigh, of her
own pleasant room at home. Il almost
wish 1 hadn't come" she sighed, as she
descended the stairs.
Mrs. Copeland was so kind and pleas
ant in her instructions. and her new
girl was so quick to understand, that
they we're mutually pleased. Work was
no hardship for Flossie, for she had
been accustomed to it from her earliest
infancy; besides the family at this time
was small, consisting only of Mr.. and
Mrs. Copeland.
Mrs. Copeland was rather reserved,
so Flossie did not learn much about
the family affairs, although she always
listened eagerly whenever Ida's name
was mentioned. From what was said,
however, she could see that the mother
loved her daughter as few daughters
are loved.
One day when her mistress was away,
Flossie, having finished her work,
wandered into the parlor. Seating
herself at the grand piano. she ran
over the keys with her little toll
hardened hands. Presently the ran
dom notes resolved themselves into one
of her favorite waltzes. Growing tired
at last, she rose up and began to ex-
anime the articles on a table near.
The chief attraction was beautifully
colored photograph of Ida.
allow beautiful she is?" murmured
the'little servant, gazing at the sweet
face. "But then she always was lovely.
Whom does her face remind me of
Some one / know, but / can't think
who. / wonder if am half as pretty
as she is. /"
For answer she turns to the mirror
in which she can see herself from heaC
| to foot.
--.She sees n pair- Of Xistful. question
dimpled; brown hair, combed in fluff,
bangs" over the forehead; shell-lik'
ears, and little retrousse nose; fair
girlish face, which you or / could no
have seen without wanting to kiss.
The door was pushed little ajar
and young man stood looking at TIN
pretty picture. Gradually his look o
admiration turned to one of astonish
ment. Advancing into the room, h
exclaimed, holding out both hands:
"Why, Flossie Templeton, how glac
l am to see you! came in softly, in
tending to surprise my mother, but
never thought of seeing you here"
At his first word Flossie had rul
away from the mirror, mortified beyon'
expression.
"Oh, Mr.. Ellington! what must yo'
think of me, seeing me standing look
ing at myself You must think me s.
vain, so sillyp she cried, her face al
that you made the prettiest picture
ever saw. If / were half as pretty
would look at myself all the time, sal
Norman, CALAMITY.
An awkward little pause ensues
Fiossie is greatly disturbed by tn
thought of her position in the house
and Norman, for the first time noticin
her calico dress and big ginghaI
apron, is surprised to find her S
strangely dressed.
IL must go to the Kitchen" sal
Flossie, 10y great effort breaking tn
silence; Il ought not to be in here O
all. am Mrs. Copeland's servant"
"What?" exclaimed the astonishe
Norman. "Surely you are not workin
for my mother?"
"If Mrs. Copeland is your mother,
most certainly am. j have often hear,
her speak of her daughter, but neve
heard her mention you"
Seeing Norman still looked incredu
ioai S ssfsi t%sdfq to 9 Earn some money 70
myself, so when Ida Copeland, VIII
was my dearest school friend, wrot
and asked me to tell them of som
good girl to do general house
word, 1 thought L would com
myself. Ida was going away on a visit
your mother never saw me, and so
came here and gave my name as Rache
Ray. No one would have been any tn
wiser for my little experiment if yol
had not known me-"
She concluded her story with merr,
laugh, not looking n bit like the blush
ing girl of moment ago, and so Nor
| f,raa1 b.. 1o,,n,l -
Il would not have thought you coulC
gain your mothers consent" said he.
90, she doesn't know anything abou
it. She thinks am visiting here"
"Then it is nothing but within
and now, since you have gratified it
you must stop work and make us
visit"
at is not o whim," objected Flossie
Il am working to earn money. You
mother pays me 81 week, and 1 thinl
/ earn it, every cent"
Just at this point in the conversation
the street door was opened, and Flos
sic, pausing long enough to say, "DC
not tell who L am" hurried off to tn,
kitchen.
After this first encounter the young
girl saw very little of Norman, but wher
he happened to meet her he always
spoke kindly and respectfully to her
He had not been at home for a long
time, so his mother and stepfathei
were overjoyed to have him with then
again. 1t was evident to Flossie thai
he had kept her secret, for Mrs. Cope.
land treated her in the usual manner.
Norman was q great favorite in the
town. A number of parties were given
in his honor, and soon he was involved