The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-02

l tuLnObCO Uut O' pc0 WANn PdIueuS SA6h and commenced dressing. Ten minute: later was going down stairs, with my shoes in my hand, trying to step so softly as not to arouse the rest of the sleeping household.
 Of course every door creaked anc slammed after me. caught my foot 1T a rug, and in trying to save myself iron falling, clutched chair, which fell ovel against table, making racket enough to rouse old Rip Van Wrinkle himself That was always my luck when tried ts do anything quietly. remember ons night only short time before this, wher l had been up until the others were al asleep, started to go to bed as still a. possible and was tiptoeing along the up per hall to my chamber, almost holding my breath for fear of making noise, when, instead of going into my own door which had purposely left open to pre-. vent its creaking, deliberately walked off the back stairway, which was close be. side it. went rattling down like pretty big cannon ball, with force enough to split the stair, reused everybody in the house and nearly broke my ankle, lamine myself so 1 went limping around for a week.
 And this morning, if did not meet with as unlucky an accident, made quite as much noise. But at least reached the large cool pantry beyond the dining room, and helping myself to huge slice of bread and roast beef, put on my shoes and started for the factory.
 "I should think you might, by extra ordinary exertion, manage to survive for a couple ot hours after disposing of that" " was Della's comment as rejoined her.
 Working on an empty stomach don't agree with my constitution" rejoined. disposing of huge mouthful. "I shouldn't thiok it would with yours. Won't you have some2"
 "No, thank you. seldom breakfast more than once of morning."
 "Oh, don't you2 We'll, don't some times, and when do it's about this sea- son of the year, when commence work at five o'clock"
 (" Six o'clock, you'd better say, if you intend to finish that lunch first" Della answered, knocking vigorously at the fac tory door. The summons soon brought the good-natured watchman with his huge bunch of keys.
 "Now for work" exclaimed as reached the wide, cool furnishing room. was wide awake now and as eager for business as my more energetic mate. Throwing my hat on the packing bench and tying on my apron, was ready for a vigorous onslaught on the huge pile of specs beside my workbench. No other girls had come, so we had the large room all to ourselves, and as pleasant place to work in, it was, as one could wish to see. The floor with its neat matting- the long row of work benches, with each girls working material, covered with white towel. The wide, open windows. through which the pure fresh morning air was admitted. In a moment no sound was heard save the regular click, click of our burnishers as they passed ra0;dlx, o,,ax thn sp,o0,h agn u,;ro oS tkA silver plated spectacles. One, two, three and finally dozen were finished before either of us spoke. I could not, for the very good reason that my mouth was full, most of the time, of the substantial lunch had brought, and Della would not, because it was against her principles to talk while working, it took too much time.
 The new book-keeper crossed the yard in front of our windows on his way to the little white office the other side of the green.
 had just finished my last meuthful of lunch and could keep my tongue still no longer.
 "That new book-keeper is a splendid fellow," l rem arked with sly glance at Della, as rose to polish my burnisher preparatory to commencing work on an- other dozen.
 Click, click, click, went Della's bur- nisher for all the answer she vouchsafed to the remark had made for her espe- cial benefit. Not that supposed she did not know all his virtues before, but wanted to see what she would say.
 "Why don't you say something about itp l demanded seeing she had no in- tention of replying.
 "Because didn't think there was any necessity for it. Your declaration was -. AL a. Al