Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-02
nR. RERp.s nousEKEEPER.

Alu lINlu " w At""fslNA NNlfsee
which she hell in ksr hand A. she
awaited the answer TO hsr modes, knock,
her thought. ran very much in this
wise
"wh., pity such . nice garden a
I, could be made. her eye. taking in The
ma. of weed. ,hA, hoarshsd on ei,hei
,ide Of the broad Jagged path leading
down TO the hish stone wall and iron
gate ,hs, .hu, on, the dusty road be-
yond. Then. a. hsr glance wandered ,c
sn asry blind and the ,Arni'hsd door,
plate. ,he eIcl.imed half aloud
"Pcor man II looks a. II he needs
.omsbody to pa, thing. to rights. The
Advertisement, says q nice. quiet. elderly
peron.'
Here dimpls stole in,o view and
played hide. and..esk. about this little
boiy'.-ys.. sweet mouth. Coz there va.
no g.in..ying the fac, ,hA, her lip. pos.
.s..sd = dainty curve. revealing. =. she
smiled. a glimpse ot unusually pretty
teeth for lady Of her .PPArsn, age. ln
. moment. howsver. the dimple vanish
ed. and her mouth assumed Il. before
demure expression a, she sighed
"Ohl | DO 90 hope ! will suit. |
have tined % hard. snd-snd | know
could make thing, look % different. II be
!,a'i fumpy and will le, me"
"Did yer knock. ma'sm >
This from a ,lip..hod girl who stood
good nA,uredly eyeing the "knoek from
her pos, oa the door.mAt With start,
a. Il caush, doing something she ought
no, to BE- doing. ,hi. rather old.fAshionsd
looking little lady answered
"Ye.; is-i, Doctor Nathaniel Reed
in'"
"Yss. m.Am; the master, he's in. u
you're +. patient. master says you're 70
so In the library.
"Oh no. i. Tell your master ! call
ed aboa, the advertisement"
No sooner bad the servant. With a
nod Of ker un,idy head. departed, Afier
bidding the lady ",Ake = chair in . halt
dArksned room OF the hall. than that
small body. with . quick look around,
dAr,sd across the room to a mirror AZ
ter careful survey Of herself. with q
nod Of satisfaction. she resumed her seat
TO awai, the doctor. coming. No, a
minute TOO soon. fof jus, Thea q voice
outside the door remarked
"ln the sitting room. did you say.
Jane,'
Then the handle turned. aud sen,le.
man Of spplrtn,ly abOu, thirty entered
the RON. "A exclamation escaped the
lady =. .he half arose from her seat. AM
in a eonia,sd. hurried sor, Of way, mur'
INJURED
IL ihink-yOu will excuse me. There
/, mistake. | Wished called to sac
Doctor Reed"
"No mistake a, al. ma'sm, assure
you. | an Dr.. NaihAniel Reed. | un.
deniood the girl TO say ,hA, You called
Abou, the Advertisement, | inserted ia the
paper. She IL rather stupid. 90 perhaps
the mistake il on her side"
Seating himself. the doctor awaited a
reply. thinking "Poor little woman. a
tras nervou. aboa, stating the espabil.
i,ies." All =, oaoe the prim little figure
opposite him seemed TO become more
erect. a. in clear. seda,e ion's i,s o~nsr
answered
"No; your servant was quite right.
IL /. concerning the advertisement that !
have called"
"wsll. | am glad Jane Was nigh, this
time, for she has q decided talent fo'
making blunder. Still. the girl !. good
hearted aud honest, and | would like TO
give her As fair chance as | can. Her
mother |. a widow. with four children 70
provide for. do not know exactly
where the fsul, IL. but Of course l can
see ,ha, thing. do no, work s they
should DO. and 90 /, occurred TO ne tha,
II | enuld meet with a nice. molherly lit
,le body was the "li,ile' an ar,fal CON-
plimeni on the doctors part y who
would undertake to Sc, everything
straight. why !, would be great relief
TO me"
IL would try to do my best, ! am sure
sir" We. the rather fain, response.
"No, doubt OF it," Was the hearty
rejoindsr, then .,riding aeross the room
the doctor rather enerse,ically drew up a
blind. remArking | hope you do no, be-
lieye in the saving Of carpets, Mis-
"sphinx," after brief pause. sup
piled the lady. slightly edsins away from
the dazzling sunshine as It ',reamed In
upon them.
"Do you know have become possess
ed with the idea ,hA, all good house
keepers abhor the sun on account OF u.
fading propensi,iss' Ba, ! am afraid
.hould be rather obstinate in my require
men,s OF light and air. Sunshine Is .
glorious benefse,or. l, has cured many
an III, and is oitentimes more effective
than a doctors prescription This lat
ter With genial smile, as. glsncine q
hi. watch. he added "well. then, Mrs
Sphinx. IL you think we could agree al
to plenty Of air and sun-Oh! by-the.oy
| am forgetting one Of the most impor'
tant items. The reeompense | could OF
fer would not be large-Perhsps two dol
lars and . half, payable monthly
would no, be satisfactory to a"
"Oh, yes !" was the somewhat eager
reply. 81 should be quite satisfied with
that; but must tell you that-,hat
canno, give q reference. Yours would
be my first situation. and I am . s,ran-
ger (ihis las, = trias faltsringly) in th'
city,"
"Referencssl" he repeated. with
eomical look. "To tell you tbs truth,
never thought OF them" Then courteous
ly he added III feel sure that in you
case they are quite unnecessary. s.