Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-16

ncf SHAWL bDtaunsu ttt uftDftllA from sally
aud postt her letters. when she returned,
after changing her wet garments, she COM
menced 10 sew. IL was necessary for her to
have another drtss before she went among
strangers. She thought OF the elegant ward
robe she had left with sigh, but she ielt she
had done right In giving up all OF Arthur
Carringford's gifts.
The next days post brought her c sum
nous 10 call ON one OF the ad Sertisers She
went In fear and trembling, the lady wanted
o goyerness for three children. She asked
Hazel number OF questions, which she an
swered satisfactorily enough, until tile lady
asked her for reference. The unhappy girls
cheeks paled, then flushed scarlet, ns she
staminercd out that she could not furnish her
with one, MS she was stranger In London.
She had never taught; and, on account Of
family reasons, she did not care TO send to
her Old teacher In Brussels for u reference.
me NirtuOus matron looked at Hazel sus-
picionsly, a. d informed her that she could
not admit any one Into her family without
character. and bade The luekless girl good
afternoon, with an mir OF contempt that
S2nhded per feelings, and made her eyes fiji
The next week she met with like mortifca-
ton. utterly discouraged she at last applied
FORA position In q millinery shop, but OF
course She was told they only wanted expert
enced hands. Each day she hoped for sue
cess, but In vain; at every place she applied
she WAS repulscd, either for lack OF experi-
ence or because she could not satisfy the par
Ties regarding her character. There was not
u soul 10 whom she dared refer, for she feared
discovery II she applied To any of her friends
for reference. Her heart failed her. aud her
little store Of money was rapidly diminish
ing; she was almost IN despair, for every av-
enue OF employment seemed closed 10 her
ALI she was beginning 10 learn how hard Ii
w2s for nm educated woman TO become a
bread winner. --.--,..
She had been ten days an inmate OF Mrs.
Parker's lodging house. when she received "A
letter In reply To ore she had written in an
swer to an advertisement for q copyiSt
Al "A ftfI "a nd HfSfi Rf har
in fact her handwriting was remarkable, and
she had answered this adver isement with
more hope of success than she had for some
time. Complete fai ure had marked all her
efforts so far and therefore, when she receiv-
ed the lawyers note asking her to call en-
him at his office that morning, she was
agreeaOly surprised.
Hastily throwing on her wraps she left Mrs
ParKer's, and taking n cab rode IA lilr as the
Bank OF England; there She inquired her way
A rapid walk brought her to st. Paul's, and
from thence she made her way over Ludgate
Hill Into Fleet Street, and directed her steps
To emple Bar
That same morning in q dingy off ce in the
lehple, before bright fire, sat the head Of
tOls thriving ofiice-fOr IL was ~ thriving one
Mr.. James Coal. 1t was q chilly day for the
second week in September, and while the fire
impaired WARMTH fatlei To give cheerful
ness 10 lhe room. Tin boxes containil title
deeds, mortgages, proceedings in chancery-
III snort, the history Of many Il tale of Tears
ana wrongs were range! alphabetically up
! on the dusty shelves, beneath which was
large IRON cnest, where cash and more secret
papers were securely locked.
40 this office Hazel bent her footsteps with
q SAL heart. She quite dreaded to enter for
! she feared to receive SHINE rebuff, or per-
chance an insulting remark. The past week
had brought her in contact with the rough
! side of humanity. When she reached the
door, however, she reSolutely put away her
/ fears and entered the outer office with quiet
dignity. A clerk was buSiy engaged writing,
! and she inquired of him if Mr.. Coal was in.
| "He l.; who shall say wishes 10 see him 2"
Tell him the lady to whom he wrote re-
/ gardlng some copying he wished 10 have
| dome"
''Please he ,atod, miss. Twill see if he is
| disengaged."
! The clerk went into the private Office of the
popular lawyer. In few moments he return
! ed and asked her To walk into the inner
] room. MIR. Coal was busy writing, and when
4 Hazel entered he looked up expecting to see
| a woman with her hltr SlVered by time, III
! fact woman who had not the slightest pre-
! tensions to beauty: for as rule, clever wOtn-
4 Ell are not beautiful. lie actually started in
surprised admiration when he saw HaZepS
trim little figure and beautiful intelligent
4 fac. He was Il hard, perhaps an unfeeling
man OF the world, but he remembered his
mother, whom he reverenced as u devotee
does his flvorite SAINT. HIS mother had
heen 10 him the embodiment of genuine vir-
tue in this wicked world. She was the one
I pure, sanity woman whom he loved, rever-
enred AID respected. His life had been
woman.
Hazel took out his letter, saying, "Ibeliev e
you wish some copying done sire"
ayes miss | do; please ne seated" Hazel
sat down, feeling i'll at ease. "Une of my
clerks mas been taken ill., He was valuable
man, and one whom ! do not wish TO dis
charge, therefore | wish to get some one to do
at least n portion of his work. You write II
very clear and legible.hand, so much so that
/ | thought You were "a man from your hand
writing, which was the best OF ali the answers
NIX "a N Nnr 1f4llt al hiatt a -
that roll of papers home and copy them. /
will give you copy Ot u similar case, so that
You can see my style OF doing them. II you
suit me, VIII engage you Dy the week. Bring
NE those papers as soon rs you have them
finished"
Yes sir, will do so, but have never done
any work of the kind before"
"You will not find any difficulty, l believe.
Here Is the paper for the work."a
Tne lawyer handed Hazel II roll of paper,
also the document that required copying.
~ Will endeavor To give you satisfaction,
said Hazel, timidly. Good morning, sir -
and, with bow, left the Office.
"Where have | seen that face before ?" NUT
tered James Coal, IA, She passed out OF his
office.
Two days afterward Hazel returned with
the papers neat copied. Mr.. Coal engaged
her to do his copying, at a stated salary per
week. He became Interested in the beauti-
fu girl who DID his work so promptly and
well. "Wh0 Is she 2" was the question he
asked himself continually. Her face haunted
puzzled his brain to remember where. He
could not erase the impression that he had
seen his copyist before she me 10 him.
Hazel had worked for him month and he
had grown to look forward 10 her visits; in.
! deed he impatiently longed for her arrival
whenever he knew 1t was time Tor her sweet
e face to appear at his desk, and he determined
to make an effot to learn something in regard
to her private life the very next time she
came to Temple Bar
{ Hazel came the next day as usual with hei
parcel OF papers for which She was paid and
then given another lot To do
Size was, of course, polite to her employer
but very reserved III her manner with him
She was grateful for the employment he gave
l her, ~ otherwise she would have been
homeless wanderer and endeavored to pleas,
, him by doingth work rs perfectly as posi-
' BILE.
1 The effects of the constant confinement t.
7 her desk soon began TO show themselves
though, in her pale cheeks and languid step
! She was not Ill, but her strength was rapidly
diminishing
a Lawyer Coal noted the change in her ap
:, pearauce; and he felt that It was pity To set
{ such n beautiful and clever girl the victim o
adverse circumstances; he Was sure that sh
u must be la want, or she wen d never toll 81
Il necessarily. The moment that Hazel left tn
t office; he called 10 his clerk
: "Dick, did you see that lady who has jus
y left my office"
5 ayes, sir"
u Would you know her again %
il "Yes, sir, from ~ thousand. She Is like
l. picture, entirely TOO handsome, to my mind
To b. travelling about alone"
= 'sNpl a right. dick I IL almost toO lat