Daily Republican., 1886-07-02
FINDING A CON- Au|ON.
WAMTED7A oDMrANIoN, FOR AN
w elderly lady.

40. was the advertisement that Ap
peared In newsDsper OF q rainy Mon.
day morning in Nov. mber, 49,
Glenviile was nothing more than a
lttie country settlement with a red
brick town hall ami q labyrir th OF
narrow streets which seemed to have
beer laid out with special reference to
the oewiiderment of auy choice passer,
VINO might fiud himself involved In
their mazs. A quiet, dreamy, Rip Van
Wihhie sort OF pace-and yet before
noon OF that MONDAY morning q sv arm
OF anxious aspirants for the office OF
companion for an E!derly Lady" had
made their appearance in the best par.
Tor OF the Glenville House.
Mr.. Reginald Chillingfeld, who had
been out for q walk In the street, was
met on the threshold Of the hotel by the
boot boy:
80, please, sir, there's a lot Of 'em all
a-askin' for you"
"a lot OF what?" demanded Mr..
Chillingtield.
Reginald ChilliuRaeld was tall, and
slender and handsome, with bright blue
eyes and straight nose-which latter
feature he rubbed o. he stood staring at
Mike Uptown.
advertiser ent
10" said Mr.. ChillingHeld, "I recol-
lect now.
And little reckoning Of what lay ba.
lore him he pushed open the door of the
hotels best parlor.
Only for half q second, however The
array OF feminine faces, all OF pectantly
turned toward him, WAS enough 10 ave
the stoutest bachelor heart, and Rsgi-
maid Chiilingtield closed it again with q
bang.
Jones'" said he 10 his familiar
friend, who had just lighted cigar in
the reading room, what shall l do?"
"in respeot of Whst?"
"My Aunt Poily's companion.
There's a dozen Of 'em there, appar-
emily all ages, from tixteen to sixty.
My aunt Poly don't want twelve COM
panions."
Take the best looking" suggested
Jones, with revolving levity.
"And be scra,cSedby all the rest ("
Take the worst boxing, then. Ten
to one she's best d;ttd for 'compan
ion to IN old lady "
"My Aunt Polly Is an excellent
judge Of beauty. She'd tend me back
WIN tle hEblClbb III 1888 Iudu TWO
hours" retorted Chillingfield.
SIN that case, " said Jones, medita
lively cycling the end Of his cigar, Il
don't see ho~ you' re TO get out Of the
dilemma.
ZONES, don't prove faitbles in such
a straight as this. Be a man apd q
friend. Suppose you had ad or tised for
companion for Aunt Polly, and host
hsd responded, what won "a you do?"
81 should engage one OF elm and send
the rest about their business"
Eyes; but which one? Be practical.
there's good fellow"
The one whose appearance seems
best adapted to the emergency
Zones, you're fcop' cried out
Cnillingfeld. Am / to 90 into that
room and stare about ss il they are q
lot Of "i1ter apples or prize pumpkins
ON exhibition"
Have 'em admitted one by one, "
suggested Jones, and on this hint Mr..
ChillinRheld promptly acted.
"You ait and pr. tend to be reading
the newspaper" whispered Chilling
field, and il you like the applicant
look, cough. II you don't craokle the
Newspaper! Dear me. my shirt collar
is wet already; my face is burning
Why couldn't Aunt Polly have hunted
up her own eompanion? Yes, Mike,
all ready. ASK one OF the ladies to
walk I'M"
And, with q grin, Mike announced;
"Mlss Zerinsh Hall"
Miss Hall was tail, scant .haired and
specialized, in robe of gingham and q
drab silk hat.
,s.
man." she said, mot from necessity,
partnership | hope the elderly lady
church mem Der?"
paper. Chitllngield glanced guilty.
at his friend.
mo, she's not; that isl think, per-
haps, younger person. You did not
say how old you were, Miss Hail."
mo, | didn't" ssid Miss Z,rinsh.
"And don't mean to. / don't think
you'll suit, young man No gentleman
what Is the other person rafting his
ing i'm pertinent questions about lady 8
age. Good morning, sir
Miss Zsrnah went out, closing the
-, Mrs. Hawkesbury, the next candi-
date, was q clairvoy ant and spiritu-
alist.
az think l could amuse the old lady
with foretelling the future" said she.
THAT was the way l did at my last
I'll rec situstion
"Taret" repeated Mr.. Chilliugfeld.
Jones, my dear fellow, don't rustic
of hat nrt lv ( A N in nj q N
taueous silence ensued, and ZONES stifed
Mercury ibid you say chree? How
did you happen TO lose those stu
ations?"
1.-THE visitation of Providence, sill"
said Mrs. Hawkesbury. "They all
died-the respected ladies whom 1t was
once my duty and my pleasure to"
"Oh," said Mr.. ChilliDgield, 81 am
afraid my Aunt Polly might die, too.
Clsirvoyance and second sight mightn't
agree with her"
Sir" said the lady, "you are spiri-
tually blind"
"VeH likely" said Mr.. Chillingfield.
"But would prefer to remain So"
The next was TOO deaf, the next too
fieshy, the third was unW illing to live
with any lady who did net keep o man
servant, the fourth wanted too high a
salary-so on I'D infnitun, unit, the
newspaper WAS fairly cracked TO pieces;
until at length there YVES, 30 to speak,
cite" between the last two candi-
dates.
Ruth Coke was just 10; pretty as
sweet pea bloss ON, and ready to under
take any description of service TO escape
from a step mother aud nine turbulent
half-brothers and sisters. Helen How.
ard was queenly young woman of five
and twenty, who read like Mrs. Scott
s !ddons, sang delicious Scotch bal ads
and frankly owned that she needed