The Osceola times., 1888-11-17
ALL FOR THE BEST.
Seeming Failure Only the Stepping
Stones to Success.

Here's letter for you, Kate
from the agency" called Ella Harlow,
at the foot Of the staircase one morn
ing.
Kate was busy putting. the bedroom
In order, but she left every thing and
rushed downstairs three steps at a
tine.
"Its chance for place at last. :"
she cried, in great excitement. as she
tore open the envelope and ran her
eyes hastily over the letter. "a Mrs.
Drew, in Oxford, Nd, wants gov
ernes2 for her daughter. I'll write to
her at oocc."
'Oh, dear" said Ella, dismally, cit
makes me wre.ched TO think of your
going so far away. Kate
don't fret till Co." answered Kate
There's many slip betwixt cup and
lip. And you know very well, Ella,
that | can't find position here. / can
teach only music and French, and there
are at least six music teachers to every
square, and French is taught in every
school in the place. You might as
we'll wish we had fortune, and that
need not work at all"
But you don't know what sort OF a
person this Mrs. Drew is. She may be
very disagreeable."
"And she may be very nice. must
take my chances"
Ella sighed heavily, and went back
into the dining-room TO finish washing
the breakfast dishes-a task which
had been interrupted by the postman's
ring-and Kate ran upstairs again,
eager to write her letter.
With the death of Mrs. Harlow had
ceased the small income which had
supported herself and daughters, and
Ella and Kate had TO begin the battle
OF life in earnest Fortunately they
owned the little house in which they
lived, and an invalid aunt who had
made her home with them for years
paid sufficient board to keep them
hom actual want. But they saw the
necessity of gong 90 work at once, and
had lost no time in looking for employ
nent. II had been a long and weary
search, however, and Ella was delighted
beyond measure when at length she
secured from a Photographic gallery
work which she could take home. She
was thus able to give some attention
10 household matters, and could be
company for her aunt.
But poor Kate was less fortunate.
She had never been to school in her
life, for she had been kept at home to
take care of her mother, whose health
from the time Kate was three years old
had been extremely delicate. The ed
ucation Kate had received, therefore,
had been very dcsultory, and she had
devoted special attention TO only music
and French, for both of which she had
strong liking, and could receive val
liable help from her mother, who had
been teacher OF music and languages
for some years before her marriage.
Kate had thought she would ex-
perience no difficulty in securing music
pupils at least, and planned to have
classes in French il possible, but she
soon found that her castles had been
built In the air.
81 could get a position in Mrs Sc
vier's school il could only teach
mathematics and history" she said to
Ella on returning one day from long
tramp in search of employment. But
don't know any thing about either. y
80 she had at length applied to Q
teachers agency, and now had come
this letter concerning the position with
Mrs. Drew. OF course, after Kate
sent her letter OF inquiry, with which
she inclosed testimonials from various
music and French teachers from whom
she had taken lessons, the girls coult
talk OF nothing except New Oxford
and when a letter arrived bearing thu
postmark OF that town, Kate's hand
trembled so that she could scarcely
open IL.
"She will give me the position witt
salary OF two hundred dollars and ,
nome, II can teach the child mathe
matics as well as French and music!'
she exclaimed.
"oh, dear" sighed Ella "Ther
mat cake is all dough-"
mo, don't say that" said Kate, %
can't give up such a chance. 1t II
only the beginning OF June - why
can I study up IN mathematics? Sh'
eoesnt want me until the second weeh
In September.
do you think you couldp"
Il am sure could" answered Kate
sho had plenty of energy aud perse
Serancc. Three months hard stud,
ought TO tit me to teach mathematics u
any girl twelve years of age Iknov
eface Halpine will help me. She al
vsys had such liking for figures. II
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