Daily Republican., 1888-04-14

said hja, meekly.
"Humpti" Gruntcd tho old lady
Take "A s6ur things. l suppoSs you
calculats 10 stay Rll niGht2 We'll, and
what nre you going 10 work at2" 49,.
I'VE don't know, aunt" said Ella
trying lard not TO cry.
"Weli, bin't 1t high limo you had?n
said Mrs. MedlAw. "Bolks can't live
on si.l And two great, growI-up giIlt
like you ought to Ds doing something
20 earn their salt. There's alwaye
plenty Of work for will ng hands. I've
had 70 foreolose mortgage on q little
fancy s.ore. want to put scme one IN
10 TO sell out the stock. IN give you n
iair commission on what ynu sell.
Come, what do you ssy to tha,?"
II am willing to try" eaid Ella.
"Hesvsn knows I am anxious enough
to earn my own living"
"And l, too" said Eds. "We know
nothing about such business
"Bui You can learn, suppose," BALD
Aunt Medl0w.
,'But we can learn" said Eda, hope
fully.
Aud in loss than q week the little
thread aud needle stosa around the cor
ner, wbIch had presented n grim and
shutteted front for some days, was
reopened, Bnd Two pretty girls, dressed
in black, were posted behind the ooun
Ter.
Mss, Mopson sent her two llttlo boye
10 match skein Of green wortted nod
"quira for peppermint tlHJ frst. The
"idow Hope puTohased n lltts hosiery
and fhrse obGap pocket handktrchieis
A small plrl cAna In to ask the time o;
day, nod al Old man bought pair oi
susDe aders, all Nithia the hour, and
Ets aud Ella bsaGn TO think that they
might, ia time, develop into CONNER.
cial characters of note.
To be sure, business waxsd rather
dull toward the end OF the day, but lust
at dusk tall, nios-!aohing young man
oams In to bug card OF peal abitt
buttons. E la tloG down q box, and
hey were quite long time in selecting
the pfettiest pattern and tho most ap
prnpriAte siza.
81 forgot one thing" sald the young
man, Alter he had CONTRACTED for an 10
cent Investment. Il must hayo them
aewsd on. Gould you 40 it?
"ill Try" said Ella, laughing, All
you'll briug tho shirt arUuud." '-=..
20 the young man bIouSnt lis shlrss,
shd sat down TO wall, waile Ella's
needle tisW deitly in and oai. Ha YVES
IN q harry, he told her. Hs was
for man In the printing of1 30 ct - great
daily paper, had worked ht ni2hts,
whom the rest OF the world was aslesp,
iise bat or III owl.
La tha meantime Ella was trying to
suit an old lady, In Grtel speltao Ies,
~ho wanted soma r.bboa whoSe oclor
she didn't exactly know, whose width
sue wasn't certain about, aud whose
qnality she had not yet made up her
mind concsrnipg. Bat Eda's pAtig noe,
taot and good temper were ine1hAustt-
bic At last the old lady Was tulted,
aud went away rrjoloipg, leaning on
lhe hrn OF her nephew, wao hat maDt
tealed extraordinary i0terest Ia the
Ahadn of drab ribbon.
That's Moe girl, Oi1ald," said
she. DO you know L am Dat think shs
might sult me- as o enInpaniOn Bhe
seems 30 very RoGd.ham1rst / woa.
der II 1t would do TO ask hsr if she
would like o situation2"
II don't SEQ why not" said O3RRId
Grey, thinking he never had sean soft IT
grey eyes or prettier hair. "shail we
go pack2"
Tomorrow is time enough" said
Mrs. MartiguY.
On the MORO " aha came back.
"Didn't the Iibbon sui.?" asked
Eds.
"oh, yes, the ribbon was ell right,
bu! there's something else want"
What 10 thAl?" asked Ela inno-
Gently.
"a companion to read to me, take
oare of my oanaIies, and play drowsy
Old tunes on the piano when fsel
sleepy. give 90 0 "a year, Saturday
afternoon, and board. Viii you
oame2'
Eda looked st her sister. Five hun.
ared year seemed great cum for lhe
girl who had never yeG earned Ave for
herself
Yes, go Eia," eald Ella. "I can
msna9e the store by myself easily
enough And" In n whisper, ~ We
saken aoltraot no make half dozen
new shirts for Mi. Lessner, we 10 ind
the material.
Who is MIR. Lessnei?"
"Oh, the printer. / can do 1t Mt odd
minutes, when there Is no one in the
store"
AT the end of the rnouth Ella came
We'll, Eds, how do you like it?"
Asbei Ella.
90, 80 muchl Mrs. Ma,tizuy is
queer, but she is so kind. Ant-hnd-
MI. Oswald Greg, her nephew, is very
"Is hep"
"fes," raid Eda fugering at a box
OF hooks and eyer, 81 like him ever 30
.au, b, and he Likes me. To tell the
truth, Ella-"
~ soe," said Ella, putting her arms
around her sister, me wants you to be
nla companlon for lie, eh, Ei42''
"How did you knoN2' faltsred dinl-
plea Eda
"oh I'm not quite fool" said Ells.
ba. now Eve got something to tell
YOU. l flushed Mr. Lsssner's shirts,
S,o they htted him perfectly. He says
! the only woman he ever knew who
MID him with shirta on the hrst ,ria
no has savo1 up lIttle property, and
l,e "Rnta TO iuveHt 1t somewhere, and
cunt Medlaw wants to sill oat this
seota' 30 he's going TO buy 1t, and I'm
noinR 70 Keep 1t on condition that l
"O Eilsm
o,Not net suoh a very hard condition."
ther, said Ella. "Because he's very
tiu"Shusome, and very pleasant, and /
--%s nm very mucti IN fact, i b...eYa