Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-03-14
A HASTY MATCH.
why John Gregory Married Ills
Housekoepor.

HousekOepor.
Jphn Gregory was a substantial bgi.
incss man, resident la the good city ~
boston. aud was we'll known on
Change some tvouty year. since Al
though wcll.to-do. aud abuudantly
able 10 support wife, forty-cight
Year, bad elapsed aud still he wRs
bachelor 10 tell the truth, there was
,rg little romance about John Greg
orl and n ho ever did marry, prob
ably money would have more % do
With determining his choice thaa any
softer -.utimcut
~ john Gr~gory, avoiding the mat
fimuula' sHaros which wcrc laid Tor
him by gutrrPrising mairuns who had
larg, families ~ daughters ~ dispose
a. lived quietly in a modest house, for
which be- bad been fortunate enough
b. -ocury capable housekecpor who
understood his peruliaF tastes
Janet Campbell this was the name
~ the Luus-korpvr was 81 S,sotch
birth and Iineagr bat had bcen brought
"a America while yet child. by her
father Who iaBcird that be could sue
coed better iu huilding up a fortune Ia
The Mes World than the Oid
Apart from the fat that Jan"t's par
euts s,rg dead. and that she, their
oHiy child after various mutations had
suhflded NJ thirty five. into her pres
eut au-t which she bad noW held for
eight yvarz there l. nothing especial
~ cell Those oi ms readers who are
r"s, a. bgurvs wtll find no dirlculty Ia
computing from the data I have given
that she had nov attained the age 81
iurty -three
Janet va. not handsome She never
had bocu, Zoe that matter Neither
vas she particularly the reverse She
bad u plain scotch face. with a shrcwd
tviaklC ~ the eve. perhaps. that
eytuoed her worldly wisdom. aud was
~rrupulously u-at 10 her person aud
sttirn, though very little accustomed
10 making a display iu the latter
Hut janet "a. a model hou-skcepcr
No ons knew b-ttsr than she hoW ~
prepare tho coffee Cor her taastcr's
taste No one understood better Just
how brown the toast should b. a.
Que could better determine just how
much h. hruil the steak ior break fast
~ Nj John Gregory. who had k-eu
appreciation u good living Gin a plain
way) and rival, genuine comfort felt
that bis housskceper ass a treasure a.
him, and even an unprecedented fall Ia
che prios oi stocks could -,arcely hav,
oocasionod him any greater consterna
tion than the Intelligence that jane
Intended leaving him However. Jansl
had no Intention ~ the kind Sh,
kncw when che was veil %. aud b,
might have .ought long before 81,
could have found more comiurtahl,
quarters, OF a plRoc more ~ her likinl
than wAs provided by her present en-
ploycf But q circumstance occurrc,
which. In the short space II twenty
four hours, changed the relation whiel
NMNHAaANiA HAitMRfiM the AMW
This vas the gay II happened. On,
morning. after completing biz sayorl
morning rcpasL Mr.. Gregory took hi
cane from behind the door aud Wake,
down 10 his once. Herr. As was ht
custom, he paid bis first sttsutions 3,
the paper. which HE once boy has
laid 90 biz deck. ready for perusAl
First dispatchlhg the leader. whicl
proved ~ M = grave essay on the stat
Of our foreign relations. and then pass
ing on 20 the other editorial matter
he 81 longth came 10 the advertise
meuts, "a which. A. = business man
he regularly paid bis attention. whils
glAncing over these, he came Al length
10 one which he at fret read car.eless
~. then with an air 81 attention. and
finally. laying down the paper. pushes
up HE sPectaeles and exclaimed
BLESS my soul Well this l. slagu,
lar
suppOslng that the reader may feel
y little curious 10 know THAT Il va,
that Mr. Gregory considered 20 singu.
lar, we viii take the liberty Of CLAN,
cling over the paper which he had Just
laid down. and read the advertisement.
u ran - follows.
INFoaMAStos wASrrb-os ganet campbsil
Sho csHs fFum seotiaad iH ne year isso q
an hEine sna this nesies shsula meet hsi
eIs, shs sia nna soastaiag vvry maoh te hsl
saNantaas ~ oAliine % Relea Bret Atterue,
o. Las, Ne = oourt street.
"Bless my soulf" calculated jobs
Gregory. We'll. this h singular r,
Thick Of u being my housekeeper. too
I've heard u such things before. bat 4
never came home 10 me-. A. may say
before. ! wonder. noe. how muol
money she is likely ~ reeeive. Cor, o
course. n h money. Very much 10 he
aavantAgs-thaa's What the notioe SAYS
] declare I've q good mind 10 20 en-
zee this Mr.. Brief Jaaet has not see
a. and ! may BE- In sons sense oonsld
cred 10 Be her representative
Acting upon this dstsrmlnatioa. NJ
Gregory took his hat and cane. and
with more than hls usual alacrity
turned his steps In the direction q
Court streel lie aoon found himsel
a. the once Of Mr. Brief
A small. dAppev man turned apo
Bin "a lnquiFing ioek
MIR Brief" said John Gregory. Ia
teFrogatisuly.