Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-01-05
ALL FOR THE BEST.
Seeming Failure Only the Stepping
Stones to Success.

mere leUJer IOr you, hdUO
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
.ushed downstairs three steps at a
lime.
'It's chance for u place at last, "
she cried, in great excitement, as she
;ore open the envelope and ran her
eyes hastily over the letter. "a Mrs.
Drew, in Oxford, Md, wants gov
srness for her daughter. I'll write to
aer at once.
"Oh, DEAR" said Ella, dismally, cit
makes me wretched to think of your
going so far away, Kate"
Don't fret till Co." answered Kate.
There's many a slip betwixt cup and
lip. And you know very well, Ella,
that l can't find position here. l can
each 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 a fortune, and that l
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. l must
Jake 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
England 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
from actual want. But they saw the
necessity of gong to work at once, and
had lost no time in looking for employ
ment. 1t had been a long and weary
search. however, and Ella was delighted
beyond measure when at length she
secured from 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 desultory, 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 if possible, but she
soon found that her castles had been
built in the air.
Il could get position in Mrs. Sc
viers school if could only teach
mathematics and history" she said to
Ella on returning one day from a long
tramp in search of employment. "But
don't know any thing about either.
So she had at length applied to
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 could
talk of nothing except New Oxford
and when a letter arrived bearing the
post-mark of that town, Hates hands
trembled so that she could scarcely
open it.
she will give me the position with
a salary of two hundred dollars and 6
home, if can teach the child mathe'
matics as well as French and music?
she exclaimed.
'Oh, dear!" sighed Ella. "Ther
that cake is all dough-"
"No, don't say that" said Kate, 81
can't give up such chance. 1t is
only the beginning of June - why
can't l study up IN mathematics She
doesn't want me until the second week
in September.
"Do YOU think YOU coulda"
81 am sure could" answered Kate
who had plenty of energy and perse
yerance. Three months hard study
ought to fit me to teach mathematics tx
any girl twelve years of age. know
Grace Halpine will help me. She al
ways had such liking for figures. I'll
run in now and ask her."
Grace lived next door, and was very
fond of Kate, SO she willingly con
scented to give her lessons, and Kat
wrote to Mrs. Drew that she would
accept the position. How she did
work for the next two months! AND
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