The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-28
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From the Boston Transcript.

from me Boston Transcript.
There is an estimable lady unmarried. and
not unknown 70 literature living in this city
VINO some time ago thought she had been par
tlcuiarlY fortunate in securing as G servant a
I genuine Yankee girl from Methuea. The girl
was known TO some friends who had summer
boarded down that way. and who recommended
me girl as very capable and energetic The
Boston Lady found the girl all OF this, but she
a ai found, what she might have expected, that
OlVe Ann had no sort OF idea that she belonged
20 a lower social grade than her mistress and
mar she was disposed to take the entire man
agement Of the household incndiny a Iarge
part OF Miss Tarbury's private affairs into her
own hands. As Miss Tarbury, however had
mao great deal Of trouble in getting a capable
saI, sue continued TO bear Olive AIMS queer
Ways The girl at first was aghast at the city
noise snd the city COINS on" But by-and- by
she began TO be nightly interested in all these
eH 4g, ana would march into the front parlor
after her DAY s work was done and, seating her
selt on hassock, peer through the lace cur
tains at the passing people
happened that Miss Tarbury apartments
were not Tar from celebrated educational in
stitution, which is attended by a large number
OF young men, some of whom are very frolic-
some youths. Presently these young fellows
began, as they passed nightly to notice the
crouching figure and wild-eyed wondering face
OF OAye Ann as she sat with her chin resting
upon her palms, in Miss Tarbury's parlor
WINDOW. Ihen they began to tip their hats to
the queer figure, and even--the most imperti-
hent OF them-to smile sweetiy; and as Olive
ann showed no signs of diSpleasure but on the
contrary seemed TO De very much pleased, they
proceeded by easy but rapid stages to enter
INTO conversation with her through the open
window
All this, of course, without the knowledge of
MISS Iaroury But the young girl was much
TOO delighted with these polite attentions to
keep the matter to herself. So one evening.
whlie waiting In condescending way on Miss
IarDury at supper, she said
Mighty nice folks round here, Miss Tar
buryl' mss
Yes. Olive Ann, it is a very pleasant neigh
An there's some he he. nice, perlite Young
ielierS round here, too, tell We. He! he!"
., why olive Ann" exclaimed Miss Tarbury,
What do you know about the young fellersg''
", l We kinder got acquainted with some on
EN-, thru The front wndern
what do you meanf' Miss Tarbury was be-
coming thoroughly alarmed.
~, they kinder visit along as they 90 bv
sometimes, an, an last night one of IN said
was real good look in; he! he, and asked me to
throw him out my card. an SEEM S l didn't
nave none o my own.-I knew you wouldn't
lnind 1t, you see-I went upstairs and Il
olive Ann, what did you do7''
why, got one of your cards, Miss Tarburv.
anu Threw that out to him. Why. Miss Tar
bury what il the worlds the matter vita yeg''
as soon as the lady had recovered from her
talDtlng fit she gave Olive Ann summary notice
TO quit, and 1t is said to have been at least O
week before she ventured out of the house.