Nevada County picayune., 1890-05-07
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has been married before?"
 "Never been married in his life, 7" said the stout man. "Circumstances were against it, you see."
 "Oh '" said Miss Maroon.
 aHe ain't hard to manage" said the stout man. "Them as he takes fancy to can do most anything with him.
 Miss Maroon cast down her eyes and simpered at this.
 "Did you bring any references!" said the stout man, abruptly.
 References :" echoed Miss Maroon.
 "Eyer had any expericnce?' he went on.
 "Sir,' said Miss Maroon. II really don't quite understand"
 "Your age seems quite suitable, y said the man. ''I calculate you're about 40, ain't you? We couldn't give you many holidays, nor Sundays out, but for good, eg'lar, steady place"
 "Stop!" cried Miss Maroon, "do stop! 1 don't at all know what you are talking about. Holidays-Sun- days out! I'd have you to know that I'm no housemaid, looking for a place. And as for being 40 years old, my appearance must be very de- captive if you take me for anywhere near that age. am only slX-and- thirty"
 Three or four years one way or the other don't make much differ ence," remarked the stout man with the bristly hair. "Our last was 60, and she had pretty tidy notion of her business, too, only-
 Miss Maroon looked surprised.
 Il thought l understood you to say that the gentleman had never been married,'' said she.
 II ain't talking about wives. Pm talking about nurses,' said the stout man.
 What :" cried Miss Maroon.
 The stout man looked hard at her for a minute or two; then he plunged his hand deep down into his coat pocket and extracted thence slip cut from newspaper.
 ''It's all writ down here in black and white, plain enough" said he.
 "Wanted-an experienced and trustworthy attendant for a gentle man of inlirm mind. To the right person liberal remuneration will be offered. Apply on Wednesday next between the hours of 10 and 1, at the Wedgcwood house, Infeld on the Hudson. V
 You see," he added" as he re- folded the paper and returned t 10 his docket, i've didn't exactly like to put in down in the paper as he was a crazy man.
 But that isn't the advertisement l saw at all," said Miss Maroon, grow ing alternately pale and red in her consternation.
 1t was in the Daily Nisitor," said the stout man, "as we put our notice.
 And it was The Morning Pilot that I saw" cried Miss Maroon. "A Mir. Delando St. John, of Johns grove, Infeld-on-the-Hudson, who wanted"
 "A wife" said the stout man, with twinkling eyes. ''I thought so l saw his carriage go by half an hour  ago, with a pretty little black-eyed women, in cherry colored ribbons and"
 And Rob Roy plaid polonaisel" !" almost screamed Miss Maroon. And a black parasol lined with scarlet!'
 Some sort of rig of that descrip- tion," said the stout man.
 "The bold, pert, unfeminine thing!" said Miss Maroon, vehe- mently flaming herself. ''Ive seen her this long time, walking up and down the piazza She's the very one that came down in the stage with me And here she has whsked off with the advertising man and left me all alone and deserted !"
 She's got the clear start of you, it seems" said the stout man, as he rose up and looked around for his his hat. "Well, if you don't like the idea of my situation"
 Il decline it, most certainly" " said Miss Maroon, precipitately. "Landlady :"
 "It would not be such a bad ,loo p ooovel inc stOut man. Eif--P