Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-09-05
''Referencesf echoed Miss Maroon.

"Sir!' said Miss Maroon. II really
don't quite underestimate
your age seems quite suitable" said
rie man. Il calculate you're about 49,,
Ain't you? We couldn't give you many
holidays. nor Sundays out, but for a
good. reg'lar. steady place.
stop. cried Miss Maroon. do stopl
/ don't at all know what you're talking
about. Holidsys-Sundays outl I'd have
you to know that l am no housemaid
looking for a place. And as for being 40
years old. my appearance must be very
deceptive If you take me for anywhere
near that age. | am only six-and-thirty."
"Three or four years one way or the
other don't make much difference" re-
marked the stout man with the bristly
hair. "Our last was co, and she had a
pretty tidy notion Of her business, too,
only
Miss Maroon looked surprised.
Il thought I understood you to say that
the gentleman had never been married.
said she.
"No more he has" said the man. Il
amt talking about wives. I'm talking
about nurses"
"Whatr' cried Miss Maroon.
The stout man looked hard at her fOI
a minute or two; then he plunged his
hand deep down into his coat pocket and
extracted thence a slip cut from a news
paper.
cts all writ down here in black and
white, plain enough" said he:
WANTED. an experienced and trustworthy at
teudaut for a gentleman Of infrm mind. To the
right person a liberal remuneration will be offered
Apply on Wednesday next between the hours OF
10 and ! at the Wedgewood house, Inheldon-the
Hudson.
"You see" he added, as he refolded
the paper and returned it to his pocket.
1--WE didn't exactly like to put it down in
the paper as ne was a crazy man"
"But that isn't the advertisement !
saw at all" said Miss Maroon, growing
alternately pale and red in her conster-
nation.
ut was in The Daily Visitor" said the
stout man, "as we PUT our notice."
"And it was The Morning Patriot that
1 saw" cried Miss Maroon. "a Mr.. De
lano st. John, of St. J~ohnsgrove, Infeld-
on-the- Hudson. who wanted"-
"a wife" said the stout man, with
twinkling eyes. 81 thought so! l seen
his carriage go by half an hour ago, with
a pretty little black eyed woman, in
cherry colored ribbons and
"And Rob Roy plaid polonaise?' al
most screamed Miss Maroon. And a
black parasol lined with scarlet"
"Some sort Of a rig of that descrip-
ton" said the stout man.
''The bold, pert, unfeminine thing!'
said Miss Maroon, vehemently flaming
herself. I've seen her, this long time
walking up and down the piazzal She
the very one that came down in the
stage with me! And here she ha
whisked off with the advertising man
and left me all alone and deserted
'She's got the clear start of you, i
seems" said the stout man, as lie ros,
up and looked around for his hat
well. if you don't like the idee of m!
2 situation"-
II decline it, most certainly, - said Mis-
Maroon, precipitately. "Landladyr"
at would not be such a bad idea.
coaxed the stout man, 'if'-
"Landladyl' repeated Miss Maroon
mOI6 GAtABtNiNdlg thdh N'pA' AhN -
stout man wenr out, thrusting his hand!
into his pockets as he did SO. The land
: lady hustled in.
! "A carriage, please. to the railwa.
depot" said Miss Maroon.
"Won't you wait for the stage. ma'am?
said the landlady. "Itn be along in hal
, an hour
u wouldn't stay here another five min
utos for all the gold of G%olconda." sal,
c Miss Maroon.
, So the rickety one horse chaise of tn
establishment was geared up, and Mis-
Maroon, shedding secret tears of vexa
: ton and disappointment behind her vel
q went back. And when her nephews an
p nieces asked about her sudden jOurne
e to Infield-on-th Hudson, she told ther
e that she had been to look for summe
II board.
q 'And weren'tyou suited, auntie, deari
said the youngest and pretUiest Of tn
nieces, who had seen The Morning Pr
T. triot, with the printed slip missing fror
s. the list of advertisements, and could pu
two and two together as well as any one
( And Miss Maroon answered, sharply
that she was not suited at all .-Henriett
@ Gregory in The New York Ledger.