The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-06-13
MY TYPEWRITER.

For the last few days | have been a
much injured and much enduring man
Some persons, when crushed beneath .
mass of circumstantial evidence readily
accepted by the tribunal which in more
senses than one is sitting upon them, take
a pride in knowing that they are limo
cent, and, VIRTUE sua% inYoluti, await the
future aequittal or free pardon, Of which
they feel certain, with tranquil minds,
actually in some cases finding enjoyment
in the sensation Of martyrdom. | am
not one OF them, for | have not felt at
any time sure of my acquittal, and even
now, when it should be practically Sc
cured, it is possible that ! shall not leave
the dock altogether without a stain ON
my character. Besides which, wen in
nocence may be a matter of regret to ms
who has suffered for a crime, or, let us
say, an act Of indiscretion, without hav-
ing enjoyed the pleasure Of committingit.
1t happened in this way. Some few
months ago | had occasion to require in
my business the services Of a typewriter,
and | made my wants known. As a con-
sequence | was visited by 10 fewer than
forty-seyen candidates in person, without
counting the hundred and odd who APP
piled by letter. OF the forty-seven,
thirty-six were Of the weaker sex; and as
these demanded a slightly lower wage
than their male competitors | decided
for hat reason, and that only-to n
ploy one Of them. Now the thirty-six
had all brought samples of their work,
and as all possessed the needful qualifi-
cations, and n typewritten letter is pre-
cisely like another, l did what every
other man would have done under the
circumstances, and chose the best look
ing one. She was a very handsome girl,
and n very charming one, too. say it
in spite Of the trouble she brought me.
For q time she was a complete success.
Apart from the fact that l had to dictate
to her continually, it was obviously IN
desirable that she shonld sit with my
male clerks. Some Of them | know are
frivolous, and as a married man | had q
sense Of responsibility; so / allotted her
q corner in my own room, and she set
up her machine there.
1t was pleasing to have some Il to
talk TO when one was not busy, and Miss
King, being Of a lively disposition, inter
ested me much with accounts Of her ex-
periences as a beautiful and m%eritorious
young woman fighting the battle Of life
in London. Some Of her adventures
were almost romantic enough to have in
terested the readers Of The Family Her
ald-to which, indeed, | believe she had
contributed.
IHl1t.1 rrf1lt I.tyn aVp11nId u+rr1Anfu IF
a more frivolous class Of literature; but,
except TO account for the interest 1 still
feel in her, they have nothing to do with
tho present narrative. am not in the
habit of taking the office home with
me" and worrying my life with 'shop,"
so naturally | never mentioned my type
writer in the domestic circle. That
simple omission has been thrown i'll my
teeth many hundreds Of times during
tho past two days. begin to fear it
always will be.
My typewriter, ~ have said, worked
admirably till within about a fortnight
ago, when she became restless, melan-
choly and distracted in tanner. For q
time / took no notice Of it,; but last Sat
urday, business being dull, | called her
to me as | sat at my table, and placing
her near the window looking over old
Broad street far below, where / could
get the light III her face md observe her
expression, | began to interrogate her in
a kindly way as an employer always
should interrogate his clerks IL he thinks
they are in need Of his help or advice
While / was doing so my / o'clock post
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for n moment, rs | was saying to my
typewriter:
Gertrude" ] make Il rule of calling
my younger clerks by their Christian
names, and, as q rule in my Office is a
rule, / was resolved from tho first to
make no exception in her favor, Ger
trude,"I said, "there is something on
your mind; you are anxious and dis
tressed."
at is nothing" she answered.
Nothing be hanged?' | said, in my
friendly way. Nothing does not make
a girl pale and absent and silent for ten
days Mt II time. | simply do not believe
you"
II cannot help it,"
My dear Gertrude" | said 4 am not
sure that | ever called young Bob Smith
ers, my Junior clerk, MY dear Robert"
but circumstances alter cases, Il want
you to try and let me help it, or help
you, in amy way | can"
you are very kind" she said.
Then tell me what is the matter"
you have not opened your letters;
there is one marked Immediate"
knew she was only trying to put mo
off, as my clerks rs IL rule do not dictate
TO me in such matters. However, as |
could see the girl had tears in her eyes,,
| took up the envelope she spoke of and
opened it, to give her time TO recover
from her evident emotion. At n glance
Hold II 10 the Light.
I'm man who tnllg Nnu cnnGlnnIiall