Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-07-13
OBTAINING 4 "R REFERENCE" !"

Damar drew the decorated window
shade.
alt seems a pity to shut out Gods
sunshine" murmured she, "but Mrs.
Ledyard is al ways cautioning me about
letting that carpet fade"
And she took a farewell glance out
over the snow enamelled avenue, where
gayly capaTisoned s'eighs skinned TO
and fro and parties of promenadeTs
occupied the pavements, before she
returned to her humdrum task of dust
ing the drawiug-room.
For Dolly Damar was ''Only the up
stairs girl'' In Mr.. Ledyard's pretentious
establishment. She WAS farmers
daughter, who had received an educa-
tion above the average; and when old
Hiram Damar's death had broken
up the household, she had come to
New YOrk, hoping to get a sltua-
tion as nursery governess or compan-
ion.
Disappointed in one after another OF
her aspirations, she was at last glad
TO secure place rs parloT-mald at Mrs.
Ledyard g, where she was to-day,
singing az she busted bric-a-brac and
polished plate glass -. for Dolly was
a cheerful little maid. and had au in
veterate habit of making the best of
things.
CrashI Dolly gave start and turned
around.
Little Gladys, the youngest child of
the LedyaTd flock, il tampering with a
china shepherdess, had knocked it over.
1t lay In a score of glittering fragments
on the floor.
"Oh, Miss Gladysl" or ed the up stairs
girl, "what have you done?'
dolly, don't give me away" "
stammered the slangy daughter of the
house. "Tell ma it was the cat"
but, Miss Gladys, that would be a
lie"
mo, it wouldn't. 1t would he moth
ing on earth but tiny little white fib.
And ma will be so mad. Oh, Dolly,
do let her think it was pussyl"
II couldn't, Miss Glidys. Please
don't ask me tol" pleaded poor Dolly.
~ must speak the truth if she asks
me-"
Miss Gladys Ledyard swung, mutter-
ing out of the room.
''I'll be be even with her yet." said
she, "the mean, hateful tattle .tale!"
And when Mrs. Ledyard came home
from her sleigh-ride in the park
Gladys was beforehand with the
'mean, hateful, tattle-tale. Mrs. Led
yard sent for Dolly, taxed her with
the mlsdemeanor of breaking a Dr. s.
den shepherdess worth twenty dol
lars and then endeavoring to conceal
her mishap, while Gladys stood grin
ming by, and then discharged her, first
warning her that 1t would be useless
to expect reference from that mum
Der Fifth avenue.
So poor Dolly went back to the in
telhgence Office and sat there day after
day until all her slender stock of
patience and still more slender sup
ply of money were exhausted. No
one would engage a glEl with
out any reference from her last place.
Day by day her heart sank lower, and
the future became darker. uutIl her
landlady's daughter, a styllsh-looking
blsck-eyed girl, who was lady's maid in
handsome house on Mallalleu square,
heard of her dilemma.
"No recommend, eh?'' she said. 'I
can set that square. I'll give you one. I"
''Youp'
Eyes, 1. Why not? It's often done.
know tao or three girls who have
helped each other out of tight place
like that. My family Is going into the
country for the Easter holidays Send
your people to Number Six, Mallalleu
square, Mrs. Nyton's, and I'll be Mrs.
Nyton, and give you an A. Number
Cne character.
"But, Ellen, that would be untruep'
"What would be- untruer That you
are honest, willing, capable?'
"NO, butLyou are not Mrs. Nyton."
I'll. 10 -
ly say what know to be the truth about
you; and If you succeed in getting a
good place, all that ! ask is a dollar or
two out of your first months wages.
1t will be sort of masqueradep'
Then Ellen laughed and showed her
white, even teeth.
Dolly hesItated
'It's pity If We poor girls can't
outwit the fine ladies now and then.
Any lime after Monday Mrs. Nyton
VIII be 1T home"
Poor Dolly argued the point feebly,
but finally gave in, and little Mrs. Edge
cumbe, of Lllliesleaf Farm, was more
than delighted with the recommends
lion she obtained for her new maid in
the Ma'lalieu square mansion.
''5uch an elegant hOusel" she said
''And a tea gown Of olive plush such
as l never saw out of a fashion plate
But | was surprised to hear Mrs Ny
ton, the lady of the house, speak suct
dreadfully bad grammarin
"PrOlaJly," said Mr.. Edgecumbe
she is endowed with more money thar
brains.''
"Most likely,r said the little house
wife.
Dolly Damar was quite happy at Lii
liosleaf. 1t was, strictly speaking, /;
beefarm, but they kept cows and poul
try as well, and Dolly was delighted Il
get back to the pleasant cares that hai
leen so familiar to her in the old life.
john Gardiner, Mrs Eigecumbe'
brother, the village pastor, boarded
there, and they soon discovered tina
Dolly was no ordinary, uneducateC
'kitchcn help"
The three children were blue-eyed
sunny-tempered little eherubs, the wag
es were generou-, and Dolly found her
self at last in possession of home.
After tine housework was ne of al
evening, she could help Mrs. Edge
eumbe with the family mending, cop,
music for Nr. GARDENERS choir practice
or Wits at the dictation of Mr.. Edge
cumbe, who was painfully prepari g
Text Book on Bee Culture" and da,
by day she grew, she scarcely knew how
brighter and happier.
She had experienced pang OF re
morse when she sent Ellen Gibbs two
dollar bill in a letter. out of the frs
insta,ment of her wages, but that wa
soon over: till one Sunday afterr oon