The morning call., 1892-12-07

didn't know. He smiled and backed out
still staring at me.
l dropped the nickel into the till and
went to work on the windows again. won
dering who Katy was.
After he had gone 1t occurred to me that
he might have been fiinfammor and had
swndled the bakery with bogus coin.
/ called in Mrs. H. related the trans
action and described the young man. after
which she examined the coin and said she
guessed it was all right.
l worked away until my arms ached, and
then Mrs. H came to the little door at the
rear of the shop and said, Come TO dinner,
Mollie."
Three times while We were eating Boston
baked beans and bread and butter and
drinking weak tea the alarm bell, over the
front door. announced the presence of a
customer. and as many times went TO dis
pense bread aud cake to the needy.
After dinner l returned to the windows
again, and when at last they were finished
my employer minated that she would like
to have me dress the show-window and see
how attractive | could make ii. Because"
said she. 'there is nothing which helps
business SO much as a well-arranged win
dow"
to the satisfaction of congregation of chill
dren who put their roses and fingers against
the nice clean panes and made them dirty
again.
This done thought my work was about
over and was just looking around for some
thing to read when Mrs. H came in with
broom and dustpan and said:
Here, Mollie; if you are through with
that you might clean up little. The floor
is awfulsdirty." And then she added as she
went out that it needed scrubbing.
While l was sweeping a lady came in
with baby and said she wanted al angel
cake. Angel cake was one of the sealed
mysteries of the business to me, so 1 called
Mrs. H and told her what tn elady
wanted.
That's them" she said. pointing to some
frosted cakes, land they're two bits
apiece"
l wrapped up the desired angel cake, and
as the woman picked it up the baby said,
"Tooky. tookyI"
The LADY smiled on me sweetly and sug-
geStively and said TO the child, mo, you
don't want cookies, do you?"
He evidently did. aud gave hm!one.
L finished sweeping and then servant
girl came in.
SCOT any buns?"
l said yes. and went aud inquired the
price.
While 1 was wrapping up the buns the
girl remarked:
katy Murphy's married. amt she?"
Who's Katy Murphy?' | asked
'Oh, shes the girl that worked here be-
fore you. She married Johnny Hunt"
AS the girl was going out little girl with
dirty face came in, hattened her nose
against the showcase and seemed in some
doubt as TO the particular kind of chew
ing-gum in which she desired to invest her
capital.
How much is them ?" she asked, point
ing 10 the little packages.
Those are cents"
She remained in doubt for a while. her
desires evidently being about equally
divided between the gum and some peanut
candy. Then she said:
Gimme fl cents peanut candy"
She got the candy aud WAS Immediately
surrounded on the sidewalk BY score of
candy-hungry urchins.
After that Mrs. H came TO the door
and said supper was ready.
was glad of Il. because was never very
fond OF beans, and hadn't eaten much at
noon. l was doomed to disappointment
and beans for supper though. because Mrs.
il never wastes anything. and she had
warmed the beans mp for supper.
just as | was swallowing the last OF my
cup OF debilitated tea that horrible bell be-
gan to ring again, and [ hastened out to see
what was wanted
a nice-lOoking young lady said she had
just stopped Oh her way downtown to say
that Mrs. Rnber wanted me to be sure and
save her pint Of milk"
She went out ana L was just reaching into
the showcase for a caramel when a man
came In with pitcher.
Il want pint of milk he said
l looked in the can, and as there was
only little there that had oeen already
spoken for told him the milk was out.
Yes. it always is outv' and he slammed
the door as he went out, causing tha bell TO
ring loud enough to attract the neighbors
and make my head ache.
And so it went till $50 O'Clock, when Mrs.
H came in and said we might as well
close up.
After the shutters were up and the door
locked size said:
The baker will be here with the bread
about O'Clock. and you must be sure and
be up to receive IT,"
Five O'Clock! l thought about 1t for a
moment or two aud then asked permission
to go home and get few things needed.
When got there the idea of getting up at
o'clock seemed so appalling that decided
not to go back again, and now there is pa-
sition waiting for some bright young woman
who may desire TO sell bread. wash windows
and live On beans and weak tea, and il she
be, like Katy, inclined to marry, no doubt
there are more johnny Hunts left
don't like the business, and would much
sooner work In store. MoLIIE ID.