The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-26
THE TYPEWRITER.

p1'bNSS. hett 49, LLlOS6 were SEMI
ments. But | have become revolution
ized-I don't know what l AMI hay
become, but that is-not another story
but the tail of this one, and stories an,
wasps should never be grasped tail end
IN spite Of the habits of novel readin,
young ladies and unsophisticated child
hood. The fact is l advertised for ;
young lady to do copying for me at tn,
office. | will not deny that nv partne
advised me not to do so, strongly ad
ylsed me against it, and in an experienc,
sm1tten tone said, ''Never depend OF
women" But l persisted and adver
tised.
Inc next morning upon my arrival al
the Office George, the aforesaid partner
kept hurting remarks at me from the
doorway of the inner office about the
visions Of loneliness that would soon
lIlumine the dark apartment, rob it of
It's severe, bu5inesslike aspect" (here !
Wlnced) ''and even lend an air of beauty
10 his forlorn ROOM" etc. 1 growled
TO hl1n to shut up, that there was to be
no nonsense about this thing. The girl
was to be engaged for business writing.
and there wasn't TO be any sentiment in
the matter. Here he gave an ironical
laugh, and asked me was ''dead sureYo
In my most severe tone 1 replied that
was.
just then the "visiOns Of loneliness"
began to apply for the situation, and
George and his voice temporarily disap-
peared, for which l was very thankful.
Well, was greeted by all shapes and
sizes of visions from one specimen with
untidy hair and dirty bare hands to an
appalling dream" in blond braids and
SO much paint that l was tempted to
stick IN pin to see how recent the ap-
pilcatlon was. was disguised. l closed
the door on the last one, and sinking in
chair silently wished l had taken
Georges advice and not advertised. How
did he come to know so much. ANYHOW.
about women, bother him.
Georges voice was heard, and George
again appeared in the doorway. what
do want anyhow" he asked "Wbat
would suit you? Here are six separate
girls" 'Oh," interrupted, for I con-
Tess was annoyed, 81 understood they
were S1alnese sextupletsr' He staggered
back from the doorway clasping his head
IN an extravagant fashion, and | heard
him murmuring: "Poor fellow! One
STI Is too much for feeble man-bnt
SIX, six, six-ah." with prolonged svm-
pathetic vocalization most DISTRESSING in
a business Office. was about to make
a hasty rejoinder when the outer door
opened and in came a neat little girl in
black, followed by body guard of
ma" and ''elder sister" presumably.
Inc leader was trembling, and so was
the body guard. Consequently I grew
perfectly calm, placed seats for the three
and invited conversation, dimlv con-
scious that George was trying to see
without being seen in order to be primed
for further attentions.
L soon found out that the Youngest |
lady desired to write for me, her mother
me of her daughters ability. |
superb penmanship, moral character and |
AVAILABILITY. Amiabihty in business
office! Then the older sister turned up |
and said how Carol was SO thoughtful |
and deslrous of helping them along, and
SO mad insisted upon trying to get some
thing to do, and by lucky chance that
lay her eyes had rested on my advertise
nent, and how they had all said together
n one breath q have heard of one
handkerchief per family but one breathD
hat it was the very place. And how |
hey had come in the Spruce and Wood
and avenue car, and it had taken them
nearly forty-fve minutes.
All this time my dear little Carroll
beg your pardon, there is that wrong
nd again-and all the time the little
sirI sat there just as quiet rs a mouse.
which pleased me very much.
When they had finished she asked me
hould she write to show me her hand
writing, and l said eyes" So she took
Ter glove off and went to the desk and
wrote her name thus-Caroline Welton
and then told her to write mine and
he wrote-Richard A. Yohe-and Won
ave no idea what an extremely unbrsi-
'esslke thought darted into my head
vhen | saw those two names together.
engaged her to come on Monday to
egln work, and amid food of recol-
echons from ma of how her dear dead
husband never expected dear Carol
you'd ever have to work" and show
LEASED he would have been that she j
hould be employed by so considerate a
entleman"-anda reckless profusion of
miles and bows from elder sister. and t
demure nod from the little one, final |
smut the door on them and waited for
1eorge to appear. He appeared. 1
"You are a Sybarite-an epicure of I
9m1nlne loneliness, gay deceiver who
as pretended to be indifferent to wom- a
a." Then in a heartbroken tone. G
She viii break Your heart and ruin orr {
flee comb"
And all the time that donkey stood
lere firing remark after remark. I sat
1d sat and felt foolish. l don't know L
ny. Finally he went back to his work a
hlstling 'Love Comes Like {. Summers u
gh." The young idiot! Fortunately II
mad business engagement and man *
5ed to get out. So the revolution be- W
an. ht
Monday morning at o'clock Miss
'elton appeared, demure and slightly
erYous. So was 1. George was in the
ext room, inwardly chuckling, 1 am u
orally certain. After a deal of cir tt
mlocution q think that is master &c
'rd for the operation) managed to ~
ow her what she was TO copy and how -
was to be done. Silence reigned for 4,
tuaily two hours. Then some man
me in to see George and me. He O.
lred at the blond head leaning over AN
9 desk and retreated into GEORGES - ~
ice, followed by me. 10
one after another of business ac- OIL
'alntances dropped in, but time wore in
slowly. l never knew such a long fec