The Opelousas courier., 1892-12-10

SAt 0Sdcoh 8 On nOSS SnaY9' patlSnce
had ceased to be a virtue, and Mr.. Bran
don paid Miss Tricky two weeks sal
ary in advance and that young lar
Is now seeking employment elsewhere.
Miss Mary Bonely, the next occupant
Of the st~enographic chair in the office
Of Mr.. Brandon gas very unlike her
predecessor in o.hce. She was q very
angular young person, and had the ap.
.:earance Of being all corners. Her Ell.
lows were 50 sharp shat when she acct
icn:ally touched John in the ribs with
'ne Of then ~ passing bin. he tbo7ght
somebody had Stuck a pin into his anat-
,my. Her elbows were her baue, she
eemed to have no control over them
whatever. Tim, the Office boy, had
hem pushed into his eyes every time
ie went near her to get the letters
o copy. Tbs consequence was
hat that young gentleman invariably
aad one of his optics draped in purple
Ind fine linen. Mary had a little lamb
ike habit of meditating quite frequently
during business hours, and when she
neditated she generally leaned her ell
BOWS on her desk. Result two holes
n it and an honorable discharge. Mr..
Brandon was certainly very unfortunate.
He had had to let two good operators
go, out OF respect to his furniture.
Miss Tabitha Tinkham made applica-
ton in writing, for the vacant position
of stenographer in John Brandon's estab-
Iishment. SIZE stated that she had an
experience of many years and was sure
she could give satisfaction. If engaged
by Mr.. Brandon she requested permission
to bring her own chair, salary not
being 80 much of an object
as a comfortable position. The chair
clause of the letter captured John, and
he wrote to Miss Tinkham that he should
be pleased if she would report for duty
as soof as possible.
When Mr.. Brandon arrived at his
Office the following morning Miss Tab
ria Tlnkham wa there. She vas seated
in a rocking chair that an expressman
had Just brought in, and by her side, on
the floor, was a black cat that looked as
some q had attempted to cleo
it, aud the manner in which it
its spine when any n ap-
preached would fave caused a domedary
to die of envy could he have witnessed
this acrobatic performance.
Miss Tabitha Tinkham was a maiden
lady of uncertain age and she wore a
polka dot dress, black mittenNand an
smile. Her hair was ,ofNa warm
auburn hue. slightly sprinkle with
gray, so that the little pug at the back
Of her head resembled adwarfed sugared
In front she wore a little
at either side resembling short
fat gimblets. This lady was also the
possessor of a squsky voice and was just
D "leetle bit deaf" Now, Mr.. Bran,
don had had 90 many trials and tEibula-
in all of his transactions with type.
writer's that he undoubtedly would have
'etained Miss Tinkham In his service for
he remainder of her natural life, if 1t
lad not been for three things, her deaf.
less, her rocking chair and her cat. The
rouble was, that on account of the slight
mpediment in her auricular organs he
lad to get pretty close to her in order
% make her understand what he wished
% have her write, and the consequence
vas that the rocker mashed his toes all
tut of shape, and when his torture
;aused him to groan, the cat elevated
Ter or his back to such an enormous
height that it fairly made Johns hair
tand ON end. When he informed Miss
Tinkham that, though he respected her
cry much as a lady and a scholar, and
vas very sorry to part with her, her cat
mel rocking chair made it necessary for
lim to do so, she became so very hard
# hearing that he had to invest in an
ar trumpet before he could prevail on
his estimable maiden lady to depart
With her furniture and pet feline in
'eace.
What a poor, weak creature mar ie,
he conclusion of this narrative will
prove. Mr.. Brandon de.
that che was disguised with
women in general, but with lady type.
in particular" and though he
rad suffered many disappoiutments, like
of Scotland, he thought he
7ould s'try, try, try again"
Miss Maud Milton, Miss Tinkham's
uccessor, vas such a contrast to that
ncient dame in every respect that John
brandon could not help gazing at her.
first thought she was very pretty and
nded up by considering her positively
andsome. He would lay awake nights
ordering whether the color of her
yes were a deep blue or of a violet
lade, and her voice he thought wa the
lost musical he had ever heard.
John Brandon's correspondence at this
me must have assumed enormous pro-
for he was debating letters to
new stenographer from morning till
light, and when Miss Milton asked him
if she should take them home to make
7pe-written copies Of them," big John
blushed like an overgrown
,hoolgirl. Yes. John Brandon was in
we, over head and ears in love, and the
reat foolish fellow who at last had got.
IN a stenographer to suit him, asked
to resign her position in his Office, to
ecome his wife.
Miss Maud Milton Is now Mrs. John
and the name of Mr.. Bran-
on's lateet s~tenographer is John J.
NTH. The Kings Jester.
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