The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-02-28

ing some letters from my most in
portant customers, and 1 have written
until my pen and my patience are
both in tatters."
So saying, Marion Maidmont. pro-
prietor of the "Favorite Shopping
Agency" leaned back in her fitting.
revolving chair with comical express
sion of hopeless despair on her
piquant face.
"Why don't you learn to use a
typewriter, my dear Marion?" askei
her caller, Miss Lillian Lefebre, SYM
pathetically. "You could rattle your
letters of in no time then.
Miss Maidmont gave her friend a
disgusted look.
Don't l have enough to try nv
patience now, what with cranky Gus
toners to buy for, and greedy shops
to purchase from, without fussing
with one of those abominable clicky
machines?"
"Well, then, why do you not employ
astenographer? I'm sure you can
easily afford il, now that your business
has increased to such an extent, ," per
sisted Miss Lefebre.
'What and have a commonplace
hirt of girl about, boring me with
her insuierable airs, and poking her
nose into my business? No, thank
you"
''Well, nothing seems to suit you,
Marion" laughed Miss Lefebre, as she
fastened her iaunty sealskin cape.
I'm sure don't know what else to
suggest unless you hire a young man."
Both girls laughed at this, and then
Miss Lefebre rose, saying:
"Well, l must run along or I snail
be late. Sorry you cannot spare time
to go, dear"
Left alone, Miss Maidmont plunged
into pile of correspondence which
Uttered her desk, and drove her pen
furiously as she answered numerous
petty inquiries and sent samples to
out-of-town customers. But somehow
she felt unaccountably blue and de-
pressed. She had longed to accom-
pany Lillian to the matinee. It was a
fine day out, and her work bored her
intensely.
Really" she thought at last, as she
threw down her quill after vain at
tempt to collect her thoughts, 81
must get assistance of some kind. lam
overworking nowadays. 1t would not
be bad idea to get stenographer TO
assist me with my correspondence.
But / do hate to have a gossipy,
curious girl around me. However, l
don't see what else 1 can do.
She sat for q moment meditating,
with knit brows and an anxious pucker
about her sweet mouth. 81 wish ii
were possible TO get a man to assist
me" she thought. 'It would be a
real help in many ways.
''Well, why not?" she added sud
denly, half aloud. "Why should /
not employ young man to conduct
my correspondence? He certainly
would he of immense assistance to me
in purchasing articles of the mascu-
line sex's attire, and his opinion will
be invaluable as regards gifts of cigars,
smoking sets and walking sticks.
Actually / believe I'll try it.
Aud in her enthusiasm, Miss Maid
mont at once commenced a draft of an
advertisement which, when completed
to her satisfaction, read as follows.
''WANTED-Stenographer and type (
writer. A young man to act as cor
respondent and general assistant /
Address Maidmont, Box, n. Y"
This WAS inserted in several of the |
most popular Sunday papers, and |
Monday morning Miss Maidmont ex-
found great heap of mis-
sives in response piled upon her desk.
She spent most of the morning in
roading and sorting them, and finally /
answered the two which impressed |
her most fsyorably; one because of /
its fine diction, aud clear, hold hand
writing. and the other because il had
an engraved address in blue at the top /
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