Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-02-23

time in answer
ing some letters from my most in
portant customers, and | 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?" aske
her caller, Miss Lillian Lefebre, sym
pathetically. ''You could rattle your
letters off in no time then.
Miss Maidmont gave her friend a
disgusted look.
''Don't l have enough to try my
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 it, now that your business
has increased to such an extent" per-
sisted Miss Lefebre.
''What and have commonplace
hirt of n girl about, boring me with
her insufferable 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 jaunty sealskin cape
'I'm sure | don't know what else to
suggest unless you hire young man. "
Both girls laughed at this, and then
Miss Lefebre rose, saying:
"Well, | must run along or I snail
he late. Sorry you cannot spare time
to so, 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 10 the matinee. II was a
fine day out, and her work bored her
intensely.
"Really," she thought Mt last, as she
| threw down her quill after vain NJ
tempt 10 collect her thoughts, ~
must get assistance of some kind. | am
overworking nowadays 1t would not
be n bad idea 10 get stenographer ~
assist me with my correspondence.
But | do hate to have gossipy,
curious girl around me. However,
| don't see what else | can DO
She sat for "a moment meditating,
/ with knit brows aud All anxious puckei
about her sweet mouth. Il wish II
were possible to get u man 10 assist
me, she thought. ''lt would be- d
real help VA many Ways
well, why nots" she added sud
denly, halt aloud. why should
not employ "a Young man t. conduct
my correspondence iie certainly
would hrof immense assistance tp ni.
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