Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-09-26

1.-The new deestrick school-ma' am
whispered Hiram Jeniter to Noah
, Johnson.
Earns twenty dollars month";
uttered Hezekiah Hopper. Twenty
dollars!'
Dressed up like a fashion plater
inwardly reflected johnson. "Prope,
uice-looking, though"
Mamie would not hear of banishins
Nancy to the garret chamber.
"Why can't We share the same room
together? she coaxed. II should like
companion, and there's plenty OF
room"
Uncle Peter evinced ostentatious ap
/ provsl of his new neice, and it required
all Nancy's hearty affection for tn,
new conner to preserve her from the
,tings of jealousy.
II don't see," said Uncle Peter, "wh.
/ Nancy can't earn money like you do
''How much do you pay her?" asked
/ Mamie, lifting her eyes to his face.
me? Pay Nancy? Why, her board
worth?'
ana wnat does Sne DO
Just odd turns arond the house,
She did poster me for an allowance
once, but soon laid it down to hel
that it l want goin' to hev no suc]
nonsense"
"Oh !" said Mamie.
Never in her life had Nancy Nortc..
had a genuine sympathetic woman
friend before, and it was an indescrib
able relief to pour out her troubles i
Nannie's ear.
Its shame" !" cried warm hearted
Mamie. "Why, you do the work O
three women in this house. You rise
early and lie down late; you have nc
recreations, no holidays, and Sundayi
you work harder than ever, because
Uncle Peter likes to invite people here
for the mornings, to see how nice he
has things. Oh, yol needn't think that
| am blind! You are pale and thin.
because You are overworked. Yor.
don't like to go anywhere, because
Uncle Peter won't-give you any new
clothes until you've worn out Aunt
Hepsy's old wardrobe. It's an impo-
sition, that's what it is,i and wouldn'
submit to it if / were you"
But" sighed Nancy, what can J
lo?"
''Tell him once again ihow natter
stand ~ cried Mamie, her lovely eyes
flashing. '1nsist upon fair wages foI
FAIR work"
Thus instigated, Nancy made hei
plea, but Uncle Peters brow grew
dark.
81 don't want to hear no such non
sense as this" he roared. wages.
Amt you got your home, and board
and clothes? What else dye want:
Why, I never heard such'talk in my
ife!"
'Is it yes, or no?" persisted Nancy,
'It's no-o-o! thundered Uncle
Peter.
That same evening Mamie tincident
Ally alluded to the fact that they would
all rise betimes the neXt morning, for
she was going to give them their break
fast, and hadn't much time before
school hours began.
"Why, where's Nancy?" [ asked
Hiram.
"Oh, didn't you know? She's gone!*
Uncle Peter dropped the gate-pin he
was whiting; Hiram let the two
lays'old copy of the Wakefield Eagle
slip to the floor; Noah stared with
wide-open mouth.
"She wants to make,a living for her
,elf," serenely added Nannie-t'toearn
little money. Every girl wants that,
you know"
''Humph!" growled Uncle Peter.
I'D like to see her make money!
Why, she never had no more gumption
than katydid! She'll be back quick
enough, you'll find"
''But in the meantime, aidNannie,
.oolly, 'you must look around for some
ono to fill her place, for, as you can
easily imagine, haveIgot my hands
full"
81 guess that's easy DONE" said
Uncle Peter, beginning to whittle
afresh.
But, to his infinite amazement, it
vas not SO easy task as he had fam
cied, and after many vain efforts and
singing disappointments, he found
himself with two wasteful, complain
ing, inefficient hired girls in possession
for every one had resoIuteIy refused to
do the work alone.
'It was too much." they averred,
'for one"
'1tIl ruin me-itll clean ruin me ~
yroaned Uncle Peter, wringing his
hands. s'Ten dollars a month for one
md eight for t'other-and every
Thursday afternoon and every Sunday
evening out! And look at them half
slices O bread in the pigs part. and
my best towels, not three years old,
took for clesnin' cloths, and broom a
week stumped through; an they won't
wash unless I get 'em a new patent
wringer, and the fat scraps all throwed
away, an nothin' half took care Of!
Don't you know anyone I could get,
Mamie, as would look arter things as
Nancy used to do? declare to good.
ness I can't live sol"
Mamie knit her brows and re-
dected.
"There's a young woman working
tor father" said shea capital house
keeper and the best economist in the
world-at least, SO he says. And since
my married sister is coming back from