Catoctin clarion., 1894-12-27
lal turned to the advertising page.

is an advertisement that light at leas
answer. Now if some one would onl
engage me without seeing me ther
would be still hope left.
NWANTED.-A reliable person t.
superintend small household in tn
country. Must be able and willing t.
teach and take entire charge Of tw
little girls aged 6ye and seven year
respectively. Answer by letter and in
close photo"
'Oh. that last sentence! groaned Min
ME when she had finished reading tn
advertisement.
ut is a pity echoed her mother
sympathetically, but it would just sui
you dear, if you could get it,
'Yes,-if' 'rejoined Minnie. There
always an if; but am going to try
She took a pencil from her pocket
and with her mothers assistance drew
out copy of the answer she intended
to send.
u won't mention my age she said
with playful determination, Nor they
might think twenty one too youthful
but l shall have to send my picture anc
that looks about fifteen, but there is 10
help for it, l suppose
She gathered up her things and went
to her own bed room where she sat down
at her desk, and without any delay
wrote the letter.
Her mothers picture and her own
were in the little box in which she Was
in the habit Of keeping loose sheets o1
writing paper.
Dear mother !! she said, as her tear
full eyes rested on the loved face. Vt ]
could only do something to make your
life easier aad happier my reward would
be great, but must not waste time
thinking or will be too late for the
nights mail, and this answer ought to
20 at once. suppose mine is only one
in hundred, and stands little chance
to acceptance. But here goes, and good
luck to it,
She slipped in the photo. hastily
sealed her envelope, and putting the
loose sheet of paper in her box, was
soon on her way to the post office.
A week passed. Minnie and hel
mother had given up all thought of the
advertisement, when a letter came. 1t
was in mans handwriting.
'The writer is satisfied with the pic
and references kindly furnished by Mrs
Mary Ann Wood, and if she could ar
rive at Wildbriar Cottage, Orange Coun
ty, during the coming week it would
greatly oblige,
Yours truly,
Arthur Harding.
p. S.--The salary mentioned by you
is quite satisfactory.
WELL said Minnie, that's short and
to the point. any way
ITS just like man, said her mother
taking up the letter; here's something
written In pencil on the back of it :
Telegraph to H. Pringle, lawyer the
time Of your intended arrival, and he
will meet you at the station with a
carriage as the house is two miles from
the railway depot
Minnie's parting from her mother was
not the sorrowful one that they had
anticipated for she was going but four
hours distance by rail, and the salary
she had asked was much more than she
expected to get; check had been in
closed for her expenses, and she would
be able to supply her mothers needs
literally from her salary ,and have plen.
ty still to save for herself.
Her first letter to her mother describ.
ed her new home:
WILDBRIAR COTTAGE.
This place is really too handsome to
be called a>cottage.' Everything about
it, inside and out, is simply elegant
The grounds are perfect,and there is an
old gardener who attends to them con.
stantly. An old colored man and his
wife take care of the house. She is an
excellent cook, and does the housework
generally. A beautiful driveway winds
up to the house, some distance off the
road. really have nothing 70 do but
attend to the children, and what good
little pets they are! They have pony
cart of their own, so we 60 out every
day and driye all oyer the country.
The servants have been here for years.
and affairs are so we'll appointed that
the house seems to take care OF itself,
but Mr.. Pringle evidently manages
everything in The absence of the chill
drens' father, Mr.. Harding, who sailed
for Europe few days before I came
L,r. THAR notbar !, dooI Eo,,r