Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-12-02


hot a day to be over boiling water. l
shall use cold water and put in little
kerosene.
"Kerosene I exclaimed, thinking
that at last l had discovered the crack
that must exist somewhere in this re-
markable persons Uranium.
Eyes, it has an affinity for grease.
Come down in half an hour and see #
the dishes are not clean.
I did not dare say a word to mother
about this very originalmethod of dish
washing, but when l went down the
dishes were clean and had no odor of
oil about them.
Well, the many things we learned
about housekeeping in general, and
kerosene in particular, was wonderful.
Our stained floors were washed once
week in kerosene, and looked after
every sweeping as if freshly stained.
Kerosene cleaned the paint, destroyed
all household pests and even gave me
a new gown, by turning my old law
ender muslin, recently wet with am
monia water, lovely blue. To sum
matters up, our beautiful hired girl
was a success; brains were better than
ignorance and strength, and we all
settled down for an easy, pleasant
summer. Mother went to visit SIS
ter she had not seen in years. Ida
found time for the longed-for painting
lessons and I was able to give four or
five hours daily to the piano.
Alas, what ordinary mortals could
hope to long retain SO ideal hired
girl? Our Lady Frances ~ as Harry
called her, had been with us just two
months when, one morning soon after
the train came out, | noticed strange
man coming up the walk. l was just
going to call the girl when l saw her
with Harry's big hat tied down close
to her face going down toward the
spring. ran to my room to smooth
my hair and don clean apron. This
DELAYED me somewhat, and once, twice,
came an impatient rap. The moment
l opened the door the stranger stepped
in, and putting his finger on his lip,
asked if women by the name of Lau-
ra Oneil lived there.
NO" said I, "never heard of such
a person.
"strange," he muttered Eve GER
tainly tracked her to the village, and
l thought saw her not five minutes
ago at one of these windows"
There is TO one here at present be-
sides my sister, myself and our hired
girl"
"The hired girl is colOred, l sup
pose"
"No, on the contrary she is very
handsome white girl"
Gould I see herr"
Certainly, she has just gone to the
spring, but will return in moment.
Gould you describe her to me p
well, said I, "that is rather hard
to do; as she is such an unusual type,
you'll think I'm drawing on my imagi-
nation. In the first place she is very
elegant in figure and carriage, dark
with superb eyes, rather pale cheeks,
but brilliant lips" "And," said he,
interrupting eargerly, zone of her
front teeth is broken off and built up
with gold?"
Eyes, but Who" commenced, and
stopped, for the man had gone on
quick run down the path l had indi-
Gated as leading to the spring. Min
ute after minute, hour after hour
passed, leaving me consumed with
curiosity. but no hired girl, no strange
man, appeared.
Three days passed, keeping u. in
suspense as to the fate of Lady Fran
ces, and then the following news ap-
peared in the Evening Star:
ARREST OF A NOTED coUNTERFEITER.
Laura Oneil the wife of the noted
counterfeiter, sentenced to the peni-
tentiary last spring, and who is said to
have done all the fine work on the
bank notes, was arrested in Loudoun
county, Virginia, three days since.
She has been in hiding in private
family near Leesburg, acting as maid