The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-24
Um 9rmla aud 0ews
A, WILL AND A Way,
or A GIRLS MA@UBRADE
Written for The Herald aud News aud
Copyrighted 10y Ethol,l

Boy arrived at No. O0 Green ST.
fifteen minutes after nine. She was
tho first applicant. Shc introduced
horself to old Mr.. Lawrence rs Paul
Burton and briefly stated hor bust.
ness.
"Tm glad to meet you, Mr.. Bur
ton," said Mr.. Lawrence, rs his eyes
rested with admiration on the pale
youthful face before him, set off by
pair of wondrous brown eyes.
"You arc early" glancing at his
watch, "and | like that. 'The carly
bird catches tho worm,' you know"
he said with a merry twinkle in his
eyes, "but wo must wait and SEQ who
else will come, give all hearing. Per
hups you'd like to look over somo pa
pcrs to pass off timc?" and he banded
somo papcrs to Boy. She politely
thanked him in n low masculine
voice, and sat down as if to read,
but in reality to think, and Mr.. Law
romeo passed on about his business
Why did Boys eyes glcam SO tri-
umphantly? Why did she focl SO
suro of success? The kind twinkle
in MIR. Lawrcuco's eyes as no sad,
"tho early bird catches tho worm,'
You know" was the cause. ooh, I'll
come ont O. X. Mr.. Lawrence is
exactly as dreamed. Blessed spir-
:tual monitor, | have faithfully fol-
lowed thy teachings SO far, and know
that thou wilt not now desert me,
but lead me safely on to victory"
she whispered to herself,
by eleven o'clock half dozen othcr
applicants had dropped in. They
wcrc each requested to go to q desk,
write n sentence on slip Of paper,
sign thoir namo and give over to Mr..
Lawrence for inspection. This thcy
did. One yellow mustachcd little
fellow of poetical turn, wrote from
Whittier:
"Of all said words Of tongue or pen,
The saddcst are these: 1T might have
bccn."'
Another wrote from Tonnyson:
"Kind hearts are moro than coroncts,
A nj simple faith than Norman blood. y"
Another:
1--WE should always avoid injuring tho
feelings Of othcrs.'
Some wrote in dnshing, business
like style; others wcro very particu.
lar about hourishcs Boy was last.
She wrote quickly and neatly, IN n
firm round hand:
"Whcrc there's will there's n way"
Then sho carefully wiped her pen,
placed it on the rack and sealed tho
ilikstand. Mr.. Lawrence smiled ap.
provingly and thought to himself,
"Paul Burton is my choice. | am not
deceived in that frank face. am
$uro he has plenty Of push, pluck
and energy in his mako-up, and he
writes plainly and neatly"
They were all, with the exception
of Boy, armed with letters of recon.
mcndmion. This, however, did not
Influence Mr.. Lawrence in tho least,
who had decided prcforonce for
onr auducious heroine. Ho asked
several questions of Boy and was sat
i,fartorily answered, and Boy gained
the position. Yes, at last our horo.
inc was successful. Tho unsucccss
ful and disappointed swells passed.
out crcstfallcn, and the vcry ono who
had written, 'wo should avoid injur.
ing tho feelings Of Others" said in Il
snrrring tonc to his companions, and
sufficiently loud to be plainly heard:
"Bcatcn, and by conccltcd country
bumpkin!" Boys eyes flashed in
dignantly, bat she said nothing.
Nov, Mr.. Burton, I'll givo you
seven dollars per week for tho first
month, ten per week tho second
month, and if you givo satisfaction
your wages shall be increased each
month until it reaches to sixty dol.
lars per month"; said Mr.. Lawronco.
"Oh" exclaimed Boy, "thank you,
thank you! | had not hoped for so
much. III try, sir, with all my heart
to give satisfaction" She almost for
got in her earncstncss to speak in
tho low masculine voice sho had nee
cssarily adopted.
"My nephew is secretary, or pro-
tcnds to be- said Mr. Lawrence with
a fond smile and jerking his thumb
in tho direction of Bortie's desk,
"but ho is one Of those privileged
characters who work only whom thoy
feel inclined. Ho gcnorally man
ages to get more work out of tho as
sistant than he docs himself, 40
guess you'll earn your wages"
Boy glanced at handsome Bertie
Lawrence and saw that he was
watching hor and lazi!y pulling his
large yellow mustache.
81 suppose you can begin at
onceW said Mr.. Lawrence kindly.
eyes sir"
!"Thcn be hero tomorrow morning
at eight"
"All right, sir. l cannot find
words to express my thanks fol your
kindness. Some day l may toll you
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