Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-08-27

and all, with only one
girl TO help me, and she fool, and a
handsome young man in the house with
his father, and they expecting things
nice and neat and having them, too, for
the Star and Crescent shant fall into
disrepute while I'm alive. that it
shan {.
A handsome young manT asked the
heroine of this story with studied care
lessness Why, when did he Gomez
"A week ago come next Tuesday.
miss, and that jade Minnie walks her
self off yesterday and leaves me in the
lurch this way, and after all rny kind
ness to her, too, and she knowing how
hard it is to bring things. just to turn
if you are cook and waitress at the same
time-the ungrateful girl-and they |
having private room for their meals, !
which makes things even harder.
IN tell you what III do, Mrs |
Sweeny, said the heroine slowly. IN |
be waitress for the private room today.
"'What, you, miss9'
"'Yes, Ii will be rather fun for a
change, but you must not tell my uncle
or aunt Now. not word. know win
enjoy the novelty, and 1 will be here
promptly at 1 dressed just as Minnie
always was And silencing the good
landlady's protests she returned to her
and to borrow white apron from one of
her aunt's servants
"At o'clock she reappeared before
the still protesting but very grateful
Mrs Sweeny, and with courtesy an
nounced herself ready to serve the
strangers
''Mrs. Sweeny pronounced herself de
lighted with her waitress, as she turned
her around and around. ard then arm
ing her with tureen of soup sent her
in to make her first appearance in a
new role"
"Oh, Kathleen, how did you darel"
we all exclaim in one breath as she
pauses
Very easy, my dears- Just wait I'M
til you become a victim to really
monotcnous existence and see to what
distance you will go for diversion.
Why, school life is the widest kind of
fun compared with visit to my uncle
and aunt But to resume.
''Seated at a table in the private din
ing room imagine a good looking nan.
very much like Mr.. Wrinkle, we will
say, but not quite so serious looking.
Perhaps he had no occasion to be SO al
that time Picture to yourself a fine
looking old gentleman opposite Upon
this scene entered the waitress Neither
, gentleman looked up, but went on with
, q discussion they were having AZ tc
whether collegiate course was in al
CASES = very advantageous thing for .
: man As they were finishing their SOUP
, the son looked up at the waitress and
asked for some bread, which, Of course
she had forgotten, not being used TO hel
dutics- After that somehow and mucl
! to her discontinue she met his eyes con
stAntly. She began to wonder il b.
= could suspect her suddenly assumes
character, bat she decided that was ut
. terly impossible, and her presence o
: mind was in q measure restored
After the fish Mrs Sweeny, wit
many apologies for the weight, hande
, her dish Of ro&st beef, charging her +
!. be careful and not let it drop. 1t wa
: very heavy, and her arms trembled aA
- her face fiushed, and she decided q wait
ress' life was not all JOY. AS she ar
/; preached the table with her burden sh
l. stumbled q little, and the young ma
- jumped up. exclaiming impetuously:
Let me help you
- ''Their eyes met over the beef. Will
a deep blush mounted to the brow {
no the waitress Then the young man ger
70 tly took the dish from her hands an
- placed it upon the table The older ma
: was oblivious of this scene, being al
sorbed by this time in his paper II
% waitress left the room as soon as poss
:, BILE and tortured herself outside wit
coniectures as to whether it was custom
- airy for members of her calling to be a
= sisted with heavy dishes by the guest
Time passed before she had come
:. any decision, and she was obliged
90 return to her post with regret for h
~ rash act ranking in her bosom. HOY
= ever, the meal was soon over, and Wi
10 every blessing showered upon her hes
Ve by the overworked landlady she retur
10 ed to her home just as her aunt w
nd beginning to wonder at her absence
80 ''As she sought her room with visio
- fitting through her brain of her col
A. Portable wrapper, her soft little bed al
a~ al the dngnts of good, long Tt
On these blissful dreams We're dispelled
-, her aunt who reminded her that it W
- after and that she must fix flowers
Ill the dinner table and be dressed by
80 the latest, as their friends might ARR
nd early. With many secret anathem
-, upon their heads she gave up her lu
- urious plans, for the sake of two c
ter fogies as she inApatiently thought, a
Nv when, finally, from her seat in the p'
49, lor she heard sounds of their arrival
acc face was clouded with an expressi
a1f far from amiable Her uncle and an
v1o hurried out to welcome their guests,
-ho she sat still with her eyes fixed
m space. as she wearily wondered how 6
tlv sould ever stand this ennui until I
ida 6ms for her release.
ter "Shs heard them approach the par
let and than enter. and abe lAnguidly n
EN-. and slowly turned, and thaA with
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