The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-03
WHO EIOPED WITH PAULNEs
nv MARGARET FAwCErr.

fCopyrixht. 1906, by Joseph B Bowies-D
 My dear Harriet: My housekeeper, Elizabeth. has arranged everything most satisfactorily for the reception of Joseph Downs daughter. Give your self no uneasiness. my dear cousin. She will not be permitted to inter fere in the least with my work She has a sitting-room and bedrCcm In a part of the house quite remote from my workroou, so if she proves to be a fiizhty young female l will not be annoyed by her presence
 My eyes have been troubling me lately so if this young woman has anything of mind l intend 10 ft her for the position of amanuensis- To tell the truth. Harriet. the young female has invariably irrtated me whenever have chaneed to come in contact with her I recognize her necessity in the general scheme but I am inclined to believe our modern civilization has made mistake in abolishng the harem- I can say this quite frankly to you. cousin. for you know how I admire your mind Faithfully yours. John MarchandY
 My Dear Harriet: My secretary has been here just two days, but I am already confident that he will prove capable. He is a young Hsnn. Har- ward graduate. unobtrusive and or- derly.
 The plan had of instructing Jo- xAph Downs daughter in the duties of amanuensis I abandoned the instant I laid eyes upon her. In manner and disposition she must resemble her Italian mother.s she is dark, too. and her father. you know. was fair. It has been many yeg-s now since l have had occasion to examine tfe young female at close range Do they all talk necessarily ana very fast about nothing in particular? That is what Joseph Downs daughter does. l was in my workroom when she arrived with Elizabeth. who hat driven down to the station for her.
 was engaged in a minute analysis of the composition of the cells im- beddsd in the storma of an ovarium when was startled by the banging of a door. followed by an outburst of ex- cited laughter. This was followed by the noise of somebody running up- stairs. and you can imagine my con- sternation. cousin. when heard a light tap on my door. l judged rightly that the young person had arrived, and in- tended to invade my workroom. liberty Elizabeth never takes when am there
 GO away" I called. a trihe severe AN me she-it was Joseph Downs daugh- ter-deIiberateiy opened the door and walked in She's extremely young and very Nightly. The instant she saw me she began to talk. and I assure you she didn't stop once while she was In the room
 She had an absurd dog under her arm, which she insisted on my shak inx hands with. She told me that I was ten years younger looking than she had expected to find me, and that I would look even younger if I did not stoop. She said that she intend ed to call me -J. M." as her father did. and then she began to cry. Can you imagine the state of mind I was tn2
 Fortunately Elizabeth hurried to the rescue and the young person was re- moved from the wor kroom. But l was greatly distressed and did not go down to dinner. The very next day I be- gan to look for a secretary. and re- moved my workroom to the .op floor. Faithfully yours. John Marchand.
 My Dear Harriet: You are disturbed, you say. lest the young creature we have in the house will annoy me. but do not alarm yourself. My secretary and I are quite secluded here on the top floor; we are only reminded of her presence in the house when a door slams and she laughs. Her laughter is not exactly loud, but IL carries very far. She seems to know a number of people in Boston, and is always either just coming home or going out.
 One thing l cannot prevent her do-