Year: 1874

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when Ellen informed us that she
would stay no longer where all the
trundlebed trash took to ''bossin' :"
her round. And so, though assur-
ed her would let mother do the or
dering, she gathered up her dignity
and her dry goods and departed.


What was to become of us? Grace
was to be married in just three weeks,
and sucha confusion OF silks and mus
Inns, purple and fine linen rs there
was in the room up stairs you never
saw.


So much to be done in the way of
sewing, to say nothing of the baking
for the wedding supper,(for Grace
had pretty fine ideas Of what she
wantcd,) and nobody could do it but
mother and |.


"Well, said brother Willie,"I sup
pose it will be my fate to start out
and look for another girl, though
where to 60 I've not the rcmotest
idea. This section of the country
has been pretty well secured, and a
girl who is not too stuck up to work
out is hard to find"


eff that's the case, what is the use
of trying" said mamma, 81 guess You
and can get along, Flora"


"No,' said l, 'you'd be down sick,
and it's bad enough to have Grace
leave us without having you kill
YOURSELF


"I'm not going to kill myself" said
Grace quickly; you speak as though
l were. But why don't you adver-
tise for girl?"


"Capital," exclaimed l, running for
writing materials. "Herc it goes,' -
and hastily produced the following:


Wanted-A girl to do general
house-work in a private family, in the
country. One that is not too fine to
be "bossed'' preferred. Apply at the
Gazette Office.


Will and papa had quite
a laugh when / asked them to
take the advertisement to town and
make arrangements to bring the girl
(whom l felt sure was in existence
somewhere and would answer) out to
our house as soon as she called at the
office.


"You'll have the pleasure of seeing
something of your own composition
in the paper, and that'll be all you'll
get for your pains" said papa.


But had great faith in the success
of my venture. This was Monday;
the paper was issued on Friday, and
there stood my advertisement which
l was sure would bring us a perfect
jewel Of a girl.


The next Monday morning mamma
had sick headache, and while l was
busy over the wash tub in the kitch-
en-, singing PUT me in my little bed
(being the most lacsi1asical could
think of.) buggy drove to the door,
and a neatly dressed young lady
came in and informed me that she
had seen our advertisement in the pa
per, and would like the situation if
agreeable to us. Her quiet dignity
quite upset me. l was not prepared
for this.


A tall slender girl, with delicate
sea shell complexion, masses Of gold
en- hair, and strange to say, large
black eyes.


concluded her services would be
agreeable, so l showed her to her
room and Willie and the hired man
carried up her trunk.


In five minutes she came down, at
tired in a neat brown calico dress
with pretty cambric rfflue, and an
nounced herself rs ready to begin OPP
erations. wonder if these slender
white hands could do anything, but
l was not long left in doubt. All
that day Louise Hale and l worked
together, now in the dining room,
now hanging up clothes, and in the
afternoon sewing in the cool north
chambers, with Grace. We talked Of
nothing but our work, and though
she seemed willing to do anything
that was to be done she made no
ptctentions Of being ovcr-anxious to
make herself useful. / was astonish-
ed at the ease and deftness with which
she turned off the work.


"How do you suppose she could
ever be at such work." said Willie,
II was never more taken back than
when saw this handsome girl mash
ing potatoes when came home to
dinner"