; Cf ? T-F
Saatthe Mew Clerk.
Jenkins met Smith, his senior partner,
at the -depot, who had been absent on a
business tour.
"How's business V I inquired the lat
ter. '
"AH right; got a new clerk."
''Got a new clerk, eh! Where is
Joaes ?"
Discharged him. An -idle, extrava
gant, impudent yountr dog f
"True enough, and the new one won't
be anj better. Drinking, gambling, late
hours, and fast horses that's the war
with 'ens all." "
And Smith groaned.
Jenkins' eye twinkled. He well knew
thj peculiarities of his good-hearted but
. -tentrie bachelor partner.
Well, the new clerk don't drink nor
gamble, I'm certain f that, and ha
hue ta 1 been very industrious audatteut
.'
fhuv, far? O, yes, wait a mouth
New Ir jom" sweep clean."
Oh, well, if the. new clerk don't suit
you, you can send the new clerk adrift,
that's all. I only took her ah'ui! the
new clerk on trial !" .
t Mr. Smith stared at his partner. '
"I suppose the new clerk ha a name?"
he remarked, dryly.
" I'D, yes.'- Her, that is to say, the new
clerk's uaiue in Garduet. But here we
are."
Ah was his usual cutom, Mr. Smith
went through the store, passed the array
of clerks on either side of the counter,
without glancing to the right or left. But
wheu he reached his private office, at the
further end, he looked through the glass
door, whjch was so situated that be could
see' all that was going on in the store.
His eye fell on tha occupant of a de-k
near the door, he started :
- "'What's that ?" fce 4id taraingsharp
ly upon his partner, who had followed
him. . : , ., ,
Jenkins gased very composedly .upon
the SiCnder -form, Whose graceful head
was bent intently - over a ledger that lay
open po the desk.
"That? Why, that's the new clerk."
Smith rubbed his eyes" rad looked
again. : : . ; -... -"Why.
it's a womaa !" be exclaimed,
w'. V au air of incredulity and horror.
- "iabould say it .was," said Jenkins
coolly, aad a confoundedly pretty one at
fhacv.:, ....;r.:--;-;-- -'"!
Smith gave his partner a look of virtu
oU Indigeatioa. . .
"" Mr. Jenkins, t his ia ao place for a
reman,"-..,-..! , . :
-Thiai: aot ? Now it strikes sue that
aha fits the .place rtrjf -beatry."
!tXba proper place for- a woman is., in
tsaet)vary if kotus.". "v' ;
" Tifr was -a pet eservatwa of Mr.
ajUb's wVich he had read somewhere,
and wbkjti he eoaaidered as a clincher in
;gt an argument.- - ? -HBut
suppose she TtasuH any?"
"7kwt eras a posoraad, isliis efforts to
"sWmount it, Mr. Start ta got excated.
i'Hasa't any 1 .Wiry, air, she mast
'Very true.- la feet so confident sm I
oa that point, that I have some vbeaghts
ot offering her mine or, at the least, to
VBarettWKb iter."- -if j:,,;,-
"Mr. Jenkins, this' is a it a fit subject
ill a nenotu matter 1 snow, . so, on
"the wTwlepetnap M better- tbt it
, Jver. awiile tdnger.f Beside, there' fab
nofasr if she .wod 'accept tor oer
; .togejhe witbriaese8mbaee Ihatgoes
rtjealtths," retttrted Smithy severely,
"will joa ocas btthd'atBsntf to the
business ia band ? ' This 1 wbmstf
ge." ...w -.','-') j . : "
"Very well ; yoa told ma-yoa wasted a,
clerk rtist wotfld W faithful aad 4hderi
oas ; that didn't spend his ialary, atod all
he edatd steel, ta fasti aorsea and fast
women and I got yea one. It's an easy
matter to send her off" : .;
j Of wrarse it is," aeoiBed Staitb,
brightening at the ifrggestioa.- ""Jwrt
tel) her-she Jw't exactly suit, and tfist
we shan't seed her after to day." , ,
"But she does suit me ; and if you
are not salted, all you've got to do is to
tell her so." .
' "You hired her."
"And tor that very reason I won't dis
charge her without some good cause." -
' No matter." returned Smith with an
air of lofty indifference. 'I sa dis
charge her. ' I think I am equal to that
much."
Jenkins who had left the room, put
his head baek a moment Inter.
'Bet you a hundred dollats you don't
do it ."
With this parting shot he disappeared-
,
Now Smith had a nervous horror of
women, a his partner well knew espe
cially of young women -and never spoke
to one if he could help it, . , . . ,
Had tt been 'a man he would know
what to say, and experienced no difficul
ty in saying it, but a woman was quite
another thing.
But his partners - last ' Words had
touched bis pride, and 'summoning ; all
his resolution he opened the door and
walked out.
But hi courage failed him as he citne
nppimite the dek where ehe sat, and ' he
passed by, tflancing sideways at the uo
conscious occupant, who did not lilt her
head at his approach.
After slakinsr to a clerk at the further
end of therWw, he walked slowly back
to where the young lady sat, and who, as
ruj paused by the desk, raised pair of
soft blue eyes. hoittug a swift, bewilder
ing glance in -smith s, that he Teit to the
toes of his boots. "
Mis Miss" he stammered. ,
'-My ' -name : is Georgiana," said the
young lady, smiling "Some call me
George, for rhort . -
"Well, Miss - George Creorgisna, I'm
afraid that you will find your situation
rather unpleasant." -
"Not at all, sir. . On the contrary. I
find it very pleasant and comfortable."
"Ahem, but I fear that voa iwiil be
hardly eaqual to the discharge of its du
ties." , .- : , '-'':..",...;'
"I hope not. If you rill ma your
eyes over the balance sheet, you will find
fnijmui; mini. f; .fl
With desperate hope that- there wojud
be abmethrog amiss, Smhh didsd. but was
disappointed. .r . ' ' , '
"1 hope you have no tmH to find r .
said the clerk, rather aaxtonsly, on per-
ceivmt; that be hesitated.
; "You are a woman." '
Here, whether abashed by the sudden
display .of dimples in the . piak cheek,
that grew still more pink t this rather
unnecessary assertion,1 8mith eatno to an
abrapt .aase. t,9i , . .;:'; ;' fc '-
At this the smiliac face settled into an
expression of demure gravity; -
"I must plead guilty to the charge of
betag woman. ; Bat though. H may be a
misfortune, h an scarcely be -vailed
a fault ; at any rate, it is one for "which
i so aotcBsweirakle 1" , . ; '.. . "
"You misunderwand ate, ma'am. What
X aaeaat to sjr was, that there are certain
duties oaaectd with jour fEoe, such
as opening the' SSsVe, goiag t the pest
office, etc.. Which "yau can "not very well
1 assure you, air, that -1 shall like
nothing better than aa occasional walk in
thanwa air. , Aad as to opeainz the
stere, aad sweepisg aad dasuag, I don't
Know that l sbouW be Barder to perrerta
that emcA for a atore than fot a favose.
"I claim ao oooaideratiaa for my aex,1
sskaBied- the aaM hsdvA. astinir aatiKht-
f eotalnae of aer, employer, ftut tisk ,
m eoatatea'-yasticev it 1 pevrarot tay -aur-
ties satisfactorily, that , you will not dis
charge me simply beca&se I am a wo-
i Mutts via ir a diaolaier of was kind,
he hardly knew wat; 8mhH bear a sad
den retreat to his1 Own' room, assuming a
bald; front as tie met bis partner's ittcfuir-
mg ye, but with an laward conscious
sese that he bad beea totally routed hy
the enemy.' '
' Going ?" said Jenkins, with provok
ing man chalancr.
"Well, no, not to day. What the d 1
are you grinning at ?"
"O. nothing -at all," responded Jen
kins, throwing himself back ia his chair,
and regarding intently a fly upon the
ceding.
; "What I was a going to remark was,
resumed Smith with quite an unneces
sary assumption ot dignity, 'that I have
concladed to let her . remain uutil I can
find some situation for - her aaore in ac
cordance with her sex."
"Very kind aud considerate in you,"
said Jenkiu's, dryly, '"epeeially taking
iuto view that she does Iter Work better
than any clerk we ever had, and for less
pay, too."
Smith was by no means the oirre he
seemed. Aside from ' his prejudice, he
was a sensible, kind-hearted wau. Geor
gians was not called upon to open the
store or run on errands, though she offer
i'd to do both
Curious to relate, as days and weeks
pa.-t-ed. Smith's repugnance to her pres
ence not only vanished with them, but he
began lo regard it with, positive pleasure.
lie used often to look through the
xIuh. door, watching the graceful poise
ot the head aud the motions of tlie detr
little liu tiers as they jrlided over the
paper, uutil at last curious fancies seem
ed to creep through his brain, and be
began to indulge in ulowiai; dreams of
how wonderfully such a little woman as
that would . brighten up his lonely aad
cheerless home. ,
' But he determined to proceed cautious
ly. He bad It. tl is housekeeper was
about to leave, be would offer 31iis Gard
oer the situation and then !
"Having formed J this resolution, his
next step was to request the young lady's
presence id bis private othse, a summons
that was promptly obeyed.
. "Miss Gardner, don't you think the
situation st aotnekesHir ; to . a niuite
home, like mine for itrataBte, would ba
prett-rable to your situation here 7
- "Perhaps, ra so ice respeots it might,'
said Georgiaoa, coloring at this abrupt
inquiry, ana the look that " aeoompanied
it. i. ....
Was the old gentleman about to make
an offer?
1 But bis next words relieved her of
this apprebeusiea. : : nC
My hottseaeeper sooa toleave me.
and 1 should be very glad to have you
suddIv her place." -
Geergtaaa s cheeks grew rad, and her
mouth dimpled "Witfc Smiles that she
stMtv vaialv to susaresa. .
- - . . . - . j.
" Yea are very fcmd, sir, pat the tact
is, "bit." Jenkins has spoke to ate first.
i "Mr. Jenkins ?" :.r:;
'-Yes, air. He asked me to be his
housekeeper, and I told him that
weald.", :'..;
"But my child, Mr. Jenkins is a yoaag
man it would 'not be proper for yea to
eep bouse for him. Sow with me ft is
owise differeat "..';,
. As Georgiana inwardly azreed with
him, ia fact, there Was all the differeUfee
in the world to her.
Ktrt he ascexl ma t be tout wita as
well as nbusekeeper." '
;Oekr
Smith's first feeling Was that Ot intense
astonishment, bis aertt, Vf quite as strong
I ehsgria. But It all frded ia aa tmHioa
haakfulaess that ba bad not commit-
IBut his disapnoiatmeat eould not have .
ranllew sfltv stfaai far hattaBdeLItbs
WdOTbg pl leWltlgT With" sK V0 ,
quility, the ceremony that trahsfortfieJ
his new clerk into the happy wife ot his
fortunate partner, Jenkins.
- - .
Kamua Keen.
Sheridaa told as several stories of
Kean. "at the beigTit nT his fame. ' 8ome
One made him a present 1 of a fine horse,
bn , which he was 'prancihjf 'along the
strand. ; I'Tkke ' "Care," ; aid a friend ;
you are a fine . actor; but ". "But
What ?" asked Kean : ?yo don't know
lhaf I ws paid thittv trds for Awak
ing ibree horses at Brighton last year.''
Another tiate a friend, bearing he wss
about to give readitrg of Miltoa between
IBS acta at. urury; ,Jjane, saia ; -.-awn,
stiek to Bhakspeare ; don't meddle' with
Milron." ' Whyihot 7" tkd Keen. "I
gave readings Trbui MiltOn three times a
week at Kzaoouth. .. . -
As a proof of the universality of his
genius.it was nientioned that he had been '
a fencing master and a daitcing-ntasfer,
and at Jersey had ' announced that -be
should quit the stage and Set Up a school;
He told Mr. Sheridan that when a child
: . sa a -
ne had oeen appiieu to in oroer re orinc .
him out as a rival ro; Master Beftyj - bat;
that Sheridan had interposed, . hsyihg,
No ! one bubble at a tiaav is enough :
ii you nave two, iney win inoc ganm
each other aad burst." '
: L '
iDjuiiK D v nuiinuuvuvn vi wo i j
1814, 1 find it recorded that lnrd Byron,
Thomas Moore and 1 myself went to the
orchestra at Drury Lane Theater on the
19th of Mav. 1X14. and saw Kean m
"Othello." After the; play we went - to.
the green room and Byron and I were
introduced to the great actor..
I became afterwaids welt aoauatnted
with Kean.'and heard somet bin if t tils
performances from his own mouth.' On
lABcember 14, 1814. 1 dioed at . Mr.
Kinnaird's in company with aim sad
ijora Dvroo : . ana on niai occasion tio
mentioned that at Stroud, in Gloucester
shire, on one night, he acted Shylock,
dace id on the tiglit tope, sang a Song
then in voeue, called , "storm, sparred
with Mendoia, and then acted i "Tbree-
i t.i. 'tr...vi: kJjI u :li
one night he forgot his part and repeated
the "Allegro" of Milton without .being
detected by the audience. He gave as
admirable imitations of Iocledoo, of
Kemble, of Sinclair, and Master Betty.
Ha concluded the amusements by dress-
mg up his hand with a napkin, painting
it with cork so as to look lite ana,
and dancing a liornpipe with two fingers,
imitariog at the same time a bassoon, so
wonderfully that We looked 4wamlto aee
if there was no one playing that 'fostru
ment in the room with an. I should not
think these matters worthy of reoord if
Kean bad not been by far the greatest
sctor 1 bad ever seea. liord BroghdiHr$
RedbUeetroUt aH Long Uft. "
A Puzu.it fob Lawtkbb. An wid
case is puiiling Hartford lawyers.',' ; A
man. died - a few 'mottrh "ago, 4ewving a
baadseme property. 1Ii widbw '"Was
wapaeted to aooa give birtbr to a . oVld,
and the dying man left a will giving We
thirds of his property to the child yet to
be born if it proved t h , toy, the ether
third to the widow ; but it a giri, , aba
was to receive ette third and its caother
two-thirds. 1he wfdow : has, hoirtrver,
given birth to twins boy and a girl.
Aad now "how to dispose Of -the property
in aceof dance 1 with the wfll Is tire ktfotty
que
Many yoaag children and baif-crewa
girls are affliotei witb tarvature of the
apiaa,' WMi Ofi-M!t
fern, y rqufrteg tbeai toe praatSoa aar
aral boart 4ay oatKe piafeo wRboat any
support for the pack ox feet. ."