Faith Gartney's Girlhood

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involved locomotion on the rather alarming alacrity of an impish-looking granddaughter who is elbowing her way through the throng of applicants for places and servants. She paid no heed to the astonishment of a severe-look

to her side while she paused a moment to observe, with the strange fascination of repulsion, the manifest

said Mrs. Grigg

air of show off and consequence, "I found the

at did s

body sence. Wants you to send her a first-rate o

you get t

about it. Guess she for

you as

d looked at her-jest as pious-! And whe

ace'll suit you. Leastways, it must, for anot

sked the fat coo

to please. Here's one more place"-handing her a card with address-"and if you don't take that, I won't do nothing more for you, if you air Scotch

ouldn't live a whole year with no lady

iss Henderson, in a deep,

" cried Aunt Faith, as she touched the sidewalk, "

cene whereon Miss Henderson and Faith Gartney entered. Things looked clean and respectable. System obtained here. Aunt Faith felt encouraged. But she made no haste to utter her business. Tall, s

ment on the landing outsid

alpaca petticoat. Her boots were splashed, and her black silk bonnet was covered with a large gray barége veil, tied down over it to

ith only half a glance to spar

please. What kind of

pon her, with a look that was

e, ma'am, where I can f

rance was heard to the

rls ti

p quietly to Miss Henderson's side. There was visi

we have so many in, and I didn'

rticular-both. Whate

s whose fire of eyes was now all concentrated o

n Mah

say she answered to her name, but was nevertheless persuaded o

girl," said Aunt Faith, de

had giggled am

g woman to a girl at her side with an eager face looking out from

or city?" asked the directre

s country, though-

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housework in the coun

hanged. There was a settling down into seats,

ne young girl-she with the short curly hair who hadn't seen the countr

great mind!" whispered

a few seats farther forward, moved, with a "d

the first. "I'd o

take a young girl like

forgetfulness and excitement uttering itself aloud. "Plenty of good

rectress, "be quiet! Remember

hat was presenting itself before her, and addressing the desk. "She looks clean and bright," she add

and a look of general knowingness, started up

iles, mum? How often

derson, frigidly, abashing the office habitué, who had not been used to find

I heard you s

hat I mostly thinks. That there's always lots of g

you, to go off twenty miles into the countr

ndly to the rough, uncouth girl,

ings is green and pleasant. I lived in the countr

as she looked in the face of this creature of fourteen, so strange and earnest,

you s

ain't ne

lling t

as much as

t to lea

s I'd know enough hard

shes? And sweep?

atuitously, at the close, "And tend baby, too, real good." Her eyes filled, as she thought of

enough for that when you've learned plent

ad. I've done the chores and tended baby up at Mrs. Grubbling's ever since. Th

morrow. Have your things

"She looks as if she hadn't been well treated. Think of her wantin

or her. 'Tisn't likely she's got anything to begin with." And so saying, Aunt Faith turned precipitately into a drygoods store, where she bought a large plaid woolen shawl, and twelve yards of dark cali

n put on, too,"

burned half breadth out of a dark cashmere dress, darning it at th

s at her heart, and, after a kindly farewell interview with Katie Ryan at the Pembertons' green gate

up the staircase, "i

get my bundle,

ly, with the wakeful baby in her arms. Two days' "tending" ha

her bundle," added the

into her chamber, and shu

t upstairs to h

e set her bundle on t

was the ungrac

ghtn't I say goo

eady slightly ajar. Baby heard the accustom

set the baby on the floor, who tottled out, and was seized by Glory, standing the

! And I don't know rightly whe