Ballou's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXVII, No. 1 — page 47: what you’re looking at

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by L hen d ‘i ( é UV in order that we may decide whether you will ae our requirements, and at the end of that time, if everything is satisfactory, you will be received to a third partnership. Will that please you?” “Yes, madam.” “yell, you can go home now, and rest to- day; and come here by ten o’clock pre ole} and to-morrow get on a decent dress, pared to ¢ to work. “Exeuse me,”? said Juliet, CC ttvia Gilbs with dignity, » is the best dress Ihave. I am sorry if ae a ae | 1f Will not—” “Good gracious!” cried the lady, in evident surprise. “What have you done with your We LTeS ad ’ “iT have an old grandmother, madam, whose wants I supply; and after paying my own beard, there is not much left for finery.” “No, Lshould think not. IZere—” she took out her portemonnaic, and began counting hills—“ here are fifty dollars, the first two weeks of your salary. We paid Miss surley a hundred dollars a month for being forewoman, and the jade got married and left Get on afterward as possible. And don’t ‘etched little Over us. I will pay you the same. you a dress, and come as Sc You see I trust you to be honest. pin your collar again wit brass pin.” 1 ( ps 1 that y Julict took the money which seemed such a fortune to her, thanked the lady and de- parted, She a direct to a dry goods store, One a buff mus- the other a blue merino fur days when it was cold and rainy. She earried the cloth to Miss Bastings, who was a expert dressmaker, and Miss Bastings fitted her, and agreed to have the merino done the next day by ten o’clock. She had two and purchased two dresses. lin for warm days, very e-cistants, and she guessed she could manage it Then Juliet went and bought a pair of boots, got her ruby brooch mended, paid Mrs. Smith, curled her hair, and felt like a new CPeaCare. Where is the use of slandering money to such a degree as some people delight to do? see how happy fifty dollars made our heroine. ‘he ensuing day the blue merino came vomptly. It was trimmed with black velvet, id was a perfect fit, and so very becoming tht Juliet looked twice in the glass after fas- tening her collar—ostensibly to see if the brocch was in straight, but we all know that the little witch was only adiniring the charm- ing contrast between the gold of her hair and the azure of the new dress, —) ae 7 . L’artnership. ol Mrs. La Rue seanned her critically, but found no fault, and forthwith she was pre- sented to the shop girls as the forewoman. After that, Mrs. La Rue was absent for the most part, and Juliet gave her orders, and issued her commands, without let or hindrance. She was the real mistress of the whole establishment. in three weeks it was known all over the city that Mrs. La Rue had secured the ser. vices of a lady just from Paris—a story nevel loses anything by travelling from one persen to another—and Juliet was transformed inte a lady just irom Paris in this way. The mos; charmingly delightful things were createc there, the ladies said, and forthwith all the dear creatures rushed to La Rue’s, and orders flowed in faster than they could be filled. Juliet’s month of prebation was just out, when one morning Mrs. La Rue came inte the store accompanied by a tall, handsome man of about thirty. She took him to the work-room, and just as the door closed upon them, Juliet came in from the strect. “Well,” said Mary Giles, one of the girls, “Mr, La Rue has arrived at last.” “Mr. La Rae?” said Jutet “T thought madam was a widow.” “So she Is,” said Mary. “This young gen- tleinan is her nephew, the proprictor of the store.” “The proprietor? Reall stand.” “ You are to be his partner,” laughed Mary. “Ts it possible you did not know that Mrs. La Rue was only here while her nephew, the owner of the: establishment, was absent in Paris “ Certainly I did not,” said Juliet, with a heightened color, and wondering if Mr. La Rue had sanctioned his aunt in the getting ip of that advertisement. inquiringly. y Ido not under- The door of the work-room opened, and Mrs. La Rue looked out. “Ah, here you are!” she exclaimed, at sight of Juliet. “Come in at once, if you please, Miss Wayne. Allow me to present to you your partner, Mr. La Rue.” Mr. lua Rue extended bis hand and took the fingers Miss Wayne mechanically extended. “J trust your relations will be amicable,” went on voluble Mrs. La Rue, “and I reeret that I must leave you to get acquainted by yourselves, but I have reeeived a summens Which calls me home at onee. It is so fortu nate my nephew arrieehficlbooolxs, com