Show '’-- I The Fifth Stenographer By "EDMUND (Copyright 48U by FIFTY YEARS-AGTHIS WEEK MOBERLY Associated Literary Press) March Mr Benjamin Holbrook o! the firm ”1 am able to meet that 'Condition” of B Holbrook & Company Jobbers was the calm reply had been absent from his business for The head of the firm was forced to three weeks and ’therefore entered confess to himself that she did not his office resolved to get back Into look it harness as speedily as possible After “Have you ibad any experience In wading through a mass of accumuthis capacity?” he asked lated correspondence he rang for hla “None whatever” she answered confidential stenographer She failed “But I have a good education and A second to appear and a third ring have fitted myBelf carefully for Buch were equally barren of results Mr a position and feel I can meet all Holbrook grew Indignant With a savthe requirements set forth In your age Jab he touched another button somewhat unusual advertisement” on his desk and In a moment Wat"It was a little 'Out of the ordinary son his chief clerk stood at hlB elwasn’t It?” bow “Yes" "Watson" he demanded "why "But there was a reason for It doesn't Miss Cayley havo respond to her During the last three years call?” lost no less than four stenographers “Miss Gayley was married while through matrimony It waa a desire were you away” to secure some one who would view “An office romance?” business as other than a “Yes” responded Watson with a to marriage that prompted that Bmlle "Smithers one of the book- ad" "1 can keepers is the other guilty party” safely say that there is no “Well he got a sensible wife conprospect of my making such use o! found him Give him a ten per cent It” replied Miss Holmes raise At the same time he robbed A trial showed that she waa well me of a good stenographer Just when equipped for the position Mr Holshe had become efficient and valuable brook reflected also that he had It strikes me these cases are becomnever recognized so many good qualiing pretty frequent In this office ties In an applicant before He therearen’t they Watson” fore engaged her and in a few weeks “This Is the fourth In three years” found reason to congratulate himself “Exactly” for she developed an efficiency even agreed Mr Holbrook “Four in three years of which your above that of her very efficient preown case was the first Matrimony Is decessors In a few months he began a noble Institution Watson but It canand to regard her as Indispensable not be allowed to play hob with this found himself regretting that she was 'business the way It has been doing near bim in office hours onr I propose now to get a stenographer And then it came He waa dictatwho will regard this office bb ing to her one day he on the one side more than a to of the big flat office table and she Miss Gayley’s successor on the other marriage While facing him must be at least thirty-fivyears old to a some solution grasping for You will advertise at once for a lady knotty buslnesa he allowed problem his mind to wander The plainly furnished office faded from his vision The table became a dining table covwhich ered with snowy linen upon silver gleamed and crystal sparkled— such a dining table as one sees In a home but Miss Holmes faded from the picture not at all In his reverie he saw her sitting opposite him at the dream table — and then Benjamin Holbrook bachelor aged forty came He was In back to earth with a rush love He was certain of It despite the novelty of tbe sensation to Mr Holbrook was accustomed rect methods can you still safely "Miss Holmes say that there Is no prospect of your making business a Stepping stone to he aBked suddenly marriage?” Miss Holmes was also In a reverie She came out of It in confusion to “I — I think so” she managed gasp "Then there Is a doubt?” ad“Yes there Is a doubt” she mitted "I ask you to give me the benefit of x i : He Allowed His Mind to Wander If confessing to that many summers 'you cannot find her I’ll have to get a man — but I prefer the woman if she exists” had never been Benjamin Holbrook At the age when other men married take Onto themselves wivV he had too been busy smoothing the path of the newly established firpi of B Holbrook & Co over the thorny ways which Infant Industries must travel he haj reasoned must Matrimony Success he had wait upon success finally achieved and now It waited If questioned he apon matrimony would not have been able to say whether he had eluded matrimony or him but now had eluded matrimony it tho age of forty he was forced to confess to bis friends that while it was still possible in his case it did not seem very probable he had never Being a bachelor tbe mental been able to fathom processes which led a girl to abandon x comfortable salary in his office for the purpose of sharing the salary of i male worker In the same office and In much less degree had he been able to understand the line of reasoning which led tbe aforesaid male worker to persuade her to do so In employing office help the head f the firm was able to discern merit All his male subordiat a glance The four nates had good qualities women who had reigned In brief succession in the office were all well in this respect— so well indeed that four of the male lubordlnates had discerned their merit even better than the boss with tbe result that for the fifth time In three with all a years that gentleman bachelor’s dislike for change In the sxistlng order of things faced the disof becoming acagreeable prospect customed to a new stenographer it was this faht coupled with the that there were yet several unIn office all men with married the good qualities that led him to Issue the age of the his edict concerning next woman who should grace his establishment advertisement Watson’s brought but one applicant to Mr Holbrook — woma handsome somewhat an whose gown of black well became of her figure the slender plumpness she stated “I am Miss Holmes” to ”1 have come 'In answer almply for a stenograyour advertisement pher” added years of age Mr Holbrook or 18 1862 The Confederate steamer Nashville escaped from Beaufort N C and evaded the close blockade of the Union vessels The Nashville had recently been dismissed from the harbor of Plymouth England and slipped Into Beaufort through tbe tame careful N C was entered by a Federal force under General The Union soldiers landed from gunboats’ and marched through the streets with banners and a band expecting to arouse Union enthusiasm The few people who had remained in the town were silent spectators of the Roads I — HANS TUFT Pres Cashier A V HUISI1 Hans Tuft W H Ilrown Chris Chas Lammorsdorf ensen P C Scorup A V Huish James CHAS LAMMERSDORF DIRECTORS— Jorg- Washington First State (Copyright by W G Salina of scene March 22 1862 Provisional Governor Johnson addressed a meeting of mixed Union and southern sympathizers at Nashville He presented the northern view of the war for the benefit of his southguard ern In hearers such calm and disa St The ship Emily Pierre ostensibly bound for Bt Johns N B but which passionate manner that he made a no colors was captured showed by considerable Impression on secessionthe blockading squadron off Charles' ists who had been with him in politics before the outbreak of the war ton S C A dajr of long range artillery firing Colonel Dwight with a portion of and National the First regiment of the Excelsior between Confederate at Cumberland Gap resulted brigade made & reconnaissance be batteries reconin no casualties A national tween Dumfriers and Fredericksburg Va One small company of Confeder- naissance In force left Camp Cumberate pickets were driven in but a sec- land Ford the day before and moved Cumberland Gap in the afterwas up to ond force that was encountered Colonel Dwight’s men noon halting when they began to feel not molested In the morning found a deserted and helped tbe enemy’s pickets camp the Union soldiers opened the noise themselves with a skirmish line which called Acqula Creek was evacuated by the down the artillery practice of the ConConfederates during the night Prefederate batteries The Union battery vious to leaving the Confederates soon replied and the firing continued burned the wharveB and town until night without result as the batthe General Pope commanding were not within range of each teries Union position at New Madrid trapother’ in front ped a Confederate gunboat The Sixth Kansas fell In with of a masked battery and sunk it He Mo Quantrell near Independence four them had previously permitted of forced him to withdraw after a to pass the first battery which left and severe fight In which the Federals them between two killed and lost three the Confederates The Confederates Beven destroyed Marcl19 1862 General Lovell C S A Issued the the bridge across the Little Blue river order at New Orleans following A t reconnaissance of the "Hereafter no exemptions from milNew York passing down the railroad itary service duty will be allowed perfrom Manassas toward Warrenton manently except in case of minors or Va were fired upon by a detachment persons physically unable to do serv- of Stuart’s The Infantry atcavalry ice for the release of Applications tacked with vigor and the cavalry those at work for the government off No damage was done on must be made to this department In made the form of certificates from the own- either side ers or foremen of the shops when an March 23 1862 order will be Issued to the commandIn an engagement of dimension near ing officer of the camp to which the Winchester the Federal forces under applicant belongs to grant a fur- General Shields reinforced by Colonel lough of a certain number of days Donelly with General William’s first which can only be renewed by a subbrigade defeated a force of five thousequent certificate and order from sand infantry and seventeen guns unthese headquarters” der General Jackson The fight which Some bridge builders captured by had been begun on the night before the Confederate Morgan In a cavalry with the advantage with the southernrail on the Louisville & Nashville rail- ers was renewed in the morning and road having been released returned swung back and forth until late In the to' Louisville Ky afternoon when the Federal reinThe regiment of New forcement determined the Issue of the York volunteers under command of day General Jackson withdrew withCol Charles Wheelock passed out loss of prisoners or discipline through New York city for tbe front The loss was heavy on both sides The a was practically The Confederates lost 840 killed woundprivate regiment having been organed and missing and the Federals 565 ized by Colonel Wheelock at The prize schooner Cora laden with He paid more cotton which personal expenses escaped from Apalachithan 9000 out of his own pocket much cola a few days before was brought to of which went to the families oMhe West by a 'crew from the U S Key men enlisted for their support while Plnola Lieutenant Crosby gunboat the heads of the families were gone commanding The Cora gave tne Pinola an exciting chase for more March 20 1862 than two hours and did not heave to Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania It” until shells began to pop between her order complimenting "Oh I am not thinking of resign- sued a general She had on hoard 208 baleB masts galthe for Pennsylvania she of cotton protested ing” N action Newbern at at the lantry the to am "I not asking you give Moorhead City N C was occupied C Roanoke The at and regiment business the benefit of the doubt by a Union force under General Parke am asking you to give which did not acquire great distinc- of General Burnside’s Miss Holmes force The In the engagement at Bull Run It to me ' I desire you to resign Can’t tion deserted of Confederates Was town am getting at?' love early in the war was held to have re- A you see what squad passed over to Fort Macon deemed its reputation and the names be I to want wife” my you you with a flag of truce to demand a sur“Wouldn’t that be playing hob with of the two latest battles were ordered render but the southerners refusing the business?” she asked after a embroidered on the regimental battle to give up the squad returned and flag where no mention was made of pause smiling through her blushes General Burnside ordered an InvestMr Holbrook rose from his chair Bull Run ment of the place Fla She fled to Lcyal citizens of Jacksonville and started toward her A national force raided the Conand protested against the action federate the door In a panic and paused with met pork market at Nicholas Df the convention that had declared her hand on the knob Landing Tenn and made off with “The business is Inured to such ex- Florida In Recession from the United 1500 pounds of fresh pork and 45000 States of America asserting that no periences by this time” he laughed of cured hams and shoulders "You must re- 3tate had a right to secede and de- pounds still going toward her member that my own romance has a claring they were deprived by the con- March 24 1862 of as citizens of their vention rights quartet of precedents right here In the Postmaster General Blair of the the United States It shall be the last office However the United States The meeting was encouraged by a muzzle that hadstrapped tighter for my next confidential stenographer recently been put on proclamation issued the same day by the northern newspapers by the takshall be a' man” General In Sherman Federal which with face ’covered her Holmes Miss over by the war office of all telethe general stated that the troops of ing her hands as he reached for her of graph lines and tha censorship "If that Is the case B— Benjamin ” the United States had come to pro- news dispatches The following noshe murmured "you might begin to tect loyal citizens and their property to tice was issued postmasters and enable them to resuscitate their look around for the man” the Union: “The secre throughout government and promised that all loy- tary of war now regulates the transal persons returning to their homes Policeman mission of Information by telegraph Dog a Volunteer usual course of the conduct of the war In Members of the Liverpool (Eng) po- and taking up their affecting life would be protected In their conorder to prevent the communication lice force attached to the Breck road stitutional rights The sole desire of such Information to the rebels of a voldistrict have the assistance It and intention of the government was Is unteer police dog which belongs to n also thought necessary by the secto maintain the integrity of the Com to put restrictions on the publocal publican Regularly every night and laws and reclaim the retary of facts of this character lication the dog a large retriever walks Into stltutlon Btates revolting from the national aland the aid of howsoever derived the police station just as the night conmen are going on duty and takes up liance to their former prosperous this department Is requested for this dition the patrol with one of tbe uniformed purpose You will therefore notify constables It will have nothing to do March 21 1862 publishers not to publish any fact On with an officer In plain clothes which has been excluded from the teleIn MisPetty warfare continued the dogvhas proved and that a disregard several occasions of this graph souri An expedition of Union so- order will When subject the paper to be exexceedingly tactful and useful ldiers under Captain on tbe Stevens the officer comes off duty In the morncluded from the mails” Indian Creek near Keltsvllle to way home but Wendel Phillips ing the dog runs away attempting to In the Mo was informed that a band of Con- speak at Cincinnati when the hour for resuming was egged by the federates had planned to meet at a crowd which evening arrives he Is at the police finally grew In violence certain bouse that night Captain Ste- until station to the minute to go upon his became a mob and precipitatit vens surprising the place early in the ed a beat fight In the body of the hall morning captured nineteen prisoners Phillips was removed by friends and 1000 pounds of bacon that was coat of tar and amidst threats of The English as Klaw Sees Them tended for the Confederate army feathers Mr Marc Klaw the American theatwere three of the as Among the prisoners who was quoted took bills rical manager up the sesEmancipation of captain sion of the United States senate A "are Just rank saying that the English Two new military departments were as a LImburger vote on a bill by Senator Davis providabout as emotional One of them constructed comprised cheese” for the colonization of liberated writes that what he really all the country that might be occu- ing In a tie was lost by said was “The English are a warmslaves resuming pied by General Butler with head- the vote of the hearted people but are usually about quarters wherever they happened to The gunboats Tyler and Lexington as demonstrative as fromage de Brie” be and the other comprised Georgia shots with a Confederate (a large flat cheese) Florida and South Carolina under exchanged No battery near Eastport Tennessee General Hunter Swats Celestial was done damage Gideon Welles secretary of the Mrs Willis — suppose that In heavTwo boat crews from the Federal navy for the United States Issued a war boat Yankee going ashore to reIn not finden we will be disappointed of the servformal acknowledgment move guns left by the Confederates ing certain people there Mrs Gillis — Yes But we’ll be more ices rendered by the United States at Shipping Point on the Potomac which had lately were at finding certain other frigate Cumberland disappointed driven away by a body of cavbeen sunk by the Merrlmac In people thfere — Puck alry after securing two guns ' r CIVIL WAR A naval skirmish at Mousqulto In let Fla was disastrous in a small way for the Union sailors Involved Lieut A H Budd U S N Acting Master Mather and three Jackies were killed by the Confederates Drafts drawn on 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