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the chldren's nursery dinner had been serv-
ed, at which she was to be kindly made to
preside, why then Rachel was TO ask her TO
accompany them in their usual ramblo, du-
ring which time Mrs. Mackillop would take
her own meal in the dning-room; and SO,
by dint of little of that admirable manage
ment on which the lady piqued herself, the
Poor Relation might be safely got through
her first days drilling as honorary governess,
and BY persevering in this line OF discipline,
she would afterwards know her own place.
AS for the evenings, Mrs. Mackiop thought
it would be kind and liberal to allow her TO
come into the drawing-room, OF course only
if she could be taught to conduct herself pro-
pery, and of course 10 act as family working
musician. Now these laboring-players are
very useful articles of modern furniture. Ii
is true, that though very few people really
are fond of music, everybody thinks 1t IN
cumbent on them to pretend TO be so, and
whenever people are stupid in society, and
neither nationally, nor intellectually nor con-
versalionally inclined, and the talking is more
by full stops than cxclamations and interro-
cations, why then it is a capital thing to have
"A Woodworking person to sit down to an in
strument with never-tiring lndia-rubber I'm
gers, and nerves made on the same principle
of manufacture. A company can, in such
case, be as stupid as may be agrccable-or
disagreeable-to themselves.
Well, things went on delightfully."-. The
Poor Relation dM take her breakfast in the
schoolroom with the children, did guttel out
German with the boys, did squall Italian
with the girls, dill elocutionize French with
fine nasal twang, did make the poor p-
ano rumble out such sounds as it never rum
bled out before, did walk out with the chill
dren; and, in fact. really performed all the
hard work which Mrs. Mackillop had laid
out for her, even to that lady's own uncon-
sconable satisfaction. Every thing went on
well. The system worked delightfully."-.
The children had been in extraordinary good
humor, for the Poor Relation had been in
such wonderful high spirits. had beer so We
ny witty and epigrammatic, and witha had
seemed so nightly amused the whole day,
laughing very merry at every fresh requlsi-
ton of her talents, yet complying so good
humoredly, that when evening came, the
children seemed to think they had enjoyed
quite jubilee, and Mrs. Mackillop was more
than ever encouraged to admit her into the
drawing-room, seeing that she had behaved
so very respectfully, and deserved some en-
enlargement. 1t happened, too, that Mrs.
Mackiop herself was in very holiday humor,
for Squire Harrowby had dropped in sans
ceremonie, apoogizing for paying an eve
ming visit instead of a morning one and, in
the elevation of her satisfaction, the lady OF
Swan Vale had given him carte blanche
to come whenever he pleased, secretly opln-
ioning that he came for something and no
for nothing, and that that something was hel
own daughter, pretty Rachel Mackillop.
So the lady was all smiles, like the sun
and the gentleman all shone upon; and she
was the hand and he was the glove, and thu
glove fitted so amazingly well, the lady talk
ing and the gentleman listening, that pres
; emily she degun to require his sympathy, ant
: call upon him for condolences in the case o
her own extraordinary kindness, and benev
; olence, and philanthropy, and tenderness
0 and compassion, and generosity, had so EN-
t tirely brought upon herself, inducing her
J, notice sort of person so altogether-oh
$ album. Whereupon Squire Harrowb
u echoed back very sympathetically indee
her own softly-modulated monosyllables-o
o -ah-um--being of course responsive fee
y ings as well as responsive sounds.
Il But in the midst of this colloquy, the sui
: iect which had given rise TO it walked in wit
a. pretty Rachel Mackillop.
d 'Oh, Miss Granger, you are the very pc
re son have the goodness to sit down to Il
= instrument; Mr.. narrowly wishes to he
'e you again
as The Poor Relation unlinked her arm fro
D. that of Rachel, and gently dropping her cor
I'd panionship, seemed to desire 10 stand alol
1t and Independent.
to, For Mr.. Harrowby's pleasure or
e! yours, ma'am!'
he Mrs. Mackillop felt little nervous.
e. Both she rather hesitatingly answered.
a' The Poor Relation walked straight to t
u, " instrument, sat deliberately down, ran |
lIe1' fingers over the keys with more mastery c
&c ecution than ever, and then flew off-spe
u into one of the most brilliant and effective
"'' Rossni's elaborate works, embellishing
Il, she went with never-ceasing multitude
vi airy and graceful ornaments, in wild and Ell
-, ~ less variety, until suddenly, IN the very m
W. die of bar, she started from the music st
oc and returned to Mrs. Mackilop
If How? Why : What?' said Mrs. M
at, killop. 'Why have you broken off! "
ar. don't you finish =
nce 1T is not in our bond--our bargain S
ain the Poor Relation. Mr.. Harrowby
1Iv myself have not chartered and haggled o
Ter so much for so much. You told me to r
her for both your half of my Performance
ink have done to the letter-it is my duty to
on my dubts-Mr. narrowly had no claim
she on me. Rieu pour rien.'
Her Mr.. Harro Why looked for the moment
in fec,ly COMPOUNDED.
osi- perhaps, SIR said the Poor Relat
!, so turning her really fine eyes full upon
into perhaps, sir, you may have lived you
tea, many years IN the world without ha
= found out the axle on which the great W
, for turns. The world, sir, has school o
,pa- own--Educato for the Poor. have
o,lJ hrounht nm in that SchOOl-yOu have moi