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the way of the world, and thus so very kind
ly taking her out of its Glowing. The plan
which she had thus generously, disintcrcsted-
ly, and ingoniously struck off was neither
more nor less than promoting her to tho Of
flee of an honorary govcrncss, by which, Of
course, we mean that highly gontccl state OF
If rewarded at all.
Mrs. Mackillop was highly delighted with
her own generosity and magnanimity in thus
providing place for this atom in the crea-
ton, this spcck Of permitted dust in the
splendor of her mansion. 1t was so very
kind to let the poor thing come down to them,
she would ENJOY herself SO much, and she
would make better govcrness than the cre-
atures out Of chambers shops. And then
she had met with so much ingrattude gov
ernessess were such vile set, such dis
contcd race-shc had had seven in fifteen
months; nothing could please them: moth
ing was good enough. And SO happy as
they might be Only thirteen children in
the nursery, and though seven Of them were
boys, and able to amusc themselves, only re-
CURED to be taken care of, and the girls be-
ing merely six, and only needing to be Sc, TO
work after study hours /; yet the ungratcful
governesses were so eaten up with nonsense
and ailectalon, that they presumed to think
they had too much to do, as if the mere wash
ing. and dressing, and teaching, and making
and mendng, necessary for only thirteen de-
lIghtiul children was even worth mentioning!
Well, she could invite this Poor Relation
down; and she found her grateful and pas
81. l. Al
sition OF honorary govcrness. 1t would be
quite an amusement for her to instruct the
dear children; bat then she had not opened
out this brilliant aspect to the happy elects
she had only invited her to spend "A week or
two down in the country with them, that she
might inspect her. She might turn out to
course and common; she might be raw and
rude, with rcd hands and large feet; she
might open her mouth wide, and speak loud,
and eat great deal and be horror atogth-
err; she might even be vulgar blowsy, and
turn out quite low, in which case she must 20
back again bad bargain. But if she were
modest and tractable, and well behaved, why
then she would make her present at the
end of any year, and give her any article of
dress that she did not quite like, and pay for
her washing, for she had IA pleasure in being
generous, as nobody could know SO we'll as
herself.
But how provoking that the Poor Rcla-
ton should arrive at so horrible nal opropos
a time as just when they were waiting din
ncr for Squire narrowly A dozen times
,..-A At, - tn .aHg, ii uUhcn tnuCS iIad
Mrs. Macklop been disappointed. But at
length again the bell rang, and again the dogs
parked; and the servant who kept the lodge
opened one half of the folding gates. There
was cloud of dust, and in the midst of il
stood vulgar stage coach, with the greatest
possible number Of outside passengers. Poor
Mrs. Mackillop, having certain value fol
her own gentility, was considerable shocked
at the sight, being, as she was, taken, una
wares, and surrounded by so many dear
friends, who would all be SO delighted TO see
her mortified; but her chargin increased
when she beheld, squeezing out from among
the outsldes, first one half, and then the 9TH
er, OF very ordinarily dressed person, whom
she saw at glance, with infinite horror.
could be none other than her own Poor Re-
lation.
Low, vulgar creature 2 exclaimed Mrs.
Macklllop to herself, of course SO as nobody
could hear her, 'to come in that manner TO
disgrace us WHY could she not take
place in the inside at least, or she nigh, have
had post chase for the last few miles, so as
to have presented herself docently? And
there, declare, as I-luck will have il, there
is Square narrowly just driving up in his
curricle?'
Just so il was: the Poor Relation was
caught in the fact of getting down from the
coachtop as the gentleman dashed IN. ana
he was obliged to wait whilst she descended,
and that was rather tedious PROCESSION
what with the difficulty of putting one foot
here, and another there, standing on n ledge
here, and spoke there it was some time be-
fore she rested upon terra trina, but at last
she arrived safely down on the ground, and
then came the search for her goods and chat
tells. These could not be forthcoming or
come-at-ab!e without uncording the huge
heap of luggage that was piled up on the top
OF the COACH to find the individual box that
was the Poor Relations individual propcrty:
and after this followed a search in the boot
for particular bundle and a crushed in band
box; and then an umbrella was required to
make up the muster roll, and small basket
and brown-paper parcel, and boa, and
bag, and warm shawl for travelling in,
though everybody was being roasted alive
and finally the Poor Relation, having run
over the inventory other property, and find
Ing II all correct, with the Improvement of a
few breakings and gatherings, took out her
purse to bestow her lberalty upon the coach
man and guard, and having presented each
of them with s,a:illing's worth of the face of
our most gracious majesty Queen Victoria,
she was treated with mos: elegant and clo-
quent harangue from both the gentlemen, on
the meanness and shabbiness ofnsultng them
with shillngs, and the desirableness of hav-
ing them exchanged for half-crowns to
winch having presumed to make some slight
objections, she was treated to some further
personalities, which very ably helped the
heat to send the blood up into her face; but
did not by any means persuade her to dive
her hand more deeply into hvr purse, there
by maniiesting an obstinacy of disposition
which the gentlemen of the road were very