The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-03-03

of indicating herself for the supposed mis-
take.
You may 60 and tell her TO come in,' said
Mrs. Draper.
Janet withdrew, and soon returned, con-
Quoting young girl. who certainly IN spite
of her faded mourning dress, looked as The
girl had said, like lady.
Il apprehend,' said Mrs. Draper, that you
are the person who applied TO MIR. bur's 10
telligeuce Office for situatisn'
She replied that she was.
And your name isl
Gertrude Denham.'
yes, / recollecl, now. You can, oil
course, refer me to some person OF respecta-
bility, of whom can make whatever enquiry
respecting you / may deem necessary
i cannot she replied; Il am stranger 10
this city, having, till within few months, re-
sided in distant town.
And have you neither friend nor relation
herel'
Not one. My parents are both dead, and
my only brother, have reason to fear, has
persisted at sea-
Under such circumstances said Mrs. ORA
per, it is very singular that you should come
10 large city, where you are unknown
i came here with my father replied Ger
irude, who died few weeks after we arr
we'd. lie had, a short time before, engaged
in some speculation, which swept away The
whole of large property
.Amighty plausible Story said Mrs. ORA
per. aside TO her daughter Hester. and shall
believe Just as much of it as please. Idont
think it will be prudent 10 engage her.
And without waiting fer Hesier's answer,
she again turned TO Gertrude.
Il believe said she. that under existing
circumstances, / shall be obliged 10 decline
engaging you. The mother OF four daugh-
ters-to say nothing of son, whom con-
slider more particularly under his fathers
charse-hoIds responsible situation, and
should admit no person into the family who
cannot come well recommended
look of resentment and wounded pride
was FOR moment visible liz Gertrude's coun-
teuance, while obeying The impulse Of her
feelings, she rose from her chair. in order TO
Immediately leave the house. The thought
how ever, oil her friendless and destitute silua
lion Immediately rose up before her. and in a
voice rendered almost inaudible from emo
lion, she euireaicd Mrs. Draper TO al least,
permit her 10 stay few days.
Now, mother said Hester, in an under
tone, the dresses must and shall be d0nc-at
least, mine shall; so what is the use Of speak
lug about responsibility and all that. just as il
YOUR daughters we've going 10 be influenced
for either good or bad by seamsiress.'
But she is TO teach Clemeuline and Mary
Is no, as the, are much younger than yoU
are, may be more easily Influenced. Be
sides, il | throw difficulties in the way, II will
increase her anxiety TO come, aud enable me
to engage her at much lower price than
otherwise should. Upon the whole, young
woman said she, addressing Gertrude. III
YOU will engage TO teach my two younger
daughters music, drawing and Frenrh in ad-
dnion to the common branches of education.
ard will attend TO little Georges reading and
spelling. and will fill up The intervals by sew
ing, for Two dollars week, you may remain
a short time
Emma's cheek deepened almost to crimson
when she heard The price proposed by hei
| mother. it being considerably less than wllaI
| Lucy Mead received merely as seanstress
Il must accept your terms replied Ger
trnde; though hoped that you would fee
able TO offer Lille more
81 cannot see thar it would be any real adj
vantage 10 YOU 10 receive more, said Mrs
| Draper. You will have your board, q
coulse. and as we always have cur washing
done in the house. that will occasion you NJ
extra expense. Half what offer you vii
be enough. or ough: to be, TO furnish you
with suitable clothing
Though Mrs. Draper could not see that il
would be any advantage TO her 10 receiv;
more, Gertrude could see perfectly well, She
having, since her father died, although she
had parted with all the more valuable artl-
cles of her clothing, contracted a debt foI
board amounting to nearly fifty dollars, which
the woman with " hich she had boarded had
for some time been impatient to receive
| She however, saw that il would he useless &c
endeavor TO enlist Mrs. Diapers sympathy
by any further explanation OF her peculiarly
forloru and unhappy situation, and therefore
remained silent.
1T IS a E,atter OF very little consequence ia
me whether You accept my offer OF not said
Mrs. Draper. after a short silence, 'as there
are always great number of young women
| destitute of employment, who will be glad tC
come for less On tie whole, / think may
as well look further
Il do accept your Offer said Gerrrnde. be-
ginning to fear that, after all, Mrs. Draper
would reject her.
Mrs. Draper, without replying. rang the
bell.
Janet said she. " hen The girl made hei
appearance, show this young woman TO hel
room-the same that was Lucy Mead's.'
She is so nervous she will never be able to
do anything as it ought to be done said Hes
ter. as soon as Gertrude had loft The room
Did you mind, Charles, how she trembled !
i did, he replied, but dare say that the
in6rmiiy may be remedied by little kind
treatment.
Miss Denham,' said Emma, If | mistake
not, is one Of those persons have heard Aunt
Harleigh speak about, who needs something
more to make her happy, than " bat is gen
orally understood by the ierm good treatment.
She requires sympathy, the same as | should
were an orphan and cast iriendless upon
the world
Emma received no reply, though Hester.
by certain motion of her head, and curl Of
her lips. told as plainly as words could have
done. that she considered sympathy very
unreasonable want 10 person like Gertrude
Denham.
IF you please, Miss Deuham,' said Mrs.
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