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q didn't notice. Was there anything pecu


liar about it !"
'Why, Isabella you force me to come to the
painful Inclusion that you don't know much.
In fact, there is something peLian about YOU
We'll, we wont disag &c about that replied
Isabella, with merry laugh. 80 tell me how
Mr.. Wagstaif said fine
'lle said it delightfully."- and there was some.
thing so fashionable and well-brcd about it! !
can't imagine it for die life Ct me; but it was
something like this" foinc die, doctah r'
That meant fine day, doctor, suppose"
Certainly, stupid what else could it mean
If you had any natural, inherent aristocracy
n out you, you wouldn't ask such silly questions
you'd understand by instinct
! i think it requires instinct to understand
srcii foppish and affected young fellow ;that's
ny opinion, sister.
q know why you made that remark it was
on purpose to wound my feelings, Just because
te, IN interest in Mr.. Wagstaii.
Pardon me, Rose nothing was farther from
my intention.
Did you hear how wisely he talked abou
medicine, il. all its various branches?
heard him say that Holmes was a foine
!ectnrah," and that young Warren was duced
clcvah with his, what do you call it-sca pal. ;
Why, sister. that sounds exactly as it did
when he said it. | must learn his peculiarly
la' cinating style. Repeat it, Bella
Heaven forbid, kcsc, that you should learn
to ape such ridiculous affecation Why, all
the domestics are laughing at him !
It's my opinion, Bella, that nobody laughs
at him but that conceied awkward clown that
father has hired 10 work on the farm
j am surprised that you should call Mr..
Spike hwKward, clownish, or concaiied can
discover nothing of the kind about him. I be-
Ievc him TO be very sensible young man ;
said Isabella, mildly.
IT you was not my own sister, should ac-
ualiy be ashamed of you. | shouldn't at all
some low farmcr!'
j consider farmers very respectable and
useful class of men. We could not live with
out them. Grandfather was a farmer, YOU
know
Hush, for heavens sake see Mr.. Wag-
staff coming.
Il have not the least objection to his knowing
that grandfather was farmer said Isabella
Il wouldn't have him know it for the world
Isabella Warden mot for the world 1t would
disgrace us in his opinion forever must con-
fees that yol are the strangrst person eyer
saw. You require some one to watch YOU all
Il e time. You have no more pride than tn t
puppy in the corner-nor half so much. |
can't endure it; | live in continual fear And
then yon have such a shocking, not to say hor-
rib'e, taste about gcntility! No longer ago
than yesterday, saw you talking famliarlv
with that farmer fellow with the detestable
name
1T is an ODD name,. replied Isabella, smiling
good humoredv.
,Odd! It's perfectly awful No person ought
to be admi d into decent society with such
ma m In itk nF - IL,
full enough to throw a weIl-bred lady into con-
vulsion fits. wonder father would employ a
man with such name. For my part, think
there is great deal in name, AMI DO here
shall never see you conversng with Hczekah
Spike again
These words were pronounced with much en-
ergv, and not small show of authority.
Perl 2?s you are not aware that Mr. Spike
has admired you at an humble distance
have no desire to be aware of such fact,
returned RosabeI, with much dignity. w hen
| want man like Ile2ekiah Spike to
admire me- I'll let him kncwit! Mr.. Spikes
place in life is more particular in the kitchen.
The kitchen and the paror, according to nv
notion, are not very nearly allied
Sister, you have many ideas which Isolemn-
ly believe are erroneous, and will one day cause
you no little sorrow, said Isabella, seriously.
The face and neck OF Rosabel redeemed with
anger
Bella, you're foolish, meddlng-'
There is no knowing what harsh word might
not have come next, had not the door opened
Unexpectedly revealing the face and fg ure Of
llczekiah Spike himself.
We will here remark that the young ladies'
were seated in the sitting room, and not in the
rnrlo5. Mr. spike entered, and, bowing low to
them, seated himself, without the least possible
embarrassment.
Isabella noticed him by a light smile, and an
inclination Of the head; but Rosabel did not
honor him with single glance, or other 81 On of
recogn ton.
Mr.. Spike took book, and carclcssly turned
over the leaves. remarkng as he did Sc
"A fine morning, ladies'
'Very plaasant,' replied Isabella, quietly.
what assurance exclaimed Rrsabel, in
bad French for among her other attempts to
be fa' a'honable, she had essayed to learn the
French language, and melancholy work she
had made of it,
i see no harm in it, replied her sister, in
the same language; ! do not think he should
be excluded from al tie privileges 'of soci5tv,
simply because he works on a farm. He seems
to be well taught, and has the quiet, unassum-
ing air of gentleman
reverse. Would he thrust himself upon the so.
ciety OF those above him in station, If he were
unassumng? He would not-much less pre-
sumo to'lddress them
During this time, the person who answered to
the odd name of Spike SIT quietly gazing at the
pages before him, apparently unconscious that
he was the subject OF remark.
1ou must confess that he is not bad look
ing, returned Isabella, after pause.
Il have, to tell you the truth, sister, seldom
seen worse looking man than this same farmer
cl yours; and how you candiscover any beau
~ about him is mystery cannot account for.
Place Mr.. Wagstaf beside him, and mark the
difference. Hear them speak also, and see the
conras, between vulgarlty and refinement
There is a marked difference between the
two persons, but it does seem to me that it is all
in favor of the individual now with u.s., replied
BE a.
MY F'ench is exhausted, said Rosabel, 'and
The subject must drop for this time
And believe we have made shocking had
work with our French, Rose. I'm heartily glad
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