The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-09-13

were sitting together in the drawin!
room. Mrs. Onslow and Ellen wer,
busy with some ornamental needlework
and, at the same time listening to Sed.
ley, who was reading aloud some pas.
sages from favorite poem, when Mrs.
Onslow was told that there was young
woman at the d or, who wished to see
her.
Let her come in, said she. 1t is
some one brought hither by my adver-
tisement, | suspect. There's no occa-
sion for you to leave the room, Sedley,
she added, as he rose for that purpose
but rightly judging that his presence
might prove embarrassing, he stepped
into the adjoining ap rtment. He bare
ly had time to do so, when the young
girl, who had Of late so much interested
him, was ushered into the room.
She had evidently done her best to
make her outward appearance as decent
and respectable as possible. The faded
ribbon Of her bonnet, which had done
service through the winter and the
showery spring, had given place to one
that was fresh, though Of a sleazy tex
ture, while little starch and nice iron
ing had made her calico dress look near
ly as well as new. Her collar, too, tho
of a fashion getting to be obsolete, was
of snowy whitencas, and in its simple
way, told as we'll as one of the riches
embroidery, worn by the lady of fashion
A few pale blue flowers, intermingle,
with green leaves inside her bonnet
gave effect to her pure, Transparent
complexion, now little flushed from
the excitement caused by solicitude.- -
Mrs Onslow had tho good feeling to b.
the more courteous OH account of tht
girls evident embarrassment, which
gave her courage to state the object oi
her call. She had seen Mrs. Onslow's s
advertisement, and had called to offer
herself for the situation
You, of course, consider yourself
qualified to teach all the branches men
toned said Mrs Onslow
Il have taught them for year past
she replied, and have, | believe, given
Here is written recon-
mendation, with liberty Of further refer
cnce, voluntarily given me by Mrs.
Clinton, whose. daughters, unfortunately
for me, have made such progress, that
she thinks they can get along without a
teacher,'
Mrs. Onslow we'll knew Mrs. ClintonI
by reputation, and her face frightened
as she read what she had written, for
after enumcrating the other branches
which the bearer, Miss Elvira Lindsay
has successfully taught her daughters,
she mentioned that she was we'll qualif-
ed to give lessons on the piano and harp.
you were educated expressly for
teacher, l presume, Miss Lindsay said
Mrs. Onslow, or you would hardly be
competent to teach all that find men,
toned here
Miss Lindsay hesitated little, and
then said:
Il had no expectation of ever being
a teacher, while acquiring my educa-
ton
but you thought that you should
like the employment, perhaps
l didn't think of it at all, till the
time came, suddenly and Unexpectedly,
that was obliged to do something for a
living. The task of daily governess,
suggested to me by Mrs. Clinton, who
preferred to have her daughters taught
at home, promised better than any thing
else | could do, for my mother was very
unwell, and | was obliged to be with her
a number of hours every day
And did you like your employment"
Il did, though at first | had to study
very hard to keep little ahead of my
pupils, while at the same time / took
lessons in music, for my own knowledge
of it then was so superficial that I could
not pretend to teach it,
You were an apt scholar, | suspect
for | find that MIS-. Clinton says that
you excel as teacher of music
Necessity obliged me to do my very
best
The answers of Miss Lindsay to other
inquiries Mrs. Onslow thought it neces-