The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-11-18

What will you do with it? buy new
pencil?' he said. ~
No. I shall keep it for the sake Q
lang-syne'
Il do not see the drift of your enigmat
ical expression said Mr. Graham, slowly
and looking at me attentively the while.
| Then the riddle must remain a riddle
l have neither time, inclination, nor inten
tion to enlighten your understanding
which, pardon me, is quite obtuse. Now
that my mission is ended, and my wage.
paid, l viii go home. wish you gooG
morning, SIR
returned by way Of the field. Or
gaining the shelter ofthe bushes that grew
along the border of the meadow, looked
back, and saw Mr.. Graham yet standing
beneath the old birch, engaged in study
ing the delineations on its bark Fol
many day l had not known SO light q
heart. The interview just past reminded
me SO pleasantly and forcibly of old
times, that for the moment seemed once
more child, delightfully."- occupied in vex-
ling and perplexing Weld Graham How
ever no sooner did cross the threshold
of nay guardians door q was Mr.. Smiths
ward) than these pleasant fancies vanished
Iregained l my idedtiiy. More than that,
| privately read Betsy Lake pretty Sc
we're lecture, showing her the utter folly
of thus dragging from oblivion bright pas
sages in the early girlhood of Lizzie
Lake.
The next morning, Jane and were at
work together, finishing the weeks iron
ing that [ had left the previous day when
sent of to the crossroads.
i have always supposed till now, Bet
sy, that you had no property more than l
have, remarked the housemaid.
Nor have I, Jane. ] am poor as a
church mouse. which means, suspect,
poor as is possible for one to be >
But Mrs. Smith says you have some
property. Just now heard Mr.. Graham
asking her particularly about you, and
she at last said, in a 10th kind Of way,
that your father left you little something
which you would have when you came of
age. She said, too, that you were very
intractable when you came here, aud she
and Mr.. Smith thought you would be
more manageable if made to think you
were dependent on them for everything. ,
Idropped my work aud went straight
to my room. The mystery was. solved q.
last, for 1 never conld understand how it
was that my father had left me utterly
penniless at his demise. And the mo-
tives of my guardians, in deceiving me
thus, were easily OWNED The charge Of
intractability was false That 1 knew;
for overcome with grief at the loss of my
dear father, and placed among entire
strangers, | passiyely submitted to my
lot. But / saw now that kind of selfish
parental instinct had induced Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith to place me so low in. the
scale of social standing, that there could
be no possible rivalry between their
darling Lizzie and their rd.---
And how blindly had fur,hered the
scheme! Impressed with the idea that. /
was indebted to charity for home, had
bowed my neck to the yoke, and offered
my wiling hands to the work of an heir
ling, rather than submit to the sense OF
dependence. Lizzie and had grown to
womanhood with divided interest and pur-
suits. We were also entirely unlike in
character and person Though two years
my senior, Lizzie looked younger than ]
by three years, She had an infantie
pink and white face; tall, slender figure
aud abundance of glossy, very light brown
hair. On the contrary, | was dark -skined
short aud sturdy in stature. Lizzie. was
called a beauty. Rather a good-looking
young woman, was the highest commen.
dation ever awarded to my inferior per-
son. Lizzie had no open, glaring vice;
but she showed ali infinite number of petty
faults, fruits of unlimited maternal indul.
gence. She would not boldly repeat an
out-and out lie, but were anything to be
tgained by deception she did not hesitate
TO deceive. For instance, she asked for
my portfolio of drawings to lay on the
IScueVt-euoiC3 anu ii q tiSitOI .CuduCCu W
commend her taste when looking at nv
sketches, she managed to convey the i'm.
preston that they were literally hers,
without speaking an absolute falsehood
/ l remember being called into the parlol
to receive some directions about my sew.
ing. on the evening of that day that
learned ny father had left property. II
Lizzie and Mr.. Graham sat on the sofa,
looking over the contents Of my portfolio
hs warmly commencing, she adroitly ap.
Epropriating his commen6ation.
Suddenly Mr.. Graham rose, and bent
over the light, for a closer Eiew of o cou.
pie of Sketches Both wers caricaturesl
One represented an elderly man, tall and
angular in s6gure, spere locks of coarse
hair hung owe bis ears, deep-set eyes peer
ed from under shaggy brows, and the nose
and chin were brought in close proxim-
titys The Tutor, was peneiled under
neath.s The other delineated q female oi
middlesage, theshoulders round and high,
the face of prepesterous breadth, ind q
double chin of ample proportions. 81