Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-07

'tWhy, Tom, won't you wish me good night
said Aura, in u voice of wonder. She made nc
ucconnt Of his having shaken hands with her.
mot here-not now-this is not MeridnO'
Delane fixed her hard, grey eyes upon him, as
if they weie swords and could pierce his very
heart.
"And this is your choice, Thomasl'' she
snid, before the door had well closed on Aura.
ave will not discuss her now,' Tom answer
ed nervously. swat till you know her better,
and have seen more of her. Do not be hasty in
your judgment"
Yes, said the lady grimly, az tciu wait, and
| will not be hasty, Thomas; but will give your
young lady ample scope for the display of her
character, and you sufficient time for the con
solidation of your wishes You arc quite right,
no more need be said on the subject yet"
Which Tom knew to be about the most inim-
ical decision his mother could give.
] The next morning Aura was up at six o clock,
having coaxed Jane to bring her boots at that
time; which was the reason why that respecta-
BILE and ustworthy servant found the young
lady the floor, rolled in blanket, fast asleep
like hedgehog" said Jane, "or heathen.p
Little cared laughing Aura what the respectable
servant thought; but dressing herself she
generally did, in furious hurry, She Hung on
her things any how, aud dashed into the garden,
fbareheaded and without shawl or cloak. She
was soon rambling over the whole place; into
age yard dogs kennel, making good friends with
him in few moments, and patting him on the
head like lapdog, though the very girl who fed
him flung him his food on a fork, and never
dreamed Ofgoiug within length OF his chain
| Then into the conservatory, and to the melon
pits, which she Opencd-"free aud easy young
gypsy" said the lazy gardener, for her pains;
through the outhouses, penetrating the myste-
ries even Of the tool house. and the knife-house,
the hen-houSe the stick-house, and the coal
shed; and by the time the young ladies came
down to breakfast at nine, she had learnt more
about their premises and dependencies than 'ey
thems .lveS had the smallest IDEA OF, though they
had lived at the Hollies all their lives. 10
"You we're up early" said Margaret, by way
of being conversational. .r-
"Do you think it earlyi" said, or rather
shouted, Aura; for her voice sounded like shout,
in house where all the doors were listed, and
where no one spoke above their breath. awe
always get up at five. 1t was six this morning"
81 should haveithought five too early for the
servants" said Mary, severely. Mary was her
mothers child; Tom and Margaret were the IA.
ther's. "How can they get breakfast ready at
such an hour?"
'But we never have any fixed breakfast We
breakfast when we like, and there is always hot
water for those who like tea. But we generally
drink milk and water; and milk and bread and
| butter are soon got, you know"
''Do you mean to say you have no regular
breakfast hour?" asked Mrs. Delane.
I'VE have no regularaRy thing" Aura laugh
ed. "If we are in at meals, we'll and good, we
have them toge her; il we are late we get what
we can, and eat by ourselves, unless some of
the children will come and sit with us. We all
do just as we like, and no one inteIferes with
the other. That is the best way of getting on,
| think-dont you, TOmI"
"Itis very pleasant house and very charm
ing family said Tom, forced to speak by the
dead silence that prevailed, and feeling that he
must make n stand by Aura sometime, SO why
not nowg 1.r .10- .r..r Ei..He
"But not very well calculated for ordinary
life or for well bred people, said Mrs. Delane,
handing Aura her tea; it was strong tea with
only a few props of cream in it.
"More milk, please!'' said Aura.
"CreaIn," suggested the lady sternly. W =
"0h, but will have milk, pleaseSn said Aura,
ia her unconscious way, and with her sunny
smile of itself an offence to Mrs. Delnne.-
MAY ring the bell?" Without waiting for M
answer, she rose and rang nOisily, as she did
every thing; and when lane appeared, she said
"Morc milk, Janc plcasIS' as if she had been
| at home.
Now neither of those twa natural delegates
of the maternal authority, the Misses Delaine,
dared have rung that bell unbidden, or have
| asked for what was not given to them, or father
| for what was not the table. The order OF
Mrs Delane's management was severe, and no
one had yet been found bold enough 10 oppose
it; not even the departed master of the estab-
| lishmsnt, who, if report said true, his wife had
frowned and frozen, chilled and crossed into his
grave. No one at the HolIies was allowed to
ring the bell stir the fire, ask for any thing not
on the table, or give order to the servants.
That rule had been made when Mrs. Deane was
n tender bride, and she had never swerved from
it; not even now when she had grown up daugh-
ters and n son mcditating matrimony. What
| she felt then at Aura'S indiscretion no pen OF
chronicler can fairly describe. Hadshe been n
woman Of weak nerves she would have tainted.
AS it was she set herself to rebuke, and she de-
| termined to make it in earnest.
| "Mss Plaistow," she said, holding up her long
| foIefinger as she rose from her chair, speaking
in n voice Of portentous depth and steadiness,
understand once for all, from this time, that L
allow no one whatever to take liberty in my
house. Do not let this again, else most
unpleasant result will ensue. Take my warning
| in time"
''what have I done ?" asked Aura, amazed.
'What do not allow my own daughters to
do" said Mrs. Delane, given an order to my
servant at my own table, and in my presence
young lady"
"oh very WELL, said Aura, feeling rather
strange, it was so new to her to be rebuked.-
81 won't do it again ifyou don't like it. didn't
know it; and in our house We are not so particu-
lar. Mamma does not care for authority. She
only likes to us happy and have what we
want, and thought You we're the same you
know"