Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-10-27
Their son? fancied Miss Elliot was an


only child.
Indeed 1 don't know what they would
do, if they had only her, replied Miss
Graves. who. owing. | suppose. to our for
mer acquaintance, seemed to speak of these
family affairs pretty freely. Poor thing!
what comfort can they find in one afflicted
as she is? Instead of the pride that nature
urges us to take in child, there is rath-
er feeling of shame substituted, in case
like Clara Elliot's--a wish that, were it
possible, we would hide such child's ve-
ry existence from the world. Believe me,
Sir Thomas and Lady Elliot's hopes and
love are confined to their son. They idol
lied him.
Is he older or younger than his sister?
Several years older He is about four
and twenty. ALL and he is worthy of their
love Very handsome, very fascinating,
very good and affectionate: it is rare in
deed, one meets with one so deserving of
praise as William Elliot.
Does he follow his fathers profession?
No. He is studying for the bar; and
report says, likely to shine at it. Not thai
there is any necessity for William to work
His aunt, Mrs. Turnbull, left part of the
property direct to him, and Sir Thomas
must be putting by guineas by the thou
sand. But William is as industrious and
anxious to succeed if he had not shil-
ling. II had a son, or brother, like Will
liam Elliot, my pride in him would have
no limit.
Just then Mary Goring cane into the
room, and began whispering in my ear
something about Miss Singleton. and bread
and butter. But / could not make it
out.
Speak out, speak out, child, said l.
We need have DO secrets from Miss
Graves.
1t is not for the bread-and-butter that
Miss Singleton requested me to inquire,
she said, blushing, as she looked at Miss
Graves. My aunt always desires that the
young ladies may have as much as they
can eat.
Cut thin or thick as they please, inter-
rupted Lucy; but Miss Graves IS no stran-
ger to OFT arrangements. What is it you
are saying. Mary?
We only feared Miss Elliot might make
herself sick, resumed Mary. Size
What! has she got one Of her eating fits
upon her? sharply Interrupted Miss
Graves. Is she eating great deal?
Fourteen slices since We began to count
replied Mary; and she took from the thick
plate. Miss Singleton thought j. would
be better to mention it, before she let her
take any more.
That's Clara Elliot all over, cried Miss
Graves. These eating fts-as we call
them--do come over her now and then.
Y GU must limit her at such times 20 what
is sufficient, Miss Halliwell.
Perhaps she will not be limited? l re-
piled.
Oh, yes she will You find her extreme.
ly tractable. Control her with gentle au-
thority. as yoa would a young child, and
she will obey you. 1t is of no use to rea-
son.
So we found. And we got on pretty
we'll with Miss Elliot. The worst days
were her laughing ones. She would sud-
denly burst into laugh, no one knew at
what, nothing could stop her; shfll screa-
ming, hearty laughing. one burst upon an
other, and she throwing herself backwads
and forwards in her seat, with great exer-
tiep. Laughing is contagious. and the
first time it come on the whole school
caught it, and fell into the roar; some went
into Mysteries, and others narrowly esca-
ped commissions. We had never had such
scene; the teachers, even were affected
and and Lucy driven out Of self posses
sion. In future we used to lead her at
once from the room, and let her have her
laugh out, away from the schoolgirls
another annoying thing was about the pla.
ces. Some one sat by her whilst she prac-
tised, generally Mary Goring. to whom
she had taken great fancy. but she would
seize a sly opportunity of bringing both
her hands down with such force upon the
keys. as to break the wires, thump, thump.
thump. as one uses hammer, laughing
with delight all the time. The strength
of her hands was astonishing, and we had
two pianoes damaged in one day. Lacy
and the teachers declared she used to be
worse at the full and change of the moon,
but must say in her favor--thas she was
perfectly truthful; always telling the
straight forward truth, fearlessly. Nc
matter whether fact told against her OF
for her out it came, without any softening
1t would seem that the dread of displeas
ure, which causes other children to EQUIV.
ocate in their endevors to conceal fault,
was feeling unknown to Clara Elliot.
On the third day of her residence with
us | was seated in the drawing room
while Mary Goring took her lesson from
the harp master, when one OF the maids
announced Mr.. William Elliot, and there
entered the very handsomest young man
ever saw. do not admire men who are
generally called handsome--big, showy,
black curled. prominent-featurcd, deer
complexioned; with loud voice, and a
moostachio as long as my arm. { 1 hope
have put the proper letters into that, bu
l am not accustomed to write foreign
words.) Mr.. William Elliot was none oil
this: tall he certainly was and elegant
with features of great beauty, pale and
fqu;et, a sweet look in his hazel eyes, and q
pleasant voice and manner that attracted
Won vbather Won vould or nor don,,