Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-04-15

youthful directress TO wisdom temple.
Lily blushsd deeply as she recalled tn
old objection urged so strongly agains
her assuming the responsibilities of he
position and replied quickly. ,ao.isninoa
notwithstanding Appearances are s,
much against me, sir, 1 believe my patron
are generally pleased with my course o
instruction and government" dn1l
81 do not doubt it" replied Genera
Leroy with quiet smile, sand in proc
of this, request you TO take charge of ny
daughter, delicate girl of twelve. Yor
have seen her2Yi1 TaiuH sli b. Ta3i
"Ne sir, 1 have not the pleasure Of al
acquaintance with any of General Leroy''
family" rm tsir 'd b1oHl aft
. "Nol an sorry. L shall request my
sister to call, and l hope to see you fire
quently at the mansion, Miss Aylmer.
suppose sickness has prevented her doing
so ere this. My daughters health i:
delicate and confines her aunt to the house
very closely. | am afraid you will find
my little Ada sadly deficient, for her aunt
insists that she must not injure herself by
study" aei 1a9 ttI 1i' iool
d The conversation upon Ada Leroy's
health and studies continued until they
arrived at the parsoDgc, where Lily com
panion bowing his adieux remounted his
horse and rode slowly homewards. Mr..
Parker was promenadipg the graveled
walk in front of his mansion and gallantly
opened the gate for Lily. If 2'ge1
5d GA pleasant evening, Miss Aylmer. 1
think you have been enjoying it, from the
radiance of your face.'Ed 1885 ai1ot
9"Oh l have, very much indeed. "ia'-s
sd"I have been contemplating some lin
provements on my premises and awaited
your return from school very impatiently,
10 consult you respecting the change"
"You shall have the benefit Of all sug-
gestions that may occur to me after l have
disposed of this heavy satchel and placed
my precious boquet in water. See some
of the flowers are dropping now from the
warmth of my hand"
at is fine boquet truly. Am I too
inquesitive or may I inquire if it was an
offering from the General ?" ''
"No, will answer both questions and |
am of before you have time to put me
through the catechism." laughingly re-
piled Lily as she tripped up stairs. She
carefully divided her boquet, selecting
those flowers that had not lost their fresh
loveliness and placed them in water, pres
sing others between the leaves of fayorite
arthous; not permitting single leafet
10 escape. Ina s'shslA' '' '''' '"' "'
a'''You are not always so careful of your
flowers are you ? Miss Aylmer;" whispered
soft, low voice. '2H'AI 'F'l' I'' a't
Turning quickly around Lily beheld
the cold grey eye of aunt Rueta glisten-
ing down upon her like moonlight SHIN
mering from beneath the rifted edge of a
storm. cloud.
"Oh yes / am, that isl often pre-
serve my flowers in this way" stammered
Lily, .a- .....
The presence of aunt Rueta embarras-
sed her, she knew not why, in her coolest
momantS ond nou oonao;o,,s of cool;nos
but half acknowledged to herself, that keen,
searching gaze that seemed to look through
her ingenious eyes into the most secret
chambers of her soul and lay bare its hid.
den treasures, caused her to tremble like
culprit detected in the novitiate of
crime. -ss
"Come, Miss Lily, please. Pa is watt
ing for you in the garden and I'm so anx
ious about my grotto. Pa thinks it ought
to be in the old rock at the foot of the
hill, where the water falls prettily over
the crag, but | think its too damp there
and too far off Besides those creepers
are tangled all over the rock and make il
look so dark, always think of witches
and hobgoblins when Tn down there. Tell
pa, please, to have it near the old pear
tree where the sun shines so brightly Of
morning on the level, green sward."
"That would be a prettier place for an
arbor, Minnie. You must ask your pa to
put up nice lattice there and train that
beautiful Cloth of gold over it. You can
have seats, and centre, table for your
books aud work" . T >I
ooh Miss Lily, that is the very thing
want and you may have that grOtto. Dc
ask pa to make one for me directly st
"The request, Minnie, should come from
his little daughter. Never employ another
to intercede for you, but make known
vour wishes IN him vOurself and If Dro.