Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-03

turned 30 soon? did not expect you fer an
hour or two, 4 bops, yon have sajaysd your
No h.v.. not VA. r..lly iah disappointed
because you did not 70 - % 1J1IIs of
A faint smile passed over her face. ..H.
Ill she muttered; g you cant under
stand st stiqastte, If you suppose sOvsrness is
I I felt the blood rush to my brow a. I re-
piled saa- .s.1s.3 d - = be-. iaa,.g 2 g =.
(" There are many false notions in society; I
am sure Mrs, Cuthbert's goverDess is the equal
of any one, and as such regard her - ! : ..
Her face crimsoned, and for time there
was silence, which broke by saying 40
" Is this the school room ?" s''i1 ., y :! ."
Eyes" ~ 90.
1T looks very cool and pleasant; may
come in" -'as 1a'
81 suppose Mrs. cuthbsrt would 'havs no
objection" .7 -tE 80.
''f hope not !'' and with these words /
moved to the table at which she was sitting.
4 Does that portfolio belong to you 1"i I In
quired, laying my hand on the article in quss-
ton She bowed assent, and I resumed, s'Shall
have the pleasure Of examining its contsnts9''
"C Certainly, sir" ...-....
She was calm, grave, quiet; but when I drew
forth the pictures and began TO expatiate upon
them, her reticsncs vanished. Her eyes lit,
| the pale cheek glowed, her lips-thoss mobile
lips OF hers-Parted, and she talked with the
enthusiasm OF girlhood. The sketches were
indeed wonderful, and at last I said: - ..,
Its shame for you, with your genius for
painting, to drudge as governess! v - ~
Again. that peculiar smile fitted over, har
features ss she murmured, ..ssr-g s-a.l Ia
" The poor must do what they can--not what
they would" ~
At this moment we were interrupted by the
children, and I left her = '-
In the afternoon, as I was lounging on a
luxurious sofa in the library the door opened,
and Marguerite appeared, bat at sight Of. me
precipitately retired. ,.I,s,a, vi d r.54 "a
lsStay. stay" cried I, following her. ..al ras
No, no, cannot; did not dream you were
here; was lonely, and came down for q book -
' Come and get IT," q" .-''.'
With some reluctance she entered, and took
q splendidly bound copy Of Tasso from the
shelf: glanced At it, and said: .ai ...'
What, do you read Tassol'' -
Then take q seat beside me, and we win read
together" ii ...5oo -. r.,.o7
She hesitated an instant, and then assented
The liquid Tuscan language sounded very
beautiful, syllabled in her accents, and the
sptll with which the governess had bound me,
deepened with every passing moment.
month wore on, and one night / sat in my
chamber, holding oommunics ton with my own
heart. The face that had seen at the window
on my arriyal-ths face that had seemed %
pale, 90 calm and cold, had since assumed
every variety Of expression. had come hither
to WOO Blanche, had fallen in love with the
governess, q Yes, Twas in love at last-Mar-
gusrite haunted al. my sleeping and waking
dreams. was musing thus when / heard a
tap at my door, and Cathbert entered.
- vel, a penny for your thonghts," he said.
=" | am thinking,"1 replied, show mystic
rious thing love is!''l 20. -sisa 80 80
You are in love, then-glad of itZsIad Of
it, Blanche will be happy woman!''7 ~ y.
'fis-'tis not Blanche" stammered;
tits not Blanche my heart has chosen-I love
the governess ~ . r- .sr s-. -
o. The governess :" said Cuthbert. "Zounds,
man, what do you mean?''
have to-day laid hand, heart and fortune
at her feet, If she accepts me, I shall envy no.
body in the wide world" .s
Cuthbert meditated awhile ere he resumed.
You must be sincere, Vincent, or you would
not marry Marguerite
Sinoere-God knows am 20
My host gazed at me, and laughed q merry
laugh, that rang long and loud through the
hall 80 70 =
'fMy dear fellow" he began, syou are the
| victim of little ruse My sistsr.in-lav has
had mortal fear Of falling the prey of some
fortune-hunter, and whom you on your arrival,
mistook her for the governess, she could not
esist the temptation to carry out the impos-
ture. In the bit of . eonfab we had with her
in the veranda, she begged us not to unde-
ceivs you, and We humOred her whim She
coaxed the cousin who was staying with us to
act the part Of the heiress, and as she taught
the children during the absence of the French
governess, they we're not likely to betray her
| secret-BianchsM Marguerite Dupont come here
and confess" - #Asi : = .'-I. -
Dear, dear Richard, 1 know I can trust
you p = =. "N''
Blanche Is now my wife, and peeping over
my shoulder at the manuscript, she bids me
tell the world she has never repented the
| stfatsgem that won my love. n 8. 20