Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-11


waiohsd ever me stin She was my mother,
ny companion, ny friend. ! never real
ised ny orphanage, OF want Of other kin
but he'd been Tie same careless, light
hearted, merry girl ever since could re-
member, that Wss on the June morning
thai Eetohed her at work In the sun
Hight She looked up at last.
q Addie, isn't il most sohool-time y she
said.
ayes, aunds, an going in minute
bat 6Fst tell me-"
aWhat ehildP"
uWby you never were married"
aBscause q I never liked anybody well
enough 10 marry him. Now 50 and get
ready for school"
She sailed ss she spoke, and after 9
FlnHos at her face smiled, too, and ran on
upstairs TO get my bonnet and satohel
Coming down stairs again, put my head
in at TIE sitting room door.
Aunt Katharine" I"
aWeuPi
HIf ycu found anybody whom you liked
Wsl enough, WoUldn't you marry him y
I don't knoW-I suppose 50. Why,
Nhat in the world has got into your head,
AddieF
"a through the hall into the road. Half
way io he sehOol-house met ny teacher,
IlE. Charles DeVereux.
aGood morning, Miss Addis. Reoita-
lions al readyf"
ayes. sir, answered, and he passed on
abssd
1auntsrsd on slowly, thinking Of my
aunt Katharine. thought It would be
1.
thouGht vas, who could she marry
There we're only half dozen unmarried
middle.eged men in the village. AURt
Kathafine was twenty seven, and Of course
she Wouldn't marry very young man.
rapidly enuneFsted the half dozen eligible
ole0, and their suitability for my plan.
aIaFyer Hyde thirty, rich, aristeoratic
ond siingy. Mr.. Leighton, thirtY-hve,
hsadsone, good, well of, but WidoEeF;
and I've heard KsfhsTine say she did not
Ike EidoEers. Mr.. Pierson, tEenty-eight
Handsome, wealthy, but too fast; she
W1uld not like him. Dr.. Jarvis, thirty six,
snail, grabbed, miserable, and unbearable
generally. Mr. Howe, too homsly TO be
thought Of and Captain Haynes, with HE
yellow, bushy Whisksrs, and nine thousand
cellars worth Of mortgaged property,
Uozre get. Rather q sorry array"
inst then tbs sohool-bell rang, and
vent IN 10 ny books and Mr.. Charles Dew
ereaux-aged tWenty-eight handsome, in.
telligent Well-eduoated and unmarried.
The class In intellectual philosophy was
called hFst, and though had carefully
committed my lesson to memory the eve
aing before, ny late thoughts had quite
driven al remembrance Of 1t from my
head, and ny recitation vas imperfect
n. DoVeEeTuX looked turpTisedly at me,
but said nothing. In French grammar my
performance vas still worse.
Miss Addie,n said Mr.. DeVereaux, ss I
passed BY him on my way to my sest, do
you have any trouble with those French
TeTbs In learning your lessons 2"
Yes, sir, q little" replied.
You want q little reviewing, think.
II have tins, 1 viii call in a your house
tbs evening, and help you 9 little while
yoa are studying"
Nh. Dsvsreaux knsw that always studied
81 Ehs evening, and had several times called
n and spent an hour in assisting me with a
particularly difficult task designed for the
naxt day's recitation. So was not surpris-
ed 10 hear him make this offer, though
q itfls ashamed Of the cause Of It. as my
failure had resulted from my willful inattsn-
ton and carelessness. thanked him, how
ever, with q flushed face and went 70 my
sssL But e wss not entirely shame that
flushed my face.
As Eexpectsd, M. DevereaUX came in the
evening 10 explain my French lesson. But
be did not find me alone. Aunt Katherine
sat bY the table sewing, ahd looked even
hanf10meT than in the morning. Ny heart
RsFs q hutteF Of impatient anticipation every
tine Mr.. Dsvereaux locked at her, and after
the lessons were fhfOagh did my best To
nike her talk 20 please him. Ny Aunt al
WaYs talked well, but she quite eLeelled her
ee4 IN conversation that night IssW that
Mr. DsVgEeGuX was interested, and / was de-
lighted with the success Of my plan.
Inthe course Of the evening John Aubrey
ny lover, came in. OF course / claimed John
asmy lover, for though he was q nice young
nan of tWsntT-ssven, and a mere child Of
giri, hardly sixteen, be had bea1sd me TO
parties and concsriE ell one winter, and told
ne dozen times that / was the sweetest
prettiest, and most loFeable girl IN all Hart
ford. So that when John came in, went
ana snt down BY him in q cosy corner, and
lslt Amt Katharine to entertain Mr.. DeveI-
saux--a plan which I thought at first seemed |
70 gaitan round.
Bat after q little time saw John casting |
unoasY glaRces toward the place where NJ. |
DsTsfsEux, looking s1peTbly handsome, sat |
talking with my Eunt.
sEoa needn't Be Jealous Of him, john"
ssid, shes only my teachsr."
John started and leaned back in his chair |
without saying a word.
NciEhHof TIE gentlemen stayed very late |
John going away directly after Mr.. DsveT-
sanz, and went to ny room elated with |
ny prosperity, or rather the prosperity Of
Ryplans.
IDA not need assistance in my studies be- |
fs-s NJ. DevsFsaux came again, and after
shoit time L came 70 be q regular thing for
hl o sDshd an evening once OF twice o |
wss With as with as, say, because |
eoula see that, though he admired my Aunt |
EslHtrins vsEy much be had TOO good taste |
- nonopolizs her company entirely, to the |
aztlnsioi of mine. enjoyed these evenings |
ven mnoh. Itsssned to me that NJ. Dsyer- |
earx ersE remarkably agreeable very fast |
Eonsmes John would come in, but John |
eaeuci to have grown strange and moody Of |
lals. thought It vas because Mr.. Dever- |
sanx vas At our houss 50 much, and endeaT- |
cI11 U please him by extra attention when |
hsdd spend an evening with uP, but It didn't /
essu q Be Of much use. I resented bis 81 /
len65 ard inattention to me sns night, and /
ser fhat he did not come near rs foT nearly /
amoufh.-But We seemed 70 get aloeg lust /
as rsn without him-at leasi I did, though 4
Ami Eafharile asked me number Of times |
-ahoat lbs-csuss Of his ahssnfe.
age B suIky, suppose. Don't fret about |
ne, alnt Katherine It don't trouble me at
all,sI said.
Alsu evenings after, John made bis ap |
pstzsnoo, and entered the paFlor where /
Fr DareEseHx and / sat PLAYING chess /