New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-07-25

| looked at the address 'Willowton,
Homesdale, Green Co. r ...--- .... ...... ..
1T isn't far. Why not 2 ra ..fe.-..-
The idea struck my crochety brain, as un-
Gle calls it ; and, like the thoughtless piece I
was at seventeen the afternoon found me
4 aboard the train for Willowton. lhad left a
letter for my inestimable relative stating. with
that disregard for particulars which he ad-
4 nired SO much as a peculiar trait ofmy char
aeter, that I had gone to some friends in the
country. And as imagined the hurrying
to and fro in search of that plague Of my life,
neice Cad laughed Historically; insomuch
that one old lady in merino shawl and an
| tiquated bonnet four elderly gentlemen and
one young one, three young ladies, as like as
three pears, each with veil extending to the
tip of her nose, evidently thought was going
into fit, and threatened simultaneously to
| rush to the rescue, A gentleman almost fa-
cling me raised his eyes from the paper he
was reading, just long enough to show me
they were handsome ones, and dropped them
| again. n.. ' Etf
'Homesdale cried out the conductor.
Outl got. Time, five o'clock. How was
to get to Willowton now .@ .:''a3.s"
'Ah, Bob how are all at Willowton!, said
a pleasant voice beside me. It was the homc-
ly man with the handsome eyes A carriage
stood near, with Bob at the dead of the praa-
cling grays that were harnessed before it.
kln, IL l.
entered upon this adventure, spoke
'Are you going to Willowton, sir ?,
The gentleman said YES politely, and
asked how he could serve me.
4 want to 60 there, too. am going to
get the situation of govcrness:' ~.
It never once entered my mind that might
miss getting it, 81. ...~. 4. ~.
With a whelc paragraph of interrogation
points in his eyes, he glanced curiously over
my pcrsonene: which, l am afraid, looked
much more like that Of fashionable young
lady than it did like that of the forlorn being
a govcrness usually is. He checked little
riage, looked after my trunk, and took a seat
himself beside the driver. From time to
time, WAS eoncious of his rathc critical OBJ
servation, during which tried to look as
guberuat orial as possible.
Willowton reached fancied myself lit
tie dashed by the cmbarrassments that be-
gan to dawn on my hasty vision. managed,
however, to make kown my errand to Mrs.
Skeggs, matron and proprietor in general of
Skeggs masculine and the little Skeggses,
whom (the little Skeggscs,) for a stipulated
sum, board included, was to marshal along
the tiowery vistas oflearnlng. The bargain
was struck with no difficulty ; for |, a movie e,
and determined to have the situation whether
no. agreed to any terms Though one hu ndr ed
and fifty a year did strike me as a ridicu-
lous sum for all the accomplishments Offer
ed Madam Skeggs J and she, seeing was SO
easily got along with about wages, examined
very specifically into my qualifications for
the situation. r,.F AZ.
Behold me- then, inducted in my round Of
duties, which can assure you were multifold
and multifarious Uncle Lollypop would
nave reJolced 10 see me. .z5 &r- i
First, in the morning, Of course, attended
TO my own simple toilet, in spite of the whole
noisy troop of Skeggses There were six y then
arraycd in a muslin wrapper, the embroidery
on which cost more than q quarter of my
salary, | took the whole precious band out to
air, and queer kind of time had oft.
There were Jimmy and Jack always play
ing at tistcuffs, Nina and Jane slyly pinching
each other, and sulking Tommy Phcmy
grumbling at the children, tho morning
Mamma Skeggs and Miss Smith, the name
had taken. If I had really been the govern
ess pretended to be, these things would have
annoyed me excessively as it was, it amused
me. only laughed, and suffered the little
skeggses to 20 their own gait ssEa7g
Madam Skeggs was singularly struck with
my style of dress and. threw out Eunmistaka-
BILE hints about extravaganza. My clothes
were none of tho plainest, certainly. As |
was passing through tho hall, one day.
heard her railing at my stuck-up ways to
the gentleman to whese politeness had beeu
indebted for my ride to Willowton. He had
been away till now, ever since the first day OF
my arrival. The dining room door sto cd
open; and as locked laughingly in upon this
TRADE, ho raised his 6ne eyes and saw me
A quizzisal smile parted his lips as he bowed
to nae and 4, blushing at know not what,
fled away upstairs without being seen b,
Skeggs, Madam. ~ .a.~t IS lsE
had heard his name-.Nelson Crichton-.
pronounced as stood there, and sought m.
own room, painting with dismay.
Nelson Crichton was tho spouse my uncl,
had selected for me-the son of an old an
very dear friend. My uncle knew him, thougl