The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-31

Outy ealr HISS Fs E
They say, ma'am, that he is very
rich continued the housemaid, just
for the pleasure of talking about her
old school fellow. b .I5s-5a,-
He has a good deal of land out in
New Zealand. and 4 believe he came
over to get his children educated.
Poor Susan left him with a large fam
lily, but he seems inclined to do his
very best for them"
"Ma'am," said Elizabeth, earnestly,
you've been very good to me, and to
more than me, but there's noting you
ever did that [ feel such a kindness
as your taking Sarah; and, ma'am, if
ever / can assist the school, asA poor
Mrs. Kilmer did, certainly viii, for
it's an excellent charity-the best IN
the town." ~
So Sarah was duly Installed in her
sisters place. Mrs. Richmond went
into the church to see Elizabeth mar
ried, and from thence she drove in her
p meet RRe er 3%6 y 70 me T'5 asushsers. Who io
had been paying a visit to some friends.
Il shall be more comfortable now"
she thought; "their being at home
HINES the HOuSe ~ uiuCAi InOlc CACCl-
tul for Harriet. She will be in better
spirits. and I shall have Moxon to see
that all goes on smoothly, and to keep
that troublesome girl, Sarah, in or
der"
Moxon was one of those useful, ac-
commodating, and intelligent people
who are a treasure in any household,
small or large. Partly ladies maid,
partly parlor-maid, a good nurse, a
fair dressmaker, she had attached her
self to the family, especially to Mrs.
Richmond; and her only fault was
that one which besets some of the best
of her class-jealousy.
She had been very jealous of Eliza
beth, because she. also was useful and
intelligent, and it gave her sincere
pleasure to find that this young woman
was not Ito stand in her light" any
more.
In her own opinion there was almost
always somebody standing in Der light,
and she gave herself infinite pains and
did more than was required of her lest
any fellow servant should have the
least chance Of becoming a serious
rival.
Her employers, however, reaped the
fruit of this peculiarly without dis
corning the root from which it sprang,
and they priced her accordingly.
And how is Harriet" asked Jo-
sephine, the elder of the two girls.
Josephine was tall, very proud, and
rather pretty.
'She is lounging on the sofa In her
own room. You must do something,
my dear, to amuse her. The dear
child has felt your absence a good
deal-when-when there was no
amusement Of any sort going on
This dear child was twenty seven
years of age. She was rather delicate,
entirely selfish, and perfectly idle.
1t certainlysis a little hard. con
tinued the indulgent mother, ''that
you and Laura should se}frequently be
invited ~ and she so seldom.
Dear mamma, said Laura, II am
certain that il you were poor, and it
was an object to havelus away, or if
we were sick and wanted change. the
Gregsons, and the Bartons, and Aunt
Mills. would invite US all impartially
to do Us good, but at present how
natural It is that they shouldask those
who, as it were, do them good, who
amuse them, and make themselves use
full"
{ Yes said Josephine, 'nodoubt it is
a great pleasure to go to Aunt Mills.
there Is so much society there. But
then we help her to make her parties
70 off well, and we play at chess with
Uncle Mills, and now the gQverness is
away we walk out with the little girls,
and near them practice, and play the
seraphine in 1.-THE ehurch-in short, we
find out what wants doing, and do it."
Il know you do" said the mother.
land that is m reason why I miss you
so much when you are away" EF
But Harriet is a charge" said Jo-
sephine, 'sshe has an incurable habit
of looking at things from the passive
point of view"
II don't know what you mean, my
dear?'
Why, mamma. she never says I
have not understood such and such
people, but always they do not under
Stand me; s:e never considers when
things occur what share she may have
had in causing them to occur. She, as
it were, sits still in her chair waiting
on her property; and if they have
not come TO her, or coming have not
sympathised. then she writes down in
her journal a long TRADE about it's be-
ing the lot Of some people not to be
appreciated, not to be loved, and ali
that kind Of thing
We'll, dear" said rhe mother, Il
rather hoped that now you had been
away for some weeks, and were fresh
to the home duties, you would find
this one of attending to her less irk-
some than before,
IT shall" said josephine, and 70 do
her Justice she hal enent manY an