The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-21

Her shyness did not extend to him,
1 that he observed at once; moreover,
| she did not want for penetration; he
knew, for be had seen in her face, that
she was much amused at the little at
! tempt sometimes made to gain his at
tentions, and at his little attempts to
get away from such girls as might hap
| ped to bore him. And she no more
/ expected to engage his attention her.
self, than to find herself adored by the
! Great Mogul. geaa a9
Dick had bought his sister new
! boat, and when it arrived, he proposed
to take her down the river in it. They
were to driye.home in his drag. She
assented gladly, and added
/ Il told the Miss Grattans that we
were going down some day this week,
land they said they should be delight
ed to join US. ~
"OR," said Dick, who had foreseen'
| this, and who disliked these two young
/ ladies chiefly because his sister was
always thrusting them in his way; Il
asked your sisters-in law to go: the
! boat lies at their landing at the bot
tom of their orchard. shall put
| them in. and drop down for you.
Very well, said Mrs. Gilbert Rich
,mond.
II told them that, if you decided to
go to-day, would let them know, he
] continued. and off he presently set,
taking three of the children with him.
These three consisted of Milly, who
was. about six years old; Reginald, a
little boy who talked as if his mouth
was full of plums; aud the baby, who
was nearly two years old, young lady
who made about ten words do the
work of hundreds, and yet was APP
/ plauded whenever she spoke, and very
seldom misunderstood.
.Lolly,h said the baby as her uncle
carried her.
she means that we are going to see
|. Aunt Laura, observed the little girl.
..o.t. Lolly,' repeated the baby, withla
! satisfied air. The baby was devoted
to Laura: practical mind will prob
/ ably see reason enough for this In the
]. fact that Laura now habitually spent
her mornings in the little room which
had been Noxon's. Cakes, figs, bis
,tlcuits. and other delicacies were keptin
sit, and whenqthe baby, having trotted
out ofuthe idrawiDg-room window to
Laura window had identified in, and
kissed and praised. and when she had
4 been set down again, and had proceed
! ed with great sagacity to drawer con-
tanning good things, and had slapped
| It with the palms of her fat hands, and
i said. "Loly, open. Laura always did
! open it, Bxclaimipg, Clever little
i thing, and gave her something nice
/ out of it to eat.
/, +. Laura held a seGnce in this room
rather oftan-that is to say, as often as
the little Richmonds came to see their
grandmother in the morning.
i OF coufse it IS not to be supposed
/ that when Laura said, Nobody shall
i know she meant to include her
nephews and nieces for these little
people were always cognisant of every
i thing that went on in their grand
mother shouse. And even the baby,
4 If she missed one of her aunts from
the circle would insist upon making
progress through the house in search
of her. unless her absence had been
accounted for in terms that the little
creature could understand.
It is very certain, however. that
many thildlen have quite discretion
enough not to talk Of things which
they have been told TO keep to them
1 selves always supposlng that the
reasons for this reticence have been
| duly explained to them.
Tn. elder children knew, because
the natter had been explained to
them that their grandmother had not
nearso much money as formerly, that
consequently she had one less servant,
Aunt Laura washing the tea things,
4 &c. but that they were not to talk
aboat this. because their aunts did not
wish ii. to 1be known. Accordingly.
the never did talk about it out of the
family. > But then they regarded
"Uncle Dick" as one of the family;
and once or twice had said things
witch rather surprised him.
That morning, when they entered
| the drawing room from the garden,
aid had been Informed by the house
maid that Mrs Richmond and the
! Dung ladies were out, Dick was about
tb return, but the baby pulled him
! Rhementiy to the door; aad when he
| box her up TO carry her of she began
b cry. !.
j ts.She wants to find Aunt Loily,"
aid the boy
II BABY must see her aunts some
other day. said Dick. "tkey are out
Aunt Lolly isn't out, said the boy
with scorn. Of course she never
goes out In the morning, when she
go- all that to do. y
es. Miss Laura is at home, said
Sarah. the housemaid; but she's
busy srs..s eer. -
The baby by. this time had struggled
down. and got into the garden, and