The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-10
THE MUSIC MISTRESS.
CHARTER I,

cHARTER I.
I was about sixteen when was invited
BY nv aunt, Mrs. Morton, to stay with
her for few months at her house, in that
pleasant region Of London, the neighbor.
hood Of Regents Park. was country
bred girl, and had never 80 much as once
visited the great city. I had all . no.
vices ideas Of ito gaieties and. splendors
and thought Of them with almost swo as
we'll "a curiosity.
I pass over my anticipations of that
visit, my arrival in London, the more
than fulfillmest Of some Of my dreams,
the dissipated illusions Of others.
My aunt. BY her instant proposal that
I should take lessons in all the usual &C.
complishments, showed her opinion of the
education I had received from country
boarding school.
Of my numerous other masters aud
mistresses I ncod not speak-I have long
forgotten their very names; but of my
music mistress, Grace Harvey, Of whom
this little record is told, I have the most
distinct recollection from the very 6rst
hour in which I saw her pale face, her
great solemn eyes, that sometimes lit up
into wonderful beauty, her 6im mouth,
and her tall, 1.-the figure.
swell" said my aunt, when Miss Har.
vey took her departure after tho frtt los {.
son was over, 'if that young lady has
such . large connection, and so much
reputation US an instructrcss, as Mrs.
Rupert tells Us, wonder she does not
dress little better. A certain appear.
ance is incumbent upon every ono accord
ing to thoir means, and Miss Harvcy's
dress is disgraceiully shabby"
ut was not very NICE" l answered :
"but oh, aunt what splendid eyes she has,
thst is, if they were not so full Of care. u
I was young aud enthusiastic in those
days, and before long I had contracted an
ardent admiration for Miss Harvey, which
now ripened into q passionate girlisll
friendship that made my suut angry, and
Fred laugh kindly.
"Come, Chattic, said he, ono day, ''you
shall introduce me to the lady Of the
handsome eyes aud the shabby gown"
ut is very heartlcss of aunt Kitty to
talk SO much of Miss Harvey's dress"
cried "Ic she 10 poor, IL that her fault
She is far finer lady, in her poor, worn
dress, than many Of aunt's friends who
come rustling in silks and satins. And
you, Fred am ashamed of you. Once
you did not think q lady made Of her
Dress"
"!And perhaps don't now, either
Chat" said Fred "and l hope should
be the last man in the world to sucer at
poverty"
"Grace Harvey has no relations, and
she lives in one room, all alone, up ever
so many stairs, in such dark, dismal ht.
tie street; oh, Fred! it stiles me to think
ofit," 1 said eagerly. II met Grace on
the street one day, and it rained, and
though I think she would rathar not, she
took mo for shelter to her room. When
I saw what poor, low place it was, / fol,
as If ought never to have seen It."
"Poor thing!" said Fred, heartily.
"Well, Ohattie, We have no right to pry
into her secrets, or wonder why, with q
large number Of pupils, she should be 80
poor" ..-.
My indignation was much soothed by
Freds feelings snd good nature. 1 intro
duced my brother with great pride to Miss
Harvey, and noted: with . thriilof pleas
ure, how his brow was ~ gracefully defer
sntial, his manner q cordially respectful
to the poor teacher Of muio in her worn
garments, - ever had seen either 10 the
most Distinguished Of my aunt's fashion.
able friends. Miss Harvey dropped, too,
her rather sad reserve Of msnpsrWith him,
and - Fred about this Hns bseaDs for
some reason Or other . very dutifpl
newhev and most attentive brother, I
had the pleasure Of seeing the aequain.
tsnes between them improve rapidly.
How Fred managed 70 time his calls 30
exactly 70 my musio, aassoas il not for
me 70 say, though I w fR too shrsWd
not to notice the fact very speedily; and
oh, how pisased to dsaw ny y'owp conclv.
sisn ffon it, Il seemed %, mo, young
and c1thusiastie % was, The most rat.
ural and desirable thing 10 the wssd that
my darling brother should fall In love
with and marry my dearest friend, music
mistress though she was. While pretty
sure Of Frsds feeling 10 the matter, /
was BY ~ nssus confident Of Miss Her.
vsy'A A. first shs had seemed pleased
with Fred, but by deQrees the old ssdaasu