The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-08-08


creature, and had been we'll educated kiss
es, caresses, indulgences had never been il
her way, and she felt no need ofthem. Tn
atmosphere of home was too cold for thu
development of afiectionateness. Jane ha,
wisely ordained that she should be traine,
to be serviceabe, but she had not intcnde,
that her pet sister should work like hersel
while she could work for her; and she wal
thoroughly dismayed when she heard the lit
tie thing declare that she meant to use tn,
weapons of independence that had been pu
into her hands, to keep herself, and hell
her mother. Jane had never been other
wise than rather plain, and when, at twenty
DIR. Shore proposed to her, her mother and
everybody else had said that it was so clearly
her duty TO stavat home, and assist in bring
ing up the younger children, that she had
abandoned all hope of having a life Of Lei
own, and had applied herself to extending
and strengthening her musical connection,
which was already yielding her nice little
income. We may suppose that her aifec-
tons had not been very deeply engaged,
though often afterwards, when tired and
jaded with a long days work, she used to
think that, if the fates had been propitious,
she could have been very happy as DIR.
Shores wife: he had married then, and
there was no place of repentance left her,
and she kept her regrets to herself but it
was one Of her chief pleasures of magma.
ton to throne Polly in some good man :
love, and bless them with CHI lrpn to whom
she was to be a fairy godmo;her and 81 ecial
providence: fog Polly was very sweet aai
pretty, a rovnd. ROSY, soft dimpied little
creature, whom il wa quite !amtatiCGto
kind people to fondla and be ter .sT,tto
Bot Polly, too sensible, too p-acf,cel mit.
tina; she Has. did no. tare sor then fyndl;uc,
ard made ~ nocss .ie!c tenderness She
pr'ded @a'aeiF d. bpr strength Of mind aud
neg e@"@ artv, era wes qgjlJ Y egrae5. to
ng eyes Ike golden syrup and . complies,
ign o. n h aud roses what aid IL matte! Z
She had brains too, ana would H.4s a1.te
III good 3 eoycraess as ugly gn.s aUa she
wuUi4a great deal rather Be lane VITA money
OF her own, and rec and indopeNdrnt, ,han
ba dragged g. death with cIniir-u Ike her
mother or have shiIiirgs joIed oct 20 her
one by one for housekeeping, like Mrs. San
lers. As for falling in love, people didn't
ALI fall, in love, an lie was not going to fall
ii love? Iauc Disht trust her for that
she was not an idiot, and she should take
good care to nip any sentiment OF hat sort
Ia tAe bud.
While Polly was still at home, her mother
had shown her that process Of nipPng senti'
ment in the bud, and though Polly spoke OF
it thus airly When she wanted to reassure
Jane, she had manifested some temper at
the time of the actual occurrence. 1t was
on this wise. A school fellow Of her brother
Tom, who had been at Heidelberg Univer-
sity for a couple of years, come back to
Norminster, and called on Mrs. Curtis
Tom had left home then, but Walter Scott
nevertheless called again, and after the sec
ond visit, when he had seen Polly, and heard
her and Jane sing, he sent some German
music that he had copied with his own hand,
and nice little note addressed to Polly
Mrs. Curtis pursed up her mouth as Polly's
expanded in a pleased and rosy smile, and
said: "That music must be returned, Polly"
Polly's countcnance was solemnized in a
moment, and her clear brown eyes sparkled
as she asked, briefly, Why?'
Because say 80. know what | am
about and what mean, Polly"
"Wait till Jane comes in; it is nothing
to make fuss about"
ado what bid you, and do it at once
Tie up the music again, and write a civil
note to say that you never accept presents.
"This music has not cost him .sixpcnce-
only his trouble said Polly, still reluctant
"Jane will be yexed."
Mrs. Curtis irowncd brief repetition o.
her command (she did not want for will, aud
usually had her own way,) and thon Polly
obeyed, -presenting " her compliments and
thanks to Mr.. Walter Scott, but her mother
did not allow her to accept presents.
Jane fulfilled Polly's prediction of bein:
vexcd. She said sending poor Walter
music back was much ado about nothing
musical people always gave EACH other mu
sic, and she would have liked to see it her
self if it was new. She never did see it
however; for Walter took his rebuff scri
ousy and called no more on Mrs. Curtis ant
her daughters. 1t was after this inciden
that Polly mooted her longing for liberty
and, though nobody suggested any connec
ton between the two circumstances, the.
were connected. If young men had beer
all roaring lions and fiery dragons, Mrs
Curtis could not have more obstinately shu
her doors against them, or preached severe
warnings of the danger of them to Polly il
private. Two results ensued. Polly learn
to think of young men as vanity and vexa
ton, and Of home as dull and cheerless
and then the idea occurred to her that, i
other girls worked, why should not she p
I" Why should not she?' echoed her moth
or, and after very little discussion her ide:
msturcd Into positive wish and desire tt
60 out as governess. Jane resisted until
she saw that resistance was fruitless, thel
! che gave in and while Polly began to pre-
pare hes modest wardrobe for start in thu
world, Jane inquired amongst the parents o
her pupils for suitable place where sh
might earn her first experiences mildly.
81 must have my evenings to improv'
myself and don't want to be treated a
ono Of the family, rather not" Poll.
announced, full OF hef coming iRaepend
epce, and contemptuous ofall half measure
by which the change might be made easy t.
her. Jane babe her not expect to hav
/ L. tha. pla1