The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-09-24
CHAPTER III,

spoke Of my lady line or two back. Now
The Diamond could never have been in our
hoasc, where Il was lost, II IL had not been made
present Of to my hdy's daughter; and my
lady's daughter would never have been in eI-
istence TO have the present, IL IL hal not been
for my lady who with pain and trsyaiD pro-
duced her into the world. Consequently. II we
begin with my lady, we are pretty sure Of bc,
ginning far enough bask. And that, let me
tell you, when you have got such a sob as mine
ON hand, Is . real comfort at starting.
II you know any thing Of the fashionable
world you have heard Of the three beautiful
Miss Herncastles. Miss Adelaide, Miss Caro-
line, and Miss Julis-this last being the young
est aud the best Of the three sisters, in my opin
ion; and I had opportunities Of judging, ssyou
shall presently see. went into the service Of
the old lord, their father (thank God, we have
got nothing TO do with him in this business Of
the Diamond; he had the longest tongue and
the shortest temper Of any man, high or low.
ever met with)-I say, went into the service
Of the old lord, As page-boy in waiting on the
three honorable young ladies, at the age OF hf-
teen years. There lived till Miss Julia mar
riei the late Sir John Verinder. An excellent
man, who only wanted somebody TO manage
him; and, between ourselves, he found some
body 10 do il and what Is more, he throye on
II, and grew fat on IL, and lived happy and died
easy on Ii, dating FROM the day when my lady
took him TO church 10 be married, TO the day
when she relieved him Of his last breath and
closed his eyes forever.
have omitted 10 state that went with the
bride TO the brides husbands house and lands
down here. "Sir John" she said, 81 can't do
without Gabriel Bettcr~igc." ''My lady,"
says Sir John, "I can't do without him, either
That was his way with her-and that was how
went into his service. II was all one to me
where I went, 80 long rs my mistress and
were together.
Seeing that my lady took sn interest in the
out-of-door work. and the farms, and such like,
took an interest in them too-with all the
more reason that Was small farmers seventh
sou myself My lady got me put under the bai-
lif, and did my best, and gave satisfaction,
and got promotion accordingly. Some years
later, ON the Monday rs il might be, my LADY
says "Sir John, your bailiiI Is stupid old man.
Pension him literally, and let Gabriel Better
edge have his place" On the Tuesday, as il
might be. Sir John says, "My lady, the bailif
is pensioued literally; and Gabriel Betterclgc
has got his place" You hear more than enough
Of married people living together miscrably.
Here is an example to the contrary. Let il be
. warning TO some Of you, and an encourage
meut to others. In the mean time will 60 on
with my story.
Well, there l was in clover you will say.
Placed in position Of trust AMI honor, with
little cottage Of my own 90 live In, with my
rounds on the estate 10 occupy me in the morn
ing, and my accounts in the afternoon, and my
pipe AMI my Robinson Crusoe IN the evening
what more could possibly want 10 make me
happy, Remember what Adam wanted when
he was in the garden Of Ellen and II yOu don't
blame IL in Adam, don't blame Il in me.
The woman l fixed my eye on was the woman
who kept house for me At my cottage. Her
name was Selma CODY. I agres with the late
william Cobbett about picking wife. See that
she chews her food well, and sets her foot down
firmly on the ground when she walks, and you
are all right. Selma CODY was all right in both
these respects, which Was one reason for mar
rying her. had another reason. likewise, en-
tirely Of my own discovering. SSlins, being
single woman, made me pay 10 much week
for her board aud services. Selma, being NV
wife, couldn't charge for her board. ani would
have TO give me her services for nothing. That
was the point Of view looked at Il from. Econ-
omy-with dash Of love. I put II TO my mis-
tress. as in duty bound, just Is | have put 1t to
myself
81 have been turning Selma Goby over In my
mind," sail. "and think, my lady, II will
be cheaper to marry her than to keep her,
My lady burst out laughing. and ssid she
didn't know which 10 be most shocked AMY
hnguase or my principles Some joke tekled
her, l suppose, OF the sort that you can't take,
unless you are person of quality. Under
standing nothing myself but that WAS free 10
put Il next TO Selma, went and put il accor-
l,I -k.s. "A