The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-15

IN he governed by her. She did not
think that Mr.. Gibson was a great di-
vine; but she perceived that he was
Clergyman, living deeently,--of that
secret pipe Miss Stanbury knew moth
ing,-doing his duty punctually, and,
as she thought, very much in want of q
wife. Then there was her niece Dolly,
soft, pretty, feminine, without shil-
ling, aud much in want of some one to
comfort and take care of her. What
could be better than such o marriage!
And the overthrow 10 the girls with the
big chignons would be so complete
She had set her mind upon il, aud now
Dorothy said that it couldn't and 1t
wouldn't and it shouldn't be accomplish
edl She was to be thrown over by this
chit of girl, as she had been thrown
over by the girls brother! And, when
she complained, the girl simply offered
to 90 away!
AT about twelve Dorothy came creep
ing down into the room in which her
aunt was sitting, and pretended to oc-
cupy herselfon some piece OF work. For
a considerable time-fOr three minutes,
perhsps-Miss Stanbury did not speak.
She had resolved that she would not
speak TO her niece again,-at least not
for that day. She would let the Migrate.
full girl know how miserable she had
been made. But at the close OF the
three minutes her patience was exhaust
cd. "What are you doing there T. she
said.
81 am quilting your cap, Aunt Stan
bury"
"Put it down. You sha'n't do any
thing for me. l won't have You touch
my things any mere." Dorothy stop
ped her work, and sat with the cap on
her lap. II don't like pretended ser
vice"
at i, not pretended, Aunt Stan
bury"
~ say it is pretended. 1t is all pre-
tence. Why did you pretend to NE
that you would have him, when you
had made up your mind against all the
time !"
bot l hadn't-made up my mind"
"If you had so much doubt about it,
you might have done what | wanted
you"
~ couldn't, Aunt Stanbury."
"You mean you wouldn't. wonder
wha : it is you do expect,-you, who say
you're so fond of clergymen.
81 don't expect anything, Aunt Stan
bury"
mo, and / don't expect anything
What an old fool am ever to look fol
any comfort! Why should think that
any body would care for me 7"
"Indeed, do care for you.
"In what sort of way do you show it'll
You're just like your brother Hugh
I've disgraced my self to that man, prom,
Ising what l could not perform. | de-
clare it, makes me sick when l think OF
it. Why did you not tell ME at once y
Dorothy said nothing further, but sat
with the cap on her lap. She did not
dare to resume her needle, and she did
not like to put the cap aside, as by do
ing so it would seem as though she had
accepted her aunt's prohibition against
her work For half an hour she sat thus,
during which time Miss Stanbury drop
ped asleep. She woke with start,
aud began to scold again. whats
the good of sitting there all the day.
with your hands before You doing moth
ing ~
But Dorothy had been very busy.
She had been making up her mind, and
had determined to communicate he
resolution 10 her aunt. Dear aunt"
she SAID, "Ive been thinking of some.
thing"
It's too late now" said Miss Stan
bury.
Il see I've made you very unhappy"
"Of course you have"
"And You think that Pm ungrateful.
Pm not ungrateful, and | don't think
that Hugh is"
Never mind Hugh"
"Only because 1t seems so hard that
you should take 50 much trouble about
ms aud that then there should be SO much
veXation."
IL find it very hard"
$50 think that I'd better go back
to Nuncombe. l do. indeed, Aunt Stan
bury"
That's what you call gratitude"
81 don't like tn stay here and make
you unhappy. | cau't think that
ought TO have done what you asked me,
because did not feel at all in that way
about Mr.. Gibson. But as l have only
disappointed you, it will better that l
should go home. l have been very hap
py here,-very."
"Bother ~ exclaimed Miss Stanbury.
81 have,-and | do love you, though
you won't believe it. But am sure l
Oughtn't IL remain to make you unhap-
py. shall never forget all that you
have done for me; and though you call
me ungrateful, am not. But know
that l ought not to stay, as l cannot do
what you wish. So, if you please, l
will go back to Putney."
You'll not do anything ofthe kind"
said Miss Stsnbury.
"But it will be better"
ayes, of coarse; no doubt. suppose
you're tired of us ALL"
at is not that I'm tired, Aunt Stan
bury. l. isn't that at all" Dorothy had
now become red up to the roots of her
hair, and her eyes were full of tears.
But cannot stay where people think
that l am ungrareful. If you please,
Aunt Stanbury, will go" Then, OF
course, there was a compromise. Do
rothy did at last cOhsent to remain in
the Close but only Oh condition that
she should be forgiven for her sin in
reference TO Mr.. Gibson, and be permit
ted to 20 on with her auut's cap.