Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-09-30


Janet: "but isn't it dreadful to have always |
to consider everything like that? Poor
mamma, too-often l am quite angry, and
then / think-perhaps she would like a
house like Mrs. Spencer and Lady lsahella's
as well as l should, if we had money |
enough. suppose in nice big house
with heaps of maids and heaps of money, |
and everything kept tidy for you, ,one would |
not mind even the big boys"
al think under those circumstances most
people would be glad to have them" said l.
"I don't understand how anybody can
like boys" said Janet, with reflective yet
contcmptuous emphasis. ga baby-bcy is
different. When they are just the age OF
little Harry, adore them but these great
long-legged creatures, in their big boots
And yet, when they re nicely dressed in
their evening things" she went on, suddenly
changing her tone, and with flower in
their coats,-Jack has actually got an even
ing coat, Mrs. Musgrave, he is SO tall for his
age, they look quite nice; they look such
gentlemen" Janet concluded, with a little
ssterly enthusiasm. so, how dreadful it
is 10 be so poor!"
" / am sure you are very fond of them
all the same" said !, "and would break
your hear. if anything should happen to
them"
so, well, Of course, now they are there
one would not wish anything to happen"
said Janet. "What did you say l was to
tell Jane, Mrs. Musgrave, about the tea
There now Selma has never the time to
be as nice as that and Richards, you
know, our man Don't you think, really,
it would be better to have nice clean par
lor maid than man that looks like coli
bier? Mrs. Spencer and Lady Isabella are
always going ON about servants.-that you
should send them away directly when they
do anything wrong. But, you know, 1t
makes great difference having separate
servant for everything. Mamma always
says, 'They are good to the children,
Janet, or, They are so useful, and don't
mind what they do We put up with Sell
ma, though she's not good housemaid, she
is quite willing to help in the nursery; and
l
through so much sewing; and even the
cookie dear, dear, is SO disagrecable. l
wish was--anybody but myself"
Just at this moment my maid ushered in
Mrs. Merrdew, hastily attred in a hat she
wore in the garden, and light shawl wrap
ped around her. There was an anxious
look in her face, which indeed was not very
unusual there. She was u little flushed,
either by walkin: in the sunshine or by
: something on her mind.
"You here, Janet" she said, when she
had shaken hands with me, "when you
promised me to practice an hour after lun-
y, cheon Go, my dear, and do ii now."
p at is so hot. never can play in the
A middle of the day; and 0 mamma, please,
r it is SO pleasant here" pleaded Janet, nest.
d ling herself close into the corner of the sofa
f Let her stay till we have had some tea,
= | said. az know she likes my strawberry
h JAM"
a Mrs. Merridew consented, but with sigh;
b and then it was that saw clearly she must
/, have something on her mind. She did moi
@ smile, half disappearing yet unwilling tc
O thwart the child. On the contrary, there
n was a little constraint in her air as she sal
d down, and Janet's enjoyment of the jan
v vcxed her, and brought little wrinkle tr
her brow. "One would think you had moi
eaten anything all day." she said, with &
+ vexed tone, and evidently was impatient o
. her daughters presence, and wished hel
. away.
y "Nothing so Nice as this, said Janet, will
~ the frank satisfaction Of her age; and sht
4 went on eating her bread and jam quite co n
,r posedly, until Mrs. Merridews patience wa
exhausted.
g 81 cannot have you stay any longer" sh
a said, at length $50 and practise now
=, while there is no one in the house.
N 80 mammal said Janet, beginning t.
t. expostuate but was stopped short by
~ look in her mothers eye. Then she gathere
e, herself up reluctantly, and left the paradise O
IN my little tea-table with the jam. She wen
o out pouting, trailing her great hat after her
a and had to be stopped as she stepped int
eli it on. ut is only STEP said the provoR
ed ing girl, pouting more and more. And poe
Mrs. Merridew looked so worried, and hea
a.. ed and uncomfortable, as she went out an
said II few energetic words to her naught
=. child. Poor soul. Ten different wills |
of manage and keep in subjection to her Owl
), besides all the other cares she had upon h,
CO, shoulders. And that big girl who shoul
nd have been u help to her, standing poutu
a., and disobedicnt between the piano she d
zoe not care for, and the jam she loved. Som
'oo times such little alteration gives one
,o glimpse into an entire life.
I'd ''She is such child Mrs. Merlidew sal
coming in with an apologize, anxious smi
on her face. Sac had been frctted and We
~ ed, and yet she would not SHOW ii to lesse
80 my opinion of her girl. Then she sank dow
~ wearily into that corner of the sofa fro
es which Janet had been so unwillingly expell'
"Thc truth is wanted to speak to you
she said, ''aEd could not when she was h, /
'Ae Poor Janet am afraid was cross, but
''o could not help it. Something has occurr
.n to-day which has put me out"
ies II hope il is something can help y
81 in" said
'nu "That is why have come you are
see ways so kind but it is a strange thing | II
oM going to ask you this time, she said, will
uin wisiul glance at me. Il want TO go TO toy
n.y. for day on business Of my own; and
l - want 1t to be supposed that it rs business
'n' yours
Sh' The fact was, ii did static me for the n
/" ment, and then reflected like lghtnir
"ss so quick was the process | say this IL
"' nobody may think my first feeling har'
VET what kind OF woman she was, and how i
our possible that she should want TO do anythi
y that one need be ashamed Of "That is ve
anu simple" said.
tel Then she rose hastily and came up to
'rry and gave me sudden kiss, though she "