The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-10-28

Her fast friend Miss Sarah Honey
croft, had called to bid her good bye
{, So you're really going, Lilly p
sighed the elderly lady, viewing the
preparations for departure that strew,
ed the floor around her. a
no eyes, Miss Sarah, 1 am really 60
ing" ega:sIs .srssllz-
ITO be a governess ?"
eyes, to be governess."
"It's hard life," sighed Miss Sa-
rah again.
mo harder than many Others" an
swered Little Lilly, folding a nest OF
white aprons.
!" And to think you've always lived
so easily until newp'
"That isfhe very reason l should
be willing to work when the necessity
has at last come upon me-" courage
ously answered our heroine.
81 really think your aunt should
have invested her money little more
carefully in mere justice to you. Any
fool could have told that those South
American mining shares were mere
bubble" @ -l...'. '.''-
Little Lille dived into trunk after
string, pursed up the velvet lips, but
said nothing. Miss Sarah took suuf
and went on: l''
J" And how much do you have a
year?" III
"sThree hundred dollars"
cts miserable pittance, Lilly"
=, "Jt will be small fortune to me,
Miss Sarah," the girl answered smil,
ing. g. sgiL-..l d. --s.=.s.
Miss Sarah shook her head and said
GO 1 think Charles Austin ought to
have married you. Every one thought
his intentions meant something seri-
ousp
Little Lilly suddenly grew rosy all
over, she dropped a pair of Cinderella
like-siippers on the floor, and came
near putting the poker i'll her trunk.
,"Mr. Austin was very kind to me
always" she said, hurriedly, "but--
but he never gave me any reason to
suppose --.-
yes, yes" said Miss Sarah, 2" un.
derstand. You're a good girl, Lilly
and if you'll give me those slippers
I'll sew on the black satin rosetts
while you finish packing"
1t was late when she kissed Little
Lily goodnight, and trudged home
through the snow-but as she battled
her way through dusk and wind she
still muttered resolutely to herself:
!" She may say what she will shall
maintain to my dying day that Charles
Austin, after all his attentions, ought
to come forward like a man and mar.
ry her now!"
1t was something like month sub
scquently to the scene above sketche6
when Nj. Charles Austin sat in Her.
bert Ellyot's library contentedly shar'
ing with the last named gentleman
the luxuries of a cigar, CRATE fire and
a tete-G-tete.
swell, Ellyot," he said after one OF
. two topics of conversation had beer
exhausted, ,"and how goes on YOU
wife's new governess ?"
GAS good as gold, and as true al
steel" !" answered the gentleman ad
dressed. "She's worth score of city
bellies, with all the stars of Newpor
and Saratoga thrown in, Austin; ant
ifyou don't marry her, I'll call yot
out-pistols at ten PAGES and no com
promisew
You needn't give yourself that un
necessary trouble" answered Austil
am going to marry her."
"And why the duce haven't yol
done it sooner?" demanded Ellyo
peremptorily. --.-
: ~ wanted to try her-to prove tn
solid worth and resources of her char
! acter."
And are you satisfied now Z"
g am satisfied. She has bee
weighed in the balance and not foun,
wanting. mean to ask her to MARI
me tomorrow"
81 am glad of it, from the bottom Q
my heart. l know you, Charley Aus
. tin, but the world does not. Do yo
know what Mrs. Grundy has been say
ing about your"
=" No-whati Z"
: " That you deserted Little Lily be
cause her aunt's fortune was dissipa
ted in those South American minin
:. schemes"
Austin colored little.