The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-02-16
MY GODMOTHER'S WILL;
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THE SUCCESSFUL STRATAGEM,
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Cool, wasn't it'll Of course took no
notice of the letter which was forward
ed to me from my chambers in town !;
but could not help chuckling when I
thought how she would come up from
Northumberland only to find that
had flown.
More than Il fortnight of the month
for which l proposed remaining at
Sandheat had elapsed, when as sat
one evening covering over wretched
fire that would not burn. | heard the
unwonted sound of wheels rafting
over the the village street, and min
ute later fly drew up at Mrs. Browns
door. "Another ledger, l suppose" l
said to myself" children, perhaps; in
that case | go. Mrs. Browns are I'M
bearable enough as it So" and indig-
nantly waited for the squat which l
felt sure must arise in the passage
"Therem / exclaimed, as the scream
effectually burst On my ears expect
ant. "This is really intolerable !" and
| rang my bell more furiousIy than !
have ever done before or since. "Mrs.
Brown said I, with Il touching mix
trre OF patlos and dignity, when that
female entered call of a furry" as she
called it, and wiping her nose with her
apron, as was her wont in moments of
intense mental agitation, "since have
been here have borne good deal
from your children without complaint,
and | had intended keeping on the
rooms for another month but since !
find that you have ledger who has as
many children as yourself, l."
GAS many children as L! Lawk
MASSEY, sir!--sie is not even married !"
and Mrs. Brown, evidently amused at
the idea, began laughing violently. ,
81 certainly heard child scream,
Mrs. Brown said l, with much maes-
ty, Sand do not see why it should
not be your new dodgers. However,
Pm glad to hear 1t is not So"
All the rest of the evening, as / sat
over my books, l found my thoughts
wandering to the new arrival. What
in the world could have induced a
young girl (for Mrs. Brown has said her
inmate was unniarried) to come to such
place as Sandfeat! Well, at any
rate, it would be a pleasant relief from
Mrs. Brown, her chops and her chill
dren; and resolved to commence the
acquaintance the very next morning,
by sending up my Morning Post and
the last weeks Punch. The first thing
to ascertain was, of course, her name ;
and, remembering that 1 had not vet
heard her boxes carried up the narrow
stairs of the cottage, an operation
could scarcely have omitted to notice,
as it must have been attended by a
bump at every step, stepped cautious
ly (ior it would not have looked well
to have been caught peeping) into the
little passage. There they stood !
| Three of them-two trunks and bon
net-hox, all neHtly enclosed in canvass
covers, and all neatly labelled, as am
a man! with the name Of ''Miss Tabi.
tIa Kezia Smith,
l had just sufficient presence of mine
to avoid betraying myself by groa1
of horror, and that was all. / stagcer
ed into my room again, threw mysel
into an armchair, and, instead of
smelling bottle, drew Georges PILOT,
towards me.
"What !" I thought, 'twhi.e cir
like this is pining for me in a foreir,
land, am | base enough to suffer IN
thoughts to wander from her for n sin
gle instant; and to Il creature be;,r,p
1.-THE name of Tabitha kczi;. Smith A
! old fnaid," thought "a creature ei
Their held together with springs an
cosmetics, or, still worse, a mumm
who, with a sunsIlade and scanty GA,
ments, will stalk about in its ow