The St. Cloud journal., 1870-03-03
ST CLOUD, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8 1870.
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Ener?'e% Pc - "o':"fas -, -" - -
Tie two young men : waited tor : fs,
minutes, ond seemed to take il t
granted Catharine was coming back t
the house with them.
"Do you dislike our cigars ?" sal
Butler, seeing that she hesitated.
"Oh no It WAS
She stopped short, blashed, and cam
hastily forward. What would MI.
Butler say, she was thinking and the
she was afraid. lest they should hay
guessed what she thought.
What would Mrs. Butler say 2
What did she say when she saw tn
three walking quietly toward the house
saunterins across the lawn, stopping
advancing again, and talking as the!
camc? '''
| Catharino's fate like most peoples
was settled by chance, as it were. Peo
?le seem themselves to give . tie sigma
to destiny, FAll axe, strike fatal match
Catharine dropped q rose she was hold
ing, and Dick bent down and picked il
up for her, aud that was the signal
No one saw the axe, but it fell at that
moment, and the poor little thingt
doom was fulfilled. =: .u,., IL
The ladies, tired of the noise indoors
and came out upon the terrace. Tie
children had been dancing-a Spanish
dance, they called it=-tor the last TWEEN.
ty minutes; gracefully sliding about,
aud waving their legs and arms I'd
Georges performance on the piano:
forte. The jingle Of the music roach.
ed the terrace, but it was only loud
enough to give a certain. sest TO-. the
mildness and quiet Of the sunset. The
long shadows were strcaking the hills,
a glow shivered, spread, and TRANQUILITY
illumined the landscape, as the two
figures on the terrace looked out at
the three others advancing across the
lawn. -. ::
''Miss George forgets herself strange.
ly," said Mrs. Butler; ''to.morrow
shall end all this; hut it is really very
embarrassing, to be obliged to DISMISS
her. l shall send her to Mrs. Martin
gales, from whom I hope to get a Ger.
man this time" 81
"Poor child!' said Madame de Tracy
compassionately; "she means no harm.
| have great mind to take her back
to Ernestine. l am sure my daughter
in-law would be delighted with her.
Eruestine is so fastidious.''
81 really can not advise you,"' said
Mrs. Butler. "This is warning to
me never to engage pretty governess
again." -; i: {
"she can not help being pretty" -
said Madame de Tracy. "I detest ag1y
people," remarked this Good samari-
tan. ~ believe she would be a treas.
ure to Ernestine. Those beloved chill
dren are d.rlings, but they speak Eag.
lish like little cats; their accent is de-
plorable, and yet their mother will not
allow it. I am sure she ought to be
eternally grateful to me if I take back
Miss George" 49, :.>" -
spray take care, my dear Matilda"
said Mrs. Butler. "Interfcrence is al
ways SO undesirable. always try to
keep to my own side of the way. I
really could not blame Eroe stinc if she
should - .
Madame de Tracy could not endure
opposition. II do not sgr ee with you.
There is nothing so valuable as. judici-
Gus interference. 1 know perfectly
what am about Ernestine will be
quite enchanted" Mal,me de Tracy
was 50 positive that Mrs. Butler hesi;
tated; she disliked ssenes and expla-
nations. Here was an easy way Of.
getting rid of the poor little objection
at once, without effort or trouble !; she
would be provided for, and Mrs. Butler
was not without one single. gr.iu of
Kindness in her composition. Miss
George had been very useful and consci-2.
entious !; she had nursed Algy when he
was i'll. Mrs. Butler was. angry with
Catharine, but she did not. wish her
harm she was, to certain point, a:
just woman with her temper under
c)ntruL :: :. = IT,. .-.@ =
II think it would be an excellent op-
portunity," sid she, ''if Erneetine
really wishes for q goyerness for her
children, and you are not afraid Of the
responsibility" :s;~ ~. ,,. E.
sob, I will answer for that" said
Madame de Tracy, waving welcome
to the young men: ."The thing is ar.
ranged. 'Hush:sh.sh J" ., =. -. ..- =.
Madame de :Tracy's warnings usually
came after the fash, like the report Of
a gun. Catharine, coming along and
listening a little auxiously for the; first
greetings, caught the words and Tho
glance Of significance. What had
they been saying? svha: did i: mean i?
Her quick apprehension conjured: up a
hundred different solutions ) reprimaads
10 store, no more holidays, no more
merry:making. The reality occurred to
her as ap imposibility almost. TO very
young people changes are 50 impossible.