Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-10-26
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THE DOCTORS WIFE,

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bright aud Gem Portable place, with its
handsome carpet and gilded tables, and
deep, cJuch like sofas, covered with Grim
BON satin, and the messy rug in front of
the fire, into which your feet sank as if it
lad been strewn, inch deep. with newly
gathered rosebuds. And the 6re glimmer-
ed in the polished CRATE, and the wax
candles beamed through their ground glass
shades and you might have faneied the
apartment expressly created for sweet
words and honeyed firtations, and read
ings from the poets, and the various other
pleasant occupations which are supposed
to belong to high life. But not for
frowns aud lowering looks, such as now
disturbed the equanimlty of Mrs. Win.
tringham's artistically enamclled coun-
tenance. as she stood there in rustling
chameleon colored silk dress, with red
carbuncles hanging from her ears, with
Josephine Moore stood pale and shrink
ing before her.
Such forwardness I never saw, said
Mrs. Wintringham. No mever And l
wish you to understand that it isn't going
to be tolerated in decent society, Miss
Moore. A goyerness-yes, a common
nursery governess. whom Mr.. Whiting
BAN is good enough to employ at twenty
pounds year-to sit the whole of the
evening and firt with young DR.. Aymer!
l did not hirt, pleaded poor Josie. He
was only asking me about the arrange.
ments of Medelssohn's music, which -
Oh, very likely, Uttered Mrs. Wintring-
ham, sarcastically. He is very much in
teres,ed in music, I've no doubt. And
when you knew perfectly we'll that Co.
tavia expected him to be talking, all the
time to her. Well really, | don't know
what this world is coming to |! One thing
| wish yon to understand that you are
dismissed from my employment this very
moment. You will find your wages on
,be mante yonder live pounds-for l
don's grudge you the quarters money
though you do leave in this irregular
manner. Of course. you don't expect a
character, for l can't conscientiously
| give you one.
Josie Moore turned very red. and thea
pale. She did not speak word of remon-
STRANGE, however, but slowly turned
round, went up to her own room. put on
her bonnet and shawl, packed her slender
belongings into small trunk, and left the
| house.
| Half an hour later, Mrs. Wintring-
ham, rustling through the we'll warmed
rooms, espied the FIVE sovereigns lying
untouched on the marble manel where
she herself had placed them.
Dear me quoth the stately dame, the
governess has forgotten her wages. Well
/ shan't take the trouble to serd them
after her.
Josie went home to the poor but neat
apartments where her aunt took in en-
broidery to do for fashionable Regent
shop, and told her simple tale. Aunt
Marv's eyes, already Redeemed with night
work and much application. were quick TO
overflow in her nieces behalf.
It's burning shame, raid the poor
woman, that such people should have il
in their power to tyrann.ze over others.
But never mind, Josie you shall be
welcome to home until you find another
situation.
I knew should, Aunt Mary.
What makes you speak SO hoarsely,
child /? questioned tho elder lady.
NV throat is little sore, aunt | have
caught cold
You had better les me make you cup
| of hot tea, and go to bed at once.
Nonsense, aunt cried Josie. cheerily,
am going 10 help you finish this first.
But the next morning. Josie walked up,
hot, and flushed, and foverish, with a
racking pain over her temples. and quite
unable 10 rise and before evening she
was delEieus.
Bob, said aunt Mary, as she walked
out of her niece's bedroom with troubled
face, aud went down into the passage
where the land lords red-headed son was
playing marblcs-I want you to 80 to
| DR.. CaErey e, aud ask him to come here
as quick as possible. Don't delay mo-
hiedt, lob. tor it may. be matter OF lite