Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-23
FXANDRIA La, SATURDAY, MARCH o. l872..-...-

toward her that awakened his sus-
,,icion AS soon as an opportunity Of
fered He inquired Of Hdldah, Affecting
at the same time to know something
abOuti.. H
, III don't want to complain of your
sister to you, Mr.. Harlow"
"Phew! call me John, and as for
my sister, I know her faults better
than you do" -"
"Well, it is only that she told me
that Miss Dunton wasn't used to eat
ing at the same table with scrrants,
and, when ole of the boys told your
father he Mas mad, and came to me
and said: 'Huldah, you must eat
whei the Fest do. If you stag away
from the table on account of these city
snobs, I'll make fuss ON the spot So,
to avoid fuss; I've kept going to the
table" .l.l..i a.,....
John was greatly vexed Ut this. He
was ehivalrous fellow, and ne knew
much such renais riiust wound .
person WHO Had never learned that
domestic service lad anything degrad-
ing in it. And the result Was just the
opposite of what his sister hoped.
John paid more attention to Huldah
Manners because, she was the victim
ofOppression. oa&. a s
But, sitting in the old "best room, !
in the dark, while the ladies were get
ting ready, and trying to devise a way
by which he might get an opportunlt,
to speak with Miss Duntdn alone, II
occurfed to him that she was at thai
time in the sitting-rOOm, waiting fol
his sister: To step out to where sht
was and present the case would not X
difficult, and it might be all settled be
fore the sister came do*h Stairs. Thu
fates were against him, however, for
just as he was about to act upon LII
thoughts, he heard Amanda Holmes
abundant dress sweeping down th'
stairway. He could not help hearing
the conversation that followed:
lyon see, Janet, l got up this tril
tonight to keep John from spending
the evening III the kitchen. He hasn'
a bit Of dignity, and would spend til
evening romping with the childreI
and talking with Huldal, ifhe took
into his head.'
"Well,' said Janet, one can ove'
Look everything in man of you
brothers culture: But what a qnee
way your country servants have {
pushing themselves: Wouldn't l max
them know their plaCew
|. And all this was said With th
kitchen door open, with the intentio
of wounding Huldah: s -.
Johns castle tuinbfed: The erudit
wife alongside the silver tea urn fade
out of sight rapidly. If knowlede
could not give 4 touch Of human r.
gard tor the feelings of a poor CIR
! toiling dutitully and self denyingiJ
support her family Of what accour
was iti -@F't s
Two minutes before hc was about
J give his life to Janet Dunton. No
there was a gulf wider than the worl
between them. He slipped out OF IL
! best room by the outside door, an
came in through the kitchen. II
l neighbor's sleigh that was to call #
3 them was at the door; aud John be-
3 ged them to excuse hun. He had 9
his heart on helping Huldah, NAL
E mince p,es, as lie used to help h
mother, whelf boy. His sister VI
: in despair, but she did not say iffuc
!. She told John it was time he vi
e gettiug over his queer freaks. Al
: the sleigh drove of.
t For an hour afterward John romp'
n with his sisters children, and to
!. stories to the boys, and talked wi
It his father. When a man has bare
It escaped going over q precipice
r does not like to think too much ab0
it. John did not
e At last the little children went
rs bed. The old gentleman grew stee
IS and retired. The boys went into {
II sitting room and went to sleep, one
d the lounge and one on. the no
b Hudlaly Was just ready to begin }
IS pies. She was deeply hurt, but 10
1t su,.Yeded in making her more che