Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

do 1t. CnarlesOnly salu, MI. 0icd1-
erex is counting sister Kate in the parlor,
Miss Van Orme;" and Mary said, Hush,
you silly boy and Charlie was mad,
and told that ma said SO herself, and
threw the primer at Mary; and then
Miss Van Orme looked all white like and
shut her eyes, and won't talk and
Mary said, 'sNow you've done 1t Char
lie" Did Charter"
"Oh you horrid boy!" criend Kate
Aberneth. ''You are always in mis-
chief. ] suppose Miss Van Orme has
tainted. Go and tell mamma
'sWho is Miss Van Orme?'' asked Bert.
'tOnly the nursery governess. We
do have such bother with them. One
has a temper, another has headaches,
and now, when we thought we had got
a Jewel, here she is fainting!"
II think we ought to try and revive
her." said Bert, taking Charles hand,
while Kate led the way. But when they
had reached the schOol-room, Miss Van
Orme had recovered her senses, and was
sitting in her arm chair, while Mary Wig
orously famed her pallid face.
For mercy's sake, what made you
faint, Miss Orme p cried Kate. You
almost threw Charlie into commissions. J"
Miss Van Orme stood up and looked
beyond Miss Aberneth to Mr.. Greaterex,
standing IN the doorway. who came for
ward to her relief instantly.
You must not stand" he said, lead
ing her back to her seat. Il think |
have found friend of mine turning
to Kate. ''Why did you run away from
your friends ?" he questioned, relieving
Mary of the fan.
Il ran away from my enemies, " if you
please.
':Do you call me one?"
perhaps we had better withdraw, "
said poor Kate, tossing her head to con-
zeal her chagrin. s'Come, children"
''Thank you" Bert answered her; Il
should Ikea few minutes alone with
Miss Van Ormc. if you please"
ooh, Won had better go back to Miss
Kate in the drawing-room," said Miss
Van Orme. when the door had closed
upon them at will be a shame to dis
appoint Mrs. Aberneth; and, indeed, |
can get along very well without you,
sir"
But I can't get along without you. y
'And yet you know nothing at all
about me-"
II am satisfied with my knowledge.
! | know that you are charming, and that
| | love YOU"
''You love a woman sailing under an
alias? am neither Mrs. Small or Miss
| Van Ormc"
II don't care a fig who you are.
viii marry YOU tomorrow, If you con-
sent, under whatever name you may
/ choose"
generosity is catching. I will tell
/ yoH my story"
4 win not listen to it except from tho
lips Of Mrs. Berthold Greaterex."
"Please yourself"
''Thanl, you. Then | will come foI
Won Tomorrow. and we will be married
in church, But when he returned to the
drawin~-room and told his story to Mrs
| Ah"ynoth. she insisted that the wedding
should take place at her house.
/ Fvelvhady was taken aback at Great
ercN when Berthold wrote that he
should bring his bride home the follow
ing week. ''YOu may have seen her.
he wrote. ''when she was Mrs. Small
and lived in the cottage in Lovers lane
You remember, perhaps, that you once
sent her some summer swcetings. lowe
| my happiness to those precious apples
Caroline will remember the occasion
because she offered to part with some OF
her wardrobe to the poor widow"
ooh! oh cried Caroline, che has mar
ried the widow Small and all her chill
dren. How could he? She's ole
enough to be his grandmother. Oh
dear! dear, dear / shall never want Il
see another summer sweeting as long a.
live. | wish you would order Spade.
to cut down the tree, mamma. No won
der an apple brought trouble into thu
world, and shut folks ont of Paradise
1t keeps its reputation up finely II
think that the heir of GreatereX SHOULD
marry htdeOus old widow :"
Guess her surprise when BertholC
opened the carriage door, and there de
cendcd a little person. who threw asid,
her veil and disclosed a dazzling skin Of
rose and lily hues. eyes like summe
brooks, brown and liquid, hair a ripple o
sunbeams-the semblance of an angel il
flesh and blood !
are-the-children ?" gasp
ed Caroline.
Eyes" LAUGHED Bcrthold, land wher
are the wrinkles, and the gray hairs, an,
the sunllen eyes Is she an awful OLE
fright, Carrie?'
"Summer sweetings are not so sou
after all, mamma" said Caroline later
Il rucss Spades may spare the tree"
The next week Berthold overtool
Maria Upton in his walk.
~ saw Miss GreatereX in church,
said she.
Did you see an antiquity with a falls
front piece?"
''Now don't be disagreeable; HOY
could | know? By-the-way, | hav
some news to tell you: l am engaged
''AllOw me to congratulate yourlover
[ suppose you mean to entertain hin
with those precious letters of mine?'
''Your letters? Oh, / haven't tn
ghost of one left; I curled my hair O
them long ago; it was only the empt
envelopes with which [ teaZed you
But tell me about Mrs, GreatereX.
hear it is like a story"
eyes perhaps you have heard of tn
, PrudhOmme heiress? | remember whe
the affair was much talked of, an
thinking it sad enough. You see, PaU
line was the last of her family-she an
a cousin who inherited in case of he
death. The common report was tina
her loneliness and sorrow worked upo
: her mind till she was pronounced il
: sane. and carried to an asylum and tn
: cousin. being guardian and next he'll
was left in irresponsible charge of tn
! fortune, which was very large"
Eyes. [ know it, she answered gill
ly; ''the Prudhommes lived in grea
magniticence while they did live"
"Wcll, Miss Greaterex was Paulin
Prudhomme 1t appears she was n
more crazy than you are; but having re
fused to marry her cousin, and he, feal
inc that she might marry elsewhere an
, will the fortune away from him fol
ever, represented her as insane, bride
two physicians to serve his turn, and dis
patched her to the asylum. One da
she made her escape, and came here III
der the name of Mrs. Small, widow, t
support herself by her own exertion:
thinking the title of Mrs. would prov
more protection than that of Miss, an
insure responsibility. But she was di'
! covered in her seclusion. She too