The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-05-25

"Phewi call me John, and as for my sis
ter. | know her faults better than YOU do +"
Well, 1t Is only that che told me that
Miss Dunton wasn't used to eating AT the
same table with the servants. aud. when
one of the boys told your father. he was
mad, and came 10 me and said.-'Huldah
you must eat when the rest do III YOU STAY
away from the table on account OF these
snobs i II make a fuss on the spot So. 10
avoid fuss, | have kept going to the ia.
BILE"
John was greatly vexed with this. lie
was a chivalrous fellow, and lac knew how
much such a remark must wound a person
who had never learned that domestic ser.
vice hal anything degrading in il And
the result was just the opposite OF which
his sister hoped John paid more atten.
ton TO Huldah Manners because she was
the victim OF oppression.
But, sitting in the old "best ROOM in
the dark, while the ladies were getting
ready, and trying to devise way by which
he might get an opportunity to speak with
Miss Dunton, alone, ii occurred to him that
she was at that time IN the siiting-room
waiting for his sister To step out to where
she was aud present the case would not be
difficult, and it might be all settled before
the sister came down stairs. The facts were
against him, however, for Just as he was
about to act upon this thought. he heard
Amanda Holmes abundant dresses sweep.
ing down the stairway. He could not help
hearing the conversation that followed.
You see, Janet, got up this trip to
night TO keep John from spending the eve
ming in the kitchen. lie hasut bit OF
dignity, and would spend the evening romp.
ing with the children and talking with
Uuldah. If he took il into his head
Well said Janet, "one can overlook
everything in a man OF your brothers cul.
ture. But what queer way your country
servants have of pushing themselves =
Wouldnt ! make them know their places"
All this was said with the kitchen door
open, and with the intention of wounding
Huldah.
john castle tumbled. The erudte wife
alongside the silver tea.urn faded out OF
sight rapidly. II knowledge could not
give a touch of human regard for the feel
lngs of a poor girl, toiling dutifully and
selfdenyingly TO support her family, OF
what account was liz
Two minutes before he was about 20 give
his life to Janet Dunton. Now there was
n gulf wider than the world between them
He slipped ont Of the best room bv the out
side door, and came in through the kitch
en-. The ueishbors sleigh that was to call
for them was ready at the door and John
begged them 10 excuse him He had set
his heart on helping Huljah make mince
pies as he used TO help his mother when
boy. His sister was in despair but she
did not say much She told John it was
time be was getting over his queer freaks
And the sleigh drove of
For an hour aflerward, John romped
with his sisters children, and told stories
TO the boys, and talked 10 his father When
a man has barely escaped going over a
precipice, lie does not like to think too
much about it, John did not.
At last the children went to bed The
old gentleman grew sleepy and retired. The
boys went into the sitting room and went
to sleep, one on the lounge aud one on the
floor. lluldah was just ready to begin her
pies. She, was deeply hurt, but John sue
ceeded in making her NOR. cheerful lie
rolled up his sleeves and went to rolling out
the pastry.
lie thought he had never seen a sweeter pic
ture than the young girl in clean dress and
apron, with her sleeves rolled up above her
elbows There was a statuesque perfection
in her well rounded arms The heat of the
q WAS
angling merrlly at Johns awkward blum
deIs in pie making John was delighted
he hardly knew why. IN fixing a pie.
crust, his fingers toachel IA err. and he start.
ell as though he had touched calyanic
battery. lie looked at Huldah, and saw a
half painful expression on her flushed face
For the first time it occurred to him that
liuldah Manners hal excited in him FEEL
Ing thousani times deeper than anything
he had felt toward Janet. who seemed to
lie now in another world For the first
time lie realized that he had been more in
love with HU.dth than with Janet All the
time. Why not marry her2 And then
heremcmbere what the governor said bout
marrying q womans heart and not her
head
lie put on his hat aud walked out-out
INTO the darkness the drizzling rain. and
slush OF melting snow. fighting a fierce bat
tie All this pride and all the cowardly
vanity were on one side, and the irresisi-
Idle torrents OF his love on the other lie
walked away into the dark wool. pasture
trying to cool his brow, trying to think
and (would You believe 10 , tryingto pray.
tor 10 was great struggle, and in any great
struggle. true soul finds something very
like prayer in his heart
The feeling of owe may exist without AZ
tr1cting the attention ui the pos-e-.1r. 10
had never occurred 10 John that Die couId
love OF marry iuidah Thus IL had grown
all tie more powerful for not being ob.erv.
eli, aud nov tne unseen fire had 40 a flash.
appeared a- au sllconsuming one
Turning back. be stood without the win.
dow in the shallow, aud looked through
the glass at ile trim young girl OF work
with her p'ss 10 tie modest, rcs''ul face