Middletown transcript., 1873-08-02


cant me. | was not long. however, left
in doubt. A tall. bony. stiff-backed wo-
man Of about sixty years of age presently
sailed into the room.
Miss Twi,tcr. believe 2" said shc.
"The same. replied I. politely. "Will
no, your ladyship take sea, p
Certainly not" answered she. snap
pishly. II merely came 10 see that sort |
Of person by whose nefcfarious assistance
my unfortunate nephew has been entrap I
ped into matrimony. This is the house, is |
it, said she, looking around my little
drawing room in a very deprecia,ory way.
where this conspiracy was hatched. ln
this vile hole you bai,ed your trap. did
you. for that innocent boy Z"
II am quite at loss. madam. to know
what you mean said |. (,hough began
TO guc.s) except ,ha, you intend to make
yourself offensive.
"ioa are right there woman she re-
joined, acidly, ''if you should never
again be right in your life. 1t is tho onls
consolation left TO me-. after the ruin Of
our house, 10 tell you TO your face vha, |
think Of you You are ircaeherous,
+ designing creature; you entered into n
fraudulent con-piracy-yes. | know its
actionahle. if there's witness butt il you
,lare 10 cone near the bell, Ill knock you
I down. ] say you conspired to seince the
affections Of my nephew. the Hon Arthur
! Trevelyan, heir presump.ise TO tbs Earl
Of Manilands. don't sag you did II
your.eif | wish you had because the dis
grace would only have lasted your life-
time; you employed a youthful accom-
plce who passed as your maid servant, j,
seems ani whose fatal charms overeaute
poor Arthur. scrnples /, il my belief
tina, yoa ought 10 be hanged Don't an.
swer ne don't venture 10 speak to me-.
lest the sound Of your hntcd voice shonli
provoke me beyond all bounds You
were a witness to this atracious marriage
have read your foolish name in the reg
ister, yon false. periured, crafty, nbomna.
tle woman II was not laiy hpru
and bred | daut know what shouidn'i t
call you
What she would have called me had she
not been lady Of hereditary title. it is
impossible ta conjecture; she ha4 an i'm.
mense vocabulary Of abuse even as i, was
and she exhausted il,
II >bail chtHe again and yet ydn KNOW
what my opinion II you rsally ' = were
her last wlfsls whch were perhaps. Tie
tno-t terrible of all She h4 nearly
frightened NJ aat e my Wis Is il @a,
aui the threat of ,hat scene helae repeated
lay heavy m my soul fur many aar
until my lease WIS ant. ani iook ane.
iher hause Thank Heaven. | never saw
her adystip again
Once, however saw lady Manilanl>
herself for her husband uncle Llei after
4 few years going to court IN the gniet.
est dres. in which any laiy ever did
there; she gave me DOW and 4 smile ont
af the carriage window, anil that Wis all
She never called on her old mistress l.
was my inpfessi \ TINT in her heart >he
was not worthy Of her husband How
! they got on together. never heard. but
! WIN, | haye narrated is. | think lesson
10 mistresses against encouraging servant.
{ maids TO wel above their position
have heard il said By prudent persons
a Newer give anything away" but abose
al would impress urou all spinster laiics
:. Never give par'ar maii away IN marriage
a II the -presnmptse Of NJ eafllom.
! especially II be hns an aunt who IS touchy
abnut the honor ef tie family :