The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-05-31
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Madge stared at the boy, and smiled.
81 don't think shall have any messa-
ges," she said. There's eight o'clock
striking. must go"
Dyes miss, you will, afore you've been
here long" said Jem, with the air ofknow-
ing much better, and he walked on a:
brisk pace, while Mad2e ran back to the
house rs last as she could.
Fortunately, her cousin was not awake,
but she was only just in lime, for the but.
Ter had brought in the tea-tray, aud Miss
/ Thorney woke II minute afterwards
Madge hid to give an account OF her
doings, and was a little ashamed OF herself
ion not mentioning Jem Riddelrs commu-
nica:.onsi but she excused herselrby think
ing tiiat she had no business 70 get him
into scrape; and after all, If Miss Thor
ney WAC to insist on seeing her letters, or
try on any tyranny OF that kind, there
would be nothing wrong in circuu venting
her.
After tea, she had TO 20 round the room
again, aud hear the history OF every picture
on the walls. Miss Thorney was yer,
much shocked at her ignorance of the
family history.
Il shall set you to learn the pedigree"
she said "Your ancestors Margaret, in
thf first place, were all of them gentlemen
aud ladies'; there are lew people now-a-days
who can say that Ia tie second place.
they were distinguished IA much by their
excellence us their birth. Ia the third
place, they were aware of their own mer-
its and proud OF themselves and Of each
other
Madge was for3ih'y reminded Of II sen
tence which she aud Fan had once found
IN an old book, aud had treasured up m
their memories ever since: The man who
has not anything to boast OF but his illus
trIou- ancestors. is Ike poiato-the only
good belonging to him is underground"
When Miss Thornev was tired Of walk.
ing about the room she sat down again.
and made Madse read to her TIL bedtime
from the National History Of Enthusiasm.
Ihat first evening was a sample OF the 'ol-
loving days. Madse was not allowed to
20 beyond the garden; she spent her morn.
ings IN needle-work, pedgree-, aud the
| peerage which was Mss Thorne,' : fvoriie
hook; and her afternoons chiefly in read
ing aloud Sometimes in the evening her
cousin chose to teach her obsolete game.
OF cards, or to give her music lee .on.
winch Mndse Dire ,ded above AL thlng- her
cousin always lost her temper, aud banged
away herself on the ancient Yell " KEYS
with: your grandmother, my dear
would have been ashamed OF such de-
scendanl. And as to your great great.
I grandmother, she would have sent Won to
bed Al once. There, I've done with YOU.
Ring for your candle aud go
1t was lnri on poor Mai.e, who PLAYED
very respectfully, though she had no par
'iculnr talent Tor music. Miss Thorney =
system was that OF teasing and kunrging
at her perpe,ualIy, and the girl, without Il
sympathzng creature to speak to, began
10 lose Ler good spirits, and her rosy cheeks
with them. She had her own anxietic-.
too, which kept her awake at night
The cook, Lawrence; aud old Joseph TIE
butter, slept IN quite a different part Of the
rambling old house from herself and her
cousin, whose roam was separated from,
hers 10y a long passage aud flight Of steps
beyond Madses room, at the end.of the
passage, there was Al large unoccuped
room, III which there stood several boxes
aud one Of these Lawrence told her. wa,
iu.i Of valuable old plate Against one OF
The windows OF the room there grew tree.
and any one might easily enter the window
from IL top branches Ouen at night he-
lore she went to bel, Mmdsr used to -f,.l
. into thi- room to see that all wa- safe. apb
the third Time she did TO- on the Saturia,
night after her arrival she found that the
fastening was gone from the w.udon.
Her cousin bad been very irritable a..
DAY, and Madge ielt half afraid Of gong Z,
/ her room, but she dill not ALLOW her.ol.
inme 10 link, ran doug The passage, ANA
was 1T Ter door directly.
Madse opened Tie door Au.-ht lamp
was "uru ~ AND VI rhorncy. ~uo a.-
-iti'rsup in ted, asked h.r N4.,: -ue want
eI
u oply came 'o'..t" she .di. .h.td.
fastening is gone from l,s u,udsx TO- t,r