The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-01

are my servants to give orders to and keep
watch Of, my teachers, who always come to
me in the smallest emergency, these chill
dren, to whom have such sacred duty to
perform, and to send forth into this sinful
world. Many time, when my strength
gives out, and my brain fairly aches with
being overtaxed, am recalled to that duty
by an inward voice, which says. "What
will you answer if, in future years, one of
these children come back to you and say,
"Miss Hatherton, you have failed in strict
ness, or kindness, or in prudence toward
me" and then / start up and work on.
Duty is, and always will be, the ruling
motive of my life, and hope shall fail in
no particular of it toward you, my dar-
ling"
During this extraordinary harangue, de-
livered with mingled pomposity and meek
ness, George was seized with an insane de-
sire to laugh. The utter ludicrousness of
a woman with that face riding duty to
death, and taking little triumphant flights
on her hobby-horse, struck Georgie's quick
sense Of the ridiculosus, but by the time
that Miss Hatherton ended her sentence
with the very familiar term of "darling,"
Georgie's response was ready for her with
equal politeness and brevity.
81 do not for a moment doubt it,
madam"
Miss Hatherton gave one look at the i'm
perturbable face, and subsidized behind the
tea-urn.
"Children, you are dismissed said the
principal, after the mush and milk, crackers
and biscuit had been discussed by the
boarders. Miss Evelyn, pray finish your
chicken. Miss Dare, don't go. May l
give you cup of tea ?"
Yes, thank you," said Cecil, while
George looked up in surprise.
" Dare, did you say? beg pardon, but
are you related to Mrs. Clarence Dayton
she was Flora Maxwell ?"
"My own cousin, )" with sudden light
ing up of every feature, which made
Georgia think Cecl's the loveliest face she
had ever seen outside ofa picture frame.
Now know who you are, Miss Evelyn
you are Clarence Dayton's cousin"
Up rose George impulsively, and walked
over to Cecil's side.
eyes, and have so often heard Flora
talk of you. We must get acquainted"
And down she sat, and plunged into ami
mated conversation, considerably to Miss
Hatherton's discontinue.
Cecil felt as if new life was dawning
for her during the next few weeks Upon
every occasion that was possible George
sought her society, and she frightened
wonderfully under this charm Of old ways
and old associates. For Miss Hatherton,
even when most kind (and she was by
freaks, very gracious to Cecil, was yet un-
mistalseably pGrUenue, and never more SO
than when she aimed at being aristocratic.
George Evelyn was character in her own
peculiar fashion. Very refined, thoroughly
accustomed to society, with spice of selfish
mischief, that made her enjoy playing off
Miss Hatherton's peculiarities in good
humored way, she was both clever and
aimable, and even when most satrical, it
the only person who enjoyed it. Brought
up among the most cultivated literary
clique of Boston, she had all their polish
ard pedantry, together with mack of
hitting off racy sketches and reviews with
her ben, which were a source of great
amusement to those who know her we'll
Within a fortningt after her arrival at Miss
Hatherton's, she had a comcal estimate in
her own mind of the entire household, and
she entertained Cecil with 1T one day.
=" First there is Miss Hatherton, politely
styled the griffin by the girls said she.
"The opinion l formed of her the first
night l retain, with small addenda
Clever, my dear, very, but her memory is
too short she doesn't remember that those
marvellous yarns must have joints, and has
a jagged way of stringing them together,
which always frets me. A really magnificent
liar dixie Thackeray's immortal Becky
Sharpe) one can perhaps afford to admire
for their consistency but Miss Hatherton
contents herself with equivocations and
Misrepresentation, that are so very ag-
gravating. The only persons who ever
holds her own with the principal is Mad
anne Davoust, and her French wit is really
charming. In short, that quiet dignided
Ruth Graham and yourself are tho only
genuine ladies in the house =
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