, 1874-11-07
MISS GE0RGiNE's HUSBAND,

seen him dic with my own eycs. Ind ln,{l lin ou
with my own hands
don't oxaoliy know about telling you The
Story You SEQ, It's n truo story, and very
solomn ono, aud shouldn't like to have Ii
laughed at, or to have any one Toll mo didn't
SEQ what did see. But YOU Wan always pretty
behaved young lady, and you know can't re-
fuse you anything. 80 II you will sit down quiet
and taxa your work, III toll you al about It.. my
dear.
Yon hnow, honey I'm yory old WOMAN, and
"hon waH young was n slars to old Judge
pieaTsland, over OIL the Flats. There war0
savss In York Stato then. WAS born down In
Maryland, but tho Judge moved up to tleso parts
when Was very small, aud brought bis servants
With him. Ws wero well enough treated. Judge
Cleaveland was bard, agh-tcmpored man, and
used to havo awfnl ugly fits sometimes. but, like
naoat folks Of that kinr he could keep hls TOM
knnw it vaa Easy enough for his servants to ru,,
swny II they didu't like their treatment. When
was IL married Xack Davin, tho coachlnan, and
after that wo lived mostly III house Of our
own. Wo wero FREQ by that time, and We
bought nfco littla lighthouse and aome land for
garden, but NO worAed up at tho llouss all the
aanle.
The old Judge wns widowcr when he moved
up here, but yory. aoon he married pretty
young latly from tho Mohawk Valley. She was
only u. and : awect child 81 ever | aaw. The
s,ss Judge moaot to hs good TO her. g;nosu, but
ss sssona Sfi ts ss'fd s yssy ws snRy sg M %' des s
ho wanted a sou, to inherit lis
great estate md keep up. tue family naino. JIe
vas polits to or, especially befors @ company but
10 bad kind OF cold, snearing way with her,
that could sco out her to tho hoart. uor health
failed, and she went home to her ia.hcr's }houHo
Tor change, and thero sho died. Tno Judge |
seemed gool deal cast down BY her ienthS
more than should haye expected. / ,laro Yay !
somo things came back to him when 1t was too |
late. After tho funeral lso shut up tito houea
down III Now York for ten years and more. Tne
yuung ladies'. 1lias ANna and Miss Gc0rgiue
stayed With their grandma somo years, and then
they we're put to school, in Nav York. AL that
time Zaok aud livod ID tho old house., to tako
care Of It. It nas loncaomo enough sometimes,
especially in winter but though used to 70 all
over tho great rooula alons BY day and By nigLt,
never sAr anything thon--not thing.
We'll, "hen the young. ladies nero 10 md II,
tho Judge wrote and told rns 10 clean up the
rooms, and havo everything ready, for l.a wsy
coming homo. His Wild laud was growing very
valuable, and shere was no ono to gee to ii prop
erly, and for that aud other REASONS ho Ind de-
cided to como holnc to tho Fnts to live. So at |
tho time set they came, With ioads al new furpi-
turo and carpcte and what not, and d very pico
widow lady for !ousckcepor. She Ind r aon, IN
officer in tho army and avery, fine man, who
would willingly have supported her. but shc pre-
forred to do for hersolf.
expected to sec Miss Anna the favor;te. "a |
she Was tho elder, and Misa Georeina had 30
disappointed her pa By NOT bong boy; but
soon found out It Was the other way Miss
Anna was not pretty. she locked iiko her mn, I
and had just such q quiet, geutlo way with
her: sho was afraid Of her iathar, too, ~ het
mother had boen, aud with Ho1ne rcnson, n,--sud ,
sho was afraid Of lcr sister. Sho didn't caro-
much for company, but liked best to sit down
.nd sew or reid Mies Georgino Was like her :
.asn't afraid Of anything at iii except that sho
'hond not bo first III everything. sho wns very i
with regular features, and beautiful =
ssssy black hair, and long cnrlea eyelashca. /
lon't know that l aver BaW hhndsomer girl. | /.
ut for real goodness and truth sho was no moro d
o be compared to Bliss Anna than q great red | h
Foodnecker Ia to little eNoet bluebira. She al- i
rays contrived to get tho best Of everything, n
enerally made her father believe it WAS Miss ~
Inna's fault. She made great show OF open f.
ess aud ssyng what she thought, bur ahc diadnt v
Link al she said, bya great deal. a
aass ''s son Anna sas 70 ss''' vs T. As f.
aothor, aud a very fine, sober, nice y
oung n,an hc was. Every Que liked him. "
T. hs III @dfs e s0a h0 e9d %a not make
nd Miss Anna were taking to each other; then =
0 began to cool off. Capt. Graco STAYED al 4,
70 tavern 10 the village, and called most eyory I.
~ to 500 his mother: and before ho Left ho &C &C
az time. Tho Judge nont into ono Of Ills hi
lrious rnges, ordered both mother and son out IL,
tho house, aud shut Miss Anna up in hcr If
'om., Miss Georgine was as bad MI her father, lie
ID tho way they trcated that poor girl ras n,
Bat Mes Anna had got hor spunk II
?, and sho contriyed--l mover know how-to m
nd word to Capt. Gracio.. 4 few days after, kn
hon tho Judge was out about his land Capt. ke
racio drove up to the door, and asked for Mips
ana. She must lave expected him, for sho ho
mo down in her travelling dress, and wc
tn her bsg in her hand. AIisa Gcorgino Dl
Drned and acolded: and sent all ways do do
fact, don't think anybody tried. Miss Anna va
do her Eistor kind farewell and got into tho tn,
rrlaso, md that VAS the last NO SAN Of lor for sh
NY year. They wero married that samo day shi
The city, and vent away wherever bis regiment tl,f
s. Capt. aracie sent her father his address m,
copy OF his marriage linos, but tho Judge m,
yer took any notes: only ho handed me tho
Per. @ snd tod mo to pack up her clothes and Til
runaway matches as . general thing, but I tha
AT say blamed Miss Anna ono bit. W.
About thia time Judge Cloavcland found ont bai
u ~ no ~ neoaoa @ o!eEk M o. secretary as lie called Bo
Ies, to come anti 1.-Two IN hiB house aud attopd bef
his businoss Alr. Bogardua WAS q line. hand cor
nc n 1ns,l ebont So very grave and sober; but
beautiful 1aa n,asa roal ne gentleman
! emendosseendIng on sg way. Miss, aoorgiao but
Sue soon changed her tone whom she found Tin
COUSIN olo not take any particular notice OF lint
y OF her, aud began to be- worry polite to him efe
had fine yoice, and played beautifully on mir
Ylolin, and sho used to ask him to s,ng and
WITH ler, especially when thes had com Of
"; but ho slmost always excused himself | md
wond ofton stay in tho library till midnisht. bu1
nnG or reading. Ho seemed like smart | carr
i, Sna yet no never accomplished ANYTHING for end
seA* 1fe Hss ono OF the ublucky ones, poor dltlt
om' boy
NJ t!Ie moro Mr. Bogardus kept out Of AIiss T
'rglnoA WAY, tho more Blo eollrted him, nor
y y "ao ue. taShion: III tNofe "ere ten mon iD NOR
room md sho had nina Of them around her, scas
dtdnt caro- anything about it till sho got tho saw
u. she always had plenty Of sroethesrts, II
u suoa haauty a1d groat hniroaa bosi1oY. glad
bogar.lns resisted good while, but by aud srrr,
eti.. a." = caahge. lie began to bo moro opol
ntlve to hia consn-to sing with lte7 eyen- out,
,. xna somosthca TO 20 oua riding aud WALL theI
with her. Miaa deorgno w4s altered too, I Il v
Sr saT Yer 70 gentle and so" lovabe /" yes, aud
~ sss 80 Tutu. my dear! ka sho WaH that aHps