Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-18
MRS. MoGREGOR's GOvERNess
By ALICE DREW.


"Aud this, am sure. is Louise" said Harry
MacGregor, turning from the group OF delighted
little nieces, to quiet young girl with face like
an artists ideal, who had sat all the while busiiy
Emitting on piece of fancy work.
"No, sir" she said, lifting her brown eyes tim
idly to his. 81 am only the governess."
"Well, Of course you are one of the family 90
you will shake hands with me. Kitty, can't you
tell me her name ?"
Its Miss Dale, and her other name is Clara"
said Kitty.
Harry laughed.
THAT is very fair Introduction" and bis fin-
gers very warmly clasped the tiny hand which
the governess shyly gave him.
81 am l neie Harry, and with your permission,
III sit here beside you until Mrs. Mac. and her
sister return from their drive"
So the styliahooking gentleman sat down on
waited.
She had splendid eyes, for he had caught
glimpse OF them when she looked up; but now
she persstently yelled them beneath long lashes,
and lie could ouly look at the profusion Of brown
hair which she wore III an odd fashion, looped
back III great waves and fastened with IL comb,
| aud at her extremely nice complexion and fault
| less profile.
She was neat and prudent; he could sea nice
little darn IN the well-woin white dress, aud her
| cults aud collar were snow white.
| tie knew very little about women, for he had
| been making money in Colorado Tor eight years ,
| but, somehow this one struck HIM as being some
| thing more than ordinary.
lie wa, thinking this very busily, aud wonder
| ing, not n little. If Louise Nesbit, who had been
his ideal OF Ittie girl, had blossomed into any
such n perfect rose as this womanly creature
| when there was a sound OF wheels close at hand,
and an open blrouche drove up aud paused.
They had been expecting him Tor many days,
| and therefore, hls sster.in-law was ready with
| her loving greeting, and sprang from the carriage
in Al a taI.
| Louise, however who aspired to the title of a
well-bred, indifferent parsonage. sat in the
| Iiage until lac turned toward her.
ii am sure this is LOUISE" he said, looking at
| the long, loosc yellow hair falling in unconfned
| crimps TO her waist; at the blue eyes, and Ian
guid, scolniul mouth. al declare, | had forgot
ten how you did look, and mistook Miss Dale for
you"
"lndeci. l am dltteted." she said, looking
| North Poles ut the shrinking young girl.
"She Is nice little body, said Harry who did
not know that woman could say one thing and
| another Just us easily she can draw on glove
"l must acknowledge that have taken quite a
| fancy to her"
"liere Miss Dale! Hold my fan aud gloves
while L arrange my oyerskiIt."
The overskIrt was in perfect order, and II
1t had moi beeu, the honse was not fifty
lyards away, and she couid have waited
until sue reached her own chamber
| Her object was not the simple arranging
of an overskirt, but the humiliation OF the
pretty giil whom she had almost forcibly
| made hor menlal.
Ths Harry MaCGregor saw, but with
uothing more than a dark ening Of his Il n,
ey es, he Gatheied up the bundles from iht
lcarriago and won't up to the house.
| "1su't Uncle Harry awful nice and hand
some? said kittle, putting her hand thr ous /
the arm Of her gOvernrss.
"Very," said Clara Dale, Win pretty
| blush.
Now the whole affair lay in nutshell
Louise Nesblt had made up ner mind, Y ear
| before, to marry Harry MacGregor, when
ever hes6ould take 1t into his head 10 leav
Colorado aud come home. He made strik
about that time, and rememb bering him as
good looking, soft-hesrted fellow, she ha,
laid her plans with the skill and neatnes
of ui iplomatist, and now he had come sh
Twas ready TO put them into execution.
/ She was charming Harry himself coul
, not deny that, and he took sort of deligh
! | IN watching her. Women were novelties t
him, aud particularly this Kind, with fresh
Iness, turDelows, her pretty society tricks {
lifting her brows, curling her lips, shakin
: her crimps. dropping her eyes, aud talkin
| affected nonsense.
But the men arc by nature more pervers
and stubborn than that much abused al
: quoted animal-the muie-and Harry wa
no exception to the rule.
W
| his bluff, hearty way, whom the two iadie
! came down in MAJ velous dresses of whit
t. cambria, starched and tucked aud rufilet
Ito tho very extreme of fashion, and fiuttel
y ed at their places at tho tablo like two whit
birds.
"They dine with iheir goyoruess," sal
Mrs. Mac.
"And a charming little thing she is, too.
he said, land it's great pity that you don
have her dine with you.''
Il "I think l merit an explanation, Mr.,
IMacGIegori
II have nouo to give beyond the fact tina
do not longer need your services"
This was saio.one morning IN Mrs. Ma
IGregor's beautiful chamber, where the suu q
mer sun was lying in freck led patches o
| tha velvet pet and the wind just stirrin
the bells of the honey suckle outside, s
that they niled the room with their rar
fragrance.
"Really, Helen, dou't see why You ar
| bound to account for your movement
Miss Dale is exceedingly presumptous
to think OF such thing as demanding q
Iuxplanation.
Miss Dale, little and timd as she was, turn,
ther aueenly little head in the direction of Il
naughty Louise, aud said, in a soioe singular
ii firm aad decisive;
i'll HIam talking with Mrs MacGfeg5r, aud n
n business lies solelS with her,
lg "ImpudenceW
"My sister is right, and fer that same imp
rs dence alone. | will dismiss You. The carria
will be ready to convey you to the depot in
e3 hoHr," said Mrs. Mac.
i'll While this had been going on up stairs, Hs
n nv had been quietly smoking his cigar on I
O. back piazzs below, aud he was all at once We
&c much startled by the sudden appearance of |
lie Kittie who tiew out. all tears and anger,
$50 aaxea oulls hyng in disorder, and her pref
"a dress all crumped aud spoiled.
aUncle Harry! Don't you think l hid in I
closet between Aunt Louise's and mamm