, 1875-10-17


az Miss En1erby's step was heard, Nanny
would throw herself On the floor behind tie
bed. and the little onos, taking their first lesson
in deception. would shut their eyes and feign
sleep till she had retreatea, satls6ad with them
and her "system."
But one night they failed to hear her coming,
ano shs stood moment listening AIammy
WIS saying, An Jack. he were in hub viii do
kine'B dorler. an were always a-casain Sleeps
eyes at bar; but de- King he didn't want jack
to hab his dorter. 30 be guv gret ball an a1ed
ebetybody but JACK. So do ole bar (ha were .
eret friend nv Jack)-de ole bsr, be say, I'm
gwina ter roll in de- ashes, Jack, IN den II 50
1n de ballroom, an ahaka myself an make sucd
his eyes is full O. dns' yon kin run away wid his
dorter.' So ole Mr. Bar, he went an laid down
in dc chinhly. an got hlsse'f fou o ashea, an
while dey was a-dancin' he went and shuk his
SET, an'-"
door,
No answer. Hiss Ennerby advanced:
"Grnce!"
"af.am 2" answered the child family.
"Who was that talking?"
No answer. They were truthful children.
"Aupt Msria I" again called Miss EnneEby.
s*Masm? ?" said Mammy with an unsteady
voice.
Go down this moment"
-Four little hands clutched Nanny silently,
but convulatvely, and che replied by condescend-
ing to beg humblY for permission to remain but
it Wae OF no avail sne was sent downstairs the
door locked, and two little motherlsss babies were
loft to cling to each other in agsny Of terror.
foolish and Wild and groundlesa OF course but 80
real to them aod SO iue1pressioly horrible that
few grown persons ever have m experience ap-
preaching it.
The next day Nanny petted and caresBed
them even moro than usual, and took them out
under the trees, and then she said to them,
''Nebber mind, cnillun- Don't you all he
skeered tonight, cos Nanny gwine TO be rieht
Gloss outside de do sf Miss Edner locks it; IN
ef rou all gits fraid, You ies say ha1nmy'
kind O. easy, an Nanny, she gwine tar say
Meow. meow!' lika 'swete cat rneowin',"
What you, goin 10 say meow for, NAM
my?" asked Nelly.
'''Cos kyarot arnser no oder way, honey"
said Nanny. 'tEfI was to talk human, course
Miss Edner would cotch me- Cord bless my
babies! Now don't you au be akoered- COS dar
mint uufin' to be hkeered bout, nohow de
good Lord is a-watchn' ny you night an day, an
holdiu' nv you in de holler nv His han an
Mamuy's gvine ter roll yo' bed close side de
do. an dea she gwina ter lay right down by it an
stay dar tell spaug day"
Sure euuogh, the door WIS again locked, and
Nanny sent downstairs. Presently there arose
little soft, heaitating, doubtfng voices, Mann
my! MAmmy!"
Meow I" came from the hall.
MeoW meoW I'm,
lafu eus.a .;e 1ss,n s.Ss.oo .oa elMn5
they could hardly do it for laughing: 'Mamny !!
Mammy!"
"Meow! meow!"
"Oh, Nanny "
aIe-os1 I"
Nanny Was alarmed less Miss Ennerby should
overhea1 them, aud this time gave such an ax-
| preeaive "meow tnat it produced an unre-
strained burst OF laughter, whereupon Nanny
Venfnred 70 NmsPe1 H1sne, ealuun @ ana
taa SOUNDS presently sansloe9 asaln Mto
g1ggias ana ~niSpeta. Iaen Mamnay placen sef,
| neg mdeh % too cfaek q taa alu
VI tneou1 auo o"ulsPc1oo aEau5 - ~ a1ssF
now, ohinun, cos sumbody might hear ron.
Don't make me meo" no mo. nanny AIN
gwine away.
Aad NANNY dld not 90 away. ne glsglng
ste~ 1a1nt aud tne WnlhPete 1a", anu pteseusls
the dro~sy lids fsll quietly oyer the sWees blae
eyes, and all was still; put Nanny never moved
til mornings cheerful beams dlspefsea sn 2
shado"y teffors Of tne nlght; Volv "hen II nao
ongsr 81 hen e's t and
weary, she gathered up hef GILL oid i1hlns anu
softly crept away:
Night after night, " hamnoY! NANNY;
"Meow!" ansEesao voice az Inc BILL OF the
door.
"Oh, Mammy!"
"Meow! meow!"
Till one night, Miss Ennerby wearing red
flannel sacuue, her hair in disgusting little cEmp
ing plaits, 3 candle flaring ID one hand aud 4
broom raised in the other,-Miss Ennerhy came
suddenly from her room with intent to punistl
the cat. and bebeld-Mgmmyt
Little was said at the moment, but that little
was to the purpose Miss Ernerby waa angry At
having been 50 successfully imposed upoa. and
Nanny was not only angry at having been
discovered but alarmed as to the conseqaences
for her children, her ideas being very IL
defnite a. to the extent OF Miss Epnerby'B
authority. Very little waa said at the moment,
but the next evening. as M.mmy vas about talk
ing The children oil to bed, Miss Ennerby sent
for Uncle sswney, detaining Nanny till he
came.
When punishment was TO be administered on
the nIantat1on it was the duty OF the overseer to
do it, and ~ Uncle Sawney was setting 10 that
capacity this year. he was sent for to perform his
tunctiops.
No one at first understood the portion Of
atfai1s-peither Nanny nor Uncle savney who
stood to 1eceiye Miss EnnerbyB orders !;
neither the children, who were waiting to
he takon to bed, nor the house
maids who, feeling thst something IN
usual was about to take place. we're
thew ali, when it BECAME apparent that Uncle
sawpeY had been aent tor to punish Nanny, the
state OF feeling is quite indescribable. Uncle
Sawney hi.nself was aghast.
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