Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-02-25

cathedrals and pictures.
"And pray why didn't you?" asked
Jack in his headlong way.
sOh, hundred reasons. Mrs. Nitre
didn't want my services any longer. You
know, went out as governess to Mrs.
Nitre's children / thought it was such
an opportunity And here | am coming
home after six months-only I'm going
to somebody else's home! But I'm not
sorry, on the whole" with little sigh
"Neither am /. I could almost bless
Mrs Nitre. But tell me, have her chill
dren learned all you knew in six months
timer"
cit wouldn't take long, I'm afraid, if
they were apt scholars" laughed Dawn;
but | didn't please Mrs. Nitre on
closer acquaintance"
Didn't please Mrs. Nitre! She must
be the hardest woman to please in the
world"
$50 Mr.. Hughes said" "a slip of the
tongue.)
"Mr. Hughes? Who was he, may 1
Ask"
Nobody but Mrs. Nitre's brother"
blushing.
Nobody but her brother! All, you
pleased him too we'll | see. Subtle
Mrs Nitre That's the answer to the rid
die eh?"
HE was very good to me, but" Git
tie bushes chasing each other over her
face and hiding in the dimples.)
but you weren't in love with ham ?
Mrs. Nitre was more scared than hurt?"
"No, was never in love. But she was
very good, on the whole. She secured
me the place I'm going to. 1t wasn't her
fault if she thought / couldn't resist the
temptation, being only poor govern
ess''
"And what did Mr.. Hughes say?"
"He did not know her plans. He was
away shooting on gentleman's place
somewhere"
"The shooter shot! Poor fellow! He
will be sure to follow after you"
"No, indeed. He wouldn't know
where to find me; and he knows it would
be -"
C Loves labor lost? Well, I'm obliged
to Mrs. Nitre myself" said Jack.
"And don't owe her grudge," re-
turned Dawn Cabot. Undoubtedly Jack
with nothing ahead in the world, and
slim prospects, with no profession in
hand, with the intention Of throwing up
a sea-faring life at the first chance had
no sort of right to say pretty things and
neat little compliments to this waif, Dawn
| Cabot; to look too long into her soft,
shadowy eyes; to take her hand in his
and forget to drop it; to repeat in her
ear the love lore Of the poets with ten
der emphasis and eloquent silences; but
perhaps the opportunity was too inviting
for youth to resist, pegi4aps this was
| only one among his numerous f1irtations,
and perhaps he counted the cost and vol
UNFAIRLY relinquished love as too great a
| it may, it was hardly necessary, at the
last moment, in the cross-ighted pande-
monium of the city depot whittier he
had driven to see her safely on the train
it was hardly necessary, Grandfather
Cheselden would have said, for him not
only to retain the hand she had proffered
to say good-by, but by a sudden inspira-
ton of daring to take her into his arms
and kiss the pale, reproving face on lip
and brow and cheek, unless he meant
more than was spoken. Perhaps he felt
| that actions spoke louder than words.
| He meant, it is true, to write to her, he
meant to go and see her often, he meant
a thousand things always with which
something else was sure to interfere.
Other affairs absorbed him, slipped in to
prevent his designs, till the impression
Dawn had created retired into the back
ground, and when he found it convenient
at length to seek her she was no longer
to be found; her employers had moved
away, and she had gone no one Knew
whittier.
To do him justice, he did, indeed,
write to Mrs. Nitre, thinking she must
know the address of people with whom
she had been intimate enough to recon-
mend a governess, but that lady vouch
| Sd1Cu ~ 10ply' IL uldS NC G1dG GlIlS dC-
counted in degree for Jacks final cap
ture by the host of the Belgravias; if he
had given two women cause to expect
something more than pretty attentions
from him, let him by all means make
amends to one, since in the mind of the
other he must always remain something
akin to a villain. If less worthy mo-
tives weighed with him, he did not know
it, though there could hardly fail to be
much that was attractive to susceptible
mind in the elegance and luxury of the
Belgravias' surroundings, and youth is
impatient, we know, and believes the
happiness that loiters will never over
take it.
Well, Jack humored his grandfather
for the nonce and went to sea the thirC
time. 1t was the Eolus still, and wheI
the wind sighed among her shrouds i
seemed as if he heard Dawn's gentle sing
, ! foo !, h