The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-01

the apartment. Inc 1ufnituIc was =. P
ing with the architccture-of lniald "ooo'
heavy with gliding and upholstered In am
Der satin; it was Of that stately anu olu
world type which suggested the days OF
minuets, apple-blossom sac4ues, cnerry
colorad satin petticoats, and high-heeled
shoes. A spindle-legged spinnet stood
near the fireplace, wherein was no CRATE,
hut great brass dogs. The fireplace was
filed with the queer little Dutch tiles that
came over with the tulips in the days OF
William and Mary, These tiles bore sue
cession of Adams and Ewes, Of Gains and
Abels. and other Scriptural characters, who
looked sadly out of place among the nyphs,
and satyrs, and similar profanities which
surrounded the chamber
The house was no sooner advertised than
it was Immediately taken by an officer then
ouartered in Dublins Being man OF taste.
Col Comyers would not allow the house to
be remodeled in any way. Mrs. Comyers.
too. was woman who liked novelty, and
and she triumphantly pictured to herself
| what delightful sensation her antique
| looking drawing room would create wnen
well lighted up and filled with fashlona-
BILE mob Apretty, piquante little woman
she was enthusiastically charmed en-
chanted, with her Irish residence. One day,
about the beginning of October, she moved
into it. with her two infant children, and
two servants that she had brought from
England-a cook and nurse. For the hrst
night she had no other servants IN the
house
Upon the first evening of Mrs. Comyers's
arrival, her husband was obliged to spend
the day and night from home, Sheamused
herself by wandering about the old mousse
prying into musty cabinets and cupboards,
looking with wondering and admlrlng eyes
upon the rare old Venetian glass and egg
shell china, which seemed almost too tne
and too delicate for USE About half-past
six o'clock, as she sat in the drawing room,
the nurse entered saying that it was necces
sary for her to 60 out to buy some things
urgently required. The woman respect
fully asked her mistress if she would 60 up
to the nursery to the children, should she
hear them cry.
"Certainly, nurse suppose you Will
not be very long away!
Il cannot say, madam, do no, know
Dublin"
Then think cook had better go with
you-she has been here before. / dare say
no one will call this evening"
..Thank you madam" and the nurse left
the room Presently Mrs. Comyers heard
the hall door closed, and the two woman,
footsteps echoing down the steps.
A quarter Of an hour-twenty minutes
passed. The doors between the drawing
room and the nursery, two flights higher
up, were left open so that Mrs. Comyers
could hear every sound. The evening was
fast closing in, and she experienced strange
feeling of loneliness, and began to regre
= her foolish impulse in allowing both ser
wants to 90 out. She laid down the bool
she had been reading, and presently one o
y the children gave cry.
Is The mother started from the couch wher
e. she was reclining; and was about to go u
he to the nursery, when hurried footsteps OIL
I'd the stairs struck upon her ear.
in ..Oh, need not CO." she said to herself
lie IL suppose cook has stayed at home afte
all and having by this time reached tn
h door. she indeed saw by the waneing high
of the figure of an elderly woman turning tn
ID landing of the flight opposite to her. Mrs
to Comyers returned to her sofa. But th
lg child's crying did not cease, and as sh
he listened it increased from winning CT
he TO a wall of terror. In alarm she starte
r. up and ran to the nursery, The eldest DO,
ar a child three years old, was sitting up
a bed shrieking, but the cook was nowhcr
lr- TO be seen.
ny In vain Mrs. Comyers tried to pacify ii
is child. FREDDY, she asked, did not coo
ty come up to you
cts But the child only sobbed the more col
vulsvely, so much so that the mother r
af- Trained from asking any further question
no Softly singing to him. he was soon asles
sh again, and she stole quietly from the room
ces 1t was almost dark. yet she distinctly sal
| IL. hafo har the n
is of a woman which she yet believed to
the the cook.
ec- ..Why, cook. thought you had gone o
'es, with nurse"
uld The figure had Just reached the botto
of the flight of stairs; it turned slow
Use, round. revealing the face of an old wom
18th with a white cap border closely crimp
raj. around her puckered-up, leering face.
us cruesom, weired light seemed to surrou
of her, so that Mrs. Comyers distinctly 81
ay. the shriveled lips move. the bleared ey
'os- CLEAN, and the shaky. skinny hand viii
1 as was raised and shaken menacngly Al h
into The figure then turned and ran swiftly do
ing the stairs.
the For n moment Mrs. Comyers was frig
on ened: but, girding up her courage. /
A of blamed herself for giving way to nervo
ping ness-persuading herself that it must
air some person engaged by the cook.
OPP walked slowly down the stairs. her he
les- beating violently, and called out coura
nted ously:
ugh My good woman, who are YOU and W
not is your business here
eaks For answer, chuckling laugh resoun
per- throughout the echoing old house.
CHATTER Of many feet was heard upon
stairs; still, the brave little woman har
/, ouailed But what was she to do.
ar, was too terrified to venture after the hg
Just then there was knock at the
was door. and. with a sense of relief, she b
lady. ened down to open it. The two won
Ige of servants entered.
3 and Cook" said Mrs. Comyers, ''did
of a leave anyone in the house during your
dare, sences"
on in mo. madam"
time ..Well, you had better go and ioo& IN
ected kitchen, for some woman went dowi
j. and stairs just now.