The Morning herald., 1876-08-17
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/. PRYOR. I believe ?" said a timid
: 40 iimid that 1 could hardly be-
hat 1s i was a lady addressing her
,sss s | glanced at her; she was .
won woman with pale hair, and Light
-fjghtened-looking eyes-that just
,ad fail in a minute. l said Il was
b. prvor. m and concluded I addressed
L. Poer." She answered: "Yea, yes"
bsd out hesitatingly thin, cold,
like hand, which I took rather warm
I,n otherwise; for 1 felt really sorry
her evident nervousness. 1t seemed 80
aee for anybody to be afraid Of me.
daughters, Miss Pryor, she then said
louder tone. Whereupon the two
arose, courtesied, hlushed- seemingly
= from awkwardncss than modesty-
nl down again. l shook hands with
trying to take the initiative, and
myself sociable and at home-a diff
Inatter my position feeling much like
tfa fly in an ice-house.
These are my pupils, tlen 2" said l,
rhlly. (Which is Miss Zillah~ ~-for
snembered Mr.. Sutherland had men,
ned that name in his letter, and its pc
hity naturally struck me.
lAe mother and daughters looked rather
rkly at each other, and the former said:
bis is Miss LIE Poer and Miss Matilda !;
Dab is not in the room at present"
Vh, a third sister~ 1 observed.
No, ma'am," rather pertly answered
|S lie Poer "Zill is not our sister at all !,
only sort of a distant relation of PAS,
em he is very kind to, and keeps at his
pense, and who mends our stockings and
whes our hair of nights, and whom we
svery kind to ALSO"
Wh, indeedp was all said in reply to
j. running stream of very provincially-
&en and unpunctuated English. I was
her puzzled too; for if my memory was
nect-and | generally remembered Mr..
aherlands letters very clearly, probably
ause they were themselves so clear-he
4 E'pg!a!r!ticularly pa! mentioned my future pu-
Nllah lie Poer, and no Miss LIE Poer
sides. l waited with some curiosity for
Ptgirls temperance; at last l ventured
Pay: 81 should like to see Miss Zillah.
undentood"-here I hesitated, but
P'1ght atterward the plain speech was
y oest-"l understood from Mr.. Suther-
ad that she was to he my pupil"
vi course, Of course" hastily said the
and l fancied she colored slightly.
varoline, fetch your cousin"
larollne sulkily went out. and shortly
(sllned y n followed by a girl older than her
though clad in childish, or rather ser.
aa' fashion, with short petticoats, short
X" EYE, and big brown-holland pinafore'
[Ml | wouldn't stay to he dressed" ex-
paned Caroline in a loud whisper to her
patner; at which Mrs. LIE Poer looked
lae nervous and uncomfortable than
Fa' 20 Meanwhile observed my popil
mad fancied the Zilla 60 carefully en-.
ssss'ed to my care by Mr.. Sutherland te
\ agrown young lady, who only wanted
i.ashlng'" l even thought she might b
'Saa'y. 'Sssy. With some surprise l found hel
y .sna,l.caste l.! girl-with an olive complexion
~ '.ll hlndoo TO- lips, and eyes very black and
~ '1gnt, H. :, She was untidily dressed which
sss ~ked the worse, since she was almost .
's''nan; !. though her dull, heavy face had
y. y stupidity 81, of an ultra-stupid child.
w.. ~ all this; for somehow-probably be
aass ass J; had heard Of her before-I exam
I. Itu tne girl more than I did the two othel
~ sls lie Poer. Zillah herself stared at mi
sasn SsI as if | had been wild animal, and
aln aI put her finger in her mouth with {
~ sSysA 5 air. "How de you do, nay dear?
!" y. i desperately, feeling that all foul
NJ J st", VI 1amlly eyes were upon me. II hop'
'v'nalI \, a be good friends soon." And I pl:
'm'y nny hand. At first the girl seemed no
';,h uhualef'tand ! that | meant to shake hand
,aI N, ' ner' Then she irresolutely poket
y Ss n' ner brown fingers, having first takel
j, a,s p'seaatlon to wipe them on her pima
WI ~ H.. l made another remark or two abou
N hVIhlng her ,governess, and her studying
,n NV. ller cousins; at which she opened heI
sSs " eyes with a dull amaze. but I neve
'a.a :. the sound of her voice.
~. l. must have been now near IL o'clock
: ~ooght ~ it odd the girls should be KEEP
Is,bD ~ ia'e; and began at least to speculate
,n;.s ;.ser | was to see Mr.. LIE Poer. M,
II rlI's'u1es y. II were soon set at rest by lout
~. 10, ~ ~ !ae door bell, which made Mrs. L
an; sn;,1 ,s1pr1iinlg up from her chair, and Zillal
a4,sa !, os like lightning. The tive other
n 'fgwed' with their hands before them