The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-24
A TURQU0IS RING.

Hattie Thorpe, the nursery governess,
sat playing at building block-house:
with her two little charges, Artie, aged
nine, and Louis, aged seven. She was
only eighteen herself-a tiny girl for
that age, with sweet baby-face, and
evidently So much Of a child that il
seemed perfectly natural TO see her with
younger children, and as much interested
IN their childish games as themselves.
A most efficient nursery governess Mrs.
Langley found her, as she gave the
children their reading and spelling les
sons daily, and PLAYED with them ;; adj
ditiOn and subtraction in a way TO make
the horrors OF arithmetic quite fascinat-
ing. She slept in their room al night,
dressed them in the mornings, and
romfed with them all day, as well as
kept gentle Surveillance over them at
the table, where she always sat with the
family. except on grand company occa-
sions, when she disappeared with them
into a small temporary salon a manager,
where they three dined together, enjoy
ing these meals most of any.
As Nelly Langley told her cousin Ed
ward, with a laugh, she was not even
called upon to play the part Of elder
sister except when she was in the humor
IL was a perfect comfort 10 have a girl
like Hattie. She took all responsibility
about the children of ones mind.
Cousin Edward laughed too, when
she said ii; but perhaps il occurred to
him that 3 little responsibility about
the children now and then would do
- IA l. IL
casionAlly relieve Miss Thorpe. for Ar
tie and Louis, though cherubs in a
general way, were not always angels
But he felt no disposition to argue the
point with the handsome, brilliant girl,
who always received him with smiles,
deferred TO his opinions, played her best
music for him in her finest style, and
showed in her whole manner that she
considered her cousin Edward the
choice specimen of manhood in the uni
verse Mr.. Edward Montague was a
wealthy young man, and, indeed, the
great catch Of the set in which Miss
Langley was bright particular star;
and that ambitious young lady was a
credit 20 her mammals bringing up,
and left nothing undone to captivate
the heir Of the family besides which
she greatly admired her cousin, and was
as deeply in love with him a. any socie-
~ young lady permits herself to be be-
fore marriage or a positive engagement
warrants an extravagant amount Of
feeling.
The cousins smiled at each other a.
their ewes met, after a minutes survey
Of the three children playing block
houses Nelly put out her hand as il
inspired 70 assist at the game; and then,
catching sight Of her slender foretinger,
she uttered an exclamation.
"Oh, my ringi-my lovely ring,
Cousin Edward, that you gave mel-
Have you lost il p the gentleman
inquired, languidly.
II hope not this time. 1t has been
misiaid - often, and turned up again.
But shall lose it some time, ! know.
I'm unfortunate about il. You see, on
account Of the pearls. take il off every
time wash my hands, and then | for
get to put ii on again
"Poohl Ii isn't lost, Nelly. Send
Miss Thorpe to see if you have left il on
your dressing-table.' =
Miss Thorpe didn't wait TO be sent,
but ran away at once 10 look for the
missing trinket. 1t was lovely ring,
and many time little Hattie had look
ed on Il with almost covetous glances,
longing for such ring TO wear on her
own pretty finger. She returned from
her quest in few minutes, looking dis
appointed, and saying she couldn't find
i any where.