The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-17
A rURQUols RING.


with her twolittle charges, ArtIe. aged
nine, and Louis, aged seven. She was
only eighreen herself-a tiny girl fol
that aye, with q sweet baby-face, and
evidently so much OF child that 1t
| seemed perfectly natural to see her with
younger children, and as much inter
ested7 In their childish games themselves.
A most efficient nursery gpverness Mrs.
Langley found her, as she gave the
children thefr reading and spelling
lessons daily, and played with them at
at addition and subtraction In Q way to
make the horrors of arithmetic quite
fascinating. Sne slept In their room u I
night, dressed them in the mornings, and
rOmped with them all day, as well as
kept gentle suryeillance over them at
the table, where she always sat With the
family, except on grand company occa-
siOns, when she disappeared with them
into q email temporary salon q manager,
where they three dined together, enjoy
ing these meals most OF any.
As Nelly Langley told her cousin
Edward, with q laugh, she was not even
called upon to play the part Of elder
sister except when she was In tile humor.
1t was perfect comfortto have girl
like Hattie. She took all res possibility
about the children of one's mind.
NOuoAu GuW hiO AduSuOu wv WhCh SuO
said il; but perhaps 1T occurred to him
that little responsibility about the
children now and then would do Nelly
good, while q little less might occasion
ally relieve MISS Thorpe, for Artie and
Louis, though cherubs in 9. 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 universe. Mr.. Ed.
ward 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 to her mammals
bringing up, and left nothing undone to
captlvaLe the heir Of the family; besides
which she greatly admired her cousin,
and was as deeply in love with him as
any society young lady permits herself
TO be before marriage or o positive en-
gagement warrants an extrayagant
amount OF feeling.
The cousins smiled at each other as
their eyes met, after minutes survey
Of the three children playing block
houses. Nelly put out her hand as II
inspired to assist at the game; and then,
catching sight Of her slender forefnger,
she uttered an exclamation.
"Oh, my ringl-my lovely ring, Cousin
~ aru' sna. you kate - me :.
naVe ou !os. AZ! 'ne sen'ienah lh-
qulTeo langululy.
nope not snis lime. IL mas peeh mis. LIE.
Iaiu 80 olten, anu tuIneu ny asain' 9us @
snall lose IL some time} know. I'm
uniortunate aDone ~. LOU see, on az
eount oIlne pearls, Asase ,h sson stery slme
I WASH my nan1s' ana 'neh iorget 10
put LII ~ on again. y. -. -. Nouu so.s
"Poohl IL lsnt lost, Nelly. send
MISS ihorpe 70 see IL you nave leit ~ Oh
your orgsslng-tapie
MISS AnoIpe olont wall 10 pe SEM, Dut
ran away a. once 10 iook Ior tne missing
trinket. 1t was q lovely ring, ana
many lime little Hattle hau iooKeo on
IL Win almost coVetous giances, longing
LOT such ring 10 wear on her own pretty
nnger. She returned from her guest ID
lew minutes, iooking olsappolnLeu, anu
saying sne couiant ma II any Wnere.
lou coulan,G nave naIi iookeo, @ tne
young laay deciarea. lmpauentiy, "De-
cause I Know ! leit ~ Vn me u,sssins,
taple. reme1peI quite wen noW, ano
- ~ = - - - s' S~-...- -S,.s
dinner, anu YOU were tneIe' because you
qresseo my mar. do again, natne, anu
look on tne winaoW-siil iEs JUST possipie
1 mlgnt nave iala II eneEe.
Hatue went. ana was gone long vimei
put sne came paok iooSlng more olsap-
polnteo tnah peiore. Sne naq ioohe4 on
the 9ressing-taeie,e gu sne puIeau, pe9lno
me bureau, On ehe noor, on Ihe man9oM,
siil, eVerywheIei pue ny sessise Va tne
tuIquois Ting IoulI sun mnu.
NOW prouoAanS. ~ 40 'ne "ihoo"
open, aio you nGsice ne,cs .s ,
1 mAss noien' 'ne "ih"ow "as
OPEN .. ..u
,,h zen ~ 2 Ia ga n wa 9;,i ui' ,o"n ns y;
| Wlsn me, Eowau, anu W VIII iook;
ana me pair went out together, while
nat.le anu 'ne DoyS 1eSuneu tneir GIN
pi0y Hent.
Mr' Montague anu MISS Langley saun.
tereu rouno tne mousse, anu ,ookeo IA tne
grass uhueE nsl wlnuow, put wi.nou'
isuccess; anG linen tney piucked roses
anu piayiuly peIteo sacn other WIZ
tnem, anu very soon lorgot aM aDou
wnat tney came 9us ior, ana proceeaeo
70 nlrt ana make loVe IN non-committal
out oeigntiui styie, alter tne most ap
proven FASHION ihaue ana proVioeo Ao'
I6ucn cases.