The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-02-28
GoIsG As GovERNEss.

GoESG As GOEERAESS.
! An open letter in her band, Emily
Faiftord entered the room wh ere her
sister was, exc.aiming,
"Henly House, District Of Gaspe.
Canada 4 coat of arms on the pa
per SQUADS well, Gertrud :, hey ?n
Much good will coat of arms
/ DO you" her sister reple2-"tae
shield Of slavery Do you remem-
ber when we were travelling and met
the Engiishwoman, who said, when
she saw US with copy Of Jane Eyre.
that English mothers tabooec that
novel because Rochester married his
/ goyetness instead OF Lady Blanche I?
Society ought not tolerate sue prin-
ciples. And you propose gois into
an English family as a gos erness.
You viii rue it."
''Yes, remember her hush: md too
who added to his wife's spe, ch his
lnsoient one: no goVerHesS for me,
ma'am you. can't treat them like la
dies, and tney wont consent to be
treated Ike servants Ger crude. |
am going 20 Henley House a an in
telligent mechine III be o obiective.
/ am made to order, as Tain G says,
and viii assume wooden. lace and
demeanor ike a soldier on parade ::
nobody shall find me out. nobody
shall 90 one incb beyond the limit of
my salary, which | intend to earn
honestly, thus: Have you th, ham,
mer OF the captains uncle, tie car
penter " DO you go TO town to-
day" IF the angle of incidence Isl
i don't know what. Ifyou please,
| will finish my letter.
''feachers-the modern army of
martyrs" muttered Gertrude. II
am glad ! am too ignorant to teach"
Emily handed the letter to her, and
while she read it, took out an atlas
and studied the map of Canada.
Now here is Gaspe Bay" she said,
''and | do believe there are noun
tains, and here is dot marked St.
Ann, with a number Sky thread of
river crinkling along. Henly
House must be, shall be, near this
river The country has solitary.
lood ! hope they have got q moor
and couple OF wolds. What do you
say, Gertrude hath not Talbot Corn
bnry an aristo cratic flaw Or ?"
Don't be SO frivolous, Emily" au-
swered Gertr ude, refolding the let
ter. | think it is the letter os
gentleman. He evidently gives you
all the particulars he m cans you to
know, and 70 more. The education
Of two orpb an nieees to he continued;
himself q rpcluse; the neighborhood
sparselv settled; church five miles
off, post clice ditto terms liberal
Well, / ST rppose you mast go, but
am sorry
"SJud. Gertrude Hartford. We
can't SUBJ ist on the husks of better
days any longer. Mother must open
her eyes TO the fact Everything is
wearing out | am sure the spindle
legs Of or tea pot are growing thin
ner. BY constant care, calculation,
and measurements we contrive to /
keep up; but one extra demand upon
us and where should we be ?
stranded on the lonely shore Of paul
perdom" |
"You do put things so | am sure
our place, the eggs and chickens We
sell-and there will be an immense
crop of urnips this fall y
"Pah ! YOU are chicken-hearted
about our future: and as for tarnips,
they e a beautiful diet, as good as
stewed tissue-paper No, l long to
sit at ricn mans feasts, and not to
be obliged to count on the resppear-
ance Of meats. 'Reyenons a nos
moutORs, is a saying of painful sig
nifcanee 10 me also, Cut and come
again."
You will have TO abate your pro-
verbal phiIosop when you are at
Henly House. Indeed, you really
talk slang. Emily"
Slang in the English fashion.
Here comes mother, pillar of the
Fairford dignity, representative of
the has bee;i."
As Mrs. Fairford came in, Emily
made q feint of rattling money be-
tween her palms. exclaiming, Now
for a grand council, mother Sit We
down.
The little family made a pleasant
trio. The old lady was filed with
the Importance of her past, into which
except her daughters and
her home had sunk-husband, posi-
ton, worldly friends, influence, and
money. Gertrude considered her
self settled in life, and boldly pro-
claimed herself an old maid. Emily,
100, was long ahead of her teens
hey were at the foot of the long hill ,,
40 which she was climbing, and
when she looked down upon them,
what swarming chaotic heap, One G
episode stood apart, the crowning in
lueace of her life When she was
eighteen she was engaged to lover I
xso he'd been the friend of her child
food He was the mate of an India
nan, aud intended to make one 10Y T
lge only between his engagement 6
lDd marriage /. was his last. He J
lied on the coast of Sumstra with the T
ever. Some Indian curiosities came +,
nome for her, and bundle of her |
own letters. Mrs. Fsirford orna-
her parlor with the ivory |
balls, and cups, and vases, and was