Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-21

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she, and Mrs. Blank at once produced
her drug in the market.
Mrs. Lansing looked hard at her, with
spar king blue eyes.
=" Are you fond of children?" said she.
Very answered Myra.
Can you be patient with them?'
Certainly | cam
Good, answered Mrs. Lansing, nod
ding the roses in her little French hat.
p" How much do you want ~
Twenty dollars month"
Very well" said the lively lady. Il
like your face and III engage YOU"
Myra turned white and red.
Il think you ought to know" said
she, that | have no references"
Why not?' asked the little woman,
sharply.
Myra told her simple story.
We'll" said Mrs. Lansing, "I'll dis
pense with references. If | don't like
you, | can but send you away again.
One has always to run certain risk in
employing anybody"
SO Myra went to Mrs. Lansing's villa
on the Hudson, to be companion and
instructress to Tessa and Gertrude, that
ladys two plump, dimpled little daugh-
! tiers.
How do you like my new governess,
James ?" she said to Mr. Raymond, her
cousin, who was staying at " Purple
Cliff" on visit.
II think she's trump" said Ray
mond, laughing.
Lansing and heard her reading a
story to the girls yesterday, and they all
three cried together. I'm not sure but
there was moisture in Lansing's ewes,
too. Mine brimmed over, | am GER
tain"
Mrs. Lansing held up warming finger
James, said She beware Don't
90 to following the example of all the
fashionable uncles 10y falling in love with
Tessa and Gertrude's governess."
"All right" said Raymond. Fore
warned is forearmed"
And having already mortgaged his
heart to little golden-haired lass in
New Jersey, he adhered to his word.
Three months afterward, Mrs. Glyn-
don read the death Of " Laura, wife of
George Lansing" in the papers
Good" said Uncle Josiah Myra
will be thrown out of her fine situation
now; but she need not come to me for
help! I'd not raise finger to keep her
out of the gutter
But Myra did not come to her Uncle
Josiah; and herewith the good, Christ
ian gentleman was greatly disappointed
Two years elapsed before uncle and
niece met again, and then only by mer-
est chance. Mr.. Glyndon was waiting
for a chance to cross Broadway, when n
bright face flashed before his vision.
"Oh, Uncle Josiah, how glad | am to
see you"
Humph, humphl How do you do?'
snarled the broker, reluctantly, putting
forth hand that felt cold and fiabby as
fish. "What are you doing now?'
Myra's deep brown eyes sparkled mis-
chievously.
Il am in very good situation now,
uncle; house keeper to gentleman Of
means"
Humph! humphl A sort of upper
servant, eh?"
ave are all servitors in this world,
Uncle Josiah"
"Pshaw?'
"Will you come and see me?'
mo, | won't"
So Mr. Glyndon lodged across Broad
way, and left his niece to her own de-
vices.
Mr. and Mrs. Glyndon, figuratively
speaking, were in their best bibs and
fuckers. Mr.. and Mrs. Glyndon had
been invited to dine with their family
! lawyer, at the house Of rich banker,
one George Lansing by name.
Its the place where our Myra went
as governess, - said Mrs. Glyndon.
"Don't call her our Myra, if YOU
please" said Mr.. Glyndon, irigidly.
. Have you got your diamonds on, Mrs.
/ Glyndon? And the old lace / brought
/ from Belgium? That's right. When
90 among the aristocracy, | like my wife
/ to appear a. a lady
! The bankers house was stately and
elegant in the EXTREMIST degree-the
! bankers guests were served from gold
plate, decorated china, and glass Of the
silver diamond" pattern, while grave
men in black waited on them, and n
huge silver epelgne, heaped high with
fruit and flowers, occupied the center of
the table. And to Mr.. Glyndon's ex-
IRENE surprise, the lady who was seated
! in the drawing-room when he entered,
dressed in blue MORE and pearls, was
/ his niece, Myra.
ALLOW me to present Mr.. Glyndon,
my love-" said Mr.. Lansing. Mrs.
Glyndon, Mrs. Lansing"
Eh?' gasped Uncle Josiah, tugging
at his neck-tie.
"Yes," said Myra, thoroughly enjoy
| ing her worthy relatives discontinue
] q [ told Won [ was hnrse-knener ITncle