Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-04-27
AWHILE. La. SATURDAY. APRIL Il, 1878.

poor child must work or s,arvc.'
OF course it's DOue Of nv business,
Inez, but unless you can make lady
of her it seems to mo there would be
. poe.icsl propriety in letting her
stsrve. Ii were a girl. With big,
sky.blue eyes and long lssbss, I'm
sure Id rather die in tragic, borri.
rible way, and be made over into .
poem. tbaa have my beauty snuffed
ont with q cap. Its bsrbarous.
Why not try making companion Of
her!'
"A companion!' Don't mention il!
When l sm thoroughly tired Of my
own society will poison myself.
Besides, she can neither read nor
write. Women do not make compan-
ions Of pretty idiots; they leave that
for men,
oh" said Mic. with the most
densely innocent air.
The fact is,' pursued Miss Ger
lyle, 'MathiIds is q bsppy. biddsble
little thing. who doesn't know she is
pretty. and will make al excellent ser
want il no one tells her.
She doesn't know she is pretty
Of course, then. NY dear cousin. l
take back everything. l have been
laboring under u mOnstrous error l
supposed Mathilde stuck those little
blue bows in her bair, and hung
those bits Of coral iu her ears from
some groveling spirit Of vanity. No
doubt there is . severe utility in such
things beyond my ken. Excuse me.
lnez. What an ass | have been max.
ing of myselG' snd Me sauntered
lazily out Of the room.
Mathilde certainly was Q hrppy
little thing. She fitted about Miss
Carlyle's dining-room like . domestic
humwing bird. blushing in the rarest
way when any one spoke to her.
They all became accustomed to her
beauty after awhile. Miss Carlyle
grew proud Of it. taking it quite ~ .
matter OF course that people should
remark Msthilde along with the china.
Later. Inez forgot that Ma,bilde
was remarkable. Forgot it. that is,
as . matter of fact it lay dormant in
her brain. until something made it
unpleasantly alive.
"You have an exceedingly pretty
servant" said Clavers Lorraine. when
Mathilde bad opened the door for
bin one day 'one doesn't often see
that pure oval il blondes.'
Miss Carlyle was . brunette. but
then she was 10 love with Clavers
Lorraine, and flushed . little.
Yes, MathiIde has Q dolIish pret.
tiness she is a good girl. neat end
Industrious. When are the McVcigbs
expected? ?
10 September, think. About
this girl-Matbilde, did you call her !?
she certainly has good blood 10 ber
veins
'OI an not sure about blood.
White lilies grow out Of black soil.
you know. One thing is certain !:
Maibilde has not enough good blood
in ber to make ber lazy. Ia Eunice
McVeigh's engagement out!'
Miss Carlyle began to wonder If it
paid to save Mathilde. Servants with
purely oval faces might prove expen-
sive. But that was . summer cloud.
One day . rose dropped from Miss
Csrlyle's hair. and Clavers Lorraine
picked it up and kept it. 1t was 90
amber rose, very rare and becoming,
and Lorsine bad it in bis hand when
be left the room. Five minutes later
inez went into the dining-room, where
Mathilde stood BY the open window.
blushing dsiully. With q roee in her
hair-sn amber rose, very rare. aud
becoming.
Did you open the door for Mr..
Lorraine, Mstbilde!'
Yes. aiss.' The girl dropped her
eyes and colored exquisitely.
Inez went straight to her cousin, .
carmine spot 10 either cheek.
You met Clavers Lorraine ct the
door. Mic; did be have . rose in bis
hand! ?
Mic yswned and stretched himself.
"A rosc? Yes-no-let me see
He bad lambent Gre in bis eye. snd
. tender paibos 10 his voice, and an
elastic triumph in bis step. and NO
doub: be bad an intense yearning 10
bis heart but / don't think be bad .
rose 10 bis hand. Wby!'
Are you sure!'
'Of course l am sure. Don't be
savage. 1oez be may have put it in
his pocket
Miss Carlyle went back to the din
iog-roo~. She pu: ber hands to 'be
plow. Msthilde must be saved.
who gave you the rose in your
hair. child p
Maehisdoso Iocc 1>ok.e fu11 and hoP