Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-01

occurrence of this nature, and you CO."
And mamma said to her when she nearly
drowned the baby " Really, Eleanor,
if any thing as dreadful as this happens
again, we must part" And said to
her when she freed my song-blrd: "Fhe
very next wrong thing you do while
reading" and l made a significant
pause and looked.
eyes, MISS" said Nellie, meekly,
with the tears in her gray eyes, which
didn't prevent her, as soon as she reached
the kitchen; bursting out with "Why,
why, why didst thou leave me2" to
tune made up of strange combination
of "Old Dan Tucker " and "The Rus
sian Hymn"
But with the exception Of turkey
nicely roasted and sent to table retain
ing its crop and one or two other super
huous appendages to q turkey when
roasted, on account of '' Red as Rose
is She," and forgetting to put the yeast
in the bread one night because "East
Lynne" lay beside the bread bowl,
Nellie had got into no trouble for several
months, and had gladly said to me, the
morning of the very day sent that hor-
rid letter $50, miss, 1 shall be with
you another birthday, after all /; and
isn't that Monarch of Minking Lane I"
lovelyS read little bit of it when 1
was busting the parlor, miss"
Well, to go back to naughty Barbara,
standing by the window, and gazing out
into the street.
Oh, how my heart ached How sorry
1 was for quarreling with my dear,
good, splendid Anthony The first
thing this morning, my birthday morn
ing-Last year was scarcely through
my breakfast when he came, bringing
me the lovliest set of pearls-he will
get my cruel letter, and then, before I
can send another to beg him to forgive
me, he will have started for that dread
full place away off goodness knows
where.
"What possessed me-" I said to my
self, wringing my hands in despair,
"silly, wicked little thing that / am, to
break my own heart and wound him
so deeply? He loves me, 1 know he
loves me dearly, and he never, never,
never would have firted had 1 not set
him the example ;" and I heaved deep
sigh, which was Immediately echoed
behind me, and turning, I saw Nellie
laying the table for dinner, with most
woe-begone expression on her round
rosy face; and as turned toward her,
two frightened imploring gray eyes met
mine. For moment forgot my own
| trouble.
"Why, Nellie, what is the matter
with you?" 1 asked.
"Oh dear oh dear how con I tel
you? And out of this house I must &c
as soon as you know. And love your
ma, and I almost love your pa, and ]
adore all the rest of you. Oh oh oh =
bursting into sobs and tears.
"Take down your apron this minute, ,
said I, firmly, "and tell me what you
have been doing this time"
"Well, MISS" said Nellie, giving 6
great gulp, and coming and standing
before me, "you know, miss, last eve
ming 1 went to the village, and it was al
elegant moonlight night, miss and, OIL
miss '-twining and untwining hel
fingers nervously-"I can't bear to q
out into q cold and heartless world
What shall do ? what shall I do ?"
$50 on" saidI I.
"And I got my paper-The Weekh
Roare er AUis, you know, where they're
printing The Vow of the Glass Fiend
or, the Glittering, Cleaning Girandole.
And oh miss, what shall I do p
$50 on" said l.
| GGAp1 r o,1ona1 4ha ,1o,1ar f,, +ba a4o1
just to see how Stephanyer Alverette
| got ont of the enchanted cave, and
came out into the road a-reading it
Oh, miss, it's most awful interesting I
And Nellie, completely carried away b,
her subject, unclasped her hands, anl
continued in as bass voice as she coul,
assume, "The dragon belched fortl
streams of fire." And then suddenl,
changing to n high, shrill tone, "Ru
dolfer sprang between her and the mon
ster-r-r. Saved, saved, saved, sh
cried" cried Nellie, at the top Of he
voice, entirely lost to everything but tn
"most awful interesting" story.
"Good heavens Nell," said I, "yo1
will have ma tumbling down stairs
thinking it's tramps. Forget the Glas
Fiend, or whatever it is, for few mo
ments, and finish your own story"
The frightened look came back int
Nells face. "Well, MISS" she said
slowly, 81 got my paper, and, oh
miss"
$50 on ' said I, stamping my foot
had made up my mind never to staml
my foot again, but the girl was so pre-
voking.
"And. miss with desperate calm
ness-"I forgot to post your letter."
flung my arms around her and CAV
her hug and kiss, promised her
whole years subscription to the villag
circulating library, and left her wit
round eyes and mouth wide open i
wonder, while I few to the door t
answer the ring Of
Barbara Darling" said he.
Anthony Ditto, said I.-Harper'
| Weekly.