Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

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be engaged only for the month. YOU know
and It WAS necessary to have some one a
once
Her last act. as the cab drove of. wa
to thrust her head through the window
with an expression of dire solemnitv, ana
say. with groan. Brother. we've gone
through the woods to pick up the crooked
stick at lsst.''
Mr.. Rainor returned TO the parlor. Sup
posing that his sister had arranged al
preliminaries, he only said: How soou
can you come. Miss Jennings?"
Tomorrow morning. if you like. =
answered Amv..
" Let it be, then. BY ten o'clock, so thai
| may present my little daughter. and see
you established before 60 down town. y
Just what you might have extec;ed
from such i wilful girl" said Amy's sister
in-law TO her hus hand, who was pe,rified
with astonishment when be learned thai
ms pretty. sprighily sister, who seemed to
him - all smiles" and who. Just out Of
school, had been received most lovingly
on MS part into his affIent home, had en-
gage 10 go as governess.
= 1t is girlish freak he said; Il can
not consent to it" But Amy shocked him
into arqniescenee BY a tempestuous out
pouring of her story of homesickness and
unhappness; and although he WAS sorely
puzzled to conceive how his wife could
have been cruel to Amy. or rather. how
Amy could have imagined his wife 10 be
cruel, he inall ly--considering that the en-.
g'gement was only for month, and Mr..
Rainor happened 10 be known to him a.
one OF the most estimable of citizens
gave his reluctant consent, saying to his
wife ctressingly. She'll come back to US.
Matilda at the end of the month, quite
cured Of her girlish honesickneSs.
| 20 Amy appeared the next morning BY
10 O'Clock in the breakfast room of Mr
Rainor. and was presented to his little
daughter.
the child was an angular, awkward
girl. with sharp. delicate features and i'm =
mense black eyes that seemed tn be peer
ing forth from an extremely active inteIli
gence with a suspicious vigilance that to
Amy was really formidable.
Il had hoped she would have re<embled
her father thought Amy. despairingly.
Il Ike Mr.. Rainor But this child is Mrs
Edgeley in miniature. What shall / do
With her:"
Little Miss Martha, clinging devontly to
her father. received her new governess as
she would have received the gift of some
wild and unknoSn animal, whose claws
or t'lOns or teeth it were well to beware OF.
Mr.. Rtinor, gllncing at his watch.
found that he was too late to go through
the rooms aud look over school books, rs
h. had intended; but he said kindly, as
yrIfh h.rrha's f,rl a--i-saraa H.,
lting on his overcoat to 90 down town.
- You will examine the ground to-day.
Miss Jennings. Matte will assist yoa.
here will probably be some things that
you will want. Perhaps You had better
make out list, and give it 10 me this
evening"
Nine O'Clock at evening. Mr.. Rainor
seated a, his reading table in the library.
nook in hand. Enter Amy, timidly, but
with secret bravery.
Miss Martha has retired. because her
head still troubles her. l had her feet
bathed in hot water
Poor child. she inhar rits that said her
father. He meant headache, not not water,
although that elemen. had been conspicu-
Gus in the rule of the la;e Mrs R,inor.
" And hIve made out Ist.r said
Amy. Mr.. Rainor took it, and after draw
ing an arm chair near the fire and placing
4 foo:stool for Miss Jennings resumed his
place at the table ami adjusted his eve
glasses. He started slightly AS he began
to read the list, and his expression. AS he
proceeded, varied from astonishment to
amusement; he looked over his gltss-s in
qliringly at Amy, who regarded him
steadily with grave dignity. Then he
read aloud rs follows: rwo canary
birds, six house plants. order at florists
for fresh flowers twice week, six children
to dance, a wood fire in school room. =
battleioor and shut;lecock, a new piano"
" The bst,le,lopr and shuttlecoek," said
Amy, " are the French verbs. throw "A
verb. you know. at Miss Martha, and she
catches it aud throws it back to me. In
this way we 90 through the lenses, and
they become impressed upon the memory
without the tedium of learning over the
book
Well" said Mr.. Rainor pleasantly,
- don know that | should object to such
4 French exercise. Matte has had some
trouble with her verbs. But how about
the children for the dane? is il necessary
that we should have six children, Miss
Jennings:"
Yes" said Amy decidedly, - because
each child will bring It's own defects and
its own graces; the defects will be warn
ings, ani the graces will be models. and
correction OF many blundcrs will make i
more complete order. as failures build up
success. 1. took forty women | have
heard. to suggest the modelling OF the
+ Greek Slave"
Mr. Rtnor did not perceive the precise
application OF this illustration; but Miss
Jennings evidently did; so that point WAS
settled. and they returned to the list
" And the flowers" she said, are TO be
copied in water color, aHd TO exhilarate us
al our tasks"
" AMI the piano?"
" 1t has all false notes: q false uoie
makes trouble in house. think that a
false note. even one. puts everything that
it reaches out of tune. Mr.. Rainor, am
sure that You Sing"
"Sings Oh no. haven't sung for
years" He plus, d, and strange bright
light Came into his sind eyes. He added,
hesitatingly, - believe there is pile of
my old music packed away in the house"
- knew it, said Amy, " and il would
OS very = Oh IOE Miss SIAlLlEt II you
could sing with her. can play accom-
paniments. and we could have music
evenings"
~ feel Inclined" said Mr. Riinor, az
ter studying the list more carefully, and
with more seriou. air than at first. 10
arcele to these requirements. And books"
"Books?" repeated Amy, rather dis
mayed. Really l forgot; in fact, We
haven't gone so far yet AS the booNs. Mr..
Rainor,' she said. rising to bid him good
night, and iiItering from her dignity with
= genuine trsmor of diffiience that was
not ungraceful, that Was. indeed, for some
reason, irresist'bly charming. " | think
perhaps, if you will allow ME. will lean
upon you little about the books
well, l declare" said the cock. 3
fortnight after Amy's arrival, " if this
amt the surprisin'est governess! la
sakes, don't she make q god missus,
though. Alwus a smiling and serene.
And she knows what she wants. and
whats what. And Miss Martha chimes