The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-24

probably tell me to find another servant
and she would find another place"
Some might do that" said Lizzie,
"but not Hebe she is modest, hum
BILE, biddable little being, think"
''Then get her to dress herself like
her station" said Nelly.
eff ladies make fools of themselves
with dress, what can you expect of SER
wants ?" asked Lizzie.
&C Has she common sense ?" asked
John: " it seems to Inc the most uncom-
mon kind of sense going"
She never thinks anything about it.
She likes to dress herself as any other
girl of her age does that's all and 1
must say like to see her individuality
coming out 4: she is far more picturesque
and diverting than if she were tanned
down to regulation habits" said Lizzie.
"Oh, declare there's papa and Sibylr'
she exclaimed, and ran out to meet them
with flush of girlish glee not quite in
keeping with her time of life.
"Oh," cried Sibyl as she came in,
"we came through the village, and l
saw Hebe dancing" A warning look
from Lizzie stopped her. g We have
had such capital drive' she went on,
so as not to make an awkward pause.
"What did you say about Janet 2"
asked Mrs. Elliot.
I" saw her as came through the vii
lage," said Sibyl.
" Yes, she went away after dinner.
Has Jock come back 2" Lizzie said.
Jock had been away on continental
tour.)
Last night" said Sibyl. " He enjoy
ed it awfully: you should drink off his
account of it before the foam dies
down."
e" So will : is he not coming over"
"Oh yes, of course he is. He was
some weeks at Dresden, your old howff,
and saw all the pictures and heard no
end of music, and was at Pilnitz and
everywhere"
AS Mr.. Elliot and his daughter drove
off, Hebe came in, looking as fresh and
happy as it was her custom to look.
" So hear you have been dancing,"
her young mistress said to her.
eyes"
Il think you should not dance on the
road"
"Not dance ?" Hebe said in tone of
surprise: it was as natural for her to
dance when she had an opportunity as
it was for the myriads of gauzy insects
that filled the air on that summer even
ing to advance and retire, to dart and to
wheel, in way that might have given
valuable lessons to all the dancing mas
masters in Europe.
We'll, not on the road. Who was
your partner?"
don't know" said Hebe.
" 1t might be better not to dance on
the road with people you don't know"
said Lizzie.
A grave, puzzled expression appeared
on Hebe's face: evidently, the notion of
stiff decorum of this kind was new to
her.
Miss Elliot had taken strong liking
to this girl-why, she could hardly have
told, probably because of her innocent
nature and unfailing brightness of spir-
it. AT times she was plain-looking and
almost coarse, and then again her face
seemed as near beauty as it was possible
to be; and this was its charm-its con-
slant variety and mobility.
Hebe went to bed that night, her rea-
soning powers not having found rest for
the sole of their foot regarding the dan
cling question; and her young mistress,
on gaining the sanctuary of her own
room, took look at her heart, which
the mention of Dresden had gently agi-
tated.
She had gone thither to study many
things, and lived in the house of an
aunt, q sister of her step-mother's, who
was there for the education of her family,
where she met young artist, a country
man of her own, who was haunting the
old masters" in the picture galleries.
Old masters are no doubt very fascina-
ting, but young mistresses are even
more so, as the old masters would be
the first to admit if their opinions could
be got at. German gutturals are charm
ing, and so is. the crash of grand music !;
but steep all these in an atmosphere of
love, and what have you ? Something
vastly too good for this world, and
which consequently won't keep-some-
| thing that shows like nectar for the