Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

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her watehiulcye,
"Why, the girl thinks and slrS cyCry-
\ thing John would somc'imts say,
while got into fixed habit Of saving
"what nextgH
Another instance. Western COWS
/ have 4 Way 0E roaming Whero they hst
and coming homo II hours that suit
\ their own sweet Will, 81 thntit : quite
/ II tine art to Gptice thcGl totheir proper
stables NJ regular milking time. John
( was obliged to be absent few days ON
! business and had len the milking and
its accompanying cares n charge Of u
I reliable man, who, unfortunately, was
| taken sick and No had no one Is fall
backupen. But untailing Maggie brave
! ~ came IL the rescue, volunteering to
! do most ot the milking il we could de
some We did not succeed in CoaNing
4 from the COWS the noble stream that
Maggie did, but SHll the Kline came
home and were MIXED, and we felt wc
We're covered with glory that we, with
Maggie ut the front, had accomplished
so much.
MN husband hasked iii the comfort
.ot those sunny days, and began Id spite
Ot his masculine want ut observation,
to note that there was something uu-
usual in Maggie'S positionin our house
hold and, although Il man of few
words, presently gave utterancc to my
thoughts hy saying, Nelly, we ought
not u keep that lovely girl " much bv
herself, Let her come 10 the table and
I've one Of us. lamsurc she sa superior
person tperson indeed, thought n,
and We ought, 10y this time, TO have had
enough Of life's discipline to part with
part Of our troublesome pride"
\ ! had only been waiting for my hus.
band 90 give this opinion to carry out
my own views and | eagerly awaited
myself Of his sanction, But before
speaking to Maggie, | said TO her,
"Iou are the most wonderful girl
ever saw. Who taught you % 10 all
these things without soiling OF spelling
your hands? You are like those hero
mes of old-(aShoned novels who are
sitting down ON messy banks to write
sounets WhilG the dew is on the grass
/ butmcvor get their feet wet and thcir
skirts drahhlcd; only you mover do any
thing 50 silly, How comes il YOU can
play 50 we'll ON n piano, sing like \
nightingale, cook, scrub, all IN one
breath Did you step ont of y fury
story book You do all the rough work
Of the family and yet thoro you stand
looking rs halmy and fresh rs though
| you had never seen Il cooking stove IN
| your lile. What does it mean ? Dear
Maggie, tell mo your story and he my
/ friend.
| threw my arms around her neck
and kissed hcr, impulsiyoly adding
Forgive me that have treated YOU
80 like common servant But it you
could know my experience with "help'
and the mportinence with which haye
been treated in my own house in return
for kindness, YOU would forgive Inc,
know. felt attracted to you from the
first, but resisted the charm, resolving,
this time, To he ON the safe side. There,
dear Maggie. tell me your story, and
we will be fast friends, that is, if you
consent 10 overlook my deficiencies
For the first time since knew her
saw her cry. Her head fcll Oh my
shoulder, while the tears came like rain.
+ But in n moment she lifted her face, MI
smiling like the sun through I'm April
shower, and said;
"Dcar Mrs Hathaway, let us 70 up
stairs and will tell you all | do not
mean TO deceive you, but ! am not what
| seem.
Yes, you are" said, hotly, "iust
what you seem, and that is u lady by
refinement culture and looks, every
inch, only yor mustn't call me Mrs.
Hathaway again. You are to 30 my
friend and call me Nellie
Seated by Flora's cradle, in my own
room, Maggie gave me a sketch of her
simple history, She was born, she said,
and bred 1T the cast, IN the midst Of
wealth and Injury. She had had every
advantage that money could command
until her fathers sudden death disclosed
| the fact that his affairs were very much
involved. Her mother had already
died. and now Maggie WINS pcnnlless.
was proud and could not receive
aims, as If Il bcggar," she said 80 de-
clined numerous oilers Of homes and
resolved to support myself by teach
in one Of the city schools. But ! came
in contact there with 80 much that was
disasrceable, and felt tho confinement
ID be 70 irksome that | decided 70 10 to
\ Chicago AZ goyerness III family,
recommended by some friends. But
+ here ! was so unfortunate" Maggie,
blushing, passed over this part Of her
story as lightly AZ possible" as to ex.
cite the admiration and regard of Il
young brother of my patroncss. The
end was, said Maggie, that She gave
me polite dismissal under the excuse
that her children required the stricter
discipline Of school. This while her
brother was abent, and have Of course,