Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

: week; six childrsn to dance; wood
fIro n 10 school sfocti1ss : 6stt3o00ur
and shuttlecock; : new piano"
Tho bAttled0os and shuttlecOck, !"
said Amy, "are for the French verbs.
l throw . verb, you know, at Miss Mar
tina, and she catches it and throws it
back to me. In this way we 60 through
the lenses, and they become impressed
on the memory without the tedium Of
leaning over the book"
"Well," said Mr.. Rainor, pleasantly,
II don't know that should object to
such French exercise. Matte has had
some trouble with her verbs. But how
about the children for the dance? is it
necessary that we should have six chill
dren, Miss Jennings?"
EYES," answered Amy decidedly,
because each child will bring its own
defects and its own graces; the defects
will be warnings, and the graces will be
models. and the correction of many
blunders will make a more complete
order, rs failures build up success. It
took forty women. l have heard, to
suggest the modelling Of the Greek
Slave.'"
Mr.. Rainor did not perceive the pre-
else 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,
g are to be copied in water-color, and to
exhilarate us at our tasks"
And the piano"
1T has all false notes; a false note
makes trouble in the house. think
that false note. even one, puts every
thing that it reaches out of tune. Mr..
Rainor, l am sure you sing"
Sing? Oh no. I haven't sung for
years." He paused, and a strange
bright light came into his kind eyes.
He added, hesitatingly, "Ibelieve there
is pile of my old music packed away
in the house."
81 knew it, said Amy, and it would
be very good for Miss Martha if you
could sing with her. I can play ac-
compartments, and we could have
music, evenings"
81 feel Inclined" said Mr.. Rainor,
after studying the list more carefully,
and with a moro serious air than at
first, "to accede to these requests. And
books ~
"Books?" repeated Amy rather dis
mayed. Really forgot; in fact, we
haven't gone so far yet as the books.
Mr.. Rainor," she said, rising to bid him
goodnight, and faltering from her dig
nifty with genuine tremor of difidence
that was not ungraceful, that was, in
deed, for some reason, irresistibly
g l think-perhaps it will be
best-perhaps, if you allow me, l will
lean upon you a little about the
books"
"Well, I declare" said the cook, q
fortnight after Amy's arrival, "if this
amt the surprisin'est governess La
sakes, don't she make a good missus,
though! Always a'smiin' and serene.
And she knows what she wants, and
what's what. And Miss Martha chimes
in-my! how she does chime in las
no un could have bethought. If missus
don't come back, I'll stay right on, and
no question asked, so will"
Eyes, Miss Jennings is surprisin',"
said the seamstress. And to hear
Miss Martha layin' down the law to her
is as good as a play. Now ought to
do this, Miss jennings and Now it IS
time for me to do that and You must
be strict with me about this, Miss Jen-
nings.' And the new governess, though
she's fresh rs rosebud, and much
more of a badly in looks than Miss Mar
tina is, has her own way through all. l
can see that But it's a nice way and
a bright way, so it is. It's rs good as
going to the theatre to hear her talk.
And when she goes laughin' and singin'
through the house, my machine spins,
so it do"
"She's sensible creetur, and born
lady, and l could live with her to the ind
OF my pays" said the stern, dissatisfied
waitress. "And Mr.. Rainor's born
gentleman, which Mrs. Edgeley isn't no
such thing; and just to look at her is
enough to drive all the mice out of the
house, if there are any mice in the
house, which there amt"
What has come to me?' thought
Mr.. Rainor. cage must be temperino
me, l feel so light-hearted, SO well, OF
late. And Matte. my precious little
Mattel begin to think she will MAKE
a glad, strong girl yet. wonder il
there is anything in Miss jennings
ide of sun and fragrance, music and
color and stirring life? Amy Jennings!
What strange woman she is!-a child
almost, and yet \ woman quite. She is
a surprise to me-every day a surprise. y
Surprise, That was the word which
AMY seemed to have written upon the