Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-04

The picture that met his view was
very pretty one. Upon a rocky eleva-
tion, shaded by dropping birch, stood
a beautiful girl, with fishing rod in her
hand, and at her feet reclined the splen-
| did haired woman whom he had known
as governess to the daughters of Sir
Thomas Oakes. She was reading, while
her charge whipped the babbling waters
with grace and skill John, Jun., had
never seen equalled.
John looked and wondered and ad-
mired. He knew the governess, and had
once been half in love with her beauty,
but now he thought her hardly worth
looking at in comparison with her COM
panion. Who could she bep His recent
contact with life had taught him to be
prompt and self-reliant, and he soon de-
cided that it would be very agreeable
thing for him to join the ladies upon the
rocks.
There was little wicket further down.
He opened it, and at once faced the in
truders. There was no retreat for them,
even if they had wished one, but the
governess was glad to meet her old ad-
mirer. She came to him with outstretch-
ed hands, and the little maiden with the
fishing rod stood in beautiful and blush.
ing confusion. Then he heard her name
-Leanora Zeiton-and for a moment
his fathers charge flashed across his
mind; but in the next he had looked in
Leanoras face, and forgotten it.
Such charming afternoon as that
was John prolonged it by every possi-
BILE device. He induced the ladies to
come into the garden and eat strawber-
ries; and then rambled through the
greenhouses. and got lost in the hazel
maze, and forgot the hours were flying,
till the governess, in alarm, pointed to
her watch, and said there was barely
time to reach home before the dinner
bell rung.
Without any definite arrangement,
these pleasant meetings occurred every
day for week. John was 80 deeply in
love by this time that he put Mincing
lane out of his thoughts altogether.
He did not write to Sam, and he hoped
that Sam would not write to him, at
least for q month. But one morning,
| just eight days after he had met Leanora,
there came that disagreeable large blue
letter. Sam said che must come to
London at once everything was need
ing him there was an important con-
signment from Greece, and some custom
house business which could not be man.
aged without his personal influence"
This summons, in spite of his disap-
pointment, fiattered him very much.
He let Leanora's governess read it, for
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and he was quite aware that women d.
mire men who carry great trusts, and
are of Importance in the world. And
the governess, in return for the compli-
ment, was very kind that last afternoon
to the lovers, SO that they found plenty
of opportunities to say to each other
those few monosyllables that mean SO
much. In fact, they parted as plighted
lovers, and John went back to London
with new sense of his own Importance,
and very happy man.
Sam looked at him queerly. "The
country has done you a deal of good,
Mr.. john" he said.
Yes, Sam I think shall run down
every Saturday. found the gardens
rather out of order. I can come back
Monday"
eyes, you can," answered Sam,
doubtfully.
The Justice of Sans "can" was soon
proved. John went to the country very
punctually Saturday mornings, but Sam
had generally to write an urgent letter
Monday or Tuesday to get him back to
business again, and at the end of the
summer he thought it we'll to notice
this.
"I should think, Mr.. John, the
gardens are in order now. and 1 don't
see that you can be spared every week
now. Business is very brisk again."
"Sam, I'll work till midnight If you
wish, but I must go to the country
Saturday."
"Then, Mr.. John, it is not flowers
that is taking you"
"Well, Sam, it is not. It is the
loveliest little lady in the world-Lea-
nora Zeiton.
"Mr. John What ever will your
father say? And old Zeiton You
know how ugly he was about that cargo
of currants ?"
Next Saturday John went to the
country, but he did not see Leanora.
Her father had discovered her engage.
ment, and had threatened to send hel
to German convent. The governess
was full Of grief, and could not conceive
how Mr.. Zeiton had found all out.
John remembered Sam-but that was
impossible; Sam and old Zeiton hardly
spoke civilly to each other besides
Sam had expressed 80 much sympathy
with Leanora and him. 1t could not be
Sam. But he went back sorrowfully tc
; London, and told Sam that Leanora was
] to be sent away from him.
"I should not stand it, Mr.. John,
, said the old clerk /; "I should ask hel
, to marry me, and take her away my
, SELF"
B "But you say the business can't af
: ford me more than eight hundred pound
year, Sam?"
t "And if you love each other, ant
} can't live on eight hundred pounds
: year, you don't deserve to live at all
| Take little house in quiet neighbor
/ hood, and ask her to come and share i
with YOU"
/ Sans advice just pleased the cage
: lover. He was for taking it at once
/ and Sam did not oppose him, thougl
= John might have wondered if he ha,
seen the face that followed his footsteps
s "The lesson is pretty nearly learned,
Q he muttered. cit takes an old bachelo
u like me to bring up young man rrop
d erly," and the good fellow dipped hi
o pen in his ink with a self-satisfie
It chuckle.
!, John returned in high spirits. LIZ
anora was en- angel. She was willing t
d be his wife, no matter how humbly the
g must begin. She was coming to Lor
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