Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
is pile of my old music packed away

somewhere IN the mousse
II knew il" said Amy, /" and it would
be very good for Miss Martha if you
could sing with her. [ can play &C
and we could have
music, evenings sfs..a }vaa
. | feel Inclined" said Mr.. Rainor,
after studying the list more carefully,
and with more serious air than at
first, to accede to these requests. And
books ?' s3oag Et no +
"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 a genuine tremor of diffidence
that was not ungraceful, that was, in
deed, for some reason, irresistibly
charming, {" / think-perhaps it will be
best-perhaps, if you allow me, I will
lean upon you 3 little about the
books. - Eaa I II asuaG3 s.a .48gl .4er
Well, declare" said the cook, a
fortnight after Amy's arrival, if this
amt the surprisin' est governess La
sakes, don't she make good missus,
though! Always asmilin' and serene
And she knows what she wants, and
what's what And Miss Martha chimes
in-my how she does chime in AS
no un could have bethought. If missus
don't come back, TIL stay right on, and
no question asked, 30 l will" sa
ayes, 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 a rosebud, and much
more Of badly in looks than Miss Mar
tina is, has her own way through all. l
can see that But it's nice way and
a bright way, SO it is. It's as good rs
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 a born
lady, and | 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" s.
What has come to me?" thought
Mr.. Rainor. cage must be ten,perino
me, feel SO light-hearted, SO well, of
late. And Matte. my precious little
Mattie-I begin to think She will make
glad, strong girl yet. | wonder if
there is anything in Miss Jennings's
idea of sun and fragrance, music and
color and stirring life? Amy Jennings!
What strange woman she is!-a child
almost, and yet q woman quite. She is
a surprise to me-every day a surprise"
Surprise! That was the word Which
Amy seemed to have written upon the
whole house. But the greatest surprise
of all betell Mrs. Edgeley on her return
home. She came day before she had
written she would come, for some rea-
son of her own. Perhaps she expected to
be surprised; if So her expectation was
realized
The cab rolled up to the door at nine
o'clock of a clear moon-lit winter night;
and Mrs. Edgeley, sachel and blanket
shawl: exactly as she left, had come
back. But at the very doorstep of the
cab she stood motionless, as if trans fixed
by q shock.
The house was lighted from attic to
basement. The white blinds were drawn,
but lainp-light streamed through them
into the streets. and shadows moved
across them IN swift chase. Sound
of music, waltz played by piano, violin,
and harp, escaped as distinctly as the
light. Mrs. Edgeley hardly had
strength of mind left to pay the cabman
and ring the door-bell The door
opened in fash The stern dissatisfied
waitress admitted her with Ayes, actu-
ally with grin. Girls in evening dress
es and white-necktied boys were prom
enading in the hall, and the parlors
were filled with the whirl of the dance.
Mrs. Edgeley. dumb with indignation,
attempted to ascend the stairs, but mid
way she was almost upset by two chill
dren in high state of excitement COM
ing down abreast "Who are yous"
gasped the matron, coming to dead
stop.
1--WE are Miss Rainor's orphans" said
they, or said one for both, who were ex-
actly alike in brown stuff gowns and
blue capes.
Miss Rainors Uhot 3" .@
"We 60 to the School, and Miss
Rainor has no mother; so she takes care
of us, for our mother is dead too Miss
Rainor makes our frocks for us, and
our capes; and we have been to hear
the music, and now we are going home;
and we are to have oranges to take with
us, and plumb-cake."" 81 m
Mercy!" cried the lady, pushing past
them with hasty steps, but pausing
again on the landing with another dead
stop. Not because the rooms on this
floor too, with the exception of her own
" wing room" were blaze oflight and
half full of guests, but because the dance
music had stopped and some one was
singing: love song, serenade-one Of
[" the old, old songs"
A mans voice! It Carried Mrs Edge
ley back ten years-yes, fifteen years
back to the gray parsonage by the stone
mill, where, night after night, that sum-
mer apOne some one came counting no