The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-12

golden veil which reached far below her
waist. Ei.
II have had an easy mind of late
years." she remarked, "and that is good
for the hair; and do believe caps make
it grow. Look what heaps of hair our
grandmothers all had; and their heads
were always covered from marriage to
the grave, to say nothing of in their
cradles. Nowadays, of course, one can
have ones hair any color one pleases. 1
wanted to dye mine black, but mamma
objected. You ceald soon change yours
to beautiful red"
shook my head. If she could joke
about widows caps, / eould not forget
who it was once loved to liken my locks
to the ravens wing. 4
"Weil," she said, presently, 81 have
said you can dress hair to perfection
you must learn how to treat it if her
ladyship is getting gray then you get up
laces beautifully. And what about
needlework, and so forth?'
felt | was going crazy. l had never
got up scrap of lace for her in my life,
while a needle was rarely out of my
hand for months before her marriage.
II am very good dressmaker,
ma'am," was all could say, however;
and she wrote on rapidly for minute or
two.
There, that's dene!" she exclaimed,
blotting off the note, putting it in an en-
velope she had already addressed to Lady
P0plett, and finally handing it to me.
Then she leant her head back against
the rail Of the chair, and said:
"If l could afford to keep maid now,
would take you myself, and not allow
you to 50 to Lady Poplett. Indeed I
feel half tempted to tear up my note
and say she shall not have you, only
mamma would be angry. BY the by,
you have not asked after mamma"
No chance had been given me; but /
apologized all the same, and hoped she
was quite we'll, and that l might be able
to see her.
II am sorry to say she is not at home,"
| answered her daughter. "You must call
the next time you are in the neighbor-
mood. l know she would like to see you.
She has often wondered what you were
doing. 0, I have made such stupid
mistake in that note! Written out your
character in your maiden name. l sup
pose must write it over again"
''It doeSnot signify, ma'am," I said.
"The housekeeper at the Chace knows
me as well by one name as another"
After that stood for moment un-
certain as to what | ought to do. Clear
ly as I remembered Mrs Wilkins ways
Of old, it certainly never occurred to me
that l should, after such journey, be
allowed to leave her house without be-
| ing asked to break my fast; and waited,
not indeed because / wanted food, but
rather because it seemed a necessity that
4 it should be offered to me.
| Evidently no thought was, however,
A further from Miss Emily's mind.
4 "If there is anything else I can do for
4 you, Bryant, be sure and write to me, y
4 she said, taking up her book as a sign
| that the interview was ended. 81 feel
80 sorry about your trouble. | hope you
4 will get on nicely at Lady Popletts
A Good-morning."
4 And before I had we'll recovered my
senses l found myself in the lobby, and
walking down the stairs and crossing the
hall and answering some remarks made
4 by the butler concerning the weather
and then | was outside the gate and on
the Green, walking slowly, slowly, and
thinking that Miss Emily, altered rs she
was in person, had not changed much in
point Of selfshness since I first knew
!, her. .........
4 When I reached the other side of the
Common, and was going along the side.
path leadingrto Purling, passed close
beside lady and gentleman standing al
the gate of one of the red-brick houses Of
/, which there were several near the church
Il The gentleman was clergyman, and
, the lady, though her back was toward
me, I should have known her for Mrs
Wilkins among thousand.
For an instant hesitated as to whether
should hang about little, and speal
r to her when she was at leisure; but mex
: minute went on, feeling sure she woulc
, not thank me for waylaying her.
!. AS passed quite close to her I heart
her say to the gentleman: r."
"No, we do not intend to go abroat
at all this year. Dear Emily is now 81
strong, it is quite safe for her to winte
. in England" s.... ......;
: 'Strong!" | repeated to myself. i"
7 should think she is strcng;" and then j
= came into my head that perhaps she wa
3 staying in England in order to catch tn
r clergyman.
4 | do not exactly know why I shoult
have thought anything Of the sort; onl,
knew every tone in Mrs. Wilkins
voice, and could have told blindfold i
, she was bent on any mischief.
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