The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-04-16

accosted him as the principal of the adj
vertisement, and introduced herself as
! his correspondent. She further explained
that, as he was few minutes behind
time, she had scarcely expected to see
him, and was starting upon an eTand of
business importance. While speaking
she slowly descended to the street. her
caller mechanically following, and their
conversation was concluded as they
walked side by side along the avenue.
In as few words as possible the lady eX-
planned that the house they had left was
that of friends with whom she was tenn
porarily guest; that she greatly need
ed such employment as she had made
application for, and could give the high
est references rs to qualification. Family
names of great respectability were cited
in this connection, the gentleman noted
them down and then, with bow, went
his own way. These references being
subsequently found answerable to all his
requirements, the merchant informed the
lady by note that his wife would be glad
to see her. In short, the engagement
was made. Not only did the wife APP
prove it to the utmost, but the child in
the case exhibited an immediate liking for
the new conner. Nevertheless there had
been certain unwontedness about the
manner of bringing the arrangement
about, and this perhaps aroused the
curiosity of the mistress of the mansion.
At any rate it was not long before she
expressed to her husband the convic-
tion that there was some mystery about
the nursery governess, who, she had
found, spoke and wrote several languages
and had the manners ofa perfect lady"
The gentleman thought this so much the
better, and did not trouble himself with
sentimental coniectures. But when
somewhat later his better-half coniided
to him that she thought their otherwise
admirable new acquisition acted little
strangely mt times, his masculinely
prosaic bent of mind induced him to
leave bottle of brandy, as by accident,
where any trusted familiar of the house
hold might find it, and when next he
himself examined it some of the con-
tents were gone. Just before this de-
velopment, however, female hair
dresser, of great custom on Fifth avenue
had called at the house, by order, to
dress the child's head for juvenile
party while the mother was out. Upon
the return of the latter the little girls
first words were: "Oh, mother, -
(naming the hairdresser) knows Miss
-" (the govemess). At once the
mothers curiosity was stimulated
atreSh, and she took measures to have
the hairdresser come again, when the
two might meet in her presence. No
sooner, however, had the summoned
adept in fashionable coiffures entered
the mansion on that occasion than the
mysterious nursery goveness betoOk
herself to her own apartment, and, upon
being subsequently sought, was found
to have packed up all her few wardrobe
belongings and departed from the house
without a word of adieu. And who
was she ? The chattering little hair
dresser, through her own professional
familiarity with family matters in the
avenue, did, indeed, know all about her.
A few years ago she conducted one of
the most fashionable female seminaries
on Fifth avenue, and had among her
scholars the daughters of Il number of
the wealthiest households up town. Of
distinguished Irish birth, with her father
an eminent clergyman in the church of
England, her brother Il general in the
British army, and many of her relatives
titled people, she had come to this coun-
try by reason of some domestic infelici-
ties never very definitely explained to
her friends here, though the sequel may
have thrown some light upon them.
Here she established her school, as al
ready noted, bade tar Tor time to be-
come wealthy by it, and then lost all
school, friends, everything-by betraying
herself as an irreclaimable drunkard
In the house of which she had given the
address in answering the advertisement
were pitying former friends, who allowed
her to do so, and they were compassion
ate early patrons of her school who had
allowed themselves to recommend her
for last employment. The latter ended
as above described, only few days ago,
and where the unhappy woman now
hides her misery and shame no one
knows. The sad story reaches print here
held because the family involved nat
urally shrink from public association in
such Il matter, and Identification of the
hapless fugitive might close to her some
future possibility of redemption.-Bati-
more SIN.