Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-24

whole nature had been changed in
the bitter school of adversely.
IL am meeker AMI quieter now"
she Thought. IL should not throw
the jewel of his love from me a
second time; but he does not know
it-nor never will. A woman can
only sit and think. What a bless.
ing that we have but one life to
live! Perhaps in the next world
We may correct the errors of this.
Heigh ho!"
At 10 o'clock precisely the next
day DIR. Smiths carriage came to
the door for Miss Raymond and her
trunk.
"keepup good courage, my dear
said the kind hearted old man.
"Miss Beverly is rather trying, they
say; but she has n heart in spite of
her sixty years and her old maiden.
hood, and you'll work your way
down to it after awhile
Kate hoped so; bnt she could not
help feeling little discouraged
when DIR. Smith had left her alone
in the darkened room, with pair
of green spectacles glaring at her
from one corner, and pair of blue
spectacles from the other.
"Shut the door, if you please,
young MISS" croakPd the blue spec.
taclrs; "dratts are very bad for my
sisters asthmar
Sand put few Goals on the fire,
Miss Raymond. il that's your name"
squeaked the green spectaclcs; "the
temperature is altogether to low for
my brothers rheumatism"
Kate obeyed. 1t was well for her
they had given her something to
do, else she must certainly have
burst out crying.
The first day as ''companion" was
ineflahly wearisome. Patiently she
trudged mp and down staira, with
the macaw's cage, and the squirrels
house, and the spaniers basket,
and Miss Beverly's Cruel, and the
old bachelors slippers; meekly she
listened to directions, and receipts
and harangues without end, until
her head ached and her feet smart
ed. and her little hands tingled with
the unwonted toll.
"And now said Miss Beverly,
inst AS Kate was looking forward to
the refreshing possibility of a de.
| lightfnl ten or fifteen minutes Stun.
her-''you NAV get down Prof.
Drowsyhead's ESSAYS from the IL.
brarv and read me to sleep"
eyes, ma'am,' said Kate, feebly.
'And if You should happen to
hear me snOre. you may read on
inst the same. 1t would wake me
np ut once if yon were to stop.
And Kate, chewing orders, read
herself nearly into congestion of
the brain.
The next day went harder still.
Nothing went right. Miss Beverly
seemed determined to he suited
with nothing thar was done for her,
and the old bachelor growled a
chorus to her fault findings.
HlN SlUfi 'dSifS WY o''''.N Z,
Miss Raymond said the spinster.
81 don't believe the saucepan WAS
scalded before you put the milk in
it,
ayes. ma'am, il was, because"
'Don't contradict me. can't
bear To he cOntradicted."
"Doi't contradict my sister, ech-
Oed the old bachelor; and Kate sub.
sided into n meek silence.
"And don't think Muf1 has been
property washed. Miss Raymond
with two tahlespoontnls OF rosewa'
ter in his BATH
81 forgot the rosewater,' admitted
Kate. ingenuously; "but-"
Forgot the rosewaterr shrieked
Miss Beverly, holding up both her
hands. my poor, poor Mufi!"
"Well," groaned the blue specta.
cles, 81 can believe anything now!
Forgot the rosewater!'
Sand YOU have got on that rust
ling dress again, as | live-the
rustling that plays the very mis-.
| cnltI Win my nerves. otp you
will change it at once, Miss Ray
mOnd!r
"And before You 60 mp stairs, |
wish you would put those newspa.
pers straight on the table. ] can't
bear TO see them all crooked grOwl-
ed Mr.. Beverly.
Kate set the newspapers mathe.
malically straight, changed the oh.
noxious crape.trimmed dress, gave
Muff a second bath, with the regu.
lated quantity of rosewater in it,
and prepared new basin Of Cruel;
aud even then Miss Beverly was
not satisfied.
IL think the parrot has dropped
ever since You came, Miss Raymond.