New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-16
UNDER FALSE COLORS
OR A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER

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Gre ishe always burned perfumed woods aiter IAe
fashion of the goddess Calypso, though she ooIGeu
no Ulysses to stretch ms manly Illus oS have
reuuired two invitations TO do SOL ana rcSIea nci
charming little feet with the archcd ihsiep Vi lot
descent upon the steel lender Se nG, a nnon
number of the most recently started perlouIcdi upT
her knee. The Lady Ermengarde was ooiou' 'N'
frequently was bored. :; re- Che had
She wanted some fresh interest in life She ia
tried many things aud found them VANITY 1 omo
had gone to Church every morning ~ VI" oI,non
for several weeks together ana Ilheu Oh Chn LID
soles and plover's eggs, every rLldH, ,nio.;nna
held drawing room meetings on behalf OF missions S
to the superior clergy of the Churcn Oh hpiG R
the Pope downward. She had Written hail ~ ~ ~
Fashionable novel in the teuitcfOn OF the perI0dcal
preceding Our Planet, but the editor had Deguhh
to be exacting in the matter Oh eldm,n" 80 anu ~
semicOlons, and had required the her"lue oyu2 w
be of the same color in AT least two consecutive
numbers her mad too, had complained thaV GoI COZ
rectlng proofs made her head ache, so sho h'i9
ceased to furnish weekly copy; ana, as = sooo i
titled fcuiilc0niSte not Forthcoming ana ceio-
brated atheist at the same Time "lIhuIS" S va
trihntions the sale of the PERIODICAL had suffered
Then she took TO dingy cOlOrs Ill dress ana lurnl
tnre called chairs aud tables, c0loTs anu sums;
right or wrong, as if they had been actions anu
spoke of fragments of china and scraps OF carving
rs very precious She alluded to mankind IN gen
eral as the herd called Respectable persons lIs
fines and invariably spoke of results as outcoheS;
Then she became specially attached TO CHINA, anu
having seen specimen Of willow pattern on COT
tage shelf became its happy posseSsOT on ieaclins
"A golden pound to the pfOpHetrcSs. Nc&t ho'hIns
there was a crowd round the prlnclpal entrance VA
Bcaumopdc Castle, demanding audience OF the
Lady Ermcngarde 1t consisted OF the lnaliohS ol
fhe Village Each matron bore large basket con,
tanning her household crockcry, which she desired
to part with at guinea the piece nus tne loNeiy
lady found that even wlllow-pattefh cnin" Is
INV life is an abysmal void sighed the high
horn lady tossing Our Planet YEARLY ASIDE. ne
rayless universe gares blackly upon me from lis
sightless eyeballs. There Is something WRONG
clearly with the present phase OF civh.atloh' ana
things may not come right for the next thousdhi
wears or So Then she gently removed two tcais-
two real tears-she was positive they were not tne
result of yawn one from each SIDE oil her paIlc'l1
nose and eXperieI ced exquisite sensation OF
misery. Il yeaTn for experience, sue copIihueu, i
long to plunge into the vast abySses OF other exist
ences should like to be a daughter OF Inc people.
wrestling with the elements for bread. as III France,
an Indian mother rocking her infant N the soft
ing IN the live air of the mountains; L
The door opened. and the 1.-THE form OF AmVhhe'
her adyships lovely and accomplished maid' APP
III you please, my lady, Miss Borrowdale, has
woke and would like to see your lady ship she
SAID, with the exquisite hish that tho lauy MAUI
loves to give to the accent of our native tongue.
In another moment Lady Ermengardc was III n
dimly lighted chamber, bending over the recum-
bent form of pale but charming gHl "h"h hlio
kissed with affection.
You have had a nice sleep. Emmy; came in
just before dinner To hear what )r. I)osemwcI had
reported, and you had just gone Off, she SAID ,
Yes, Ermy, / think must have slept for sorrow,
replied the patient. i don't know what To do.
Mrs Bobbinet- Tompkins cannot wait any longer
than next Monday, and DR.. Doseniwel says that,
although perfectly free OF disease. l must have
complete rest for at least two months
DR. Doseinwel is q man of sense Emmy. ShaIl
have the pleasure of keeping you W." months
longer; You will get out of gong to these h9rrld
people altogether; and who knows what may nap
pen in the course of two months. my dear
All Ermengarde if you knew the toll, anxiety
and humiliation l have gone Through to secure ths
situation, YOU would not speak - lightly bliss
Borrowdale said, reprOachfully and to think oil
--of being dependent Here she cried little.
stuff aud nOnsensep returned the Lady Ernen-
parde who kept her heToics for private conSumI-
ton, and indulged lit true commonplace hearti,,
ness when really moved 'DepehdGhl' chlid
Did | consider myself dependent when stayed Tor
three months at Mr.. B0rO"dalcsf Come, come
your illness has made YOU morbid and iancIiuL |
shall get DIR. DoSemwcl 10 scold you roundly for
such notions -,
IL makes such a difference when one really is
poor sobbcd the patient Several ndubliablc
tears traced their pcarly course over Lady
Ermengarde's checks, and she turned her head
away and murmurod stun and NONSENSE! once
graded liz luxury aud bred in refinement, she had
lived joyous life until the crash of large bank.
owing to fraud on the part Of the directors, had
Obliged her father, shareholder, to sell his patr-
mony and reuounce all that he possessed. Mr.. Dor
rowdae now earned his bread III an othce' while
such of his children as were IN position TO 40 30,
sought theirs by labor. Emily had inst obtained
her first situation goyerness IN the family OF
rich retired manufacturer, and was passing lew
weeks at Beaumonde Castle before entering on her
laboIs when she taken ill Thus Dr. Dosem-
wells prescription Of two months rest was most
In vain did Lady Ermengardc try TO cheer her
with asSuraaccs that another situation could be
found as soon az neccsssty She lad hNed through
the agony OF obtaining one, aud did not wish 10
repeat IT. Lady Ermrngarde then bintod That MIS-.
Bobblnet- Tonpkins Was vulgar ana eXactlng
person who would render her friends existence in
toerable People always are eIacting TO gov
crnesses, she replied recalling the herculoan labors
OF those who bad had the privilege of instructing
herself and Lady Ernengardo And great many
people are vulgar. And there are the dear littlo
children who can't help being nice And Is better
to into quite another social sphere. should not
like TO meet my old friends as governoSs. Ermy
Think of seeing your carriage at the door while
was mewed up IN Il schoolroom fun OF states and
naughty children.
The Lady Ermengarde dried her own tears and
those of her friend with the same hand kerchief
and flash as of lightning traversed hor features
9 have just thought of somebody who would go
D. yonr substitute she cried. Where are the
woinan's lettersf Let me soe at once what duties
Gre required. and 80 on.
But would it be quite fair TO the poor giri She
might wish 10 keep the situation, suggested tho i'll
valid.
on tho contrary she only wishes temporary
occupation. She has other engagements 10 begin
after two months. Now go To sleep. dear. will
take this Mrs TOmpkins's letters. and communicate
with this girl at once. All shall be arranged and
you shall stay at tho Castle two months longer,
You are too kind But cannot have you. Re
ynember your engagement with your COUSINS in the
Tyrol.
Ali that Is vexatious. How / get out Of
that Never mind we will make some satisfac-
tory arrangement My cousin Gertrude is going "a
our villa at Ryde for sea-ar. You like each other,
and you may we'll take care OF each other. And
Anytime shall be your maid. 1t will be fun to ,dO
without maid. and Anytime needs sea-air too. My
dear. the scheme is charming
In the course of a few days all arranged.
The substitute agreed 10 take Miss BorroWdale's
duties; hrs. Bobblnet-Tompkins made no objec-
ton and on tie following Monday The now con
valescent invalid started with the faithful Amy
limo for Ryde, and the Lady Ermengarde, accom-
named BIZ her lady moi hers own maid, who was
10 convey her as far as London, set out for that
city where she was to meet tho cousins with whom
she was to pass q few days before going to the
Tyrol.
III.
Surely Mrs. Bobbinet-Tompkins must have been
seru nccnnmda finQ person to agreo SO SWectIy 70