Litchfield enquirer., 1881-03-31

feel it greatly after your own; but ln time hope you will learn to like it.
 D. tOh, yes, she earnestly answered Tt is 80 kind of Lady Martyr to have brought me- l would not be ungrateful to her for the world
 But she could not help shivering. James. said the master turning to him, I think this young lady would be the better for little hot wine and water before dinner. Will you get it It was bitterly cold on board the boat all the way down here in the train; and the wind
 He placed 8 low chair fer her before the fire, standing up himself, and James soon took in the wine and water, and biscuit with it. Close upon that, my lady's bell rang sharply for the young lady to go up to her,
 She did not come down to dinner, it was said. Sir Austin asked where she was as he gave his arm to his mother, and my lady curtly answered that she preferred to stay shivering over her bedroom fire. Sir Austin knitted his brow at that, and the servants saw it.
 Who is she P questioned Rebecca of Miles, when they were in the best kitchen, after the dinner was over. 5fYa < ssfti4ss 5Is
 As nice little lady as you'd wish, to see, answered Miles, who was the most talkative of the nnen-servants. Her father was some high-born Italian; he spent his patrimony on his country, and dieo fighting for it. His wife was English, high born too, and she and the daughter were left without fortune, They had to let there old villa to live, and took up their abode in a sort of summer house in the grounds. My lady and Sir Austin hired the villa, and that's how they became acquainted with them.' &&" .&'-a>'+
 'Oh,' said Rebecca. And who is it that the young lady is wearing black forT
 Her mother. She died month ago. My lady had got very intimate with them, and she promised the mother to take the young one as companion au .,.sf .e-1 .s .-.
 Rebecca was sitting down by the fender on the iron stool they call 'footman' She star ed at Miles. That's an odd thing for her to do; isn't it?' ..a
 Well, you see, in talking together the two old ladies found out they were related in some distant way; connected at any rate; and think my lady took fancy to Miss Carlotta at first; Charlotte, you know, it spells in En- glish. Yes. wonderful thing for her to do.'
 Rebecca nodded her head Look here, Miles; she comes home cantankerous enough at all times, as we have cause to- know; but she is worse this time than ever What has put her out ?
 Miles did not answer.
 Now, then, can't you speak cried Rebec- ca, flying into contrary mood. Are you go ing to deny that she came in upon us in way just unbearable, not fit for Christian?
 She has been so all the way from Paris, said Miles. How the master bears with her and he that patient-is beyond me- Pheby thinks something must be amiss with her health leastways, she hinted as much.
 Something amiss with her temper cor rected Rebecca. yd- ..s e.5 l--",- -.
 TO begin with, she had a scene with Pheby in Paris, went on Miles. 'Pheby crossed her in some way; and for nothing in the world as she told me but that she asked my lady to see French doctor. My lady was quite vio- lent. It upset Pheby, and the next morning her fever was back again, and she had to be left behind at the hotel. Sir Austin would have stayed on there, but my lady insisted on travelling all the same Then he proposed that she should engage maid to attend her on the journey in Pheby's place. My lady refused, saying she should make Miss Donati her maid until Pheby was about again. Sir Austin was angry. ''Surely you cannot think of doing anything of the kind. mother r said he. ''Icould not permit it.; Carlotta is cur guest, our more than equal My lady hared out at that, and called him names; and she has been fit to snap all our heads oil ever since.'
 She seems sweet, dear young lady, in- terrupted Betsey, who had come in while Miles was speaking 50 grateful for any lit- tie thing done for her She was crying bit terly over the fire when l went into her room after my lady went down to dinner but she smiled up at me in pretty way, and dried her tears, as if to excuse herself, saying she felt strange just at first in new country, and had but recently lost her dear mother. "How good you are to me !" she said in her sweet childish voice; for l had knelt down to rub her poor chilled limbs. 'I shall feel happier when I get warm. The light and heat are blessed things."'
 You can't help liking her, said Miles And my lady has been that nasty and snap pish with her all the way over that l know what know, he added, dropping his voice as though he thought the walls might be alive with ears; and that is, that the master is in love with the pretty girl and means to show it.
 Then the fat will be in the fire," nodded Rebecca.
 My lady had found fault with Miss Donati for feeling chilly on the journey, but she caught cold herself. The next morning she did not get up and Betsy feared she was go ing to be very i'll. Anyway, she was very angry; she was not used to be ill with colds. Sir Austin wanted to send for the doctor, who lived but mile from the park gates but my lady forbade it. She hated doctors, she said i; most of them were nothing but incompetent pretenders, and she should recover sooner without old Fall than with him.
 By night she was so i'll as to be, Betsy thought, in danger, and Sir Austin took it up. .hlmonlf n nf 1hnFooc a& in Ina dog cart and brought back Dr. Fall. s.
 So far as 1 can judge. the lungs are in- famed, but she will not let me examine her, , he said to the master when he came down from the chamber. My lady was always ad- dicted to taking her own way, Sir Austin.
 Nobody knew that better than Sir Austin. The doctor ordered blister, and told Bet sey how and when it was to be put on. My lady flung the blister back in Betsy's face when it came, and would not have it on.
 She continued very i'll in bed, very; owing said the servants amid themselves, to the want of proper remedies. Sir Austin had got the doctor to send in sick nurse, and my lady refused to see her.. She would have only Betsy near her, nobody else. For two weeks even Sir Austin was hardly let go into the chamber; at the end of that time she got a little better, and would let Miss Donati read to her for an hour daily in book of her own soft Italian tongue, which my lady spoke as native But she did not get out of bed yet. However, danger was over, and the anxiety of the household relieved .......
 The beautiful May weather came in the sun was shining and the flowers were blossom ing. Miss Donati ran about in the warmth out of doors, light as bird. Released from the ill-temper of my lady she was happy as fairy princess.
 I shall like this climate aways when it is warm as this' she said one day to Sir Austin, as he neither coming in. and her soft dark eyes were sparkling, and her cheeks blushing His answer was too low for me to hear; but his blue eyes smiled back into hers, and he drew her little hand within his arm, and led her back to the pleasure garden again. What Miles had said was true; Sir Austin loved her and meant to let the word know it..
 With my lady up, and my lady in bed, things were widely different. Sir Austin was master now in fact as we'll as in name Every word of his, every little wish was implicitly obeyed by the servants. ~They would have liked to obey him always had they dared.