New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-06

While Anne was having the conversation with heI
father which has been recorded, Mrs MonntIoro anu
Rose were pursuing their different employments IN
this room. Mrs. Mountford IVES contradiction 20
everything about her. She wore ribbons Of tine
cOlors; and did worsted-work. She was round
plump woman, with rosy cheeks ana smlnng
mouth she was not quite SO innocent sD1 Easy fas
indeed where any point of interest was concerned
and she was doubly immovable In consequence OF
the fact that her interests were not ner own Da1
those of Rose and therefore she could not be MADE
to feel guilty in respect to them. She had HUE
table Of her IN the midst OF all the proPerues
which she called rubbish-accumuatedD by the gris,
and there pursued her placid way week atter Week
and year after year. working as IL she bad been Dorn
century earlier groups of roses and geraniums TOT
cushions and footstools and strips of many colored
work for curtains and rugs. Had she been permit
ted TO have her WILL the house would have been Iur
nished with these from garrett TO baseme9t; But hs
Rose was 'artlstIc' poor Mrs. MOuntfords Berlin
woods were rarely made any use OF. Ihey Were
given away as presents, and disposed OF AZ DazaI
There was closet III her own room which was 1ui
of them, aud happy woman was she ween any glIl
of her acquaintance married, or fancy fair was an,
her stores work6asket full Of the most brilliant
woods in tho tidiest bundles, German pattern
printed in squares little pile OF tradesmens pGoKs s
In red covers and small brown basket full OF Keys
were the signs of her little settlement III tne nait
These possessions stood upon small taDle Wltn
three legs decorated with q broad band OF Mrs.
Monntford's work. She had said boldly that If she
were not permitted to put her own work upon ne5
own table, she did not know what the Wota w0u nd
interfercd. Anne the only person VINO ever IN
terfered to save her stepmother from the tyranny
exercised over herby her own child but MIS- Mount
ford was not grateful enough to return this service
Rose was the presiding spirit of the hall. Though
| she did not originate anything, but followed her
sisters lead vet she carried out all tho suggestions
that ever glanced the surface of Annes nina
| with energy which often ended IN making tne
| elder sister somewhat ashamed OF her initiative
Anne's fances became stereotyped In Roses execu-
ton, and nothing but new idea nom thn
younger girls enthusiasm. When =, Anne
took to ornamental design, Rose painted all the PAN
els Of the doors and window shutters ana even nau
begun pattern of sunhOwers round the drawing
room (which had been newly decorated with dado
and three kinds of wall papers) when Anne fortu-
pateiy took to sketching from nature and saved the
walls nv directing her sisters thoughts in another
direction. The easel renamed substantial prOoI
of these studles but new impulse had changed inc
aspect of affairs. In the course OF the sketcnnR IL
had been discovered that some OF the cottages on
the estate were in the most wretched condltOn, anu
Anne, with the instinct Of pn1GIng S npon
| for new houses. The consequence OF when was
| that Rose with compasses and rulers and box OF
freshly cut pencils was deep in the question Oh scu-
| leres and washhouses. marking all the measure
| ments upon the plan with her whole heart In INC
work. H..
ford: Il suppose she is trying to talk him over; she
might Just as we'll try to move the house fou girls
never will understand that 1t Is OF no use arguing
One never can help thinking that reason must
prevail, said Rose, without raising her heau' a.
| the end
| .Reasonl' said Mrs. Mountford, lifting her hands
and her eyebrows; but il it were always rea-
| son what would that matterf As for Anne, she has
a great deal too much self-conAdence; sho always
And 40 She is-almost always said Rose, very
| busy with her measuring. DO you happen 10 re-
member mamma, whether II Is ninety feet OF nun
| dred that the pigsty must be oil tho houset
| What should know about pigstiesf / am sure
| often wonder papa takes ali the trouble he does
\ hoth 40 hpangtrODQ,
him. he has me to talk TO where you are concerned
but nnel--oh here she isIdort saw anythh,n ing.
| Won are at last. Anne; thought you were never
| Coming But wish had someone to do my work
| for me when l am busy about something else; as
Rose does for you She never takes so much trouoie
1T Is not her work., said Rose offended. it is my
| own, Mayn't have something now and then that
| is my ownf How many yards Anne, do you remem-
| Der must the pigsty DO off tho house
| Anne did not remember this important piece Oh
knowledge But she said 1T isin that book of spec
ications. 1t dry to read but Is very good DOCK
you should have II on the table TO refer TO- lou nave
made the living room too large IN comparison with
| tue rect of the house,
because they arc poor said Rose Indignantly
SIS that TO say that they Are TO have nothing pretty
in their livesP
But there must be ,b good Sculls sys sa ss
Anne. she Stoga W.; w.n nvor her sbonider at tho
drawings spread out on the table. Whether u was
the Importance Of the scuery Of the other mat
ters concerning her own happiness when sne hid 10
her head. NJ is certain that Anne's countenance
Gas very serious The very tono Of her voice proved
10 those who knew her 80 we'll that her MOOD wac
qrayer than usual At othor times the Importance
of the scullery would have brought tone Oh laug-
ter an accent of fun INTO her voice; put her gravity
was now quite reai 1ha haO Ssr sser and Of
| different order altogether Anne was ratnet pare
than otherwise with but slight eVanescent Color
now and then; her features goGd ner race oVa noi
ewes dark gray large aud lucid, and with long eye,
lashes curling upward. But Rose, though hhe nad
| all that bedute de diabie which Is the privilege OF
.i.oA thaFr nd n
her pretty little face and figure had not tho soldlty
nor her complexion the set and rigld tone Wncn
placid middle ago acqueg Inc ohS Ia serOus o s
nothing In heaven earth could ever make hor Smile
| again; the younger bent with momentaIy gra'ity
| and Importance over her work. But they nad no
| air of belonging 10 each other. Nothing but an acc
dent could have linked together two beings so ttle
resembling. The accident was Mr.. Monntioru, "nOu t
| Aountfords at ALL az everybody In the neighOor-
| hood allowed. They took after their mothers
| not the one and indiyisDle head of the,
family; but that did not really matter, for these two
girls like their mothers, were no more than acc,
dents III the house The ancient estate was entalled
| and knew nothing of such slight things as girls
| When their father died they would have TO give up
Mount and go away from It; IL was true that there
still would be great deal OF land N tho county
belonging TO OF them at least. for hr. Monntford
had not been able 70 resist the temptation OF buylng
and charging his estate at the time when no mar
red his first wife, and thought of no such mist0r-
tune as that OF leaving only couple Of girls behind
him. long life and boys to succeed HIM were as GER
taintes in his thoughts when he bought all the ands
| about CharwoOd and the estate OF Lower Llford
There they lay now embracing Mount on every side,
| Mount which must 90 70 Heathcote Mountiord' the
| head of the other family. IL was gTevOus. but 1t
| could not be helped. And the girls were not Mount
| fords either the one the other. They betrayed
shall we say. an inherent resentment against the
law Of entail and all ITS harsh consequences by re-
sembling their mothers and declining to be like tue
race which thus calOusy cast them forth.
Mrs. Mountford looked at them with very watchfnl
| ewes. She knew what 1t wac which had made her
husband send for his eldest daughter into his study
| after breakfast. 1t was q circumstance which
often CALLED Anne, O highspirited girl, that
her stepmotber should be IN the secret OF