Iron County register., 1881-10-27

asked Lucy, rather irrelevantly, as
thought, whether her grandmother was
still alive.
'sThe end of it all was, dears," said
Mrs. Williams, ''that consented to
take him in. You see it is only for nine
weeks, after all, and / have always felt
like a mother to him. He will have the
little bedroom at the top of the house,
and will use the small library for sit
ting-room. He will take his meals
alone, and will be in hardly at all dur
ing the day. shall have a wire blind
fastened across the window of the study
which overlooks the little room, and you
had better, I think, say nothing about
Mr.. Lindsay at the college,
Mrs. Williams says that Mr.. Lindsay
is better-looking than when be went
away.
lIay 11th.-Ought I to tell Miss
Griddle? Miss Griddle, as principal of
the college, and responsible to some ex-
tent for the surroundings of the stu
dents, not only in class, but at home,
would, am afraid, object peremptorily
and decidedly to Mrs. Williams new
boarder. She would take it as no ex-
cuse that Mrs. Williams had known Mr..
Lindsay ''since he was boy" and she
prepared to vouch for the gentlemanli-
ness of his conduct at all times and in
all places. Indeed, am not at all sure
that she would not decline to listen to
any reasoning on the subject, but would
bring matters to head at once, and
give Mrs. Williams the alternative of
losing or retaining the girls and myself,
and with us, her lucrative connection
with the college, by losing or retaining
Mr.. Arthur Lindsay. But is there, in
any danger to be apprehended from this
among US? 1 do not know. To be
negative answer, asked, s.What could
possibly happen in nine weeks" but 1
can't remember Lola Browns reply
about the ill-considered union of her
ridiculous aunt Sarah and uncle George.
and what quantity of possible sen-con-
troll and proper feminine dignity there
is contained among US.
I, Susan Finn, aged twenty-five, lady
professor of Mathematics and Ancient
History, and tolerably good-looking,
am certainly safe. Miss Grindle has
Mary Meryon, aged twenty-three,
student of Queen Anne's College-pret-
ty in quiet way, hard-wocking, unde-
monstrative and reserved-is also, 1
think, perfectly safe o yes, yes, dear
Mary is safe. She has told me herself
that the majority of gentlemen she has
met are not attracted to her, and, in
deed, she herself uses arts to attract
ho, hn oh is yxyhn
up in her work; and [ believe her. No,
if there is trouble in this house, it will
not be with Mary.
Ethel Austin, student, aged nineteen.
Ethel is nice, pretty and attractive, but
also good girl. Ethel says herself
that she likes fun;'' and 1 know that
her boy cousins never think their holi-
days have begun until she has joined
them. But Ethel is not at all free with
strangers, and would, am convinced,
do nothing clandestinely. Any man
who meets her mast like Ethel; but if
he intends making he must be open
and honest about it. But she is suscep-
tible; 1 am little fearful for Ethel. l
will keep near to Ethel.
Lola Brown, student, aged II. Lola's
little rogue. She would flirt with any
one. / am not sure that she does not
still keep up a kind of secret correspond
ence with a male cousin who has been
forbidden her fathers house; and she
shocked me once in church, whispering
that the curate, most exemplary young
man, as [ believe, was making eyes at
her all through the sermon. 1t is quite
likely that she was making eyes at the
curate; but, from the manner in which
he has several times spoken to me at
Sunday-school, 1 suspect the curate of
more taste and propriety than to make
eyes at her. Lola is most certainly to
be feared. She told Mrs. Williams once
at dinner that she would marry anyone
over fifteen; and the way in which she
uses those wicked blue eyes of hers
whenever we are out walking gives me
reason to be thankful that am not her
mother. had to deprive her of her
class in Sunday-school after the first
days teaching; for she discarded the
parable of the Prodigal Son, which was
the lesson, and kept the little boys in
fits of laughter with one of her absurd
Juliet, which belonged to her Aunt
son to regret the admission of Mr. Ar
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it will be in great part provided by Lola
Brown.
Nevertheless, I will not tell Miss
Grindle at least not yet. Nine weeks
will soon pass, and will keep near to
Ethel and watch Lola.
May 13th.-It is a week to-day since
Mr. Linsay came into the house, and
nothing has transpired to induce me to
alter my resolve of not acquainting Miss
Grindle with the circumstance. We
have none of us seen him. Lola does
not disguise her Impotence, but I lose
no opportunity of reproving her.
Nay 15th.-Lola Brown, as Fate or
her own determination would have it,
has been the first of us to see Mr.. Ar
thur Lindsay. She met him on the
stairs when coming down, more late
than ever, to breakfast this morning.
Ethel questioned her eagerly, and she
vouchsafed the following description
Light hair, five feet ten, and jolly,
tell you.,' At dinner this evening Lola