Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-13

away several times one month, saying thag
her aunt needed her. But Mrs. Wells got
Mr.. Wells to write letter to Miss SANDER
son, quite cross, saying that she Oughtn't 70
neglect her guardian and his family, 80
guess she knew she was obliged to come.
They were talking about 1t hot and heavy
one morning when was in the room mend
ing dress for Mrs. Wells to go out in; II I'd
a been in the young lady's place | wouldn't
have wanted to come; everybody but Master
Frank imposed on her, and the tricks Miss
Hattie used to play on that sweet young lady;
I'd like to have shaken her for, would. IL
was Carrie i" here and "Carrie" there till
bestirred myself sometimes to run up and
down for her, for she wasn't over strong,
and Mrs. Wells thought nobody but herself
had right to be weak,
Miss Caroline had fair face, with straight
features, and brown eyes with the express
sion of asaint The gentlemen that used to
come to the house, after the twins was mar
ried and Miss jenny off with one of them to
Europe, set great store by Miss Caroline,
and that did make Miss Hattie mad. She
was seventeen then, about the same age with
Miss Carrie, and much richer than the other
| young lady, so she was bent on being mar
ried first. There was one gentleman land a
generous gentleman he was too, as I'Ve good
cause to know, Mrs. TOmkins, my dear,
that was mighty fond Of Miss Carrie. It
was about that time that poor Wilson was
COurting me, my dear; SO natural like
took a great interest in Miss CaroIine's affair."
and did what could for Mr.. Batchellor;
| that was his name, and very bad one, too,
it was for nice-spoken man that wanted
to marry. Mrs. Wells was round good bit
herself, my dear, pushing her own daugh-
ter forward, as you may believe. There
! were several times when Miss Carrie was at
| Do IN 4o1so hnr
to some entertainment, and once he got his
way; the second time Mrs. Wells had one Of
her dangerous headaches, as she liked to call
them, when she would declare that il Miss
Carrie didn't sit by and fan her she would
40 out Of her mind. You see it was easy for
Miss Hattie to say that her mother thought
Miss SandersOn the best nurse of the two,
and hint to Mr. Bachelor that there weren't
no need to throw away the ticket to the
theater. And he was taken in? The best
of them is so stupid sometimes, my dear !
That sptteful girl actually gave him to un-
derstand that Miss Carrie didn't like him.
Now when he comes to me for help / says to
him, "Mr. Batchellor," says, "yOu're
fool" l says. Not right straight up and
down, you know, Mrs. Tomkins, my dear!
Land alive didn't dare! Not but as being
housekeeper amt above the cook and such
like in position, you know; but still he was
real gentleman out and out, and was one
as always knew my place, which am sorry
to say, Mrs. Tomkins, my dear, there's
many girl now that doesn't. But give
him to understand that Miss Hattie wasn't
worth the other one, take her twice over !
Do you think could put what l knew into
his headP ''Why, it's you, Mrs. Carter"
saye he, smiling pleasantly, Gas is mistaken.
Miss Wells is doing her best to persuade
Miss SandeTsOn Il wish you could have
heard how he spoke that name, it did
my heart good, l tell you) tO-tO-like
me-" And he blushed, nOr-bright, my
dear; he went the color of the fire there. But
if / didn't fly off the next minute when he
says as calm as possible, 81 have great
many good friends, Mrs. Carter" says he;
"last night Miss Warburton showed me,
real delicate like" sayshe, " that she knew
what was going on, and would do all in her
power to help me.' E." She did !" cries out,
quite forgetful of myself, for once, and
jumping up to put more wood in my stove,
"she did!Y For, you see, none better than
myself knew the slyness Of that young lady;
and as for lies, my dear, they were no more
to her than the very air she breathed. The
others, some of them, were bad enough for
deceit, but she did beat all
Mr.. Batchellor looked surprised first and
then gave, and then he says, "It seems to
me you haven't good opinion Of anybody,
Mrs. Carter" very sorrOwfully indeed.
"StOp,Y says l; .'''you Just begin to talk
about Miss Carrie, " says /, "and youll see
who | think We'll Of" says /. "Pm not blind
nor deaf, nor crazy neither, thank the Lord, !"
says /, "and if you don't get Miss Carrie"
says l, getting pretty excited, you'll be
sorry to the end Of your days." says /.
Whether he was angry with me- or whether
some sense was coming into him at last, /
don't know to this day, but he looked at his
watch and says, "It's late, Mrs. Carter, and
Pm much obliged to you. Don'tfOrget me-"
And with that he slips a heavy reminderinto
my hand and walks away. / used to be
afraid that the servants would notice him
talking to me, but he was very careful about
not staying long, and they all guessed that
Wilson and me was promised.
Well, for some weeks after that, Mrs.
Tomkins, my dear, | kept my eyes well
open, and nice little game was played
Mrs. Wells and Miss Warburton was as thick
as you can think, and Miss Florrie, it was
settled, was to keep Mr.. Bachelor away
from Miss Carrie and push him onto Miss
Hattie without loss of time This was the
plan, my dear, but do you fancy Miss War
burton ever kept to her word in her lifeP 1t
was sdear Mrs. Wells," and "dear Mrs.
Wells'' and "darling Hattie" and al the
time she was trying to cheat her "darling
HattieO out of the man she was afterl That's
friendship for you'll But Miss Hattie was
too sharp for her for once, my dear, and
though / couldn't abide Miss Hattie, Twas
wicked enough to be glad that Miss War
burton's tlirtings and gigglings came to
nothing.
Well, pretty soon elegant flowers come
every few days for Miss Carrie, and don't
you think l had to hide them in my room
and send her word to come for them! If the
poor child wasn't bothered to know what to
do with all her baskets! And the hearts,
eases standing up all round, as implOring as
YOU please! You see that very same Aunt
Charlotte was an old vixen, or pretty near,
that had lost both husband and children, and
she didn't care for no. hing but to have Miss
Carrie around. She had a regular paid
nurse, but 'tWasn't the same as Miss Carrie
by no means, Mrs. Tomkins, my dear.
Wen, one night land never shall forget
it if | live five hundred years, which l
mayn't, for its out of nature, you know Mr..
Bachelor asked Miss Carrie to go to
church with him some way off to hear the
music that he said was real beautiful. Some
way q 10 mink Miss Hattie got to know
about 1t, aud she says, quick as lightning,
for / heard her, q" Let's make up a party,
says she, as bold as you like; "the more the
merrierw Natural like, the poor man
couldn't say no, so she runs to her mother,
Miss Hattie does, and tells her she's going
to ask Miss Warburton to go along. Mrs.
Wells, she was agreeable to any fun for her
spoiled baby, and then she calls me, S'Ask
Johnnie Taylor, too" / heard Mrs, Wells
say, as I come into the room; = he's very
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