New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-11

DON'T please she said don't distract my mind
ron my business. You are guardian and am
nen-Wiie. hen-wife at so much wages per week
knows nothing about Gardens of Eden
hut when that person at so much per week
creates the Garden of Eden around her, AT this
wife in IT.
This momentl And the nextY
This moment and forever are the same to my
mind i have vision of happiness that may
melt away rs ths blossoms will vanish from these
exquisite trees. Should it be So am broken
Here is Miss Priscilla said Hen. smiling mis-
eeheySnsly, while she Slyly dashed of happy tear
Hang Miss Priscillap mutterod the supposed
cOnnolsseur.
i have been consulting my practical sister Anne
SAM Miss Hyde, and she agrees with me that it
VIII be better TO keep the fowls for you a little
longer and to let them be we'll grown and fattened
before Sn, they are transferred 20 new home
capital idea y said George, greatly relieved TO
his visits.
Our little maid here will take good care of them
Tor you; And, perhaps you will come soon again to
have We, look at their progressP
willingly said George, beaming upon her.
ron and another gentleman connolsseur have
agreed TO take the entire flock from think you
know Mr.. Gansborough. Perhaps you will come
together some dayP
No. said Hen stamping her little foot
STRANGE
| hate himp said Hen. He-he poisoned our
baby chicks with cayenne pepper
My dear, you must leave my business arrange
ments to me-, said Miss Priscilla administering the
nearest approach to q snub that Hen had received
since entering her service.
Aud then she carried the connosseur away with
her. aud the henwlie was left alone in he kitchen.
garden. staring Mt the boom-covered fruit-trees in
dream, while the chicks pecked about, and ran
, Where thsy ought not to Co. and their mistress
their new owner had said about Paradise.
vi.
week later Miss Sophy and Hen were busy
q We N clO de Of stpnu
The drawers had been visited aud the eggs in
spected and tuTT ed.
Il begin 10 fear with AIMEE whispered Miss
soPhy, that our fortunes will not be made as
rapidly as Priscilla thinks Here we have all this
expensive machinery, and after all the village
schoolmstress has as many fow as we have. And
she a wooden mother but IN her life,
i don't believe much in the good of fortunes
said Hen sagely : III we all amuse ourselves, and
get enough bread and butter to eat, what does 1t
matter about the rrstf
'You are young and strong said Miss Sophy and
IL is all fun to You. But may say to you with the
frogs, What is play to you is death to u.s." We are
getting, at least Priscilla is, getting old, and we
delicately reared md brought up 10 expect
provision Tor our latter days. All our lives
taught to expect fortune TO come to u.s.
Indeed said Hen. Do tell me about it, dear
Miss SOphy'
You are such sympathetic creature don't
mind, though Priscilla aud Anne would DO 50
ours bg right. has been wlled away to little chit
Of American girl and we are left out IN the cold
She Is IN America, and We don't know anything
make the smallest inquiry Shut themselves up
from all knowledge concerning her. But 1t Is
a little hard. IL IL notF
herr
'Oh, no, no. Nor would we wish it. Only there
might have been shares. However, don't speak or
think OF IT, my dear. | am only afraid now that
we may lose our little all in this venture alter so
many frugal and laborous years.
You shall have the money. poor dears,' Thought
Hen Oh, 90 think of that monster Gainsborough
grasping 70 get i'll ] shall take care he does not,
kitchen. garden opened and the supposed George
GansOorough. the real Hansard, entered.
Here is enc Of our c9nnoisseurs said Miss s9Phy,
she added, az the real George appeared be
hlnd him. Well. | think we may safely deliver
them their pretty ilocks to-day
Miss Priscilla and Miss Anne followed the gentle
men into the garden for solemn aud memorable
moment was az hand-the moment when the first
ng OF her ock the farngs tnsy ma had 81
strangers All moved IN solemn procession
round the garlrn the sisters and Hen, and the con-
noisseurs toward the hen-house: Miss Priscilla
pnrposey fingered anu prolonged the walk, pointing
ont certain super-e fruittrees and descant-
ing on lettnces. cauiowers and parsley, with a
weak desire to put on the evil day ana to delay the
final parting with the feathered nursllngs.
Meantime, the supposed Gainsborough. the real
Hansard grave dsnlied Titn ms most Solemn emu
trived 10 place himself beside Hen and to detach
himself n little from the party.
Miss Fcatherstonhaugh,' he began, limpl0re you
to listen TO me. Only think of the undignlhed posi-
ton i'm which You have placed me. | arn here under
false prrtences, deceiying these hmiaDle ladies' az
10 have an opportunity of pleading nv cause with
YOU
IL is very foolish Of YOU said Hen, aud all for
nothing No oloquence in the world could alter my
determination
Have you seriously thought of how Won cal bear
poverty for the rest of your life III Won accept me
Tor husband rs your poor dear uncle arranged,
you shall have every pleasure la the world all your
desires gratihed'
Il have no desires. and don't want them graft
t.lf 4 H.. nj nnlN
Won no MORE aud tn have done with all mention OF
that weary money which has been the plague OF my
neither Won nor touch IT, IL il delightful 10 me 10
think of the astonlshment of these dear friends
whom have learned 10 love when the unexpected
wealth drops down upon them
The imaginary GansbOrouga groaned. .
As for poverty, sir rather like 10. NO POSITION
ever suited me so well as that 40 present MI
IL Is all the fault OF that good nothing guar
dian of yOurs' growlcd the supposed sutor. tiay-
ing silly creature TO deal with he ought to have
managed better
with Indignation. Then drawing herself up to the
fullest height she could assume, she turned away |
from him and with few swift steps placed herself
deliberately by the real Georges side.
The hen-honse was now reached, the FOWL ap- |
proved aud admired, all the arrangements made lOr
sending them TO their new owners, and the process
sion filed home again, once more trayerslng , inc
kitchen garden the real Hansard cunnngly Degulling
the ladies' on. round and round the place Win ms |
question about their management OF vegetables ana
fruit; while Hen and the real Gainsbor0ugh tol- |
lowed at a little distance absorbed IN their own |
affairs
Il brought him horo,' said George, at the risk OF
your displeasure TO give him and you last chance
In one short week the time will be up, and the /
wealth-wealth which, despise 1T as we WILL can
make life 80 pleasant TO all OF us-wil ne gone lor-
ever from you and can never BIO recalled
DO not speak of il any more! ~,
Believe me- it Is only for vour sake nrge all thls
upon YOU. As for tiafnsborough, feel with you,
and more than ever since heard you on the subject
that man ought 70 be able to make all nc TO
quires for himself
All now | can listen to You. 49,
Would might venture to go farther. III could
only feel you would listen to all nave 10 say
Try
Han oortd yon marry n man who has nothing