New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-08


Srure et the most select receptions. Whether the
1t that she presided over fashionable school had
made her lose caste or no, she chose secretly 10
believe that it had. and for thus reason let ner
koluupnous black silk robes rustic only In the most
Erreproachable sssembIages. :,
She greatly desired that her pupils shouid
IN bear the sacred sign OF srlaocranc
barentaee. She did not object 10 the offspring OF
ntrurgfing plutocras; for she was wise in her gen.
Grafton. and had seen more than one costly LADEN
camel squeeze itself through needles eye straight
Into the kingdom Of the blessed. But she bad
strong objections to having her school lose tone'
Above all things, this washerdread and aphofIenco'
And therefore she hsd been covertly distressed by
fbe anpl,cation of Twining for bis daughters ad-
mission. She had placed hm before ne had
.noken three words to her. She always placed
with equal speed everybody whom she met for the
frst time. He was q decayed foreigner. and sue
abominated decayed foreigners. dc was a person
who wanted to make his common nsue oadsn''l
prot by the prestige of her establishment ana sue
had like dstaste for all persons Of this Glass; en0
looked at Claire's attire. and inwardiy shisereo'
Tire girl had ON frock cut and trimmed Va way
that struck her observer rs positively saianic- ihs
lovely natural wave of her hair had been tortured
bv her mother into long rnglets made sleek ana
f;rm under the Suffering spell of susar-snd-water
and pendant about her plump bare shoulders with q
rraoeless vertical primness But the head ana
front of the poor chlds Offending was, IN the "gh'
of her new critic, q hat which Mrs. Twining es-
teeucd q triumph of taste, which she had bought IN
q great bargain the day before. and which was
half smothered from crown to brim, In ANAL white
roses each bearing little movable glass bead that
that WIS meant to initiate dew-drop
Ma Arcularius decided. however, to re-
csive Claire as sne of her pupils. There
had been a fallingoff, of late. in their
list. A good many sweet girl-graduates had gone
of at her Last commencement day. Besides 1t was
absurd to suppose that any flock could be kept
from an incidental black sheep or so. More than
tina there was q fascinating intelligence abouf
Clsir,s face with its two dark-blue stars OF eyes,
"a q musical sorccry in the child's timia tones
then she spoke that no diablerie of millinery could
dispcl.
II soon proved that Claire's fellow-scbolars were
Ear from sharing this latter opinion. She was re-
eeived among them with naughty GOODNESS, varied
bv Incidental gigcles- She suffered three days oil
riIent torturc aud at their end told her father IN
paesion Of tears that he must take her away irein
Mrs. Aroularius's school. The girls there al
deanisea her ana at her. hardly one OF them
had vet even spoken to her; they seemed 70
think her beneath them it was horrible; she could
not stand it; it was just as If she had some disease
and they were ali afraid of catching 1t from her'
There Is enc girl" sobbsd Claire. with ner Ards
reund her fathers neck and her head on ms oc@1'
kindly breast. ''that know shall slap OF tnfo"
.on.thine at if / stay She has red hair and very
Lii. skim with little freckles all over it. and she
"a mite fat. She wears different dress every day.
and it,s alxays something handsome bnt queer fo
Look at heard her tell another gri that al
har clothes came from Paris She brings Two
hapauas for lnnch aad long cakes spread over with
chacelate that spirit ont something soft and vel
low. like custard, when she bites into them, ana
al; b.r f;ngers Well, father, that girl sits near
ma aud she is always making fun I"
me hehiud my back, and whispering things about
ma IN the Others that make them burst ont
laughing and atch me from the corners OF their
eyes OF course this only at recess ont 81 aii
times. father can feel how they are thinking tha'
have no right, no business among them And
perhaps havn'k Oh, father, want 10 be a LADY as
much as you want me to be one. but Ism tneIs
.orns other way of learning howl Ii you'll only
take me from that dreadful place. An Al 20 any
where else you pleaseF
Indienant vet pierced with sympathy for has dar-
,nv. Twiniug promised her that she should go back
no moro to Mrs. Acnlarinss
Claire kissed him and then put her wei cheek
ssainst his But an instant later sho lifted her
head She had thought of her mother. who was
paylng visit that evening upon one Of their lei
low -boarders and at this very moment was stating
tn her hostess With sort Of satnTnine bragadoclo,
that Clare's new school fought to he regular
frstc,ass one and DO mistake. for 1t WAS going TO
cost regular Grst-class kind OF a price"
but mother :" said Claire, in anxious query.
what viii she say, father !"
"Neyer mind what your mother will say my
dearn Answered Twining. III his gentle undertone-
And CLAIRE remembered certain night IN One
hundr red aud twclfth-kt night which she bad
never really forgotten. we know, and whose ILL
cideat was fatsa sharply to revisit her through
many an evsnifnl year yet nnlivsd.
Pat Clairss tears were scarcely dried before she
xeor.tsed the pron;se Won from her father and
askea him to revoke il. Her young face looked
male and yesolute as she did Her brief burst Of
weakness had passed The ambition to seize and
hold any near means of advancement Was ALREADY
NO wsak impulse in her youthful being.
Az it afterward struck the great Key
note OF her lie and became the source OF every dis
cord or harmony that life was 10 contain. 50 now
,y orce had begun to stir secret centres and to pre-
luas the steady influence which must soon lapel
and sway her.
..Iet me try little while longer. father she
said. standing near him and holding his hand Her
head was slightly thrown backward her month
was grave aud firm. She was SO slender and fragile
that a is solemn mood might have made Que think.
as he regarded her. OF lily that had fornd some
art 10 cast ASIDE ITS droop. while all its ghtsoiae
traits of stem or petal still remaiDcd-
"Yes mean It father sue continued, with
very deep serionspess !" have began 20 climb the
hill, and shsa't get tired spen and sit down to
rest. You told me mnst not. and won't 1 do
not want 10 cit down at all until shall reach the
top. But yon can help me- if you Will; you can
make 1T easier for me." She pressed his hard.
" Wal yoa make it easier. father ~ she said.
"Yesp he answered. lie spoke the weri with
ont knowing what she meant. He oonld baye
spokcn no other at this moment with her eyes fixed