Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-08
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Nattie's story was simple enough.
Tie orphan girl of former servant in a
wealthy family, Matte had shared the
lessons and the play Of the younger
daughter Of the house, until q time came
when ii was convenient to turn the hum
bic companion adrift to work for herself.
il may have been a piece of Ill luck his
n5ighb0rs ascribed to Drew, that it
should have been to his farm that the
gu came as hel p to his sister, or it may
have been piece Of his good nature that
made him agree to take under his roof
this pretty lass, unframed for service,
and educated far above her station.
Drew's widowed sister, Mrs. Bankes,
who lived with him, and whose child it
was Matte had come to nurse. among
other duties too numerous to mention.
fer there was but one servant kept, ex-
claimed in despair when the farmer
bro1ght home the young, lady-like, del
icate-loozing girl:
" We want strong, handwriting
lass This one does not know her right
hand from her left. She is as good rs
LAZY, or as bad, and has never MIXED
COW in her life ! What were you think
Jig OF to bring her here ?"
"Ah that's just my luck; well, we
L>ust do the best we can with her. If
the steward had never mentioned her to
re, now-but then he did mention her,
and here she is"
There she was, and there she stayed,
apt to learn, willing to be taught, crate
full for the real kindness she met with.
Matte was soon the best hand at milk
ing for miles around, and soon devoted
20 the baby. Three years passed quiet
~, and then came the romance of Mat
ties life.
She was 20 that summer. Adam
Armitage, a grave man, was fully ten
years her senior. A great traveller.
member of the world-renoWned scien-
tltic society, student and a Giscoverer
he was between two scientific expedi-
tons, refreshing heart and brain by
walking tour through the home coun-
tries.
Adams walking tour ended at the
farm Drew had taken only year be-
fore, and the dwelllng house it had been
found more convenient to inhabit than
tie smaller building on the old land
close to the road. Mr.. Armita e fo!.al
the pure air of the Downs gooI foy Ii -.
lie made friends with all the family. 20
Matte it was delightful to meet luoe
more some one with all the tricks and
manner OF tie more refined society
among which her youth had been
passed. Little Harry followed this new
Er1e1dwbGrever he went; Harry mother
ce;'ed him right down pleasant GEN
tlenan +; the farmer called him a GOOD
Mcn.
Lney all missed him when he went
E -, Matte most of all; but the fol-
Ling summer saw him there again, a
wf'jtoGle old friend this time, and no
st-aDger.
Drew, q keen observer Of all that went
or around him, was not SO much taken
l'v surprise as his sister was. when one
Gsy toward the end of this second visit
n am and Matte were both mysterious
~ missing. A strong armed country
lass made her appearance before night
She was the bearer OF q note from Mat
tie, confessing that she and Mr.. Arni-
tage were married, and hoping the SER
want sent might supply her place, so
that none would De Inconvenience.
Drew might shake his head and look
thoughtful, but MIR. Ar,nitage was his
own master, and il was rot the first time
gentleman had married q country lass.
Beside, the deed was done and past re-
call. They had gone quietly to one of
the churches IN the town, and from
whence the sound Of bells doated up to
the fara1. and had been married by
special license. Adam had taken a
lodging for his bride, and there they
passed one brief, bright week of happi4.
ness, tlen one morning walked quietly
back together, Matte blushing and
smiling, and looking SO lovely and lady
like il a simple dress that she used to
wear before she came to the farm that
tEey hardly knew her.
Adam explained that he meant to
leave his wife for two days-no more
in the care of her cid friend /; at the end
OF that time he would return and fetch
her. There were arrangements to make
with regard to the scientific expedition
about to start Immediately. 1t would
sail without him now, but it behooved
him to do his best that his place should
be as well filed as might be. There was
also his mother to see, and prepare for
receiving Matte.
Matte walked little way with her
husband and the farmer, along the
breezy uplands, and then Adam sent her
back and fastened his own steps in the
direction of the little station at the foot
OF the Downs. When hetame again, he
said, laughing, that it would be from
B station, and that he would Dive
in a fly through the Stonedene gate and
along rAe t2fck, and only approach to a
carriage 70 "a leading to the farm
Matt vent away smiling, as he meant
she should do, and only paused now and
then to look after the two men as long
as they remained in sight. It was nat