Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-08
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Mattie's story was simple enough.
Tie orphan girl of former servant in
lessons and the play Of the younger
daughter Of the house, until time came
when it was convenient to turn the hum
Bile companion adrift to work for herself.
il may have been piece of Ill luck his
n5;ghbors ascribed to Drew, that it
should have been to his farm that the
gill came as help 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,
AID 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,
tor there was but one servant kept, ex-
claimed in despair when the farmer
brought home the young, lady-like, del
icate-loolzing girl:
"We want strong, handwriting
lass This one does not know her right
hand from her left. She is az good rs
lady, or as bad, and has never MIXED
Jig Of to bring her here? ?"
"Ah that's just my luck; well, we
must do the best we can with her. If
the steward had never mentioned her to
lie, 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
10 the baby. Three years passed quiet
ly, and then came the romance of Mat
ties life.
She was 20 that summer. Adam
Armltage, grave man, was fully ten
years her senior. A great traveller, a
member of the world-renoWned scien-
t1tic society, a student and discoverer
he was between two scientific expedi-
tions, refreshing heart and brain by
walking tour through the home coun-
tries.
Adams walking tour ended at the
farm Drew had taken only a wear be-
fore, and the dwelling house it had been
found more convenient to inhabit than
tie smaller building on the old land
close to the road. Mr.. Armita ye fo1.nd
the pure air of the Downs good fox ii
Ee made friends with all the fairly. 30
Matte it was delightful to meet once
more some one with all the tricks and
manner OF the more refined society
among which her youth had been
passed. Little Harry followed this new
friend wherever he went; Harry s mother
ce;'ed him right down pleasant gem
tleman the farmer called him good
mcn.
Lney all missed him when he went
a%2T, Matte most of all; but the fol-
Icing summer saw him there again, a
welcome old friend this time, and no
stranger.
Drew, keen observer of all that went
on around him, was not so much taken
by surprise as his sister was, when one
G3y toward the end of this second visit
ls,am and Matte were both mysterious
~ missing. A strong armed country
lass made her appearance before night.
She was the bearer of note from Mat
tie, confessing that she and Mr.. Armi-
tage were married, and hoping the SER
want sent might supply her place, so
that none would be Inconvenience.
Drew might shake his head and look
thoughtful, but Mr.. Armitage was his
own master, and ii was rot the first time
q gentleman had married 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 foated up to
the farm. and had been married by
special license. Adam had taken
lodging for his bride, and there they
passed one brief, bright week of happi4.
ness, then one morning walked quietly
back together, Matte blushing and
smiling, and looking SO lovely and lady
ike in simple dress that she used to
wear before she came to the farm that
shey 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 we're arrangements to make
with regard to the scientific expedition
about to start Immediately. 1t would
sail without him now, but 1t 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 a little way with her
husband and the farmer, along the
breezy uplands, and then Adam sent her
back and hastened 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 fly through the Stonedene gate and
along tie track, and only approach to a
carriage Toil leading to the farm.
MAST 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
nraI that she should feel little afraid