The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-19

lis all because your eyes are bright:
sialf1 q psfr 70 end With 'oo."-
When maids ANA what can't we do!
beh0!d!-tle rondeau, tasteful, iight,
lou IEkoaes" Age.
ASzITTLE RUSSIAN SERVANT.
"Who's tbstEEf asked the cpuntsss,, stopping in
'front.' of a young giEl fifteen or sixteen years of
age. Don't over an embroidery frame. The
y~ounsssifIrose ..s p Frustrated herself thrice be-
fore her mistress, then getting up, remained
Standing, her bands banging by her side, her
mead slightly bsnt forward under the iuvesti-
gazing gaze - the eorntess, WHO, through her
eyc-sisss, closely scrutiniZed her.
VI IS the now girl, your hislncss, answered
Tue head !ady's maid coningtorward with the
ar OF Importance thai thlrtysycars employment
gives to no mater what $functi mary. ''She is
tie darshtor of Foma, of4 tlo village of Ike
h'ne. She Is comsda ssstarn.to pay her faith
sr's ohroh-hf is nj M6scow.f'S
These PEASANT girls can do nothing" said
ssos sS1 70 So %iasf @sss.sslss'; "ssha' do 20"
"sho doesn't embroiier badly, ycnr high
the embrotd, rios-not III the ground. bat to
' ssa ,5aoT d Gsa,s TIT. il fSF tie ley 'P'le' table of
=n 5sS 1 sa }ssa, WIZ sssH Hp} ss sPqt st4 afF g a lis' p' tas
~, ~ s sgt ~ sRy A. arg y Y CLOSELY that sas mp Of he's
4saiass sosAstS skle said. -'aorms here. litua
Tho littlo girl advanced, and'thsfctnnthsssaha
spoctcd her as infinitely as she had done the
'4 :# #ss s;:ss's .has FnA,rgs|r name"
Tic word anne like u breath from the rosy
iips.
you mast sbpak lauder if Won want us to
near you, ssa1 tha head lady,s maid. ansrtly.
Mavra tpr,ied Rerss large, blhe, starlled eyes
"sit d r"Si V yoit A VIII sh nga GIN III n1 Countess,
amused at her ,esw ltay.t sMh,h aequick, grace.
ful movement the young girl resu,ned her scat
h Sela slS s FL stss sss,si fs Ell me s ,:issa n aa 4lPsE
of INC stuff viii, tllat short, sharp noise that
stimulates the action of the land.
That's right; you may go on said the
countess, her nerves irritated by the regularity
or tue mHvamont.
Then, turning her back upon the young girl
and trailing the Heavy, sumptuous folds of her
xsptpISSFFhs dissSrpsarsl Br5nslfuesdapF,
winch was FEST ectfully Closed after her by Tie
head ladys maid. The countess, an accom-
plishcd mistress Of ashOuss, iinade a practice of
paying a dai y visit to this room, which was re-
served for the women Of her service. Msvra
was lett alone in The workshop, a large, we'll
lighted chamber, furnished simply with tables
and chairs for the use of the ipnumsrable
wo49en sAd girls invariaGay attached to the
service ofahoss oble, laAie&wBo Mowsoawell
howb maintain their rank III that blessed time
OF serfdom. AT this hour the workroom was
empty. Some of The women were washing,
others ironing. some cleaning and turning up
side down everything in tue private apartment
the countess Na61d 5ust fefE &Theyoung peasant
girl, with hei needle III lifted, rested her rudy
hand upon The edge ofthc. frame aud looked
around her.
What m~ultitudes ofsembroidered gowns. with
their rich lace trimmings, hung there on the
wall, waiting spme shi Jrorairs. What end
loss pet,ieoats, with tho. ~ornamented %tiounces,
all freshly lro4ed, on ,cords along the huge
ro0msss'yaat ssanseM tscssspSS won hardly
an hoar, r'nnetlstSa 1d''clfshiof US ia"gs az u
pillow, nsod only for this purpose; and there.
ma basketGop the eotnsrs OF, .hs table. what
piles OF cambria chemises, delicatelv
piped and plated, trimmed with Nalcn-
sispnss slise sAaa Sor9siafnsed siih Abtishs
son. without counting the silk stockings
in that other bashe', and the rings by dozens
worn by tho countess Oh her tn fingers. In
:his,puHd pfFYhyA inge uafiaf GDa'A heaven,
whatia6pof s,cs given teSohe person, that
and how the uothingress- OF these was maIs
Mayra sat wondor.srrickeu,A u hsshasa 1uay,s
maid coming iuto the room found her still in d
state OF stnpefac'i"nSfs!pshsd above all at
having maio these refCtfiDus.
We'll, yogasffpesNYssah o sa'd to her, with
4 boastfnl LOOK. 'fOTf Countess took II fancy to
s you i Ii III n .ssf :, s,G o1 you 2osy are fS.n now n on IL, he, list
II ,ss il n aps :,s s,;s sir a. COUNTIES ) e. s ;nhes a fancy like
the Girl '''" maui "'''''A''S ''q"'''A
%sre e.l,,"S sa, s os' insi, n iasS . ,a ,h like so al : % nna
generous. Essidcs, tins is asrich,house; moth
ing is 6tAte9-npt9GHs atRH g1i,s3S better
than 4SuT vfiases cSHtinnnsd Dacka, proud OF
belonging TO such noble masters audsdesirous
of impysBsfnK 0dahe nina eefs fke1 simple peas
ant s%nsei Sss, the 5ss w ,mp .nrs,as,.d and nd dignity Of tho
"N8SfHOk6 bBAttttfr4." re riitd M1avra..l Eend-
ing in,ont!y over her. work.
o,. "u ~ sssIs s.Ss hsos 49, o. 4 Il; raan aoi 1;ss
{ ?ss ss saesfas w. ;s MI ys NJ lt M, '9a''s'A at'Ss
N say @GSs sse was 4 av @s ov s1s T w snd o 'ims y
the late countess. She married a peasant"
wefssssSs sqrTAtss those Of a peasaut eirl; II Your
%S,s,F ,s nas a en- cup sssS 1esais ss s,sn another ms' rr ta'ns
,he coffee pc. and make haste before the others
come; ! caAt ask. eyeryoAe, YOU nndcystand.'
TO MasSSstkSees &SsbN Moo itfsfeNce be-
tween The isha of her father and the worlirp IN
of tlIeseiRRdrnal mansion. Here, A. ttfefe, her
life was spent III assiduous work from sunrise
10 suuset. There, her mother, an austere,
somber woman, like most village matrona, 70
whom, life mad proved no light mater; here.
kind AZ essaIsG .%i & sal.ss: MY s,ief dir;
Of the laliy visits ofsstke sQuntess, who, geues-
J&lvs&oaai 0016tngsfDOtE SYS64 VAkh Gk0kt tfisfii'