Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24

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| Accordingly she went to vespers at
the cathedral in the afternoon and after
that regularly three times day to diff
ferent churches.
It was then that the landlady thought
it Der duty to call.
She appeared in Miss Pandora
Piper'sapartment at the awful hour of
ten, majestic in her crimping pins, and
with very serious countenance and
was welcomed in with smile by the
little music teacher.
"Good evening, Mrs.. Grimm" said
she, Il haven't had a call from you for a
long WHILE"
mo, Miss Piper, you haven't" said
Mrs. Grimm with emphasis. "You
couldn't expect me to call after such
carvings on"
| "Why, what do you mean, Mrs.
Grimm ?" CALCULATED Miss Piper.
"Can you ask, Pandora Piper?" an
swered the landlady in her deepest
chest note. "The whole neighborhood
is talkin' about YOU"
about mel" screamed Miss Piper.
"You and that man." said the land
lady.
my pupil, Mr.. Sliger" sobbed Miss
Piper, now fairly in tears.
"Your pupil? Don't tell me-" said
Mrs. Grimm. "Miss Pandora Piper, I
shall be obliged to put up bill for my
second floor. You've got to co."
ooh, oh, OIL" cried Pandora, "Can
you think any harm Of me? Why, you
could come in at any moment Nora is
in and out every now and then. Such d
respectable elderly gentleman, and such
a correct person as amp
ut isn't me, Pandora said Mrs
Grimm, quite melted. Its the neigh
borhood. The church going (if it is
church) finished 'em. You're OF age
this long while, my dear; you ought TO
know how to behave; but I can't coun-
tenance this. shall pu' up the bill.
Oh, oh, oh, Pandora! that it should
come to this!''
Poor Miss Pandora!
| As her friend aud landlady walked
out of the door with her handke chief
to her eyes, she stood motion ess as
though turned to pillar of salt
She saw jast how this repair of neg
lected drcation must appear to. her
small circle If discarded pupils, and
felt q strong desire to drown'herself, or
Jump out of the window, or turn on the
gas, or take box of matches in her tea,
and she might actually, it seemed to her
afterwards, have died of modification,
hit that the gong at the front door,
pal'ed violently at this moment,
STARTLED her, and Nora, running up,
wrapped in a waterproof cloak, for she
had been making preparations to 60 to
bed, announced:
|, "Mr. Sliger!"
"He can't come up" said Pandora,
"at this hour of the night"
mo, miss he asks for you to come
down." said Nora.
Pandora went down.
Mr.. S!iger was at the door.
"There's telescope at the corner, y
he said; something going on in some
star or other, believe. Get a bonnet
and shawl, and come and have peep,
It will be lesson in astronomy for me.
You can explain it, you know-same
terms as the other lessons"
Pandora without word obeyed.
i The door closed after the two, leaving
, Mrs. Grimm staring atNora.
"That's the capsheaf," said the lady
"Shall I sit up for them? ?" asked
, Nora.
"No," said Mrs. Grimm II will"
Meanwhile Miss Pandora and Mr.
| Sliger peeped through the telescope
, and saw the rings of Saturn, which Mr.
> Sliger supposed to be phenomenal anc
, temporary. and which were explained
by Miss Pandora to be fixtures, anc
then adjourned to an ice cream saloo1
r of much elegance.
This. indeed, was desperate dissipa
3 ton, Miss Pandora said to herself, as
!: she sat before the cut glass goblets OF
. the damask cloth, and saw the watel
, splash from the little fountain in tn,
center into the aquarium and over tn,
Q glossy plants, all reflected in the lon,
1 mirrors. However, what did it matter
2 She was already talked about" turned
Q out of her lodgings as person who hat
/ gone wrong. She would keep thi
r merry moment to remember when sh,
s had put an end to all by saying to tn,
: neglected pupil that she could NJ
t longer impart instructions to him.
He was ordering every indigestibl,
0 luxury on the bill of fare, the diamond
u on his little finger flashing like small
sun, obsequious walters bobbin.
q about behind them. He looked kindl!
= at her, and asked her if she liked thil
;. or that. He was as simple as an old ba
by; as kind as an old lady, and he wa
/, a nice, pleasant looking man.
G Gall over! All overl' she said to her
q self. 81 might have known what
It wicked world this is, and how i'll i
h thinks of innocent things. Why Nigh
q not. I go on teaching him for ever with
out harm?"
Q People were coming in from con
r certs, from the theaters; tables wer.
Q filling: but theirs between two colun- NJ
: beyond the fountain, was very quiet.
r The walters were gone to execute M
: Siger's behests. Suddenly he turned
t to her, and took letter from his pock
= ct.
"Miss Piper" he said, "read that"
Pandora opened the missive ant
a perused it.
1t was from firm of lawyers, speak
/. ing in plain terms OF Mr.. St. Leger as
gentleman, and map OF honor and for
Q tune.
Q II got 'em to give it to me-" he said
Q ITO show you" @ ....
t II did lot need it, indeed" said Pan
: dora sadly. "And this is the way you
name is really spelt? st. Leger! It's
:. beautiful name"
: at sounds little curious to me-" b
: said. Mother wrote it Siger. neve
o knew, but, you see, TIM all right. The
O never took me without a character whe
d I went for place in the poor times an
I couldn't expect You to take me will
6 out character, either. II don
n know whether you despise me for m
y ignorance or not, but if you don't, VIII
n want you to take me for your pup
y for life--to marry me, you know, Par
=. dora. VIII you9"