Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-01
RESTORED TO HER LOVER.

| DOLLY dUOuG To lOS6 my 1a1Gn1ul COOK, i
took friends advice and went to Castle
Garden to secure capable. emigrant girl.
l found one who had brought with her
flattering testimonials from her former mis-
tress-a lady of title.
and would have been attractive looking had
it not been for a peculiar gloom which slum-
bered within the depths of her great black
\ eyes, and dwelt in the sombre curves of her
full red lips.
She rarely met your glance, and if she did
SO, would exert her eyes as though she had
| received a shock. But if not sunbeam in
the kitchen, she proved to be treasure of
neatness and efficiency, and I congratulated
myself on having securing her.
Alter while, however, symptoms of dis
satisfaction showed themselves in the man
ner Of my faithful Katy, the waitress who
had been with me since I had commenced
housekeeping
'Mrs. Freeland," she said hesitatingly,
"1'm sorry to trouble you, but really cam t
stand such carryings-on no longer. Either
Frederika must leave, or must"
"Why, Katy, what is the matter?
thought everything was going on all right
| What fault have you to find with Frederi-
| ka?"
ooh, don't ask me, ma'am," answered
Katy with a shudder 81 don't want to
hurt anybody, and horses couldn't make me
tell what l think of that dreadful girl. The
| way she goes on in her sleep is enough to
make ones hair stand straight up"
why didn't you tell me she was an un-
pleasant companion for you at night, Katy?
l will DO away with that. You shall have
| a separate room"
Katy's face cleared.
II don't want to put you to any trouble.
Mrs. Freeland.'
1T won't be half as troublesome to fix I'D
room for you Katy, as it would be to lose
you. But you mustn't think badly Of poor
Frederika because she has bad dreams, The
best OF us have them. They are caused by
Indigestion"
Katy looked urconvinced, but she was
too mindful OF her proper place to argue
with "her lady," as she was fond of calling
me IN talking to her comrades, as she
designated her m..tes.
80 had bedroom fitted up for her on
the side of the house most remote from Fred
erlka's room-which was only accessible bv
the back stairway.
For If Katy had such feeling about be-
ing near her it was best for her to feel en-
tirely at ease about receiving chance visit
from her.
After making This change everything
went on smoothly again for while. Q
But one day / had occasion to 90 into
the kitchen to concoct Fred's favorite pud-
ding, and just as had stirred in the last
Ingredient, step sounded outside the door,
followed by brisk rap.
saw frederika give 4 glance at the new
conner through the wind ow, and then, with
lace as white as the to wei with which she
was polishing the glass he held in her hand,
she started for the stairw ay,
Katy just then came n.
eco to the door, Kat W I said. feeling
sure that we were on the verge of a catas.
trophe.
For Frederika's blancl Led cheeks and her
sudden flight told a story Of their own.
A deep-toned voice wit b a f,,reign accent
In it asked:
docs girl named F rederika Ii We here ?'
did not wait for Ka ty to renlv An i'm
pulse to stand betwee,n Freder;ta a nd the
trouble which l saw was coming to her,
prompted me to 60 forw ard and meet the
man whose appearance mad so alarmed er.
But he was far from looking like a. do y
gerous person. He was tall and of muscn1a,
nuno' OUT MS blue ey es were full of kindly
ngnt, ana MS rudy ;heeks were as smooth
as girls. He coul not have heen M - ,ooro
than eighteen. "oon 'noio
question. s 0ieu n's
Frederlka iIv es here" 1 said, "but I
LII, .nlnk sne Is not feeling WELL Will you leave
er day ?" 49,, >' = A'A '''o'''-
Il wish to SIX after Zintha Kicker. She
ls my promise wife, and she came over in
the same shiTl with Frederika. Ihsye been