The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-07-31
SsIsetsa Story.
RESTORED TO HER LOVER.


cook, I took friends advice and
went to Castle Garden to secure q
capable emigrant girl.
l found one who had bought
with her flattering testimonials
from her former mistress-a lady
Of title.
She was a tall fncly.built young
woman, and would have been attrac,
tive-looking had it not been for a
peculiar gloom which slumbered
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 avert her eyes
as though she had received . shock.
But if not q sunbeam in the kitchen
she proved TO be treasure Of neat
ness and efficiency, and congratu-
lated myself on having secured
her,
After q while, however, symptoms
of dissatisfaction showed them.
selves in the manner Of my faithful
Katy, the waitress, who had been
with me since l had commenced
housekeeping.
"Mrs. Frceland," she said hesi.
tatingly, I'm sorry to trouble you,
but I really can't stand such carry
ings-on no longer. Either Frederi.
ka must leave, or l must"
"Why, Katy, what is the matter?
| thought everything was going on
all right. What fault have you to
find with Erederika?"
"Oh, don't ask me, ma'am," an
swered Katy with a shudder. i
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 unpleasant companion for you at
night, Katy? l will do away with
that. You shall have a separate
room.'
Katy's face cleared.
Il don't want to put you to any
trouble, Mrs. Freeland."
ut won't be half as troublesome
to fix up a room for you Katy, as it
would be to lose you, But you
mustn't think badly Of poor Fred
erika because she has bad dreams.
The best of us have them. They
are caused by Indigestion"
Katy looked unconvinced. but
she was too mindful of her proper
place to argue with "her lady" as
she was fond of calling me in talk
ing to her comrades" as she de.
signated her mates.
So I had q bedroom fitted up for
her on the side of the house most
remote from Frederika's room
which was only accessible by the
back stairway.
For if Katy had such feeling
about being near hear it was best
f9r her to feel entirely at ease about
receiving chance visit from her.
After making this change every
thing went on smoothly again for
a while.
But one day I had occasion to
go into the kitchen to concoct Fred's
favorite pudding, and just as I had
stirred in the last ingredient, a step
sounded outside the door, followed
by a brisk rap.
1 saw Frederiks give a glance at
the new conner through the window
and then, with a face white as the
towel with which she was polishing
the glass she held in her hand, she
started for the stairway.
Katy just then came in.
go to the door, Katy" / said,
feeling sure that we were on the
verge of a catastrophe.
For Frederlka's blanched cheeks
and her sudden fright told story
of their own.
A deep toned voice with foreign
accent in it asked:
Does girl named Frederika
live here9'
I did not wait for Katy to reply
An impulse to stand between Fred
| erika and the trouble which ] SAN
| vAs e11aiag to her, prompted me ts