Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05

81 haven't had call from you for very
long while"
''No, Miss Piper, you havn't," said
Mrs. Grimm with emphasis. "YOu
couldn't expect me to call after such car
ryings on"
why. what do you mean, Mrs. Grimm ?"
calculated Miss Piper.
ssCan you ask, Pandora PipeT;' an
swered the landlady in her deepest chest
note. 'sThe whole neighbOrhOod is talkin'
about YOU"
about me!' screamed Miss Piper.
'sYou and that man, said the landlady.
"My pupil, Mr.. Sligeri' sObbed Miss
! Piper, nov fairly in tears.
'sYour pupil! Don't tell me, /" said Mrs.
Grimm. Miss Pandora Piper, shall be
obliged TO put up bill for my second
floor. You've got TO go.s
sOh, oh, oh! =; cried Pandora. 9Can you
think any harm Of me? Why, you could
come in at any moment. Nora is in and
out every now and then. Such a respect
able elderly gentleman, and such cor
rect person as l amp
1T isn't me, Pandora said Mrs.
Grimm, quite melted. ''It's the neighbor-
hood. 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 countenance this.
l shall put up the bill. Oh, oh, oh, Pan
dora, that it should come to this!'
! Poor Miss Pandora.
AS her friend and landlady walked out
/ Of the door with her handkerchief to her
l eyes, she stood mOtiOnless as though
I turned 70 pillar Of salt.
/ She saw Just how this repair Of neg
/ lected education must appear 70 her small
circle Of discarded pupils, and felt a
strong desire 10 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, but that the
gong at the front door, pulled violently at
this moment, startled her, and Nora, run
ming up, wrapped in q waterproof cloak,
for she had been making preparations to
60 to bed, announced:
'Mr. Sligerw
"He can't come up said Pandora, sat
| this hour Of the night"
"No, miss; he asks for you to come
down." said Nora.
Pandora went down.
Mr.. Shger was at the door.
There's a telescope at the corner he
said; something going on In some star
or other, l believe. Get a bonnet and
shawl, and come and have a peep. 1t
will be a lesson in astronomy for me.
You can explain it, you know-same
ANA ALo as AAG DAlCA ACo5OnSs
Pandora without a word Obeyed.
The door closed after the two, leaving
Mrs. Grimm staring at Nora.
That's the capsheaf," said the lady.
''Shall / sit up for then r. asked Nora.
"NO," said Mrs. Grimm. Il Will"
Meanwhile, Miss Pandora and Mr.. Sill
ger peeped through the telescope and saw
the rings Of Saturn, which Mr.. Sliger sup
posed to be phenomenal and temporary,
and which pKplafnn1 nv NfeG Don
dora to be fixtures, and then adjourned to
an ice cream saloon of much elegance.
This, indeed, was desperate dissipation,
Miss Pandora said to herself, as she sat
before the cut-glass gOblets on the damask
cloth, and saw the water splash from the
little fountain in the centre into the aqua
rum and over the glossy plants, all re-
1ected IN the long mirrors. However,
what did it matter? She was already
"talked about" turned out of her lodgings
as person who had gone wrong. She
would keep this merry moment to remem-
Der when she had put an end to all by say
ing to the neglected pupil that she could
no longer impart instruction to him.
He was ordering every indigestible lux
ury on the bill of fare, the diamond on his
little finger flashing like a small sun, OBJ
sequiOus walters bobbing about behind
them. He looked kindly at her, and asked
her if she liked this or that. He was as
simple as an old baby; as kind as an old
lady; and he was nice pleasant-lOOking
man.
'sAn over! All over.' she said to her
self. Il might have known what a wicked
world this is, and how i'll it thinks of in
nOcent things. Why might not l 90 on
teaching him forever without harm"
People were coming in from concerts,
from the theatres; tables were filling; but
theirs between two columns beyond the
fountain, was very quiet.
The walters were gone to execute MIR.
Sliger's behests. Suddenly he turned to
her, and took letter from his pocket.
"Miss Piper" he said, "read that"
Pandora opened the missive and perused
it.
1t was from firm of lawyers, speak
ing in plain terms of Mr.. st. Leger as
gentleman, and man OF honor and
fortune.
81 got EN- to giveit tome" he said, "to
show YOU"
u did not need it, indeed,' said Pan
dora, sadly. "And Ithis is the way your
name is really spelt? st. Leger! It's
beautiful name.'
sit sounds a little curious to me,'' he
said. "MOther wrote it Sliger. never
knew, but, you see, Pm all right. They
never took me without a character when
/ went for a place in the poor times, and
[ couldn't expect you to take me without
a character, either. II don't know
whether you despise me for my ignOr-
ance or not, but if you don't, why l
want you to take me for your pupil for
life-tO marry me, you know, Pandora.
VIII you"
1t was dreadful thing to do in such
public place, but Pandora Piper felt that
She was going to faint-the room grew
black.
She held out her hand for the glass of
water. Most Of it was split upon the
front breadth of her new black silk, but
that which passed her lips revived her.
Then a sweet soft sense that there was no
more trouble for her in this world crept
into her heart and she smiled up at him.
"It was in my mind the first day
came" he said. 81 had seen you often
through the window when you gave les
sons to that little girl at BelPs. l used to
watch you with my opera glass. l felt
sure you were just the woman for me and
every lesson you gave me proved 1t. L
shall learn everything from yOu-gOod-
ness as well as spelling. On, say Yes?
l want you! l want youw
She said Yes"
Mrs. Grimm was sitting up for her,
pale with wrath, when she returned;
but Pandora took her by both hands, and
said:
You won't turn me out until after my
wedding day, will you, dear! You'll let
me be married here. It's next week. Mr..
St. Leger won't wait. You see we VIII
have to 60 to England and live on the es-
tate. And, after all, poor little teacher
needs no great preparation"
Servants and diamonds, and cOun-
try house, and a city house, and every
thing heart could WISH" Mrs. Grimm
SAYS, in telling the story. "a real great
lady now. It's like a romance"
And Pandora, happy with her good,
simple husband in her new surround
ings, often thinks so herself.
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTY.
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