The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-02

d NIoHS is btluOIll u O1le-SlueQ WRONG,
and when you cannot amend one party
the next best thing is to try the other.
Likewise. | always had doctrine that
it is only those who have the instinct
and the sins of servitude who will re-
main hopelessly oppressed. l deter
mined to try If there was anything in
Zillah's mind or disposition that could
be awakened, so as to render her worthy
of higher position than that she had
held. And as my firm belief is, that
everything and everybody in time rise
or sink to their own proper level, so
felt convinced that if there were any
natural superiority in Zllah, all the
tyranny in the world would not keep
her the pitiable Cinderella of such ordi-
nary people as the LIE Peers.
began my system by teaching her,
not IN public, where she was exposed to
the silent but not less apparent con-
tempt of her cousins, but at night in
my own room after all the house had
| retired. / made this hour as little like
and work with me, or brush my hair,
instructing her orally the while. AS
much as her reserve permitted, | lured
her into conversation on every indiffer-
ent subject. All wanted was to get
at the girls heart.
One day Twas lecturing her in quiz
ct way on the subject concerning which
she was the first young woman that
needed lecturing-careo over her person
al appearance. She certainly was the
most slovenly girl | ever saw. Poor
thingl she had many excuses; for,
though the whole family dressed shah
billy, and, worse-tawdrily, her clothes
were the meanest of all. Still, nothing
but positive rags can excuse woman
for neglecting womanly neatness. |
often urged despairingly upon poor Zil-
lah that the coarsest frock was no apol-
ogy for untidy hair; that the most un-
pleasant work did not exclude the pos
sibility of making face and hands clean
after it was over.
Look 1t yours, my DEAR said |
once, taking the reluctant fingers and
spreading them out on mine. Then
saw what | have often noticed in the
IIindoo race, how delicate was the
shape of her hands, even despite her
| hard servants work. told her so: for
in a creature so crushed there was little
fear of exciting vanity, and | made it Il
point to praise her every good quality,
personal or mental.
Zillah looked pleased. "My hands
are like my mothers, who was very
handsome, and Parsee.n
"Do you remember her?n
"A little, not much; and chiefly her
hands which We're covered with rings
One, great diamond, was worth, she
told me. ever so many hundred rupees.
1t was lost once and my mother cried.
| saw it a good while after on my faith
er's finger when he was dying contin-
ued she carelessly; and afterward add
| = niiA hn or al
"llush, child hushl 1t is wrong to
speak SO of a dead father,n cried L,
much shocked.
as it? Well, I'll not do it il it yexes
you. Miss Pryor.
This seemed her only consciousness
of right and wrong pleasing or dis
! pleasing me. 1t argued well for her
being guided by the affections. | asked
her again about.her father: somehow
with feminine prejudice, natura
though scarcely right, felt delicaeS
in mentioning the mother. But sht
was the only parent of whom Zllal
would speak. II hardly know =
can't remember II don't care,
were all the answers my question,
won.
"You saw your father when he wa
dying2N | persisted. "What did he say
| to voup3
VI don't remember. except that was
like my mother. All the rest was mere
swearing, as uncle swears ut me
now. But uncle did not do it then, .
80 Mr.. lie Poer was present"
Yes; and the ugly, Notwithstanding
man they said was my father, talked tC
him in whispers, and uncle took me on
his knee and called me NV DEAR He
never did SO afterward,
asked her one more transformations
long was this ago." and she said. "Sey.
eral wears: she did not recollect how
many.n
talked to her no more that night
but babe her 90 TO rest. In fact INV
mind was SO full of her that | was glad
to get her visible self out of the way
She went. lazily and stunidly ms ever
! Only at the door she paused "You
won't tell what I've been saving. Miss
Pryor?-You'll not mention nv mother
before them? | did once. 1and they
laughed and made game of her
uncle and all. They didethey-p She
stopped. literally foaminp at the mouth
with rage.
Come in again; do, my poor child y
said |, gently approaching. But she
shut the door hurriedly. and ran down
| stairs to the Kitchen, where she slept
with her dire enemy, vet sole compan-
ion. the servant-maid.
Six months after coming to the Lee
Peers began heartily to wish for some
of nv salary; not that | had any doubt
of it-Mr. Sutherland had said IL was
safe and slre-but [ wanted some re-
punishment of my wardrobe, and be-
sides it was near my mothers birth
day. when | always took care she had
some nice useful Gift. IL uujte puzzled
me to think what little luxury she
wanted. for she wrote me word Mr..
Sutherland brought her SO many. Gle
was inst like n son to her. She said
! An mel
One day. when disconsolately exam
lining nv last pair of boots-the "wee
boots . that for n foolish reason had
were one of nv few feminine yanities
| u took courage to 90 downstairs and
ask Mr.. lie Peer iii he conId make II
convenient y 40. &c.
INV dear Miss PRYOR. y said he. with
most gentlemanlv emnressen,eut off
had thought-mdeed Won should have
asked me before. Let me see. Won have
been here six months. and orr sfinulat-
ed sum was.--''