Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-12

" oNhttCbh bhiutu over a IIeSn
page In her history and began hernew lif.
III the character in lady's maid.
Lady Jakes was the daughter of a rich
country brewer. A year before this story
opens she married an old city knight.
whom good living in general and port
VINE in particular killed few months
after marriage. During the prescribed
period OF her mourning Lady Jakes
elected to live in the house left her bv her
lalher-the large stone house with the
lodge and iron gates in the county town
WhNre she was born. She brought a
large retlnue from London-auoug
them the dishonest lady's n aid. whose
place she hop=d now she had efficiently
supplied.
Inc new maid, however, had not been
many days IN Lady .Jakes' service be-
lOIe 1t became painfully evident to the
iatter that there was more of the ladN
ABOUT Margaret johnson that abou
Lady Jakes herself. This knowledge
gave rise TO an uncomfortable feeling
winch her ladyship in vain tried to
U'spei. Al first she resented the fac,
out ultimately Diet rmined to turn it 10
account. 1t is true the county brew
RS daughter had received a fair enot Oh
education at large school, but il vas
somewhat Illuminating to find thar
tne Gally cOmpanlOnship of refined
girl like Mar aret J0nusnn opened out
a new branch of learning. 1t showed
her her own deticIencirs. She Knew
herself to be loud, abrupt in speech,
gu OK and gauche in manner. Her maid,
"u the other hand, spoke slowly, softly.
with few words; but those she used were
spoken in low, sweet and melodiOus
voice. Her movements were the emb0di-
ment of grace. Her dresses-rigorousl
plAin-were Of soft black stur that hung
closely to her figure, with the uarrowest
rim of white at tn Oat and wrists. She
was in mourning for her father, who had
died lew months back, she said; but en-
all WaTters relating to herself or her ant
cedents the girl was reticent in the ex-
t. me-.
Lady Jakes loved to have her har
brushed. She was vivaci0us little
woman, and eXcituble; perhaps the action
s0othed her. She would SIT by the hour
before her toilet ass in an elahorateA-
trimmed peignoir, while Margaret stood
brushing with slow mOnotOny the thick.
rather course, light hair, which after
wards had to be plated and curled and
irizzed.
One day, little more than month after
MargareCs arrival, mistress and mai
wrre thus engaged, when the former said,
tbrupty:
"You wear no ornaments, JohnsonW
INC, my lady"
"Many mlstresses forbid their servants
70 wear jeTelry, but that can't be your
reason for wearing none. WHAT is it?'
81 do not think jewelry suitable with
deep mourning, my lady"
But | am IN the deepest mourning and
l wear these" And Lady Jakes, holding
up both her little white hands, smiled as
she saw the diamonds flash.
at is matter Of feeling, suppose, my
lady.0
"Do you think it bad taste-in plain
English, vulgar to wear these splond
rngs?"
iii am bound to answer 1 think it is
scarcely in good taste, my lady"
The lady laughed little scOffiugly. Her
ruddy cheeks grew ruddler. She bit her
inder lip.
YOU'RE strange girl, Johnson" she
remarked presently, ''and you know y
good d al more than / would credit most
maids with knowing who haven't been
out before. How YOU got your ideas OF
refinement puzzles me, but you have go
h,m. I've good mind to put down
m, welry till begin my second mourn
ing. Audi like those plain black
gowns you wear. There is certainly
style about them, and the way you do
your hair"
Il wish l cn-!d eaten little of thai
IRIS manner" she thought as she
watched her in the glass. IL wish were
) tall and slim as she is! What pretty
hands she has-as " hlte almost a.
niue-but hey are not So small. NJ,
am quite sure her hands are not so small
ne
From that day Lady Jakes laid bv her
Q Il bar thick n al chain ht
0 friz aud curl her hair. The small
a it, tisse arrangements rested secur, "
80 her head without the aid Of her dia-
mond pins. She lowered her voice in
-peakiue-when She could recOlect. She
move about more slowly-wben she had
tim. To her servants it was no secre,
that Lady Jakes was copying her maid
They looked on as at an amusing comedy
ana smiled.
1t was "Assize week" at MudwoTth,
time OF reat Importance in the old county
town. To tain seat in court-to gaz
or few hours at the judge, the barr s.
rs, the jury and the pr Ooners-was
snecie of mild dissipation in which Lady
} ,kes Thought she ight indulge, not
withstanding her recent widOWhoOd. Ac-
clrdngly she went.
On her return-it was almost her dinner
hour. and Margaret was assisting at her
tOilet-she sand: 81 met with quit an
adventure to-day, J lhnsOnl The heat W is
SO dreadful in that close, stufIy gal. cry
nearly tainted. / hal to have water and
-melliog salts brOu bit TO me, and at last
was Obliged to be assisted down stairs
one Of the harristers. in his wig ami
gOwu-such a handsome fellow, had no
ticed him bcfore-bappened to he stand
ing at the bottom Of the stairs. and ordered
me 10 be taken into a nice cool room. He
was so polite tn I when came round
inquired his name. He said it was Charles
Bywell Related TO Canon BywellY |
asked. and he tod me he was his nephew
and only living relative. ] expect 70 see
something more Of Mr.. Bywell," she
added, smiling significantly as she looked
at herself in the glass, "and then, no
doubt, / shall have some news for YOU con-
corning your old patron, Johnson"
Had her ladyship been less occupied
with her toilet and her own thoughts
she might have remarked the deep blush
succeeded by deathly pall0r on the face
OF her usually calm attendant. Twice
Margaret attempted 30 speak, but her
voice failed her. At last, as steadily as
she could, she id: "Wlll you do me the
very great favor OF not mentioning my
name to Mr. Bywell, my ladyY
''You are to late, johnson, for | have
already menti med 10. ] told him 10 was
owing to the very excellent character
wri ten by his uncle, the Canon, that !
had obtained my present maid. He looked
ANYTHING but pleased and muttered some
thing below his breath not complimentary
TO the Canon. There was no time then to
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