The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-10-16
THE NEW GOVERNESS'
LIZZIE LYONS.


he decidedly plain and homely, and
rather old. None other need ap-
ply.
The foregoing advertisement an,
pparPd in the London Times 0ii "a
hot sultry day in August. Hun
drpds OF bright, nretty, Intelligent
looking girls throughout the differ
pnt ShimS ia England had prrused
this wislfully. wondering why III
the world they couldn't have been
created uely INSTEAD OF so singular
ly GOOD Iookiug. C"ncei'O
Ina brown stone house on NJ
SQUARE, ur Il vide stairway, where
ones footsteps are mnffled by the
rich. velvet carpet, along u beantl-
tul corridor, aud finally INTO an ele-
gantly appointed boud0ir, Will the
reader kindly follow mel
Taking yoHr consent for granted, ,
allow me TO Introduce yOu to Miss
Adele Bradford. The formality OF
an intIO,lncti0n having been duly
gone through, after taking glance
ut her deep mourning robes, brown
eyes and perfect aqnlliue features,
lovely pink and white complexion,
relieved hy the wayy nut brow"
hair, we will go back few weeks,
She WAS the pride of Madame Hnl.
Zui'S fashionable boarding school
for yOurg ladies, where she was
suddenly aud rudely awakened
from her girliSl happiness 10y 4
message 10 come home tQ her ia
TIERS death he'd. He WAS her lasI
surviving relative, her mother hav
ing died mnLy years before.
Reared to mIieve herself iii,
hpiIpSS aud future mistress of al
this grandeur, on The day the viii
WAS read she was informed by the
executor that not Il penny would bt
left when the mortgage was pali,
in fact, the liabIlIties exceeded the
assets.
Havinga small inheritance, LETT
her by her mother, she had palt
il to The last faIthing, thus lravinI
herself pennileSS, alone aud unfit
ted for the har'lShips of the great
world. To morrow she must lear'
IL; the place of her birth, the scene
of her childish JOYS 'and sorrowS
her home, her all I! Such is life
Rich aud attiuent one day, pO0I
and obscure another. Numerous
friends bad offered cOndOlrnre ant
sympathy, then passed away. nev
er thinking TO ask it she had any
place TO go,
Shall we return tO the bOudO I
aud it's fair ocrulant1 Seated b.,
one If the large windows, her lIp'
quiN, ring, her eyes OveIti0wIn;
with tears. shp is re-. ding the ident
ical adSe, tisemeni on which 80 ina
ny eyes less handsome than herr
had that morning looked.
"Plaiu, hOmely, old. So ne SIP te
tul old thing, Ill be bound" sh'
muttrred. Rising ard going Il
ihe mirror she gnzed long az
earnestly at Ire beautiful ,-iIii>I
figure portrayed th,re.
HCOuld | answer la Ihe first ~,
of these requIrpmrntsf have ma
ny times been told ! WIS beautiful
Captain-=bnt there, [ mast ~"
think of him,P aud a resQIuie, bit
ter smile curved the dainty lips.
nF0r / am I'O"r now, and ,.o u
pellr'l to earn NV nwh living, att
b" has h.'s' ~ Ig'a -st "a. brcdnS
II ma 'rrsia2 L. But il !
pct ai"a,s 80 .aSN "a turget th
one We pvr, dtu ir0m n~r cOl"rles
lips Ne sh"nld SAY there WAS ~
slight attachment.
''No,0 deSpliIirgla. Il am no
old aud NIll not dO.
SudtlenlS an aspiration seize
her, aud gUing iO her trunk sli
draws furti Ied wig. = plain ul'
fasl,iuued dress, With bunHe. AN
mautle 60 match. DOnuing thra
anal surveying brr~s-'f ia the glass
she iuN nluntariailA hroke into
nleIry irTeInrSsihlr laugh, whie
cUmlUrIrd many If The hearts q
Ilae old servants 'lnMn in the ser,
ants' ball, fer it was the FIRST lia'
she bad laughed ia nanN weeks
bai youth will AZ times. assert j
SELF
iiuly She vas transformed
''B u hal shall l do with my rseri
she aSsesl, dismaxed. Oat Of 80
dte lsOcgrt 10 the dr.'ss she pre
dnersl pair st blue goggles, whIr
cssml'letsly anSlarned her, Whil
she rouSOls-l herself ailh the u
matk that ''atfer all, he'auty il bu
skin deep Yes sbe would ce