Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-10-02
SELECTIONS.
LOVE AND SCIENCE.

tlon was over; exhibition was at an
end, and Effie Parker knew that
she was about to enter on the TIRES
hold of new life.
Most girls rejoice when this last
day of school dawns upon them but
Effie was unlike other girls in more
respects than one.
Effie Parker was an orphan, under
the rather reluctant guardianship of
bachelor uncle, and his house was
all the home she looked forward to.
Other Young graduates were talking
of their parents and brothers and
sisters; even of their pet birds and
plants; but Effie was all alone.
II wouldn't cry" said Lucy
Brown, bouncing upon her solitude,
and throwing both plump arms about
her neck. "Tell me, Eflie, what
makes you cry ~
Because L am $3.50 lone
somew sobbed poor Effie.
go, nonsense ?" cried Lucy Brown.
+" Why should you cryg You might,
indeed, with some show OF reason, if
you were like me, booked to go ont
as governess, and earn your bread
by the sweat of your brow. For /
haven't even an uncle to go top
Lucy was short, plump, dump
ling of a girl, with brown hair, big
blue eyes and just enough of an up
ward curve to her nose to give her
an Undesirable air OF saucines9.-
And she wore gingham dresses be.
cause they were cheap, and washed
her ribbons in gum-arabic water and
darned her gloves until they were
more mend " than material. And
witbal, she was the most piquant
and stylish looking little glrl in all
Madame Metour's establishment.
But Pm afraid of Uncle Gerald
faltered Effie-" to be there all alone
with him.'
"Does he scold ?" asked Lucy
alphabetically.
Mo. but"
GIL go home with you," said
Lucy. "Come! My engagement to
teach the nine little boys OF Mrs.
McManahan does not begin until
next month, and I'd as soon go
home with you as to stay here
among the lexicons and French
grammars."
Darling Lucy, you only would "
exclaimed Effie, giving her school.
mate such hug as nearly choked
her.
1.-TWO of 'cm" calculated Mr..
Gerald Vane, dropping his niece's
letter IN despair. "Mrs. Caldwell"
Sir ~ said the trim housekeeper.
"There's two of 'em coming.n
"Dear me, sir is there, indeed %
said Mrs. Caldwell. All the better,
/ should say. The old house needs
Frightening up little; it's as dull
as convent"
And what is to become of my
scientific, experiments and natural
history Investigations, | should like
to know 2" demanded Mr.. Vane, in
dignantly.
"Well, sir" coughed Mrs. Cald.
well, :" if it amt making too bold,
think you're too much wrapped up
in them heathenlsh doiDgs. And two
nice little girls to educate and-n
"Two nice little girls 7 Are you
mad, Mrs. Caldwells Why, my
niece is Is ct least, and the other
one-Lucy Brown she calls her
must be as old if not older"
"Dear heart, sir, you're forty six
and I'm ten good years more,' said
Mrs. Caldwell, "and if these ain't
little girls compared to us, | should
respectfully like to know what you
would call them"
Humpln said Mr.. Vane. "Din
ner at six, Mrs. CALDWELL
Mrs. Caldwell courtesied and re
tired, cogitating within herself what
she should prepare to tempt the ap
lpetites OF the expected newcomers
sOh, isn't this NICE" said Lucy
Brown. dancing about the broad