The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-16


the hands oi the cngravcr.
We may observe Miss Scarlc in profile
~ she adds few fine touches calculated
To- intensity the pathetic attitude oi the
injured uoblcmau. She has = wealth oi
gplduu-bruwn hair, arranged Ulson her
head in graceful coils of rich plaitS Her
forchcad l. broad and white, hut not high
FATHER full over the browS, then a slight
inward curve. followed Immediately 10y a
/ very gentle outward swell, forming what
the phrcnolo.iSt would describe ~ the
organ OF csl~ualitv." For the rest her
nose Is straight and dclicatcly formed
her lips cUrioySly indicate both tender
ness and iiTiuncSs blended into one sweet
expression, her chm II small s.ut
diuplcd; her check fresh and rosy IL
mat II child. As she raises and turns
| her face We notice that her large ewes are
very dark. and Tor a moment W. think
/ them black. BEt, no; tia" light shines
full upon them now. They ar. gray - a
deep hluish shade of gray. and the soul
OF their owner seems to dwell Just behind
| them, and To- look out of them pcrpct-
ually.
Behold thou art fair, my love, behold
| thou art iIir. Thou hast doves ewes
within thv looks
The apartment has another window ut
! the. Opposite end. Here two little girls
are rystin. their elbows upon chess
Of = French grammar which they share
between them. These are Miss Scarlc'S
| sisters, Of whom Maud, a.,rd nine, l. the
! elder; and Alice aged seven, l. the
younger.
The childreu's attention wJndcrs frc-
| guentlv from their book To various eN-
| citing incidents occurring outside.
You viii never finish your lessons 10y
tCatImc II Won continue ciIgttrIIug Ike
z -. A
"Oh know mine, Kate dear. | have
! been all through this book before, YOU
| know" replied Maud, loltily.
'NcS; but Alice h.s not. BESIDES even
| You viii lose nothing by going over the
! same ground again
| Il wish there were no such things rs
aljcctivcs,' poutrd Alice.
Then You could not possibly bc good
girl, laughed Kate.
-Oh, our adjcctivcs are all right any
] body can understand them, explained
/ the iuycui., student. when We say a
/ thing j. fine OF handsome II IS fine or
! handsome, aui there's an end oi H. But
/ French people are never done with
/ word. They say nm Jci hyD.a5~, md L,,ul
/ chat d.t-r b,d5T oHjm0JLr, UDd b,i's Hr,tr.
/ f-,is b,I,s f,Urs and ! don't know what
Ola" II Hi"N'' NY "e''' acne 10 'i'i''h
Here comes Mr.. Davenport ~ cried
/ Maud, who was lUokIn" from the Win
dow. ~OA, ! am Jolly glad
And - the little maiden wIlizcd round
/ the room, Clappiug her hands, there are
/ no reasonable grounds Tor doubtiUg her
/ word.
/ \ flush mounted t. Katc'S forehead
] and the pencil slipped from her fingers,
] making an unnecessary addition 10 the
| aristocratic nose OF the subject uf her
| labor.
aDo not tear about in that way, Maud.
Are YOU sure it was Mr.. Davenport ~
'-Sure and positive. Shall l run and
open the door forhim ~
You know Mrs. Eurton doos no. Ike
| anvonc 10 answer the door but herself.
| do not see why We should offend against
her peculIarity-'
Mrs. Burton was Miss Scar'c'S house
keeper The good woman had Formerly
| been her nurse, and had held all the
| children in her arms aS babies. Four
wears ago, when Mr. Scarlc lay diving, lac
I had said TO her, "AirS- Burton, do not
leave my poor mothcrlcss boys and girls.
They have no near relations in the world
II You remain with them, hathcrInc's ;
talent and the little provision | have been
able 10 make will keep the home together
in toIcrrble comfort. The future il in
the hands OF God; but promise me this '
And Mrs Burton did promise, as she
| dried her tears with the corner OF her
apron and resolved to keep her worl
sacred.
Mr. Scarlc had been an artist Of some
| reputation, and Katherine irhrriting his
gifts, had studied hard under his in~truc-
ton When the father died sympathetic
publishers were inclined To give his fair
/ Young daughter I chance, and in course
oi time work began To tiOw IN regularly
uppn hrr-rCmuncrativc work, that en-
ablcd her To- send her two brothers, Ar
thur and Willie, to an excellent school IN
the country, and To cherish the prospect
oi soon having adaily goycrncss iOr Maud
and Alice.
Mrs. Burton took all, or nearly all, the
domestic cares from her shoulders, >,
that Kate WIS free to devote herself l.
her work and the preparatory cduratiou
of her sisters This Is = rapid outline o
the position occupied by the 'woTk-drl,
whose age next birthday would BE- TWEEN
ty-two wears.
1t Is only natural under the circum
stances that Mrs Burton should, L. u~t
her own hou-ly phrase, take 4 great
deal upon herself" Among other things
she generally made II 4 point To oprr
th,. front door. and he would have beer
a daring tramp, sturdy bc.,-er, or
stranger OF unusual nerve, who brave,
the bIg, bOuY hOuSCkccpcrs refusal L
admit him, or resisted the determine,
shutting OF the door ia his face. Such 4,
trmpiS had been csSaycd, and failed II
numiHIOusly- Once an cyll-cycd Ius!IVld
ual succcc,lcd IL getting over the thrtSh
hold on prctcncc that hc WIS desperate
with hunger and would have bread.
perhaps this umbrella viii doas well,
said Mrs. Burton, as she seized one from
the stand, AMI 80 be.IDored the cvIl-cyc,
creature tllat He WAS glad 10 retreat pre-
; cipitatcly down the steps, carving ava
, as many bumps and bruises ss hc Coul
possibly collect III the space OF hall
minute.
Upon another occasion rascal stuc
his foot obslInatcly III the entrance an
insisted on pouring forth his tale descriE
| tive of a vile AMI f0fr~rr-'n Ch-lslrt.
(mvthicaN To the very end. By-and-byt
lac wanted To- Withdraw that foot hu
/ Mrs. E.rton, cXcrtiug her Samson lax.
strength, jammcd the door 50 iurvibil
against 1t that the limb WAS hclI aS IN
vir,. Daths, and struggles, ani shouts o
pEiu had 10 effect in spitcUins the hear
! al Mrs. Barton, and not until the MA
! | had succeeded In releasing hiS foot, mimi
hi~ boot, and was hobb!in- oil with man,
groauS did the bciligercnt lady relax lac
efforts, fling the boot alter him, and in
quirc whether he would like To try tia
Other ic-. Bat there We're few p'opl
a. whom Mrs. Burton could not open th
door wide enough, and Lawrence Davcu
port WIS one OF these.
And | should rather think So sh
would have told YOU. "DiIut that yer
-,cutiemru, whose countenancc WAS tia
frank and honest rs did yOur ewes goo
10 lupk upon in this wicked, dcc,itlu
wor.I-didn't lac save my darlin" iron
Il shocking accident, and very likely eve
from death? Oh, well, ii you wish t
know all about it, 1 dol't mind tcliin
yoI. Not that Pm ANYWAYS given I
gossip, which my late husband couldn
a-bcir, and says To me, Jane hc say