Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-07

AAd pszo older anc FAC Known Ou ua&L
Xr. Raymond stayed down stairs Until 10
o'clock, rsad aloud an old time frssite story.
and kept the cal Of Conversation rolling II
such pleasant channels that the evening was
goDe sefors Mart.s kns~ il, and II spite Of
ali hsr disapposntsl snt &c had somehow oesn
the plsasantest one she bad sp<nt there
The psxt morning lady came 20 see Mar
tie in behalf Of her mother-in-la-, and Mar
tie engaged TO 60 On the following day 70 SO
the plAes and people.
There was no poetry about Mrs Nyrick-
Sic WIS pure, unauthorized, wanted her
girls te have q good, strong education-no
gimcraczs, no furrin language TO Jaooer IL
She was wiIin TO paw good wages-wouid
give he- goyerness twenty pound year ana
her board. but she mustn't expect macn
waiting on. They didn't keep any servants
didn't need say; pity 'swould be If tive
hearty rls ike hers couldn't do their own
work.
Poor Nartiei She would not say no a.
onc.; because this was thus far. her only
chance, 50 she PROMISED to give an answer
soon. and went oacz to ner room, praying
heaven 70 send her something better.
She thought hsr prayer vas answered
when a gentleman called that evening, talked
With her about his three httle SITa2, and
seemed veil satisfied With the modest AZ
count ske gave Of herself. He was very par
ticular about music, however, and would lie
glad u hear Mis- Woodbridge play Their
interview had taken place Ia the kindly shell
ter Of the quiet littie reception room, but the
piano WAS IN the bIg parlor, and IL there the
professor and the Rev. Paul Appolos were
discussing earth and heaven TIE colonel
was stalking about, showing of his martial
figure, and the young bride, by tho side OF
her new lord, was holding court In the midst
OF a Lively circle Of callers.
Shy, bashful Marti-i how could she play
before all those peOplet Povr, timid little
wren, that had just crept from under the
mothers wing and hown out Of her nest!
Could she show what sweet music she knew
now 10 make with Il crowd Of llstenersi
There was none VI the airs and graces of
the music pounding young woman about
Martie she dropped down upon the piano
stool and took u moments grace before ell
tering upon the dreadful ordeal Twas no
use waiting, but oh, If the gentleman would
only sit down! Why will he stand before
her and watch Der poor. frightened fingers
IS they trip and stumble, give wild jump
for distant note and miss 1t, make a dive
for one octave and light ON another, and at
last lose their way altogether and 60 on
chasing each other up ana down tue Key
board Martle knows the piece sne Is trying
TO play as well as she knows her own NAME
but 1t all nies out OF her head and SIPS away
from her myers, and She ends at last with
finale Of her own improvislng, feeling her
bar stand stralsh on head as she does IT,
The gentleman was much Obliged" left
almost immediately, and Martie, IN state
OF grief and modification, was rushing
through the hail. e1ciaiming, with sob as
she covered her face with her hands: hat
snail dor when she was suddenly stopped
at the foot OF the stairs by Mr. Raymond.
= My dear child said he don't take 1t so
TO heart I've heard you play that piece be
fore and thought how well you did IT. but,
oil course, You couldn't play with all those
people staring and listening. The man was
brute TO ask you to do 1T
20 no, 1t Is who am such snpleton,"
said Martie, but you are very good 10 me; :"
ana she hurried Oh up stairs, longing to get
where nobody could see her, but feeling
conforted little even then by the tender
sympathy which had done its best to console
her.
Once in her own room, the food gates were
opened, and Martie cried over what size
called her dlsgraceful failure, until she had
succeeded in getting up raging headache
Then she went to bed with the determination
OF writing in the morning TO Mrs. Myrick,
informing that lady that she was ready To
accept her offer and enter upon the "educa-
tom OF her children. But before she had
time to carry her resolution into effect Mrs
Myrick herself appeared, having made up her
mind that Martie would not do for them
She hadn't been brought up in their ways,
and was likely to be too particular
Thus vanished all hopes of success from ad
vertising Mrs Allen next advised that
Martie should try one Of the educational
agencies in the city, aud an application was
accordingly made Then followed more days
/ of anxious waiting and of hope deferred re
sulting at last in visit and generous offer
from "a lady who won Martie's heart at the
outset with her pleasant face and winning
wavs, and her gentle, motherly talk about
the little boy aud two little girls ut home
/ for whom she wanted IL teacher and colnpan-
ION. But. alas, that home Law hundreds Of
miles away.
It seemed to Martie like going to the ends of
the earth She had twenty-four hours in
which TO decide, spent half the time In wan.
derlng between yes and no-between the
courage 10 go and the homesickness that
crent over her Mt the very thought of IL
Then. scoldina herself for a genuine coward
sb, mud, ~, b,. mind that co cha ,,s. opd
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So ~ ~ ~
ua0' eNciaiiheu MI nay ihohn' IN
tone OF surprise, nave you really made W
your mind to go so far from home and all
YOUR frieudsin
,,Yes I must 20 ~ said Martie with n little
o,,i,..r ~, h,r 80, ,plaas, don,. Gov, a,,,
I ~ 3" - ' SOY my
'huis 10 discourage me-
"ouidH Tor The world, returned MT
Raymond, only that know of q situation
nearer home which you can have If you will
accept 1t. Come INTO the reception room, and
Iv,iI toll ,or obnut it
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1'a' ''7 az 'a7 - 80
hghuui H. AFTER a. she shouiu not DC
Obliged 10 make an exile oil herself
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