Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-31

cont think A servants relatives are not
proper companions for my little niece,
and. indeed. ! rather wonder at your choos-
ing to associate with them yourself" with
a concealed sneer hidden under polished
manner.
Mrs. Markham / returned, speaking
as quietly as | could, 81 should certainly
not have taken the children to Wheeler's
Farm without my mistress sanction. ]
had her free permission to do So she knew
the Sowerbys were highly respectable,
and, for my own part, | wished to give
pleasure to Hannah, as | take great in
terest in her"
Il shall certainly write to my sister on
the subject was her answer tC this.
You must have entirely mistaken her
meaning. and owed it to her to watch
over her children"
NV temper was decidedly rising.
You need not trouble yourself" / re-
piled, coldly; my mistress knows every
thing do. | should have written TO her
myself tonight; she has perfect confidence
in me, and have never acted against her
wishes: my conscience is quite clear about
this afternoon. but | should not have TAX
en- Rolf without your permission.
81 should hope not" still more haughti.
"; but | would not listen to any more;
was not her servant could not have
served that hard mistress. found moth
ing TO reverence in her cold, seIf-absorDed
nature, and without reverence, service
would be bitter drudgery.
AS / passed down the avenue a little
sadly, ! came upon a pretty scene; a tea
table had been set under one of the elms,
and Gay had evidently been presiding
over it: but the feas1 had been long over
She was standing by the table now,
crumbIing sweet cakes for the peacock.
Lion was sitting on his Launches watch
ing her, and Fid-ets was barking furious
", and little behind her stood Mr.. Ros-
sitter.
Mrs. Markham swept up to them, and
could hear her say in frosty voice that
showed evident iIl-temper: why has
not Benson removed the things? 1t is
nearly seven, and we must go in to dress
for dinner; you know Mr.. Hawtry is COM
ing"
II was not aware of it, Adelaide"-how
well I knew that careless voicel-'but it
is Of no consequences that | can see; Mr..
Hawtry is always here"
He cannot come too often" in a point
ed manDer. eve all think highly of Mr..
Hawtry, l know. Oh, are you going,
Mr. Rossiter' Well perhaps it is rather
late. What are You doing, Gay?" so
sharply that though | had reached the
house | heard her and turned my head to
look.
Benson and the under-footman were
coming out of the side door, but Mrs.
Markham stood alone under the trees.
Gay was sauntering down the avenue with
the young curate still at her side, and
Lion was following them, and | wondered
if Mrs. Markham saw her stop and pick
that rose
went up to the nursery rather thought
fully after that. | knew girls were odd
and contrary sometimes. Mr.. ROssiter
was very nice; he was Il good, earnest
young man, and liked his sermons; but
was it possible hat Gay could seriously
prefer him to Mr. Hawtry? or was she
just flirting " IN him pour pdSScr le
temps, after that odious custom of some
girls? But cOu d not believe it some
how OF Gay ChertIon; she was so simple,
80 unseliish. so free from vanity. 1t needed
Il uoarSrr nature than nCTS 10 pa -
sort of unfceling game We shall see, ]"
J said to myself, as put Reggie into his
cot; and then | sat down and wrote TO
Mrs Morton
CHAPTER XVII.-A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
The next day had a delicious surprise.
We were sitting in the orchard before
the chiidrcn's dinner; they had taken their
MONDAY sleep early, and | had brought
them out again.
We were all huddled together on a little
grass hillock. for was telling Rolf and
Joyce N story; Reggie was talking to the
flowers he had gathered lie had quite a
| little language Of his own to supplement
his scanty stock of words heard CUR
gle-da' very often, so | knew he was
| happy, my bonny boy, whom loved bet
ter every dav. All at once | looked up.
and there was my beloved mistress stand
! ing by the iIliIe WilIe Eale Watching US,
| and she looked SO pale and lovely, with the
sun shining upon her brown har, that Il
| curious Tear crossed me that she was too
! good and beautiful TO 1--we. why do we
always say lha'' as thouEh Things Oh Deau-
! W were rare upon earthI
! Run uariinES, there Is tlo1her! ! eN-
clalihe'' ana Joyce gave quite ShouC OF
JOY do ','o l''0o'' WV ,'l ,3 olo"',"' ~
was pretty 10 sec Mcgee loilo"ius her as
laSu t7 us ''' ieN9 C"up" cur! "'Il' no
| zen uo"l, put P'che" hiihSelI up sun
holding ms MOWERS ana theh thrust tHem
III MS llloOhet race as she S'o"peu 10 KISS
MN. H'IaIhe" non ny me uhIh MIS-.
Morton i"' Rr'''c" her iI'tle ones, OUT
sue soon c''''e up 10 US loi"lnG ouV hel
manu- !" me WI" SG ,ll Ni I, 'UoA'
no" "Ie YOU Me'lei n"' l neeu nor
ASK you are "'l''"9C 40 rosy do Cne Chli-
dreh. HOW ia' anu wei '"ey ooN' reg.
G'e Is loNe'l'' man ever an" a. I"' JOY &c
IN" sue Co"'u ""'''ll ,"' ''' " ~,
10 non VINO WIS AeHoI"luS her Will great
curl"S''S'
ION you WISH YOU were rosy, 700,
Aunt Nlole'f ne "sNeu' "S She Kissed
MN 49,,
''o"T" Ut S''e S'''''eU i'''ie 9""'e as sue
answered.
nv '"SN Ti,''Nt'' u"s "it over non
GEAR "o"l" r''het 'he VhI'"rth had
them. on am :" pleaseo TO see the I'M
proNemcnt III my niue joyce Merle; she
looks different creature. You told me
SO, of course, buI / wanted to see her
with m' own eyes. You nave been so
good To them all TINS ulne' on, Know