Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-01

acquaintance, - smiled Nancy. whose
pretty color had now stolen back into bel
| smooth, round checks. -
81 shall bring them presently, but
| you have had long, cold. journey, and
will be all the better for little rest. -
al feel quite rested now was a little
bit afraid, you kuew-but you are SO
] kind. ("
Nancy had charmilg !. manner and q
charming face, and as she said these
simple words Lady Blenkensop looked al
her keenly. ~ H>.--
"she is too good-Iooking, I am
afraid, - she was, thinking, and again
she glanced at the slender, black-robed
figure, and thought sadly enough-o4 the
soldier fnther lying in. his Indfan grave
sigh.
viii introduce the children to you
now, she said, rising and leaving the
room, and few minutes later she re-
turned with the twin girls; Miss Dorothy
(Dossy), who always took the lead some
how, and had been born a few minutes
before the other, advancing first, and as
she nesred Nancy she held out her small
hand.
GOOD evening. I am glad to see
a
pleasant journeY?'' and before Nancy
could reply Flossy echoed her sister IS
words.
''And now, my dears," SAID Lady
Blenkensop, laying hand on the
shoulder of each little girl, al hope
you will always be very good and kind to
Miss LOTUS. You must remember she is
a great friend Of mine. -
''As she is your friend, Lady Blen-
kensop, OF course we shall, replied
Dossy, with unmoved gravity
''Of course we shall, - affirmed Flos-
sy.
And not only with these children did
Nancy find that to be fLady Blenken-
sop's friend'' give her q certain position
in the household which otherwise she
certainly would not have possessed. In
her warm-hearted diotatorial way indeed
Lady Blenkensop gave everyone to I'M
Gerstand that she expected Nancy to be
treated with the consideration and re-
spect that she thought due to her friend.
She insisted upon Nancy dining with her
this first evening downstairs, and would
listen to no excuse on the subject.
at will be quite time enough to begin
your duties as governess Tomorrow my
dear, - she said, ''to-night you are my
guest, and wish the people in the house
to know that you are the daughter of
man for whom had the highest re-
spect.
So Nancy dined in the small dining
room alone with Lady Blenkensop, and
after dinner was finished that lady took
her over some OF the state apartments of
the house; the magnificent dining room,
the large drawing-room land the library,
a beautiful room fitted with rich Spanish
mahogany, and containing q splendid
collection OF English and foreign litera-
ture, including some rare editions of
Caxton and other early printers, and
some choice manuscripts.
''Yet 1 do not suppose, - said Lady
Blenkeusop, 'that anyone in this house
ever takes book down. Lady Gilmore
is certainly no reader, and the young
lord-well, / know very little of him,
but daresay the comic papers of the
day are more to his taste. But it IS
house, isn Z it. The pictures
alone are of enormous value, and it
would take days to go over them all
There is wonderful Rubens
but forget in which room it
is-but now, my dear, you must be tired.
You have seen enough for one night,
aud it is quite time you were in bed. 1
will go with you to your room and see
that you have everything comfortable. -
And Lady Blenkensop actually did |
this, though Nancy urged her not to give |
herself the trouble. 1t was q pretty |
room where she found herself at length |
alone, Lady Blankensop having kissed |
her and left her for the night, and as |
Nancy sat down by the bright fire and
looked around she felt that this trying |
lay had ended much better than she |
had ever hoped for.
''But it is ali Lady Blenkensop, :" she
thought, gratefully. chow good she is;
mother must write and thank her for all
ler kindness
at the same moment "mother" was
praying with Bonded knees and olasped
lands for this darling child. Nancy, the
irst born, the little beauty, who had
been the joy and pride OF the modest
ever since the father had
AIKEN the tiny, pink baby hand in his
arRe, brown one and raised in ten
leriy and pressed it to his lips.
And now this loved one was far
away, and the widowed mother was
Loudly desolate. Even Aunt Fanny had
cit rather duh when she had seen the
est glimpse of Nsncy's sweet face, as
he train carried her away, though she
cit it her duty to impress on Mrs.
.oftus, during the rest of the day, how
hankful they all ought TO be that Nancy
lad q chance of doing so well.
"God bless her, God bless her, - muir
nured the mother, with tears she could
lot Suppress stealing down her pale
heeks, az Aunt Fannie ended her we'll
meant admonition
''she has been most fortunate, my
ear Lucy
Yes said Mrs. LOTUS, meekly.
nd she rose and left the room, and
7hen alone IN many deep and heartfelt
raYer asked for protection and blessings
or her child.
And 1t did indeed seem at first as
hough Nancy had been "most FORUM
te' in her new home at Wrothsiey.
he children took quite fancy 10 her;
Iiss Dorothy Informing Lady Blenkensop
18th infinite gravity the second day of
er arrival there, that ''Miss Lotus
semed very nice young person.
''Say young lady, my dear, cor
ected Lady Blenkensop.
s'But mother always calls the govern
sses young persons, " argued Miss
Dorothy.
''Miss LOTUS is a lady by BIRTH