Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-07-08

busy with some fency
york; the other, tall, fair beauty, who
lol!ed idly in her seat, now and then max
Ing bare pretense of reading.
For an hour neither had spoken, but
at last the brunette, having finished her
work, held it up to view, saying:
"There, Janet, what do you think OF
my tastel'
ooh, dear, Lou" replied Janet with
a yawn, chow horribly tiresome you are.
Why will you persist in working when
you know how vulgar it isl What's the
use of being rich if we are not to act like
ladiesm
81 am sure, Janet" Lou answered de-
murely, "therc can be no harm in suca
trifing employment and it is great
pleasure to me-"
"Oh, dare say Janet cried, petu-
lantly. 81 suppose there would be Lo
harm in your going into the tieldsto help
with the haryests. do wish you would
not insist on bringing your disgrace to
me, even if you have no care for your
self"
81 do not see where there is any dis.
grace in work, Janet"
81 suppose it is not disgrace to have
once earned our own living, and pre-
sumo there is no harm in proclaiming
that fact to the world" Janet replied
sarcastically.
mo, am sure we did not think hon.
est work disgraceful when we were com
PEELED to labor aud l do not think SO
now"
"What will society say, Lou2"
81 do not know, nor do care.
~ believe you, and | believe, too,
that you have no care for what Robert
Barton may think"
81 haven't, Janet. If society or Rob
ert Barton think it disgrace to have
earned ones living in preference to beg,
cling, stealing or starving | have no re
spect for their opinions and they are
welcome to think of me as they please. y
"Lou," said Janet, after short pause,
'if you have no care for yourself, 1 wish
you would have little for me. Robert
will be here to-day, aud you know what
great catch he is. have made up my
mind to win him and | will if you don't
shock him with your rude ways. So,
Lou, for my sake, act like lady. Do
not disgrace me before Robert Barton. u
"Well, sister, for your sake I'll try
| Nd Of oh hn
AS it is impossible, though, for me to be
otherwise than natural, aud as | can't
pretend to be lady when am not, the
safest way is to keep myself out of Mr.
Barton's sight. So, rs he will be here
soon, I'll take myself to the woods"
Janet sighed hopelessly and closed her
eyes as if worried beyond forebearance
"Ah! Lou, Loul" she cried at last
"what am l ever to do with your 1t will
kill me to see you married to some com
mon man, farmer or a laborer, but with
such horrid taste as you have can ex
pect nothing better. Oh, dear!'
"Don't worry, Janet. | shall moi
marry at present, and when do shall
marry the man l love. He may be {
farmer, but whatever he is I'll warran
him to be good man, for | shall neve
love any other kind"
Lou went down across n wooded
meadow, and, coming TO rustic bridge
sat down.
"Ah, she sighed, ~ do so wish Jane
was not so changed. am half sorry w
are not still poor, for hate affectation
aud l know shall never succeed il
being anything but q plain, matter of
fact goose. l can't be lady and alTec
grand airs, and there's no use In trying.
After a long pause she resumed
"Robert Barton will come, and when h
sees Janet he will like her, and afte
awhile they will marry. What fin
wife she will make, too, and what gram
Indy She IS just the sort of a person
with her calm self-possession and he
stately dignity, to do honor to a fine OLE
mansion like Oakview. All, dear oil,
Oakview, how love you already, because
you are so solid and unpreteutious.
hope Janet and Robert Barton will D
happy"
Janet and Lou Harding had been lel
parentless and poor, and through th
care of kind but poor old uncle, the
secured work in dressmaker's shop
which they gladly accepted and retain ed
and whereby they had been able to ear
a scanty support for themselves.
After three years of'this hard, poorl
remunerated labor, their benefacto
brought them news one day of som
good fortune that adibefallen them. !
rich uncle had died in Mexico, leaving
his entire fortune to hisIsister's children
and through the efforts that had bee
made to find the two orphans, a foste
sister of their father had been discovere
in the northern part of the State, an
already she had sent letter instructin
the two girls to come at once and MAX
their home with her. J