Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-24
A ROMANTIC MAID.

nob Alicen said the silly girl to
.,one dav. clagping both her hands
4 a sort Of theaier folks fashion, ~
,.,nld only bo an object Of INTEREST,"
y. g,re thero s. foundation enough.
wssn4 | born in the almshouse,
''horo half the heroines Of novels
's,o bprnl Then when ] was four.
,,,n didn't Mrs. Green take me and
tSsp mo till sho diedl oh, Alice,
~ n beautiful life % led thcrol
sbeuard TO rise about noon, like Lady
1n,bclla Seraphina IN the Widowed
aegrt and assoon as she was dressed
Ae sent for mo to read 10 her, and
=, rad the most enhancing novcb
sntil bedtime. Sometimes, whom wo
tsd ono that was very interesting,
90 sat up till 9 or 3 o'clock. She told
ma she was sure had a history. Oh,
M could only find out what II isl
INIT get much time to read here
osomuch the better, said / "your
load has enough trash in it now,
IMAGINE
"Oh, Alice, IL you only had soul
,lovc your stationp
I was mad. To hnvo this little
brat Of an nlmshouso chit telling me
/ that my station was low. j, who
only took the place Of child's nurse
u bociuse my chest was too weak Tor
n mo to keep ut drcssmaking SO 1
answered her rather sharply, III you
Il Gil your station properly you won't
n hayo time to DO making remarks
about other peoples
She didn't notice my dignity, but
vent on sorting tho childron's
clothes for tho wash and talking
away. "Aly stationl Oh, Alice, 4
am convinced that was not born 10
boa nursery maid, feel "a moving
spirit within me that says Jennie,
sou win yot be- u great lady. But I
don't caro- for that; ~ l can only DO
Interestingly Oh, Alice, II was only
tho maid in Tho Maid and the Mag.
picr Think of being incarcciatcd in
/ 4 dungeon on u false charge, and
finally having your innooencoproved,
and everybody looking at you. shak
ing hands with you md offering thoir
congratulations. On, Aliccw And
down wont the babys apron FOR tho
hand clasping performance.
III you thinl; "A dungeon so lovely,
you had better steal some spoons" !
aid.
"steall But then ! would only 10
acommon thief. Besides, Alice, what
would become Of tho conscious limo
0noo that supported tho maidi l
ilnt mind being poor bit; hcruinc3
lgays have 10 bc poor some time in
heir lives; but should have liked
bplay tho piano or do something
Ae that. You see, in tho nursery /
kvc no chance. IL was u govern
-, now. with deep mourning dresses
fitting my exquisite figure 10 pcrfcc-
ton, or an authoress who goes 20 tho
Publisher and lifting a veil discloses
features Of bcw;ldoring loveliness. or
ateachor, whose graceful figure tiit8
lightly down tho street TO her dny'g
iol-thero might DO a chance; but
who ever comes after a heroine into
tho numcryi / do my best when !
take Miss Ncttic out for u walk, but
nobody seems TO notice my fair curls
Or palo complexion; itB bandolino
md chalk thrown away"
You arc throwing tho muslins
into tho pilc Of colorcd clothes,
cried.
I'm suro I've mental abstraction
enough for u whole library OF hero.
mes said Jennie, gathering up tho
pile of clothes and marching on ia
the kitchen.
And this was only ono specimen Of
that girls ruling passion. She was
pretty, had little, graceful figure,
with big, blue eyes and lots Of light
hair, with pale complexion which
would huvo beon pretty If sho hadn't
sent all tho color out OF 1t by eating
slate pencils and chalk and drinking
vinegar Mrs. Green, u silly old wo
man, who had taken her for maid
had filled tho child's head with nov
els, till she had pretty well driver
out all tho sense there ever had beer
1T, She was nearly eighteen whci
the old lady died, and my mistress
Mrs. Green's niece. Mrs Wood, tool
Jennie for nursery maid.
Such life as she led me, First %
all, she insisted upon wearing all he
mass of towcolorcd hair IN long curl
lying all around her because Mrs
Green had said It reminded her o
sophonisba Araminta Monticello, il
tho Love Lon Shepherd" Ate
mo baby had hauled out some fist
inls Of II, and sho had caught II il
each lock and handle in the nurser!
closets and drawers, caught IL ON fin
once in the gaslight, hung suspendC,
by 1t when jumping down from
chair; after getting halo from tn
topof tho wardrobe and catching he
hair there in It's place; having m
shut 1t once in closet door, Will
she was sitting down, and leave Tn
room Tor two hours while she had &
SIT still or drag all her curls out b.
The roots; upsctting n bucket O
water all over her by catching a cur
IN it as It stood ON the table and en-
countcring various other miBhaps q
a ike kind, she finally consented {
Grn It up with II comb and wear
smooth like q Christian.