Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

to his stern voice so unlike his moth
er's musical tones the boys lips quiv-
cred and tears fell from his eyes. He
clasped his arms round Lady Carew's
neck as she bent down.
Il will be goodr he sobbed, 81
will never be naughty again."
"A fine nature" remarked tho rec
tor; ''but he wants great care"
Il an. SO helpless faltcred Lady
Carew.
Nonsense my dear ladyw laughed
the rector Il have never seen n
! really helpless woman. Women are
/ the most helpful creatures in the
world-full OF activity and resource
You have but to be firm Now tell
me truly II had not come in at the
critical moment what would you have
done? Would you have corrected the
child. or would you have tiled his
hands with sweatmeats and bribed
him 10 be good?"
Lady Carew shook her head.
Il am afraid should have bribed
him. she replied.
Before he left her DR. Elsdale
strongly advised Lady Carew TO find
a governess for the hoy. 10 this she
agreed; and during the next three
years there were some stormy scenes
at Firholme. Many were the ladies
who came and went away dlsheart-
ened. None OF them could manage
Sir Carlos
One more strong minded than the
rest. did try to punish him; and, while
Lady Carew was out visiting he was
shut up in a room without any dinner;
but even she gave up hope when she
found that one of the fOotmen had put
ladder to the window. climbed it
and filled the boys hands with fru IS
and cakes. The governess laid her
complaint before Lady Carew. who
! sent for the culprit; but the man won
his MISTRESS favor by declaring
that he could not eat his own dinner
while he thought the child was hun
CRY.
Even the ladies who had retired dis
comiited could not help loving the
! spirited. handsome boy. The SER
wants worshipped him. When he did
wrong they screened him they could
never be persuaded TO tell any OF his
escapades.
The boy will stand but a poor
/ chance if he remains here DIR. Els
dale would say. The best thing for
him is a public school where instead
of being one by himself he will be one
OF many"
But Lady Carew would not here OF
this. Her darling should never be
treated as she had read of boys being
treated at public schools.
Your husband would have wished
it." the rector told her.
She raised her lovely eyes to his
face.
Il do not think so D." she replied.
He did not go to public school
himself"
There was no answer in her opin-
ion, to this line OF argument Lady
Carew was one of those gentle. amiable
unselish women whom perhaps
! Thackeray has paintel more cleverly
than any other writer-a woman who
must have a master OF some kind.
! Some women are always in sub. ection
| to father. brother husband or son.
/ She was one OF this class-one who
! loved the chains that bound her. and
would have been unhappy without
them. She was tall and graceful. with
a face as sweet and tender as it was
beautiful; woman with a soft voice
and gentle gestures everything about
| her denot,ng refinement and good
breeding; a woman TO be almost wor-
shipped for her weakness.
She was e sentially "a woman OF one
idea While her husband lived. she
had loved him solely and entirely;
now that he was dead her son had
mis- place in her heart Young fair
and generally beloved. when Sir An
tony had been dead some time many
admirers thronged round her She
received many offers OF marriage. one
from the great magnate OF the county.
/ the Duke Of Culross. who had never
admired any woman so much in his
! life
Marry me-" he said to her land
will not only be the kindest of hus-
bands to you. but will be the best of
fathers TO your boy; and he will need
a master believe me-"
She shrunk from him in trembling
dread that was something like horror
Another husband. while Antony was
waiting for her in another world-a
second father for her boy whom An
tony had clasped in his dying arms
and had left TO her care! She thanked
the Duke with scared and bewIl-
dered expression. but told him it was
impossible
She could not she said TO herself
have two husbands; and hers to her
simple mind and loving heart was
waiting for her. How could she teach
her son to call any one else father. "
when sir Antony's last words and
dying caress had been for him?
She went to the room where her hus-
band had died and kissed with passion
ate love and pale the pillows where his
head had lain. The memory OF that
beloved husband was dearer TO her
than the most tender love of any hv-
ing man.
AS she had lived for her husband
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