The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22


rough words from people whose af
fection she believed in. She continued
to discuss the matter in hand with hei
friend until the tea was all drunk. and
Miss RarnascOni rose to put on lie,
bonnet again, saying that il was time
for her to go and give lesson
Another lesson! Why, it's half-pasi
five o'clock"
Yes; but l go to young Mugger-
idge every Wednesday afternoon, be.
cause he gets from the Office an hour
earlier on that day. Poor dear young
man, he is very docile and Industrious.
and | think it's better for him to spend
ms pocket money on singing lessons
than on bears grease or cheap cigars,
or billiards. So / teach him. But |
hope you may never hear him sing
Believe me il all those endeari!..
young charms all the same
why, Barney"
Because it requires more seIf-com-
mand than can be expected at your
years.
Poor Barney! how hard you work,
On. Barney" exclaimed Mrs. Jack.
jumping UP and clasping her hands.
I've got such an idea! 1t has just
come into my head this very minute.
ana only wonder that l never thought
Of it before. Why shouldn't l give
lessons and earn some money? ] can
draw in pencil and crayon, I can paint
flowers, l can teach French and music
no. not music" she said. quickly cor
recting herself. Not for the world
would Mrs. Jack have put herself into
competition with Barney" But se-
ography and history, and things. I'm
sure | know as much about them as
our English goverEess at school knew.
On, Barney, what a glorious idea,
Isn't it? Why don't You say it is,
Barney"
Miss Bar7iasconi was tying on her
bonnet before Il little distorting bit of
looking glass, which hung on one side
OF the fireplace. She did not turn
round as she answered.:
We'll, my dear, l don't say so. be-
cause | don't think so, which is weak.
minded reason, perhaps; but l have no
better"
You don't think so? Oh, Barney,
Why. it is the best idea l ever had i'm
my life. 1t is quite an inspiration.
All. perhaps you think | should be idle
uAu ahiAS III perseverance,, Out i
should not. No: should keep saving
to myself, pounds for Popsy,' and that
would encourage me, and make me
work like a horse"
But. suppose suggested Mis- Bar
nasconi, still intent on her bonnet
strings, 1t should come to be not
pounds, but shillings, perhaps scarcely
even pence for Popsy.' How them
well, even then I should not be
l should expect not to
earn great deal just at first; not more
than fifty or sixty pounds, perhaps.
But, then, as l do know drawing and
painting, and-and different things. of
course people would soon find out that
| could teach well, and / should soon
get on
"Ah. only fifty or sixty pounds to
begin with, eh?''
But even that would make all the
difference to my income. / told Mr..
Lilly that | would be content with
hfty pounds a year. and he wouldn't
allow me even that
And do you suppose" said Miss
Barnasconi, facing round from the
looking glass and showing her brown
Face framed in white ribbon and roses;
do you suppose you have nothing to
do but to walk into peoples houses
and say, Let me teach your children?'
DO you know the kind OF drlldgery
that you would have to go through.
the kind OF rebufrs that you would
nave to take without wincing, the kind
II dogged, determined patience you
would have to exercise? But it is sheer
nonsense to ask you such questions.
You can't answer them; but / can.
In one word, you know as much about
I all as Popsy. And Popsy would have
| better chance at it than you, for she
sn't half SO sensitive. and a great
leal more obstinate. There! I've said
ny say. It won't have much effect
dare say, except that of letting me
sleep tonight with pretty clear con-
science. And now l must be off to
7oung AIuggeridge'
Mrs. Jack was not in the least
luenched by this douche OF cold water.
She quite believed that Barney had |
lad to so through severe struggle;
,ut then it was SO very unlikely that |
What had happened to Barney should |
lappen to her! She ran up stairs and I
began Immediately to draw out cir |
ular setting forth her ACCOMPLISH /
nents; and when her nurse and child |
from their walk Biddy was
grecably surprised to find her mis-
resS full of cheerful excitement.
BY way OF testing her own firmness,
nd getting herself forthwith into train
ng for her part Of goyerness. Mrs. |
ack assumed stern tone with Popsy,
nd insisted on that young lady's car
ying away the little square-toed shoe
hat lay on the hearth rug. and putting
In its place in the nursery When
3lddy was about to take it up, Mrs.
ack interpos>- with much gravity: