Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-03

Jerry, with contempt. They jabber
French to their maid and German to
their gOverness, and that is about all
they know of anything. One girl [
met at their house," she continued,
''could speak four languages. They
told me So What do you think said?
SAID: L don't believe she ever says
word worth hearing in any one OF
them And [ don't. She was the
very stupidest thing in the world, that
girl"
How had she learned the four Ian
guages?"
by going about. Her parents had
been obliged to live in different coun-
tries, and so they had to speak diff
fere mt languages: and her mother was
d Russian, or something of that kind !"
Bellenden laughed. 'Something of
that kind he repeated to himself. 1t
must be owned he found Jerry good
company.
Even my cousins governess said it
was no credit to her." proceeded she:
''of course, if you have to do thing,
you can do it. Now wouldn't you
rather t e q nice girl in one language
THAI q stupid in half a dozen?"
VERY much rather"
But [ suppose you do care about
9AIeLk sd tAblItt. Sdll SIG HSAC one
was not altogether satisfied herself on
the subject.
II think it is a pity not to know
something of-French, for instance"
he confessed. "Becarse when you go
ABROAD -"
y never moan to go abroad"
Never mean to 90 abroad? Never
mean to see any o. the great sights OF
the world? Never to travel?'
Oh to travel, of course. But that's
not going abroad
AT ienght, however, Bellenden won
his point. 1t was granny who had set
stln on, as may have been OWNED: and
bis preparatory ignorance OF Gerald
AneS scholastic arrangements had
been merely assumed. He had UNDER
taEcn 10 bring her round on the gov
'orneSs pro ect. as to which Mrs. Camp
bei& had in vain strivcn with the re-
fluc1ory miss
Is couple of hours with Bellenden, a
Few arg, ments, and q few expressive
books did what the poor old lady could
not by he" own unaided efforts have
e octed in Il lifetime. Yes, she would
have a govorness, a good English gov
&sFaeS5 against a French one the little
gIrL still made 4 stand. and in his heart
BcI!cndcn agreed with her-b bat she
would allow granny to look out for one,
am English one. at once. and she would
sinnw tthei an Alicia how soon she
,coald catch up with them once she
@Cl'e Scta going
Ehe thing was done ere the two set
loot within doors again and even the
$s>sGc&2S;StQQl stratcoi5t, knowing what he
dlar was astOnished at the ease with
Wh1ch he had complished it. He
nsasa lNoW been some time at the castle,
1or the week had heightened out into
d fortnight, and having once broken
glsNoStgh the plan of his autumn cam
fstaI-sfn, and dnding himself less and less
dis posed 10 resist the hOspitable press
wye put upon him, there is no saying
to h0w much further the extension
Jtnlght have proceeded, had not the
pest that larer OF evil tidings-
oeNsaght one day a hasty summons to
IN TO return home as speedily as !
might be, his father a hale and vigOr-
d. aus sir John, who had scarcely ever
known an ;ich or an ailment in his life /
having all at once given way, and !
been taken seriously i'll.
" = telegram was handed in as he was
in the act OF reading the letter, to the /!
effect that there WAS ne Improvement. |
and thai ne worst was apprehended. |
! WAS U CLOCK ere SlUlct rSaCutu
&f3ellerdens hand, he not having re-
2Stsrx@sa from the hill before: had he
E,e.aa in the house when the post came
4ig1 he might and would have lett for the
south that evening, on the instant: but
~ ( o clock, Il though he might have
started and driven Il dozen miles or so
a SrOSS the moor, he would have found
himself stranded for the night at that
point and it would not in any way have
assisted 20 expedite his journey that
nc had left Inchmarew. Bellenden
was u fairly dutiful son, entertaining
l;esr his father that sort OF respectful
g0odwiN usual among the better sort
,3f Nonng Englishmen, when no closer
sic exists between parent and offspring
than Indulgence on the one hand, and
dependence on the other. He was
sUraCll, ne was sorry, he was ready at
once TO do anything required of him,
whcsa the Ill tidings arrived; but since
there was positively nothing to be
done. for that night at least. save to
telegraph his return on the morrow,
he did not make himself miserable
aooat remaining. He loo.ed out his
trains, consulted Cecil about the
chances for catching the most import
ant. made arrangements for leaving by
the first steamboat which touched at
she Ferry Pier. and when all was done,
went down to dinner, rather more
grave than was his won't and by no
means inclined to inflct his troubles
upon any one else.
He will hardly care to 60 fishing
tonight. however," suggested Mrs.
Gam pbesl aside: for fishing party on
the loch lad been arranged, and on
this account the young men had not
changed their morning suits, while
serry was also arrayed in frock suit
able. for the occasion, permission for
her to accompany them having been
previously obtained.
She was now anxiously searching the
faces ali round. She had heard the
bad news, and had listened with
sharp pang at her little heart, but it
had been almost immediately after
war followed UP in still sharper
after-pang. Wou' d then the nights
sea-tishing have to be abandoned q sos