Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-23

was a youth; and it was doubtful
whether he ever would become the one
or could have been the other.
AT present he was all Oxford and Ok
Onians; anu he had hitherto felt thai
his prattle concerning these wa:
scarcely sufficiently strong meat fol
The swell ife-guardsman, W no was .'up'
in everything OF the day. Then to h.
astonishment, it had appeared that the
veriest milk for babes was quite pal.
atable to this fine gentleman, for W HON
he had been straining all his faculties
to provide fare, and he mad expert
enced a curious sense of modification
AID reaction.
w hat was he to suppose? Why, that
Bellenden was after all, but u shallow
fellow, who did very well on the sur.
| lace, but OF whom reading, thinking
,Oxonian very speedily got to the END.
The longer that Bellenden stayed al
lnchmarew the better indeed was Cecil
pleased. Not a note went out to a
friend, tutor, or relation but what il
contained some mention of the per.
son81e then on q visi: to his Ersn1.
mother. and the reports OF :he inchma-
rev bags during that week were sent
to more papers, tar and wide, than
they had ever been before. But, proud
as he was Of the honor thus conferred
upon one and all, young Raymond could
not but rejoice that the burden OF it
should sit easily on his individual
shoulders
He had really none OF the trouble O.
entertaining the :guest. Jerry. as we
have said, had the most of him, while
Mrs. Campbell found the young man
delightful company during the meals
when all were together and she had
herself never been seen to greater ad-
vantage than when, all animation, she
revived the scenes, friendships, and
stories OF her youth for his benefit. AS
the two talked, jerry would stand by
drinking it all in, and wondering why
she had never cared to listen to any
thing OF the kind before, and whether
it would not be rather nice after all 10
know something of the great world,
about which both her grandmother
and Bellenden waxed eloquent.
One day the latter surprised her.
Don't you ever do any lessons,
jerry" inquired he. somewhat sud.
denly.
''Oh, yes, ! do. But these are the
holidays, you know. l have been hav-
ing holidays ever since you came"
so supposed. But what do you do
when you are not having holidays? i
never hear you speak of lessons. Have
you not a gOverness:"
"N-nO." For a moment Jerry
wished she could have said yes" felt
rs if it ought to have been yes" and
that she ought to have been able to
produce the inaexible, spectacleI pre-
ceptress, who had ever been the bane
of her imagination: but presently she
plucked up spirit to vindicate her posi-
tiou. Il go every day for two hours to
the manse." she said, ''or else Mr..
Mackenzie comes here for two hours.
He comes here three times a week,
and | go there three times week.
Granny says | could not have a better
master, and that it is extremely kind
of him to spare the time. l have Of
ten heard granny say how fortunate I
am. she added: put a glance at her
auditors face impelled her to throw
in. as it We're, careIessly, ~ shall have
a governess some day." at the close
''Oh, you will?" said ne.
"OE, yes, | suppose SO. Most girls
do, you know" said Jerry instructlng
him. My aunt. worry poor granny TO
death about IL whenever they see her.
Aunt Charlotte-that is Lady Ray
mond-especially. She thinks her
girls are perfection, and they are with
their governess all day long: and she
does go on at poor & amy about me-"
affirmed the little girl, shaking her
head and knitting her da. k brOws tc
emphasize the statement.
''Are they, your cousins, much be-
fore you in ever, thing"
"In French and German" conceded
Jerry. with contempt. They iabber
French 10 their maid. and German 10
their governess. and that is about all
.hey know OF anything. One girl l
met at their house." she continued,
"could speak four languages. They
told me so. " hat do you think said!
l said: 4 don't believe she ever says
a 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
luasess"
beer obliged to live in different coun
tries. and 80 they had to speak diff
ferent Languages: and her mother was
. Russian, or something OF that kind
BellenCen lauShed ''Something On
shat kind - he repeated to himself. l.
must be owned he found Jerry gOoC
company.
Even my cousins governess said it
vas no credit to her." proceeded she;
''Of course, if you have to do a thing,
YOU can do it. Now wouldn't yor
rather nice girl in one language
rhan stupid in half a DOZEN"
Every much rather
"But I suppose you do care abou
jhem a little?" said she next. Snt
was not altogether satisfied herself OF
he subject
II think it is pity not to know
he confessed. because when You 20
abroad
- never mean to go abroad
Never mean to go abroad? Neve,
mean to see any OF the great sights o
the world? Never to travel?"
''Oh. to travel, of course. But that's
not going abroad"
At lenght. however, Bellenden won
his point. 1t was granny who had set
him on. as may have been OWNED; and
bis preparatory ignorance of Gerald.
lines scholastic arrangements hac
been merely assumed. He had under.
taken to bring her round on the gov
erness project. as to which Mrs. Camp
bell had in vain striven with the re
fractOry miss.
A couple OF nOurs Win Deiienuen,
.sw argL ments, and few expressive
looks did what the poor old lady could
not by her own unaided efforts have
effected in lifetime. Yes, she would
have governsss, good English gov
erness against French one the little
girl still made stand, and in his hear
Bellenjen agreed with her-but she
would allow granny to look out for one
an English one. at once and she would
show Ethel and Alicia how soon she
could catch up with them once she
were seta going
The thing was done ere the two se'
loot within doors again. and even the
succe ssful strategist, knowing what he
did, was astonished at the ease with
which he had accomplished it. He
had now been some time at the castle
for the week had heightened out into
a fort nj pht and hayiDo Once broker