Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-26

Tall, me LOOKING Hull, WIZ N"> pAh
mirg the superAuous branches from a
magnificent white blossomed Daphne.
81 thought perhaps you had picked
your fingers on the grent cactus and
hurt yourself 70" seemed to be cry
ing"
'It wasn't the cactus" autiered
Ginevro. 'It was the children. "
"Ihe children"
"Thcy won't mind" explained Gin
ezra; "they only laugh at me, and l
don't know what to do. "
The stranger opened the side door,
which, garlanded over with passion
flowers, looked on the lawn, and called
out in stern, imperative tones:
"Children y
Eva dropped her croquet mallet,
Ella left off munching strawberries.
Both obeyed the newcomer at once.
"Haye you been disobeying this
young laly2" questioned Ginerva's
champion.
"N-no!" faltered Ella. eve didn't
disobey her, we only didn't do as she
told u.s."
"very WE'LL" said he. "Hereafter
| YOU will be good little class, or there
shall be no more boating on the river
/ for you or the cream. colored ponies,
and nothing but bread and water for
dinner. Do you understand"
eyes. sir |" murmnred Ella, meekly.
eyes grandpapa!" said Eva, obedi.
emily.
Ginevra looked up in surprise.
"You ale not General Livingston ?"
said she.
GLOW do you know that | am mott"
81 thought you were the gar
dener!"
81 do garden sometimes"
"But General Livingston is IN old
gentleman, isn't he?"
| "Five-ana-forty-lf you call that
old. l see how it is, said the master
OF the house, laughing, "You are
misled by those little sprites calling
me grandpapa. My late wife was Il
widow considerably older than myself.
Eva and Ella are her grandchildren,
not mine. This may explain some of
the Inconsistencies that puzzle you,
Miss Hall. Aud now, If you will re-
sumo the charge OF the young Turks,
I think can guarantee that they shall
give you no more trouble"
He was right. Eva was docile as
; any kitten. Ella sweeter than an
: angel. Evidently some miracle had
8 been wrought
. "You see, said Eva, "when grand
papa says thing he means it !"
"And we are so afraid he'll send Us
to boarllng-schooll" whispered Ella.
], General Livingston came in towarl
" evening to see that the children KEEP
faith, and then Ginerya made her con
" fession to him.
81 have deceived you, sir. said she
~ = 81 don't know French at all. But m,
= aunt told me | must not let you know
" IT."
Il And then she told him the simpl
story OF her bereavement and depend
" ence.
"And if French is essential" sh
ID added, 81 must go back to Aunt Ma
4 tilda. But l couldn't keep on dc
= ceiving you. when you have been S
,e kind to me"
" General Livingston smiled.
"You are good little girl, sal
V he, "and we must try to dispense wit
a. French for the present"
1. After this Ginerva had very littl
trouble. The children, wild and way
TO ward though they had been at frs
d, became attached to her, and wei
~ quick to learn. At the end of 81
: months Mrs. Ubsdell came to Livin:
e. ston Larches.
"Ginerva," said she, ''you mu
r. strike for hig her selary. Every OF
else is doing it."
n. "Oh, Aunt Matilda" cried the cir
7 ~ can'tl The terms are too libcr
as already. Ifeel that | am not earnir
IN. the money receive"
I'm Mrs. Ubslell, however, insisted,
81 will go to General Livlngst'
= myself" said she. "rhese aristocra
Mt can't expect to grind every one doy
in. into the earth |"
in Poor Ginerva burst into tears, b
Mrs. Ubsdell was implacable.
40 She scarcely dared look Genel
Livingston in the face when she IL
m. him in the garden two hours later. /
The face wore an amused expression.
the "Miss Hail." said he, "your au
an. has been kind enough to pay me
the visit"
en-. "Please don't think that had al
thing to do with it," said Ginerva,
ncy most inaulibly. 81 am too "
out aware that I am already oyerpaid.
md General Livingston looked calmly
xxi. her. =.
eu- "Miss Hail." said he, 81 have b
= to thinking matters over, and l hi
syl- come to the conclusion to dispe
,ish with your services rs governess he
mas after"
Ginevra involuntarily clasped
this hands; she grew pale. -.
,ery "OhI' she cried, "must go b
to Aunt Matilda? And ] was so hal
tive hereP"
was "Ginevra," said General Livi
ned, ston, ~ am five.and-forty years
Kate and yet I have been sausuine emo
unit, to hope that l can win the love
ght, girl OF seventeen. 1t is for you to
eide whether am right or wrong.
here "For me?"
ok. 81 have fallen in love with .
You Ginevra. Tell me-will You be
Or wife instead of the children's go
eye ness"
She stole one timid glance at
RAY. 1t was rs if some strong, serene a
This angel had stopped from cele
pres cline to ask her to nestle undel
,sent shadow of his cleaning wings.
e." Did he suspect how long she
:, 81 secretly worshiped him? Had no