The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-12

asking him If he was happy. This the
reader must interpret as he peases.
Mary Gosport gave herself airs. Re-
| spectful TO her master ana mistress, bat
not so tolerant of chaff i'm the kitchen as
1 used to be. Made an example OF one
J girl, who threw doubt on her marriage.
! Complained TO Lady Bassett. affected to
! fret, and the girl was dismissed.
! She turned singer She had always
sung psalms In church. but never a pro-
! fame note in the house. Now she took
TO singing over her nursling; she had a
voice of prodlglous power and mellow
ness. and provided she was not asked,
would sing lullabies and nursery rhymes
/ from another country that ravished the
hearer. Horsemen have been known to
stop in the road TO hear her sing through
an open window OF nuntercombe, two
hundred yards off.
Old Mr.. Meyrick. farmer. wel-to-do
fascinated BY Mary Gosport's singing
asked her 10 be his housekeeper when sne
should have done nursing her charge.
She laughed In his face.
A fanatic, who was staying with Sir
, Charles Bassett. offered her three years
edUcation in do, ra. mi. IA. preparatory
to singing at the opera
Defined without thanks
Mr. Drake. after lowering shyly, at last
found courage TO reproach her for desert
Ing him and marrying a sailor.
Teach you not to shilly-shally." said
she. Beauty won't go a-begging. Mind
YOU look sharper next time"
This dialogue, being held i'm the kitchen
gave the women some amusement at the
young farmers expense
one day Mr.. Richard Bassett from
motives of pure affection, no doubt. not
curiosity. desired nightly to inspect Mr.
Ba u1ett AGED eight months and two days
So. In his usual willy way, he wrote
To Mrs. Gosport, asking her, for cid ac-
quaintance' sake. 90 meet him in the
meadow at the end Of the lawn. This
meadow belonged TO Sir Charles. but
Richard Bassett had a right OF way
through II, and could stop into IL by
pcstern, rs Mary could by an iron gate
He asked her 10 come a eleven O'Clock
because at that hour he observed she
walked on the lawn with her charge.
Mary Gosport came TO the tryst, but
without Mr.. Bassett.
Richard was very polite; she cold. taci-
At last he said: But where's the little
heir2'
She flew az him directly 1T is him you
wanted. not me. Did you think I'd bring
him here-for YOU 90 Kill him7"
Come. I say"
"Ay. you'd kin him II you had a chance.
But you never shall. Jr n you didn't
for YOU are we,i known 20 have the evil
eve. No; he shall outlive thee and thine.
and he lord OF these here manors when
thou Is gone 20 he'll. thou Villain"
Mr.. Richard Bassett turned pale. bat
did the wisest ng ne could-put HIS
hands I'm his pockets. and walked into HIS
own premises. followed. however by
Mary Gosport who stormed at him, till
he shuts his postern I'm her face.
She stood there trembling for n little
while. then walked awey. crying But
having mind like running wdter. che
was soon seated on n garden chair. sing
ing over her nursing like "a mavis: she
had delivered him TO Millar while she
went 20 speak her mind TO her old lover
As for Richard Bnssett. he was theory
bitten. and 40 turned everything one way
To be sure. as long as the woman's glar-
ing eyes and face distorted by passion
were before him. he interrupted her
words simply: but when ne thought the
matter over he said 20 himself The
evil-eye! That is all bosh: the girl r. I'm
Lady Bassett's secrets: and / am not 10
see the young master some day I shail
know the reason why"
CTo BE continued.)