Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-28

through the editors prestige, and the
Cornhili furnished magazine readers
with better fiction and articles than
can be found today in any successful
English periodical.
Although Thackeray was good
editor In many ways, he was haudf-
capped by toe tender heart. He could
not refuse poems and articles. however
Uninspired and even maudIfn. If the
writers needed money. 50 a few months
later he gladly resigned bis position
and returned to novel writing.
a FTER six years at Miss Pinker-
~ toms school. Amelia Sedley
- went home. guaranteed a pol
lshed and refined young lady Amelia
was a dear little creature, all rosy
and bright good humor. though the
silly thing would CRY over a dead
canary bird or mouse the cat had
seized upon. She was accompanied
by her dear friend. Becky Sharp. who
was 10 make a short visit ar the Sed-
ley home before beginning her career
Of self support as q governess.
Becky was smau. pale and sandy
haired. with eyes babituallv cast
down; when they looked up they were
large, odd and attractive. As Miss
Sharp'~ father had been an artist and
a drunkard, and her French mother an
opera girl, il is not surprising that
Rebecca asserted she had never been
q girl-she had been a woman since
She was eight years old.
At the Sedley home Becky met Anne
Has brother. Joseph, a stout. puffy
man, who wore buckskln and Hes
sian boots. several immense neck
cloths, a red striped woistcOat and an
apple-green coat. He was lazy. peev-
ish, a glutton and hard drinker. bur
Rebecca decided instantly 10 sat her
cap for him and began by whispering
to Amelia, rather loud: Hes very
handsomei" Rebecca's plans. how
ever. were foiled by George Osborne.
an admirer Of Amelia, and Miss Sharp
took her departure from the Sedley
house.
She went 10 be governess in the
home Of Sir Pitt Crawley, which place.
IN her letters to Amelia. she dubbed
Humdrum Hall. There were many
Crawleys. the most important being
Sir Pitts spinster sister. and his sec
ond son, Rawdon Crawlev. The old
lady possessed 10000. and had al
most adopted Rawdon who was her
fav0rite nephew, while several mem
oers of the family fought to supplant
him in her favor. Capt. Rawd0n
Crawley was a large young dandy. who
spoke with a great voice. and swore a
good deal. He remarked of the demure
Rebecca: by Jove. she's a neat little
fly" and both he and his aunt took
decided fancy to the clever and fas-
cinating little governess. Though. in
deed, she made conquest Of pretty
much whomsoever she chose.
Now we must fit back to London
10 see what became of Miss Amelia.
Far less interesting than Becky. and
with nothing but her wax doh face tn
recommend her, yet all the young men
clustered round her chair and battled
for a dance with her. She was now
engaged TO George Osborne. albeit his
sisters wondered, what could George
find in that creatureT' So much did
they wonder this. that it affected
George. and he concluded he was
throwing himself away on a chit. But
poor little Amelia adored him, and
Captain Dohbin. who favored Amelia
himself. kept Osborne up To the rIark
In his attentions. The infatuated girl
cared nothing about the NaqoIennic
war tina; was raging, the fate Of Flu
rope was To ~ c;.is Lieut.. George
Osborne: while he, often away with
bis regiment the Horse Guards, read
her letters hastily. murmuring. "Poor
little Emmy-how fond she is Of me!
and CAD. what a headache that mixed
punch has given me r
About this time Miss Crawley re-
Graed from visiting her brother and
brought back with her 20 her house
In Park lane no less a parsonage than
bliss Bebecca Shnrp who. SO wei had
3he played her cards, was now Miss
7rawley's much cherished companion.
Rhereupon Capt Bawdon Cwwiey be-
tame a frequent visitor at his au@rs
aome Ir,ideuraliv, Lady Crawler
iiei-so incidentally, that Miss Crav-
oy merely said, pettlshiy; Il suppose
: uust put of my party for the third