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COODRICHA HITCHCOCK , . Publlshete:
VOLUME XL .
THE THINGS IN THE BOTTOM
T beie are witlplind tapii ind - eleees er,stringt;
There are aloes which 'no little fees wear;
There are blti of ribbon and broken rings
.
ndrresses of goldee hair s '
There ere little dresses folded away
6td of the Ihtlit It the nanny day. " • •
There ire dnfrity, ineVets that neter ere worn,
There ar‘ toy/rand models of ships, '
There are boots and pictures hil hided and torn
And marked by the finger , tips
Of dimpled hands that have fallen to dust, ;
Yet I strive to think that the Lord Is Just. •
But a feeling of bitterness fills my soul
SoMetlmes, when I tiy to inky, •
That the reaper has spared so Many flowers
. And taken mine away. • •
And I almost doubt It the Lord can know
That a mother's heart can lore them so.
5ep.23,19
Then I think of tbe"many weary ones,
Who are waiting and watching to-night
For the slow retnrtiof faltering Diet'
That have strayed from the paths of right;
Who hare darkened their yottlis by shame and sin,.
Whinis the snarea of tie tempter bare gathered
MT,S.7. M. Msci.
They wander far in distant climes,
They perish by fire and flood,
And their bands are block withlhe direst Crimes
That kindled the wrath of Ord. • • ,
Take mothers song has soothed them to rest.;
Sholhatir lulled them to samber upon her breast.
Ana I thin' of my children three, • •
My babes that never , grow old,
An Crow they-are waiting am! - watching tot:, me
In the city with the streets of gold.
Safe, SaiC'from the cares of the Weary years,
From sorrow and sin and war, •
Abd I 'thank my God with falling tears
For the things ha the bottom drawer:
RUTH MORRISON.
Feb 27, '79
" God bless you, dearest!"
The low,
earnest voice that uttered
hose words was the only voice on
earth that would now speak in ten-
der or loving tones, to the desolate
orphan : girl. Almost as the farewell
was uttered, the coach in which Ruth
Morrison eat, its sole occupant, and
for that she was thankful, drove off
fYom the Imperial Hotel, Dublin, up
on its northern route. T•he young
man who had bidden her adieu, stood
with folded arms and dimmed eyes
watching the vehicle, the Belfast day-
coach, until it. was quite lost to view.
The streets at that early hour of a
cold ;November morning were, nearly
deserted, the lamps were being rap
idly extinguished, though, it was still
dusk. while the bitter" freezing wind
that swept by portendkd severe
weather. •
"My poor littl6 darling!" ex
claim( d he who was left behind, as
he looked up to, the leaden sky, from
which already pne or two flakes o
snow were drOPping, " What a terri.
ble day I fear you will have for your
sad journey." •
Ferdinand Munroe and Ruth Mor
rison had been neighbors' children;
living in the county Kildare; the
fact of both their families having
been originally from Scotland drew
them more together. and Companions
from early youth, they became deeply
attached ; 'first, with the often evanes
cent lovaof childhood', yet afterwards
with the stronger passion of riper
years. " The course of true love
never did run smooth," sorow . i and
disaster seemed tosettlt
d own win
both their homesteads, ntil, at the
time of which we are speaking,lthey
were alike orphans in the fullest sense
of the word; each, too, similarly cir
camstanced, in having au uncle as
their only relative. Ferdinand's uncle
had aided the young man to the ut
most of his power, and he was now,
chiefly through his instrumentality,
successfully prosecuting his studies
as an engineer. Ruth's uncle offered
her, it is true, an asylum at his house,
on her mother's death, but in so cold
a manner' that she rightly preferred
ELSIIIIIL
(feb.l'7B
independence, and was, this very
morning that we write of, setting out
to fill the situation of governeis in
the family of a Mr. Sinclair, who
lived some miles beyond Newry. She
had been stopping with a friend in
Belfast 'some few days, at whose
house Ferdinand had often pet her,
and had stipulated that he was to be
her escort to the coach, and to see
her off upon her journey. •
" Please God, dearest, it shall not
be long ; Pll soon be working in my
profession, And we shall soon have
enough to begin the world together."
Such were some of his last words to
his betrothed, and with little of hope
or prospect as they were fraught,
they served in
„some degree to cheer
the heart of the poor lonely traveler.
Cold and dreary the day proved.
Long ere the coach reached Progheda,
where they lemained a short time for
breakfast, the snow was falling thick
ly ; and when late in the day it ceas
ed, it was followed by, a severe frost.
Ruth, chilled and weary, !lad fallen
into a doze Apon atter they left'New
ry, and .w:le roused by their again
stopping to - change horses at a way
side inn, when she heard a deep
rough voice tling out to the coach
man : '• Is t ere one Miss Morrison
with you in the coach?"
" Yes," cried Ruth ; " I am hefre."
"A car for you, miss, from the
captain's."
Ruth • with difficulty alighted; so
cramped aid frozen had she become;
a hurried, confused search -for her
luggage, the accustomed gratuities
to guard and coachman, a blast of
the horn, and off went the vehicle,
leaving her standing,:in the dusk, on
the road, shivering with cold, and
sinking in the crisp snow nearly up.
to her ankles; As Well as shncould..,
descry in the dim light, it seemed a
coarse, common kind of stable-boy
who had been sent' for her, with an
equally common-looking hackcar.
Brought up as a lady, with delicacy
and. care all her life, this careless in
difference as to comfort or propriety
jarred painfully on her feelings.
" Bedews," she thought, " I am ex
• peeting too much;.things
.will be
different now," and she climbed, up
the side of the ear as well as. her
chilled, stiffened limbs would permit.
The night was fine and comparatively
clear, both from the mass of brilliant
stars that thronged the heavens and
from the glare of the snow with which
the entire country was mantled. The
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CHAPTER I
drive, though really. bat a few , miles
in length, seemed interminable; tbelr
progress was , necessarily . alUir, frimn
theAatate of the .roade • AO once,
when laboring up a - steep' hill, her
good-natured companion insisted on
wrapping s coat .of • his-, own.. round
her feet! He.volunteered, too, some
scraps of information about her fu-
tare borne, mot Altogether uninterest
ing tc Rutb,.althomgh the encPPra
ut communica
tionsbe received his commuinca
tions,was but an occasional nion'osyt
labiC rcply. ;She gathered that, as
the lad expressed it"" the captain
was most-ways *from home ;" that
"misses 'was very sickly entirely;':' _
that "they did 'set) Much' of her;"
" Mit," 'said he, "did ye ever hear bell,
miss, of Inissts's own woman—her
that come; they say - , from Ingee with;
her?" and when Ruth rekolid "No,"'
and silted who she was: "She Mrs.:
Montserratt, they call her," rejoined
the- youth ; and tell yOu what,;
miss," he added, cracking his .whip,
"she's—my eyel"—and .he gave.
long, low whistle—" she's just that".
What ,this awhiguous deseriptinn:
might implY, Rath was at a loss to
imagine; nor did the_ furtherexpla.:
nation her informant annexedeonvey
any more degnit;9 idea, as he added
in slower tone, as if imparting some
intelligence: "We calla her, down
stairs, Thunder and Lightning."
,He
also informed Rath ihat . the; two
young ladies were, " nate little crap
'
thurs. About - them, indeed, Ruth
would have been disposed to make
inquiries, if about any, as 'being' her
future charge, she felt naturally .ape-
cial inteiest in the 'topic. At length
the eold'and dreary journey drew to
its close, and when, stopping for
large gateway 'to be opened, and
passing upa long avenue, the driver
announced " Now, miss, we're here;
this be Oaklands; yon is the house,
and down there is the lake and the
grove," Ruth felt. her heart beat
quickly with the indescribable nerv
ous shrinking sensation that is
. felt
by the timid when first coming
among strangers, .and that, is ever
enhanced when the position is that of
a dependent, and the reception of fu-
tare treatment uncertain. The en
trance to the residence at Oaklands
was at the side; there was 'a kind of
veranda or covered passage running
along from the door to the end of the
house, and there Ruth and the driver.
of the car stood for several moments
after the first application for admit
tance, which consisted of two loud
knocks by the latter like a postman's
rap.. When this .failed he tried the
bell, and rang it so violently that
they could hear its peal resounding
through the lower parts of the house.
Immediately afterwards, there was
the noise of doors slamming, . and
then a quick tread along a hall, awl
the door was opened by a man with
a candle_ in his hand. Before he had,
done so the carman had whispered to
Ruth: '•This be Mr. Marks—Joshua
Marks, the butler; I knows hiss walk."
" Oh. is that you, Patsey?" cx.
claimed the man, shading, the light
which he held with his hand. '"Ilow
late you are
"Not so ai,sy, 'lgisther Marks, to
come quick. along slippy roads. Be
gorra! we went back a'most two
steps for every one we came forrard,
and the coach was late. too.h
Will you please come in, miss?"
said the butler to• Ruth; and she
stepped within a narrow ball or pas
sage :into her new—home; if she
might be able, in any sense, to call it
by that loved but often sorrowful
namel
"'Here, Patsey, will you lend a
hand ?" cried the butler, in a sharp
tone,, as the boy was laying down
Ruth's luggage on .the doorstep.
" Bring it .in here." And he lifted
one end of the large box himself.
When.the things were all in, the
man closed and barred the outer door,
and giving a half-curious, half-con-
temptuous look at poor Ruth, who
stood trembling alike from , cold as
from nervousness—" Follow me, miss,
if you please," he said, . and they
passed into a square inner hall,lit by
a lamp from the ceiling, and into
which five or six dOors opened, which
were -then all closed. , The butler
stolid for-a moinent„ as if in doubt
whit next to do. "If you please,"
said he - at last, " wait here, and I'll
send - some one to you."
For nearly ten minutes Ruth stood
alone in the , hall. All was 4ileut
around her; saving the tick of the
clock that stood it one corner. She
Was beginning to wonder with would
next appear s or If any. one would
come' at all, when the
. door through
which the servant had gone was
again opened, and a -female entered.
She was tall and slight, apparently
about thirty-five' years of • ago, pule,
with thin' lips, and an exceedingly
unpleasantexpressionOf countenance;
her eyes were dark and piercing, tho'.
as Ruth afterwards found, she rarely
looked straight at the person whom
She was addressing. • Now, as she
advanced towards the young girl,.
her gaze for an instant was
. painfully
penetrating; then she dropped the
lids, and. eyed Rtith only with a fur
tive, stealthy glance, that - made her
feel very - uncomfortable.
" MademoiSelle Miss Morrison,
thaeis, t mean—l suppose." .
" Yes," ..replied Rah,' bowing
.slightly. She was, for an instant. at
a loss to know_ whether this was her'
future .mistress, on the person whom
liatsey, the driver, had denominated
" Thunder and Lightning." She was
wrapped up in a large loose shawl,
that might have been either from .
delicacy of health or the bitterness
of the - evening ; ..her accent (though
she • Uttered each word. in distinct
English) implied the • foreigner; so
did . her appearance. But her next
sentence cleared up the. - momentary
doubt as to who she was.
"iMadame."' she continued; "is
very poorly—very delicate ; but • she
bade me tell you that she will see .
you by and-by." Ruth.bowed. The
sp4ker then made a move - towards
one of the Other doors, but stopped
as she' was turning the • handle.
"Yes," she exclaimed, as it to herself,
"'twill be better—l think ;".•'then,
addressing Ruth, she . added, "you
had best come to your own room ;
I'll show you the way: ...BA stay,
where are your things?". Ruth ex-.
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plained that they were in the outer .
'" Oh, then have them sent
up; come with Me."'
experienced, ,she 'e:onld riot
tell,. why, .a.. decided repugnane,e
her 'companion. She -at the swap
time ofelt.that the woman viewed her
with dislike, and might very soon
become a dangerous associate.
" Minanie,-I may as Welt tell you,"
she . said, Addressing . , 44h as t'4.3'
came to the first landing, 6.1 is gent
serrat—Mrs.Montserrat; I am house
-keeper here; and companion to Mad
'rime; and' have been with, her for
many years."'
"" Indeed," was the reply. Ruth
did not, care to tell her that she had
letirtied nain
she..eontinued, as they as-1
ended , the " your .7nistrisB,":
and. she, laid, an , emPfmsis on thel
words that, made Ruth Wince aE the
I arplieation.. mistrehs is" in'
hroken• she h'is, 'neyer'fieeni
the name since' the b,`irth or 'her title,
in Indla;_ndd I now have to nil
an
age everything for her. Captain Sin-1
dlair; pisOr in'an ;"—and" she ishiugted,
her shoulderN hat 'edntemptuously- , -
"Is so mueh actarou bfit `business,;
that we see little of.
" I tbougbt," rejoined- Roth;•" that
there-were two little girls--that l;
was to have the charge of, .two; yeti
speak:but of .one." ••• • ~
"Oho:lid-you not know ?". returned
the housekeeper. • "Gertrude-. 7 Mad. ,
emoiselle Gertrude is Madame's child;
Alice is,.. only..the captain'S
naive; and very different ,ehilqren
they are- 7 -but here are your rooms,"
exclaimed Mrs. Montserrat,throwing
operi a door, '. Mon 'DiO 1 only see
-bete! fire that - would
roast an elephant!" And Abe house•
keepei• pulled the bell angrily. "That
fool Bridget!" she continued, "no
getting her to do as she istolci." .
• It was, no doubt,- a large - fire that
burned in the grate,and that sent Its
bright warm• glow_ all over.the small
neat room, but not too large or , hot,
Ruth thought, for so severe a night.
For the first time, a feeling like com
fort. and hope crept into her discon
solate• heart, as she beheld the pleas
ant look of this little sitting-room,
that, as she gathered, was to be , her
own ; the , bed-room, still smaller,
opened into it, and She was cOnsider
ably relieved to find that she would
be alone,' as she had'sOme apprehen
sion that possibly she 'might have
been obliged to share .her sleeping
apartment with her pupils. •• •
When Bridget appeared in answer
to the bell, a sharp war'of words-en
sued between her and Mrs. Montser
rat, to which Ruth was necessarily a
listener.. She saw' plainly, that. this,,
servant, at least., disliked and iresent
ed -the woman's authority, Nithile it
was equally manifest that Abe house
keeper was most, tyrannical. in , the
exercise of,whatever power was,vest
ed:in her., That first evening of their
acquaintance,. Ruth observed' that
when the housekeeper, introduced, as
she aometimes - dido French ;Vora 'or
expression into her .conversation, it
seemed involantaiy, except when she
was irritated or excited, and that
then the patois broke out with all the
. volubility of au under-educated per
son. :More' than once, too, she' fan
eledthat she itslikedits beinr known
that she was a foreigner, Or that she
should 'be thoUght one at' all. Mrs.
Montserrat withdrew afteeher battle
with Bridget, ordering her- to have
Miss Morrison's luggage brought up,
and telling the: latter, that she would
come for her whenever Madame- was
ready to see her.
When the housemaid . returned,.
bringing up Ruth's. packages, first
seeing that the coast was clear, she
burst into the bitterest Invectives
against Mrs. Montserrat. " Ther's
no standing the place with that' 'ad
man," she exclainied. '‘‘ Tell you
what, miss, you're a stranger in the
house here ; if youlet that one get a
hand over you, mind I tell you,
miss,'
you'll not be able to'stay at all. She
and Misther Marks misther; in
deed !" ejaculated the damsel paren
thetiCally, " as if he were'any better
than l'atsey Donovan or Corbett the
coachman, , and should be nothing
more nor (less, we all knows, hut
plain - Joshua—thetwo of them are
to rule us alt, indeed ! - And there's
missis, she minds nothing but what
that one tougher;
.she can twist her
round her little .finger, she can. i I
.wishes,i - the . Lord knows, she were
hack . in,. the 100 - rees, or' in a - hottet
place- -thal . woqrd be the fittest plc
for her !" , .
. Ruth mildly expostulated with i,he
angry servant ;Ind" by her gentleness
of tone and manner, succeeded! in.
soothing her perturbed - spirit. 'the
girl remained 1 for - some time, asstist
ing• in - the unpacking of Ruth's trunk
and the arrangement of the moths
and the ladylike kindness of the ill
ernesssa won upon the domestic tx
it was agreeable to the former to i.'
that in that . strange household ,
had already gained the good-wi4
one at least,' however humble, as iv,
manifest from the warm yet !pep ci
fulntanner of her attendant. W ei
the, housemaid left her, Ruth rem it
a alone.and undistured for ne rl
an-hour. She heard the house:el c
strike eight ;. she had net tasted a
for some ho rs ' Indeed but ligh r
freshinents -a " all during the day,, a
t,
she" began ' feel the . physical e:
Imustion 'attendant upon long a st
nenee, that itt'lirst . .was unnot ei
from nervousness and mental a 't
tion. "Surely," she thought,
strange that, they should leave m
long without food;" and then reco eo
thins of bygone times eame up i ., it
all the old cam and watchful v
that bad tended her young life, e
she never. knew a vant—till co ,
.gone, buried ip . the • villagenhu el
yard, beside her childhood's, h mi
Standing by the fire, with her ea
on her hand; leaning upon the ma LI
piece,- - she fell . into ' a 7reverie so sa
and so absorbing that' she did it t I
first detect a lei knock at the"
until it was repeated more'lo I
Starting - up,' !she -erfed ; "la 1C
there? - Come in."., . There wa -1
answer. She accordingly. move fr
wards,-amt 9pened- the door..A ti
girl,. dressed' in white,. apparear
about ten years of age, was stand"
outside.; her cheek was,flushed,
she was shyly .looking down,
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Mith stood'• beTtire` her.- 4 WellVmY
dear,'! acid' Mart gently, '"arn-you
Miss Sinclair?" •
"No ; I'm Alice Sinclair," whisper
ed-the child; 44 Aunt• wants you; she
sentine-for•you.". - • _.:..•.:,
• -•`!- Well, tonie, , take .me-to. her, *ill
your' • and - eke tools the litte;girl'e
hand.. -
.The governess, -.anti. her_ youag
charge crossed.` the. lohbyi._lver4 .up
another short flight of., stairs, when
at4pped , a 49.0 r.
it, is; . Itgr,ol3 ,ftuot's,ropm--Ther ' " an d
she hesitated an inst a n t if is dou bt:
hoy to pay the nest 7pr . 41 7 ,—" hti.
Ilaigueritccalts
Kuth knocke'Ckently, arid' iiiirised
ifi with ` Alice; in answer to' the birt h mons to enter. The room in which
Ruth now !bend herAelt was spacious;
and hiindminiely teirriished; but 'her!'
zfttentton , wns behtred npen•theffignrbl,
of 'Mnr. - Sinclair, *rho Was reeliting;
'on a sulfa, - - at a little - distance•fromi
the fire. 'She! had a.reloaki lined with!
fur, wrapped rounditeri -her face wool
strikingly hand Some, and did ;not be- i
token the delicaby that Ruth had an
•ticiPaied-friiin'Whitt' We had helad
'her'eiTiS *ere' large aid dark; arid
served to set dfrti edinplexion natural
ly pale and clear, - but tinged-witht
dark- hue' that residence in -an. Indi
clime imparts. Mrs. Montserravw
standing behind - the - sofa, with he
'alma folded, and clot' ttponllntti,
she entered; the - gniek, 'furtive glance
she had before" Seen - and recoiled
from. Near her, another -little girl
was standing, who, Ruth concluded
was Gertrude Sinclair, her emplayers!
own child. Alice -withdrawing her
hand from her governess, as the
tame into the room, took up her place
at the head of her aunt's sofa. - Ruth
bowetrrespectfully to the lady, and
remained standing in' the
_middle bI
the room. Mrs. Sinclair looked at
her steadily from. head to foot, re :
r
turning the salutation with a scarce r
iy pekceptible movement of the heath
" Well, Miss . :Morrison; you ate
younger looking than I was led to
expect,?, she .Said, in .a voice that
seemed . feeble,. it might have beep
-from sickness, or possibly-from indO
1
"I mentioned to you, .tna'am, a
ion may remeinber, in our ecorieSpOit ! -
deuce, that I wits: twenty ..my, last'
birthday."
" Well, yes;. Ido remember." .!
Them was another awkward panse,
during ivhich Mrs. Sinclair closed
her eyes, as if exhausted by her ex
ertions.. Alice slipped foiward, and
gently moved a-- chair towards the
stranger. The little thoughtful set
of politeness from one soayoungthat
might have been a, reproOf to her
Setkiois 7 -was sweet to Ruth,.. who
ithanked her with a smile; but MO.
Montserrat, frowning, told the child
to keep quiet—a direction that wale
at once lieerishly echoed from the
sofa, with,: Do he ; still, child, and
don't keep drumming in that way,
,and shaking me all over ;" and the
voice °film invalid was marvellously
stronger when raised in the sharp
key:" "The child's hint, however, was
not lost, for Mis. Sinclair iinmediate
ly asked Ruth to be seated.
Ruth Morrison,' though bashful
and timid naturally, had about her ;a
great deal of • quiet 'dignity, 'that
almost, Without a word, repelled any
thing bordering on 'the slightest in
sult In face and -appearance, she
was not at all handsome or striking;
her figure was too short and Set; her
features, takai
there was an animated intelligence In
her expression that not obly redeetn
ed it from being com.non place, but
to - most observers " gave a•singular
chhrm, far beyond what actual beauty
conveys._ Just now, indeed, she"ap
peared to disadvantage, wearied In
body-from her long journey.and want
of food, and so utterly dispirited,
that . she • was well aware the least
thing would overthrow the balance,
and betray an emotion that might no•
longer be controlled. She sat down,
however, quietly, in the Seat that
little Alice had moved to her, and
waited without speaking for Mrs.-
Sinclair again to address her. "I
forget,.Marguerite," said that lady,
turning to Mrs. Montserrat, in a IoW
tone, .‘ What's this we were settling
- about?" The housekeeper bent over
the back of the sofa, and whispered
something in French to her mistress ;
the only word that Ruth caught was
;r noir. "Ali, out," she. replied ; but
e before she had time to-,say anything
Mrs. Montserrat again - bent down
and 'spoke a few words more, but
still in an inaudible voice. MrS. Sin
clair nodded, and after. a moments
pause, addressing Ruth, said : " Mrs.
Montserrat will tell you all my wis*
es and• requirements , about theie
young ladies; but every, day that I
-
- am equal, to it but,
expect you to
give them "their music lessons here.
d Perhaps, Miss Morrison," she added - ,
le "you would just let me hear you play
of a little," pointing to a pianO at the
as other end of the room ; " - music lam
particular about, and I flatter myself
to 'that I'm a judge'
- Ruth's education was, for her age,'
good in every' respect, 'and in music
k she ivas specially proficient ; yet , at
.a this moment she felt So exhausted
c- and 6nstrung that she knew her per
, d formlnce could not be suacessful.
shall, of course, ma'am,-comply-with
• your wish " she answered "but I
must ask you to judge leniently of
me to-night, as I am very tired, and
is not likely to do justice to your in
so strument." As there was no sign of
!c- yielding in the matter, Ruth played
th, two or three siinple pieces and better
re than she had anticipated,. for- the
an superior chstracter of the instrument
lw i : acted as a stiwu!us ; even her exact
h- ingiistenerieemed satisfied, and ap
se, proved of her'style. -
id
• .
." I observe, Miss M,Orrison,"•again
- began Mrs.- Sinclair, "that you are
1 in black. I have a particular dislike
it to - anything gloomy 'about myself or
r, the children; I expect, therefOre, that
y. You will conform to the circumstan
)'s ces of this house, and put off your
no mourning." •
or- Ruth rose quickly from the seat
which-.she had resumed after her
my musical effort. Had it; not been fOr
,ing• the angry emotions this unfeeling re
and quirement evoked, she- would have
and given way to tears; as it was her hiw,
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sweet. voice trembled' ' as she , answer,
ed : "-Pardon me, kiss Sinclair, thy,
mother i l and: a. pose. for:an instant
ensued; _but _with • •A -strong .. etTort,
awallowirig dowu ber.chelprig,setten
gool ithe:continued::. "'My metber is
bait
.three,,M o . l olls Aea(l,_
,my father
scarcely, n p ea r-her voice agabi - grew
thin- . !and . should itither leiVe
yOui.bousc to-morrow than eoniply
*ill a " request "so wounding Co my
oWnleelingt, and so disreepeetfnl to
their - nietnories - , 4 - '
" Oh; well;” returned Mrs. Sinclair
heslUithigly, as she - looked - toward
Mrs. M'ontserrat, "I shan't press the
matter, as yon think: so Much of it.
That will do," she continue& "You
have dined,- I suppose ?" •
" No," returned Rutk; "but I
don't-mind." • • •
•li NotAined 1 Marguerite, why did
you zot.ordet dinner for• Miss
titan ?:.Let her have. something to
eat immediately.",` The .housekeeper
frowned, and was btushingpastßutti,
.out o f the
.room, when Misa Sinclair;
added: ,!' you won't mind, I suppose, ;
my palling yon ; I -enn't`,
make differences ifith persons in tlii4l
elitahlishinent."' ~ti" bow Ras the Onlyi
answer ltuth &Ptild Mrs: lklont-i
fieirst; pniSsed her on theitairit,t,
giving her 'an'other scornful look said;
sharply': ' PR send yott up some re-,
frepliment bythe,serrant." •
Weatt'as she felt;•it Vag little that!
'Ruth could take; her heart was too'
.full, , and her prospects of comfort in!
•this, her first situation,. toogloomy.i
Before lying down,..„she, opened the
window. shutters of. hay little sittingi
'room.. The!, night was beautifully,
calm and bright; a late ,rnoon.had
risen, thc,,stars. were eontitles,s, and
the snow, sparkled . daz zlingly-beneath
the frost that had boundOt. Not far
from the house, the waters Ofiasmall
lake gleamed like silver through the
naked branches of the, trees that
rrhiged its margin. The still scene"
without breathed something of test
upon the unquiet spirit of its watch
er ; and its wintry aspect was iu
nnison with'her own sad meditations;
Soon she.wandered off in musings to
the last home' of her people, the
place where her i father 'and her,
'mother were' sleeping side by side--:
, its green -mounds Clad at, this mo-,
Ment, she thought, in' the pure white
covering that., met .her eyes. all round
—untethe anguish of memory ,be
came insupportable ; and like one of
_old, bereft. or a parent's , blessing, , her
very soot, if not, her voice, went Out
"in a great exceeding bitter ery,','
Exhausted by sUppresSed weeping,
she threw' herself on , her 'bed, and
sank at length- into a deep sleep. '
CHAPTER IL; .
It'vras'a rougher voice thail used to
rouse poor Ruth Morrison in the old
mornings at tronie that called her
from her slambers the day after her
arrival at Oaklands.- When She operi-
ed her eyes-, she could not remember
where she was. A female figure hold
ing a lighted .candle was standing at
the bedroom window. the shutters.of
which. Idle had just opened.; the light
from without was cold and gray, that.
of the -,early. winter morning, and
contrasted disruaq with the candle
light.
Oh, You're awake," said the ,
voice ;
and by degrees - Rrith began to recol
lect where • she 'was, and recognitesi
Mrs. Montserrat - as f the speaker.
" We're learly people . in this house
at least I - am," She continued ; and I
generally wake up the other servants;
'so I came first to you. I suppoie
you'll have - light enough to dregs
without this," pointing to the candle;
"and by the time think your ready,
I'll be back, and give you your in
structious." .So saying, and without
waiting for any response, she left the
room. •
With a bitter.' feeling, that 'served
to mitigate for the time the detireSs
ing sensation,of loneliness that Would
otherwise have been paramount,Buth
.rose from her conch, and s proceeded
to.dress by the dim morning twilight.
ti If,". idle thought, "this woman be
permitted to act ,towards me ag she
Seems inclined, L'llv not stay her( a
week. What business had she in.
truding into my room at this hour of
the , morning ? I'll soon find Out
.
whether this is with Mre.Sinclair's
knowledge, or by her permission.
Other serranfir, indeed !' I'll let her
know that. I'll notbe treated as a ser
vant by her." These and such
thoughts found' audible utterance
from the irritated girl, as she moved
about through the room in the neces
sary arrangements . of, her toil Ci.
When it was completed she 'pasied
out into the sitting-room, to awit
Mrs. Monterserrat's return. The
morning, like the preceding eveniug,
was intensely cold ; the window
were so coated with ice that it was
impossible to see out •, and its no fire
had Yet been , kindled in - the apart
ment, Ruth'began to walk quickly !up
'up uti9lown; as well to Iv_ ep up ivi
tality th her' chilled frame as 'to en
deavor to allay the feelings of veka
tion that she was just then a preyito.
She determined in her own - minil that
she- would bear as far as possible any
iudignity; and wait •patiently, foir a
while at least, until' she could better
understand her - position,.and thenlby,
the tactics-pursued, shape her o!wh
course. But this prudent resolve was
'almost instantly defeated, as . Mrs.
1
Montserrat returned, for, on, itbr pt- -
ly entering the ' room, " Oh,. 3or
risen," she exclaime, ",are on
ready ?" -
This insolent address, enhan ed
by the tone in which it was utte ;
was like the dropping of a spar - oil l
inflatmhable tinder; yet, though 1 it
'
ing•with indignation; a_ sense of, ter I
own dignity happily came to het id;
and - it was in a comparatively Ira
voice that .Ruth _replied:, "Ex tie
me for one moment, Mrs.,Montser at;
Ignite understand
_your positio in.
this home i may ,I request that on
take care to remember mine.. I am,
not a servant here, _in the ordi ry
sense. — ,ln - Whatever terms Mrs. in
clair 'may chooe to.' address' m ; . 1
shan't dispute the, matter, sc; 10 as''
fretimin in her eniployment ;*but 111
not; permit !jou - to •Speak to me as on
have just now done ; it may be t
ter fcir us bhth to have:this expl. res- .
Lion at the outset. 'And now, if •ou
pleftee,lll be happy to receive (pm
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-;310 look .thati the houtekneper east
u.ligii Atle... B ,Pc.flkcA !Ali like . a . Base ßc
lightning from ;the dark cloud:and
nave - *Minar meaning ' tii"The ibbtir
4uet by whicli.! Ruth- , Mid het:aid-she
was-knowtvirt• tile% loWer. regiona.of
the, house ;abut With.p4arYellO.OB pow,
erlhe suppressed every ontw,ard i to !
ken of angel.; • " Pardon; 3fadeincil;
S6llB:"' r ehO 'RAM 'ill - d Silt-Oak'tone;:
and., bourtesying 'low; , 4 ‘ 1 I was 4 ' not
'aware that it.gouvernonte:WAStl3o.OlL T
4itc4l: a, pO.ls9pAge . as,j, pow learn,that
she hi; but ma roi, I. must try . and
?in:le - giber: - Well, 'if - it Will itot ^ de
rriEwli"ydu 'too I mudhi•Mailempisellie,
toltecouldAy an*, I'll take• you to-a
room with wirirei .where .I shall int-
Part.l49;Y:Pil r' IlaflallWs.Wiellqs,, I
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that tbeirbpiug brought to you by FO
Inniible'a liersaif as myself "willritot
interfere With , their 'being carried .
out;" .and: then - iwith a : mock ,polite-
I .mess _more. galling , thin
~ the most
latuilled, rudeness, she one.ued ; the,
door for Ituth, 'adding :''ii " I Must be
'eyletYstid'fijii ta'king, the ltbertjr cif i go-,
'ing .litfore-Mademoiselle, -4 as 4.)ther-!
wise, she _would not !know .the, way.',':
11 1 1 9. 1 .. 0Y if9 l ?4°,we4. ,
Vls Pn c'f
the rooms—a . suflicientlk comfortable,
aPartnient,' Witt' The egreeilble 'ad-.
jutict or- .2 • brisk•illie burning-clearly
and brightly in:its.polished grate. , ,
... "Tbis," continued Mrs, Montserrat,;
"n .t he , same sneering manner, t i t,will
be the friture study and saiiiii-root
Of „the gouvernadi and 'herpuplis.l
Madame desireathat you will have the',
goodness, , Mademoiselle, to. be.herc,'
_every pinning at eightp"clock,whey
the young ladies will meet you; and
`friwti'tbitt time unfit ''ttieje retlturor
the night, , they are to be under your
.chnrge;, :they are .to walk- out , with
you every day that the , weather per
rafts.; their music-lessons are, when'
`Madame is well enough, td tie always
given in 'her 4 boudoir ; As •to",their
other lausinessiMadame supposes that
ov, will understand, how to.arrange
that yourself;.and,she also says, that
as I hive hail hitherton'great deal to
.do wittr these young- ladies" (and
here Mrs. -Montserrat's voice 'and
Manner became-haughty and severe),
‘, T am still to.have what.control over
them I 'wish."' - '
"1 nin glad," replied Beth; "that,
you tohl ine•this,' as. I -shall Inquire
from Mrs.; Sine Air the nature. of .that
control, and how far it is to interfere
with
.my authority over the children."
Indeed!"
"you
'returned
the other . ; can ask, I suppose,
whit you like.' r Shall 'send the
'yourii ladies to you ;' and as she left
the toorri; arid 'gave., Ruth the Same
malignant glance from - under her'
eyes, Which had thrilled through her
sodisagreeably the preceding even
ing. 4 In two or minutes, the .
little girls came. , -
They were at- first,
as is natural , with - those of tender
years, shy , and reserved; but their
-young instructress soon broke down
this barrier, for.she had, a peculiarly
Winning way with children. Shesuc
ceeded more readily with Alice, the
younger of the two. • Gertrude, whOs
was about a year older, had more of
natural coldness; but yielded att.
Inge& in a great degree to the gen
tle 'adiances 'Of her - governess. A
*Ott trial , elicited the fact, that for
their 'yearsten and eleven-'.--both
the children were very backward in
their learning. Ruth inquired Who
had taught them-before.
"Oh, no one," returned ; Gertrude,
" I mean, we had no governess like
you: , • -.Mamma'. sometimes heard. tie
our lessons; papa taught us when he
was at home ; but Marguerite, you
know, she used, almost always ,to
hear us when she had time."
".Tes,", interrupted Alice; "and
Marguerite did not want you to come
at, all—she, was angry about it;' but
uncle made aunt send' for you."'
"Oh, but," said Ruth - laughing,
"why did Marguerite, as you call her,
object' to my coming: l ' What did she'
knem'aboift me?"
'' . "*Oh, not_ you," added Gertrude;
"'lint any governess at all. I heard,
Mamma laughing - at her,' and saying
that:she was jealous 'about any one
coming." ' •
• ".I'm very glad that you have
come, though," said. Alice, loOking.
up, with •her soft. eyes,. into Ruth's
face, 'and -laying • her hands ..on her
" 1 don't like Marguerite."
• ." Fie, Alice!" 'said' Gertrade;
sharply, "you - shouldn't : say • that ;
"she's. fond of us both, and I like;
her very 'much," , . •
" Gertrude is quite right," said
Ruth; "we must, not say, A lice, .that
we don't like people."
.
" But I do not like her," rePeated
the child "'and' ctitet- tell ' a . lie..
Do you' her, Miss 'll.ltorrison ?"
• - • 'Before Ruth could' frtime.any,
re
ply to this embarrassing question,
they werevalled to breakfast ; a meal
at whicli the governess sat down:to
alone ;and after. it, the latter . , were
sent for. to Mrs.. Sinclair. In • the
-spare hour that follciwed, Ruth hap
,pened by. mistake to go, back • siad - -
denly into the breakfast-room, sup-,
1 posing it was the one appropriated
,childreiPs . study, and found
there Mrs. Montserrat and :Marks.
the butlei in close, and aprarently:
intimatoConverSe!; . and'as she catight,
her own, name repeatekaceom,panied
with laughter by both, shieencluded .
that her little episode Of the morn.;
ing with' the holisekeekr Was '`than
thefiie of their arOuSetnent. "Yell,
now; and if that' isn't Mrs. IM.
Pride and poverty; they' say; hunt in
cOuples,"• was the "response froth -
Marks that reached her -ear as she
stood confused for- a moment. • Nei
ther of -them seemed much 'embar- .
ruse& at her unexpected • entrance;
they merely turned . sway, Marks: re
her, with an impertinent cy
nical stare as he .passed, . leaving the
room.' The butler. himself was not
pseposseFising,i 3 O appearanc,e, being a
very /ielP7l' girth, a 'pale llabbSr .
Sfaceitsmall:grey eyes,' and - a' double
Chip that rested. - certiPlacently loa
the • leads - 'of white iraiat. his
iiitinner,"cringing 'and . senile to' hiss
sappriOrs, Pompous and :consequen
tial' to any' whom-W - 068e to patrett.;
ize; ) , made him peculiarly 'repulsive:
Ruth could
.not help,' observing,: as
she met the two thus together, . that
there seemed to bee - an unusually
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close. iritiwaey .lietween,them, but
jest, then gave her : little concern.
She did not at all regret what, oa the
impulse of' the moment, She had said
-to Mrs:, Montserrat, as she perceived
thatorate . ver inwardleelings - of dis
like-ittinight• have originated or aug
mented, it'secured all . that•she cared
.for someoutward' manifestation of
respect: Fora fortnight orniore
tie - occurred to vary the monotonnna,
routine of Ruth's .daily , couree,
regular hours for inatruction,, the
music lessons—generally , given in
Ales. ,OWil, roona—continu
ecl each day ; the: weather admitted
of but little o.ut-door recreation., The
one bright phase • of her lire was the
attachment that , spring 'up between . .
her and her young chargee, espe eial
ly with Alice. - Gertrude was harder
to matiegoi - more under the influence
of Mrs. Montse.rrat; - who 'never faired
to thwart the wishes of their instruc
tress, when, it was possible,for her to
do so. Ruth did not carry out her
intentioa'of inquiring,iato the nature
of the, authority' which the house-'
keeper affirmed, she was to retaini as
she feared thet such a step ,might' be
injurioesto per own
.comfort; . she
felt plensed to think, that
.shecertaih,
ly did -not seem to decline in Mrs.
Sin Clair's - estimation, since that lady
became more kind and courteous_;
- but' this,'Rutti remarked, was only in
Mrs. Montsertit'a absence; whenever
'she was JereSerit 'her mistress appear
ed as if she thought that - the least
-friendliness shown' to the 'governess
needed - some apology to- the - house
keeper. • -The first-break in the way
of variety from the ordinary course
was one morning, about three weeks
after Rath's arival, - when her pupil's
joyously tinnounCed to her that " Pa
pa' had come homer for so both the - ,
little girls always called the captain.
" He came very late last night,"
said Gertrude-, "and we have not
seen him yet; but," and the child's
face brightened up, " I know he'll
soon send for
„es." It was easy_ to
see that , the attachment • between
Captain Sinclair and his niece and
daughter was of no ordinary stamp,
and Ruth felt that it spoke well for
Air both parties,; the more so; as his
frequent absence must have weaken- .
ed the bond of union bet Ween them.
was always with reluctance that
he left his home, and with, extreme
satisfaction - that he - returned; but ex'.
tensive agency business which he had
undertaken, sinee, in delicate health,
he had left the army and settled in
an old family place in Ireland, neces
sitated constant journeys; some pro
,perty of his deceased brothers (who
had, left his affairs in extreme confu
sion), that he wished to improve for
his orphan niece, Alice, also entailed
on bin' much anxiety.. Upon - Cap
tain Sinclair's'entering the study, he
Was greeted by the children with
rapturous demonstrations' of affec
tion: Ruth stood for a moment
apart,. witching with pleasure the re
ciprocal feelings of delight that were
manifested and then he came • for
ward, and' won yet further her favor
'able opinion by. the courteous, yet
frank' and friendly rnann it. with
which he Welcomed her - to Oaklands.
I trust, Miss Morrison," he said,
that yon .will find your reeidence
with us an , agreeable one. I think I
can see;' he continued, surveying the
little girls attentively—" I think
can see improvement, here alreaclY."
Captain Sinclair was a - plain man,
tall, slight, and of middle age. In
manners, he was perfectly a gentle
man,
with a uniform kindness, the re
sult of natural-amiability of disposi
tion, that rendered him a general
favorite;, though in bis own house,
there were two exceptions to this-is
his butler and housekeeper. Roth.
were afraid of the keen, penetrating
eye,. that more than once, they fear
ed,. might have read an inward page
they would rather have kept , closed ;
while they felt, that if be detected
aught astray be 'Would be sure to. act
shortly and decisitely. At breakfast, i
that morning, when both teacher
and pupils joined the captain (Mrs.
Sinclair was . often absent from' the
early meal, and on this day bad ,a
bad headaehe, from the excitement,
she alleged, of her husband's return),
he asked Ruth several questions
about herself, acid in a strain of so
much genuine Kindness- as to elicit
the warmest, and happieSt emotions
from the governess; and at the elose
of the repast, when Gertructe and
Alice departed, according to custom,
, Mr.. Sinclair, ;desiring Ruth to re
Main for a moment, he asked her if
l - she found herself quite comfortable
since she came; adding, 'before she
had time t 6 answer:. There is one
person,Miss Morrison, in this houie
hold axint whom I should wish 'to
-say it word to you ;.I mean the house.
keeper, Mrs. Montserrat. Shes t a
woman whom I can't, say I like ;
but!' (and here ,he hesitated fok a
moment,,as if he a-ere half, ashamed
to admit -the fact) "she has, there
is, no-"question about it, Managed
to acquire,---4C very great. and
conceive,-, unfortunate influence
'over my wife. , True, that when
first engaged in our service 4he
• *as extremely useful, and nursed
-Mrs. Sinclair-through 'a tedious and
trying illness.; and this naturally led
to an_ attachment stronger than i is
usual: between a servant and mistress.
Sher' is the widow 'of a sergeant, ;an
excellent - Mari, - who had" been under
me, end I was particularly glad,; at
-the time of his death, to serve her I.
Caucy," continued ,bapt A in
in a haltamiising manner, <« that She
was rather well torn: She is; of
'Ffonch'estraction—trom Montpellier,
in, Latquetkic,..l .think, though she
,speaks gnglisb like one of onrselvis;
and thereis some cloador mystiry
Civet her antecedents that' I • b ve
never yet been able to penetrate ;1 at
least so I conjecture from one or iwo
dark,and ominous hints thrown put
by some comrades of her poor has-,
bend's; but I could make nothing of
them; and' Mrs: Sinclair would' never
-listen to the_faintest whisper against
.her. :I speak of her to you aow, .1111iSS
Morrison, in confidence, chiefly ifor
this reason, that wish her to have
as tittle as possiblet6 do with our
little gills; they, have been too long
left to her controL She had a strange
dislike to any governness beinglen:
ppd. and, I am sorry to say, Most
provokingly induced - Mrs. Sinclair •
for a considerable time to oldect also.-
But- now that, you time -come,!' be
added, turning,atrdliagly.tl Ruth, "I
ihll 4 lb fk ge l "? filPP.r lll ,l"- hh e 4 0
dren.° '. ' 1 - -.•..-•• - 4 -- SA
. Ruth laughed, and answered that --
she did notthink she - wirr.any Ikvor- -
ite. with - the . housekeeper, and that . ,
their intercourse was not likely to be
vefrgreaSe,..; -
-- _ALI tope," „returned_ _Captaktv.Sin_--' -
clair esergeticilly.,,l" that ! ahet,has not
ddared = to give.! Lou any annoyance."
' ," Nothing . to signify, indeed, sir,"
replied., 1 4 / I .rt T. Iq-- , -- . q 1-.
u . -
"Because, M iss ,l Morrison," he
added; ." if Yon' have the_least:cause
of. - conii)hiitil ittiotk hdr,rtie Indeed
about' anything, -be sure-to let: me
know.• Mrs.'. Sinclair's -health as • so_
indifferent .that.tnany things may es-.
cape her notice ; _lbut I should-feel it -
a• duty as well as a , pleasure_to,prof
mote.in every way the comfort:of the.
lady to whom we commit the import-,
ant charge of our children's' educa
tion.;, and Miss ' Morrisati; .1 trust,
will Le,t me acid, to protect, if neces
sary, to the , utmost of my power, one
Who ~ , the Almighty has seen fit to
1..- " comparativelyfriendless in this
trying ,
world." ' • ‘,. 4
There' was a. respectfid
.tenderness
in the tune with which the last,words .
*ere spoken that wentbothe to their'
listener's heart ;• and it ' was with
moistened eyeS and a tremulous voice
that Ruth - earnestly - thanked her kind
employer,- and , with - considerably
lightened spirits entered on the occu
pations. of that. day.. With. - Ruth
Morrison, it was sunshine at Oak
lands while Captain Sinclair was at
home; his quiet but determined hand
kept down all 'unpleasantness. He
frequently was present in the school
room during the hours of instruction,
and the shyness that Ruth, at first
experienced Was very soon dissipated
by the genial and encouraging voice
in which -he• rem - faked - her success
with her. pupils. One 'source of un
easiness there remained, in her reflec
tions on , the distant lover ,to whom
she had been advaneed.
.By the rule
imposed by herself, no correspond
ence was to take place between, them;
" let us only pyay 'cor each other;"
washer-last injunction at their part
ing. Yet, strong as were the reasons
for this arrangement, she could not
but regret it. It would have been
those than human nature, if she'-did
not in ,' her . present ' circumstances
yearn for as renewed assurance of
that strong affection that had been
the' one earthly prop to her sinking
spirit . ; in the day when the last , storm
of sorrow had - all but swept ter to
the' ground. . - .
.-1 [courniurn NEXT WEEK.)
=II
PLEASURE is the
,mere accidenVof .our
being and work its natural and most holy
necessity, - • -
'llumals things mart be knoim . to bo
loved, but divine things murt be loved to
be knoWn.
RAPP/lc E. 48 can bo built nn - virtue alone,
and must of necessity bare. trUth for its
foundation. - .
the Ullman mind gets down to
hubdeep in o a rut of thinking; it is hard
to lift it out. • • .
, -
Li WE is full-of difficulty. No sooner do
we overcome one obstacle than another
bars Our way. - . ,
MANy a youth has ruined himselr-by
forgetting his identity and trYing to tie,
somebody .
- 31suy AxuEnsoN's autograph looks
like the alphaliet, struck -by lightning.—
Harrisburg Telekriiph.
I C iTTsnuun'man recently.-made ,two
!unsuccessful - attempts to hang himself.
!lie had probably been a sheriff in his life
-time.--Oil City Derrick.
Tiir, man who asserted that Pauline'
Markham had lost her teeth would change
his mind if she got hertthiimb in his
mouth: Been there, eh ?- .
THE Czar shoes his borse with silver.—
Boston Post. - Well, he can affoid
is not Nickle-less, as his poor father was. ,
—Philadelphia Bulletin. •
." WHAT," asks - the Rochester Expriss,
"was the performance when Josepti was .
cast into the pit?" "Bleak House," per
haps, with .Toe as the leading character.
—New York Commei•cial Advertiser. •
Pr is astonishing heir full Sour - women -
c4n till a church pew made to accommo- -
date six, when some - woman they' don't
like comes along doin the aisle inquir
ingly looking for a place to -sit down.---;-
. Steubenville! Herald.
AT a -sarengerbund embed, the other .
evening, a few miles front here, one could
wade knee-de - ep in thebar-room'iti
The loCal paper the next day stated that '!
they had au over : flowing
t -
City Derrick.
Sosti Of the high-toned would-be.fisli
jonable people of Fifth .avenue, . New
York, are giving receptions at whiCh only
French is spoken. Something still more
remarkable would be a 'swell party at .
which only goOd English • was spoken.—:
-
New Odeans Picayune..-
Fun, Fact and Facetim.
Din GARCELON.ever hear the "Story of
the young man. who'took his sweetheart
to . the bank of Echa lake, or some like
place, and went on . to illustrate its pecu
liar'aeoustic properties by shouting with
the full strength of his lungs: - -4' What
are you doing there?" •• TO. the' young
man's profound astoni,btnent and chag
rin, the echo came promptly rolling back
"Looking for yon, you confounded thief.".
—Portland Press., . - .
TILE season , of blossoms and thiwers
will soon oe here, weary one, and it will
be but a very short time new Until we can
lie in, a hammock undera shady elm awl
listen to the birds trill; and drink-in the
perfumes .Of a thousand ilowerS, and io,y,
'fingered Joy will paint us a bright finger
of happiness ;all nature will laugh and be
glad, and good.table board May be had.in
recherche hotel. [This blank will
be. tiled up at usual advertiSing rates:]—
...New York Expreas. - •• •
••
Tut Czar may learn- a thing . . or
.two
from Denis, Kearney. Denis proclaims ,
that he is about to be assassinated, and
leaves a list of- bloated aristoer.its
are .to be assassinated in return. This.
spoils the-whole job. .If the Czar only
had the brains of Denis, things would be
different in Russia. And if Denis only
had the brains of the Czar, - there would
not be so much noise hi San 'Francisco:.
Both parties' would make by the -ex
change. 4 Tho'Czar would be fortunate if;
like Denis, he didn't have any brains,
and - there would be one -less blatherskite
in San,Francisco if Denis had 'the Ciar's
brains:: The world is very much agitated
over the danger to Denis and the Ciar.
All the_ world but Denis is troubled about
the Czar, and the rest of, it . is troubled
about Penis.—ifilioaukee Sentinel.
Gc.ftllD THE 131PRF,SSIBLi YOUTTIF tiL
'lll IND. —A nother parreit story,' and a true
one : We all know the bird's, propensity
for picking up new phrases. A worthy
deacon -4wned, a young parrot which
bad been brought up in the family. It
had never heard aught but proper lan
guage, and always.bising present, at fami
ly prayers bad learned many- scraps of
hymns and pnsyerb, would at times rever
ently • "exhort'? ita
_hearers; and. was
nicknamed. "Pious Poll."• One dailr,
rainy night the deacon started out With
Poll safely abeltered within the breast of
his overcoat-to exhibit her,among some .
friends. • As he walked- along he struck
- his pot corn against a &hails stone ; in th
anguish Of the v mousent the deacon gave
vent to an exclamation the reverse of-pi
ens.. - Arrived atithe friend's house Poll
was requested by her master to ‘!lead
thous in prayer," when; cooking her head
on one side, wity'a knowing look at the
poor deacon,-Poll croaked out " Damn
that stone !"— Troy. Milo.