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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1880-1-22, Page 2• Tr!,.'�.-'^1.w,w„rwe�.^•,.riAA..wwpnw..+,.....',y„n,y.wc. THE TIMES CRUEL AS DEATH. • A (,tOVEli*IESS'S STORY. 'So it ie yin who are come to be ou 'overseer now, is it ? Ent you so little, vereyou not afraid wheu she told you yoti wotild have charge of a mad gkl ? It was the 'truth. i thought I had 'fallen among clover' when I was offer ed each a salary to' go down to Ilfra ‘cun be as governess to !Airs. Cluaplin's step -daughter, but when told of a still ,. farther charge, hesitated,though I end 'edgy accepting. ' 'My dear, she told me nothing of the sort ; besides, I am here .ts Miss Chap• tin's governess,' "0h., fires; that is what they are all called. Five in two years we have had: But when side engaged you, did not she say, There is also a ward of mine, 11Irs. Home, a niece of the late Mr. Chaplin—poor girl, weak both mental- ly and physically, to wlrorn I mast ask you to devote a little• of your leisure. I ant reluctantly compelled to keep her du strict seclusion* as the only means of helping her to outgrow her infirnli- ties.' Was that not what she said ?' I could nct deny. The words tiers 'verbatim—the tones ideutioal. 'Ah, yes; I knew it. It is what she has said to all of then, and they be- lieve hor. Do you believe her. I looked up at the 'tall, handsome girl before me, and knew not what to say. Anyone less like a person either mentally or physically weak I never saw. 'But, my dear,' I said, 'Airs. Clisp- ]in spoke very kindly and anxiously abort. you ; and I really thick.---' 'Well, what ?—that I oneht to be grateful to my beautiful step -aunt, I suppose ? 'Slee is beautiful,' I said, by way of saying Something. iYess a • he iAnd I shall 11 te ll on r • • what else she is 2 She is &s cruel and as cold as death.' I looked again into the lovely, pas - Planate face, and wondered if this seem- ingly unroasouing hate to one apparent- ly so loud might not show a mental twitch of some sort, and that others would come to light after a titue. 'Yes,' she said, more quietly ; I do tante her with all my heart ! Shall I toll you why 2 1 never spoke of it to any of the rest ; but you look different and more reliable,'softly called her name, and as she dict 'Tell me anything you like,' i said; Piot answer, I concluded that she at last was slumbering. I s'rppose my little:walk had a sooth- ing effect, for I soon fell asleep, and did not wake till nearly nine o'clock. '0h, Mrs, Home, L tura is gone to bathe, and a walk afterward.' Ada said, as I came down stairs, 'She went before six o'clock, Ann says, and took some biscuits with her, and said we were not to,wait breakfast.' As this was almost a daily occurrence of course we took no notice, but, had our breakfast and went out. The beach where Aliss Cameron al- ways Lathed is reached by two short mullets cut through the rocks ; and at the entrance to the first a half -peony toll is demanded, so that the person in attendance sees every one who goes in do you wonder that I hate ber ?" 'But,' I said, doubtfally,not knowing what to believe, 'you hinted at another friend. Could you not apply to him 2` '1 have,' she said ; 'but never got an answer. Ile ie a sailor, and I do not know where to write to him, I dare. say he has not had my letters.' 'And your uncle's lawyer 2' I said. 'Who was he ?' 'i do not know—not even his name,' Well, as I havo said, I did not know what to believe. But as the days want on I felt surd of one thing, and that was that, both mentally and physically Laura Cameron was strnng ; also that she was very kind and loving. Her little cousin almost worshipped her. It was a terribly hot. August that year, and all the sea -side places filled early. Ilfrraconlbe was crammed. We us- Neter ed to bear tales of how late the arrivals I rn.et the man who generally by coach from' Barnstable—for there ns out. was rail quite to Ilfracombe then—lead' 'Seen Miss Oameron, did you say, to sleep on the chairs and dining -tables ma'am ? Yes, sore ; I sow her go off at the hotels ; and it was said that oue luckless party had to abide in the coach for the night. Such being the stats of the case, we had no heart. to refuse when our land - asked if we would let an old gent - a night or two in the always kept ready for pounds—the wretch 1' 'Who do you menc0, Mts. Miles ?` 'Why', that old Parker 1 --bun we let come to sleep. He says he put his purse and book, with a lot of money in both, under his pillow, and that while he was walking is the garden iast night 0113 of us took ell the gold and silver— nearly thirty pounds, I e soya 'teas ; 'but I don't believe a word of his tale-- that ale—that 1 don't !' Just then.Mr. Parker and two of his slaughters calied,,uul we all had a groat deal to say. Miss Parker said she was sure her father had the money, but as he was very fidgety, and had sorne- tiinee put things in odd places for safe- ty, and then forgotten where the hid ing-place was, they did not intend to make, any fuse till much more search had been made. All this 000npied some time ; but now I wed thorousrhly anxious about Mise Cameron, so I wont out alone,and down to the quay, thinking it .quite possible she might have gone on .the rowed lady Leman Bleep for spare bed•oom, Mrs. Chaplin. ''lie is the father of those Indies who have been with my sister the hist mouth, ma'am,' Airs. Aliles explained ; 'and they can't get a bed nowhere, for love nor imon'y ; and being en old gentleman, they don't want hie to make -shift anywhere.' 'Let hind come, by all means, Miss Cameron said. So he comes—a fussy, nervous old gentlemau, at whom we were greatly amused. The second night he was there was tremendously hot, and we were all es restless and fidgety as possible. I heard some one about the !rouse, and feeling responsible for my two charges, put on my dressing -gown, and found out it ivas th Wold t e b m to W io was occupying the spare room. 'I am going to walk in the gard3u, ma'am,' he said. 'I shall be able to get a little sleep afterwards, perhaps ?' So he went out, and 1 turned toward my room. But 1 notined Miss Camer- on's door was a little way open, so I 'I will help you if I can. 'Ah, you can't, unless you give me money enough to get me to Loudon uu- known to Mrs. Chaplin.' •No ; I certainly counot do that,' I sti , 'Bat H lava yon no money of your own 2' 'Yes; bot the yellow haired viper won't let ane have it 1 Oh , if we had never seen her, how happy wo should!, be l' And the groat, dart: eyes filled with tears. 'But why do you hate her so?' 1 said, thinking it might be a relief to her to speak. 'Why ? Why, because in the first place, she killed Uncle Harry—tile on - ]y filen,* I ever had, except one 1 Oh or out. As we passednlear, it occurred • yes; I know it was said he died frorn :t eto me to ask the gatekeeper if she had fall from the cliff, where they had gone seen which way !*lass Csmero❑ had 1louerinooniog, is North Wales; bot •'Lea•. turned—tIinkiug we would go to meet lie didn't. IIo died from the jonrney She would bring hien away, pretending it was far t' e as e of getti ig better ad- vice ; but she anew it would ]oillhirn, and it did. She buried hiui where he died, and only told us of it when she returued. Then Ada was ill from the shock, and she buried us down here, pretendingit was for the child's sake; and here we have beeu ever since.' 'But why 2' said I, in surprise. 'Because we hate her, and she is afraid of us,' she a'iswe,ed. 'But could) you not get away, if you choose ?.have you no mane,,+ at all 2' 'I shall have plenty when I dna of age, or when—but 1 shall not be that til; next !limo'. Uccle Harry always sail he would leave me some more, tut she saye there was no will. I have had tome since I have been here ; diad! she tells people that I inherit a doubie weakness ---consumption and insanity.. All that ie mitt ilo ; but fl en, of course, 110 One down here kuows it is so. Now 1 'arise Cameron has not been to bathe this morning,' the girl said, in sumer to my inquiry. 'Perhaps you were not here then,' said 1; 'it was qnite early.' '011, yes, I was. Mother is not well. I have beeu hero all the time. I ate my breakfast slitodirtg here, even, i.ud I'm sure line hasn't been.' I *vent down to the beach, and asked the bathing woman. Stell the saute answer. '.Perhaps yon did not notice her,' 1 said ; so many tomo here uuw, 'ale 80 hot.' ''OIi, yes, ma'am ; but we shouldn't forget the prettieet and sweetest•apok• er, lays of the lot—and the best swim- mer, too.' • I thought it very oda, but conclriclod that she had changed lien mind, and only gone to walk ; so Ada at,d I went up to the Tars for our walk, and did not ret beck till luncheon finle. Then we were *net by Mrs. Miles, with ferny in her face, and eyes red with weeping. 'What's the . matter, did ynn ask, tns,''alii ? Matter enough, L think 1 The ofd man slays we've stole his thirty • by the steamer this morniutr. And ynn didu't really kuow,t)len 2 Well,we said to one another, it seemed odd lilco for hor to be alone.' 'But it could not be,' I must be mistaken,' Then he called Bill, and Joe, and Sam, and several others, who all told thee' ante tale, and all remarked that she 'looked uncommon bright and hap - ' said. 'You py. I turned away on to the Capstone Psra.da-and sat down to think the mat- ter over. All at once an idea strnalc me which caused me to start up and hurry home at it pace which made the folios stare. But when 1 got there. 1 felt that the idea was so wild and imorol aide, that I had not the face to met,t inn it, 'Well, Mrs. Miles,' I said, 'have you you found the money?' 'Nn, ma'am, and 1 have hunted every hole and corner in house and garden. Air. Parker was here again just now, and said 1f it 'tisn't heard of by to -mor- row he'll have the pause. But where's Miss, Cameron, ma'am 2' I made some evasive answer, and went iu to Ada Rad told, her what I had heard. Sho took it very quietly. 'What shall you do 2' she asked. 'I am sure I don't know. Have you any idea where she can have gone to ?' 'No; unless she has seen in the pa- pers that Robert's ship is home.' 'Who is Robert ?' 'Robert Sinclair. Tie is a captain in the navy. Laura and he were engaged before i apa's mar,itge. Mrs. Chap- lin is Itubert Sinclair's cousin. It was thronirh hint papa knew her. Lanra says MI s. Chaplin loved Robert much better than she did papa, only he wits not rich ; and it is because she loves him now, that she behaves so to Lanra; for Robert does love Laura so much 1' 'Has be been long away 2' CHEST AND Lina DisEasr,Q.-0f all diseases frail humanity is liable, there are none more generally neglected in their commencement or more fatal in their terniin.atiori than those arising from defective or suppressd prospirs- tio,, whether we regard them in the trivial light of a slight cold, or whether we view chem in the terrific forrn of a Pulmonary Conentuptiou—the latter, ala:,! but too frequently the sequel of the former. At the very first symp tuns of a cold, or as snow after as pos• Bible, Iiat•yard's Pectoriel Balsam should be auministerei;. For sale by all dealers at 80 cat. per bottle. HAVING SOLD (he remainder of w."�:a.ne1Y'w,u.�rsuas!.v++•�•w.•.w�wvw.me".nl}!T JANUA'IY I4.5'a 'JUST RECEIVED AT TEE X TER GROG RY AND LIQUOR STORE, A LARGE STOCK OF GREEN, JAPAN, YOUNG HYSON and BLACK TEAS, ' ' 1i&l,SIN'i, CUPIIANTS, PRUNES, DRLED APPLES, CANED FRUIT, S UWIN S, LOBSTERS. SALMON, BITTER SAUCE ANI) PICKLES, BRANDIPS, (TINS, WINES AND SYRUPS, IlYE, MALT SCOTCH, Ili1SEI AND COMMON WHISKIES, TOBACCOS AND CIGARS, Wholesale and Retail. A.,'MA CTE. Main St.reet,Exeter. THE NATIONAL POLICY !laving triumphed at tbo polls, ISAAC CA ' LI ,'4,, G is prepared to give all his customers too het ofits ;that will accrue from its iLdoption,all d haso� hand alerge stock of Dry Goods, Groceries, Wines aur+ Liquors, Crockery, Etc., At his Store, Main Street, Exeter, which will be sold a which will be sold at prices uaheardofunder Frac Trade. The farmers of the surrounding country will find it to their ad- vantage to sell their produce without paying market fees, ou the Exeter market,whicll is second to none in the west, and then call at the store of the subscriber and Secure Im ease Barg. ; b E here to be had in Overooai,ing Flill_d !sales, Broad -cloth - Doe skins, Silks, Winceys, Delaines, and everyinii1 needled in the Dry Goods line. The Grocery Department very Complete. An inspection invited No trouhlo to.show goods ISAAC CARLI'G DOMINION LABORATORY. I-Eumphrey's Iatomeopathio Specifies. We have secured the sole agency for these medicines, the merits of which are too well known to require enlarging upon. CALL FOR PAMPHLET Also always on hand PERRY'b COArMON SENSE HORSE AND CATTLE jPREPARATION S Sign of the " Golden Martar," Main St., Exeter. SPECIAL NOTICE! :o: S A WELL &PICK.ARD OUR GROOERY STOCK Are now offering at OLD PRICES a complete assortment of DRY GOOCS, including Mantles; and Mantle Cloths in Great Variety Dress Goods in all shades and colors. we purpose devoting our whole attention to the Flour, Feed and Seed Trade, Good goods, prompt delivety and square deal- ing is our motto. R. & E. SPICER, Exeter. Noxt to PostOtlteo Block. THE FALL AND‘VINTER TRADE 0. Southcot't & Son TAILORS and CLOi'IHIElt>, Talo pleasure to it form the innabltant,of C xetei add surrounding ennuLry,that they have just opn.wcl out au oxoellontassorbmentof L'!rdeds, Contigs, i'estingsetc., in thole, tea t styles and pntterns,ana tool %stinted* Una futuo inatterotetot'iiag, they call suit the ni os t the ti di ou s to saes , WT.N€ EYS CHEAPER THAN BI,AOIh L(ISTRES direct from the manaactltrer. FLANNELS LC BLANKETS very low, READY-MADE CLOTHING CHEM'. CLOTH d FUR OAPS ALL STYLES. MILLINERY iiN LATEST STYLES. ORDERED CLOTHING A SPECIALTY. Also full lines of BOOTS& SHOES, IIATS & CAPS, a FRESH GROCERIES. We have also it special offering of LADIES' MINIS SETS & CATS Be sure to call and see them. A lot of BUFFALO ROBES at spocia prices. —010 — 11011, SAGE OR RENT --A Store 1 All the above goods will be eeyed at in Centralia, ou corner of Station end Alain JStreets. Well fitted urn, curl suttubl,a for Dry the ver lowest res, (loons, Grocery or Goners.' Store. For further .� ut,art milers apply to I. if, ItYNLMA.1,7ixeter, ar tvia'.ttltILLr, ;Centrol,ia. SAbt'SVBLL di PIM/RD. LVEII, BEFORE OFFERED a» ll--,,.