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• "1 ;mai .11'.• ...es ri' 11,,g1,011 i 1E11 1111 person- • 11 hemmed that one afternoon, inicti:atch•lo,„ 1,1 t1111,,e,ati•,,h,,illyil.t:4e.n. itrestiii,:::,1,1y;y8dit,•11,e)th:iiiiii‘eItelilviletei•oickx
. caga---)Tkat 1. ; RI eminent Me.- Wsil 4 1, ',,.. „„„1„,4 „„iti th„ Seemlier, Miss I ;ray:line had gone up
., e lemit Fern, he :my,/ ot loo. to 11,11111 1,,,,, 1 ,. Cky 1 ,1111 0 n 1 11, tiVer 10 14110111 three weeks
"I'su afraid elm, Piggin will have to go,' ' reel'''. i. "il I" i''"''` '''''''•
seid.thooders, J 1 1 Mis , 1:1t,e 1111g ,4181, 1, 11,11, sigh, , with el jss Soneninit 1 s. le Wag 11 '11111rg'1,i)i 1 , i" gig' 1 110111 titi 801111, 100111 greelM1111,4 ; and
...\ 1 li. 14o,,Igt, e gout, Inhbliteaced I •• 1 wee „free 1-.1 1,„1 ,t,,„,.. wi;oug,,, Nile 0 any when the farne•es it 1Wayg 1111,41,1,1 ' ; \.,11i:ri,',1,:i'.1',"11:tin',e5,WW11,,q,1,1,,,,i,711,4111111.141(131,1,141,0R1:,liti,:1,1,1f111111.1,1:81C1i.,
farmer, gOthi oir tis ilisaitiefaetion. iiite "dd. wi• 11 Ise" eye`, "11 tho eareef ; " but. 1 market at the nieglibie leg 1 011'11 tif (holy, ,
other m4411114 the Little Pudiliegton ! "'as 1''''' "" \ """' 'hal "iv applieetion ehould ' "I must make luiste !mil get home teem,' ' why, of ...mow, 1 tenet report tweerilleg.
Seltool lidaftPdPi+,1 110 Opi111011. ; 110t he 10, i'11,010,1. if yise would. hivaty holt," Kiel eliss Grayling, ite the 11,4y ! lY ; i'll'i Y." can coneider he matter at the
"Yes ; I think we must give the old Lots( eeeese 81Y ••••ming. I liable yen would Mel began te eleet• t and elle went llp 1 0 pul en lie et boiled meet iiii.J,. t:.,,,,,,r h.,41 very uneam.
btletriant&e' :',1)tigeNesi'll'altiteltriet'te'. 11.','8(11'::111L:t it,'1:1•1rlill:titY, ! "r .i'''''''' ti.";:''''''1.::'''''''''1., 'il''''';'111i'rit11';::',1711:1 l'."‘Yil(i7ilInt11' 1111tiri1'01111' ' :'1,11:171:;:i'l'Iliiiiiii:‘,141. .1.11:'f141:;;;Es'll.:47:,i':':':'!:'1'1,1t:titi':'1'-''s;rv'niiit..i':7111:1:11.:`1.::: :.' 11''1113:' \I '1111111' I'le'i'11:•81,111T11.11111:1:1'erl'g t 7114" vhi4•11.11,h(1 Plif,',',!(.„;1,,te.' ,,,mt11,1,
it metrterei notiee; and get riil il her," eee. 1 111Y, 1,e -elle", 0,111' set iefeeeelee."
The eehesegeoe see:reed, oerely „,,,,,y ieee„, ;',,,. I ittn•••••itto ely in it eery ineileet, end hymn- , wedding drems, and various other ple,10$ of illU' s'hoolmistress, request ine• her 1 1, mei,
the last two yeitrs." : ing mitimele • • ritiment of 0, (mite remote atitiiptity, lit iill "ear to the reetory, where 1 he'Sehool Board
11,1r. Sowerbetts gave another greet, ' ',of whiell Mign Grayline melt keen inte reet, I wait then sitting.
ell'. 1 hovtl, wait e )141.4 1,1111111: el
1,108,010/4 t„ „xi:A*, th„,,by he, e„et,,,,,p; ' "Where have yon be. 11 tettehinge" he' 11 1 deelere HA, getaog gait° dark,. ,,,!„,. 0.mieei Grayling," ea111 tho rector, not
alike hie AP:Al/11.1,411'o grant.earnieg pew- • "1"11. • elaines1 1 te. ,,,,,1,0,11lilli+1 11'88 idi li1g11 11,0 OW .1,1111,111,,,,,nt113;.,:i111111:,,4411:1e1.71(11,1re‘1,1/i,ll"1,,:noilii,(1,,,rout,Init.etpl,1,..t:rt
.ers, the :gee. ;gm the game/sem Depert.. She mentioned the mune of it eillitece in! threw tei lee hat in a great hurry and i
'tient, ' . ' V, irkehits., e Lel A I is 1 'ope. busied himself in Welii 11,', , 1 0111/1111111.'1.1,1,1111,01iit,111,1%ii,,ltri,m-irs11\illii,l, i' sr,nrY .1-'1VO!'alilm}i' ,l,ill'at.11104, e(,),1,1:ilsi,t,,i,0111,...)fa,t,,Iyie,
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heel elle i ' • et , 1 • 1 1 i i
"I expect in timelier year the Inspecter I hunting 1111 her let ter of :mph, at ten and .her it' i '.. ea Men,
win bring 114'11'11 tilt. wrath 14 the &part- ! i""iini""iel 11'1'411 a latite 14"nlie • rif "sinlifiiil 1" g" wiling"' a 11108''''l "1 :‘ In' 8"werbut t's 1 "Them is "ne 1'011::,10'n 1:,171'...,(Let,r.i'vi?1(1tu'evsliti.blnlisL,
silent upeneeie in, eergeet, teneinr, they . ilectomites. Having tempi thmu, he laid ili'll'llinil ew"elebriar ; the pees, tee, wer,, sleiulil like tit eel; ,
edit eieseie,, 4he 1„,e,..a „eel „veer tee, oee, : them Ise..., t 110 1'00101' ill ',Uinta., !ill it 100,4 lilt l•I'ligl illg OW 10 Of IlitV1,1011111(11t, , T10,, pi, ; ,,; of le•wing, 110W'',- 11,1111 he pro.,
,
ton cif a 00tine." .1 . • 1 "N•it ‘,-Lry 11111,11 V\ 1441,11,1 1101 $11 11111011' 1411,1 1 i.1' 11Ie I 11110 1 111,6 11401 110011 a 1113. 0,1- ' 111"41 1 110111 fr0111 a drawer ee he spoke__
as We 0,411,1 11:04, W1,14,1 01tly gi X 1110111 118," 11118111, 111e far1110,',, .1), form was seen ' "!'','111 to me Very neztt, very ereilitelite 1
iiseluttailekek dm ncihoW,.. gala "Mr, SliW• ' saia 11n, ,., ,,,,,1,, „Now.,,,,, ,,,,,e11,,,,eney „eel, ,h,s(.1s eae,,,,,e,,„ ,, , „,,,, (he h„agee.„,,,,, • but are :1'011 811111 /ha Ow childroi, iii1„,„
erbutts, dgeioively. :1,01110 011WIll'il 11y 1114 gig and hie goat nem, ! mina, are athlete...1 to them did them them-
"Then.,,,;11,n,, Sowerbutts moves that the , ed a eert !Ile ,',, a 1, 1,11,1'.'"
, $1,Ive,+, enalibel ?"
present 11014101. 11i 1 110 °Mee of schoolmietress • '.1 he v•• le ile meet ,t. /het 1 v...111,1 pass the •1 ess.
"Quite sure," eitiil Miss (Irttyling trea-
ty invited eu resign, and that the eliztirman °Xiniiniii1 ning i i y•te 1 it•iils it desirable," said 1 'ertainly el iss Grayling looked a, pretty 1
. et ,„,.; ies,,,y1i118 quietly ; -but I think I may figure as she stood al thu porch of the farm. 1 guff 1)'•
be requestolleto insert advi.stisimenits 101' it "A1111 thy attenilaimee—they seem much
new teaelme in the tteeeee 7e,e. e aim i ,ther sae' 1 ani •stito•le of • esaithig the village heuse shaking hands ivith j14 10iN1 i•Lis,
1
/ " ‘ Vell, Settee, :mil letw are Ot ?" seiil eh, • larger than they used to lie, Are you sure
newspapeN," sahl Mr, Dowthwait,, making elalrell ,•s'ery t hie e ilie•esitto es. '
it jotting (if the neition. -as he spoke. "elr, 1 It %tete, te,?....,1, atieerd t,, iinuoue that ,8"werhatts, with a very re•I f••••,,, ae he - Yoe have kept the regi,,if,tittlrl 111:81.10iiitilli:aftEttfen...yrIthig,
Wintle see. aids thenn4i0n," he .1,1,1,,a, with a this electeet v. me( lady was me i.emithle of 1("1"11e11 "11t "f Lit" t,tig t" 'hake ne '.i'l, with 10,:l:11':;41';''IltelYel:riguy'L't'; a::
glance in,tbe direction of that gentleman, : ttezinu• as preeeptor t,i Pietey ,li41111 Pughand his sisii''''s vieii"r•
Arr. 1, \ 111110i WIllige 0}7iiii, 111,1 been tiee,1 the ! her etonliateee,,,; end the reeter,%,f,i11,,,g,ital,,,i.e, goo"d1t;..e,1111,'0,:‘,11'4•1,1, tiiertitt!,she.:03,,,,,,.4111411,t41 11:(111111Siet PI/1y. unte)11118'; 1 y"ritt11,.14,1,11elir.111,,heearStsf,11 atilhae liNniurr.11 8i i(iii \ireeer, 1.
whole time.on the rectmee face, gravely 11011. iiiSgell 411, rittn-r einem- teetim
. . lents seemed to be on the point of protest.
ded ; andethe reetor rose trout hie «hair to "1 i•tigh t te tell y,itt,‘ he eaul, that Ode f I '1'' "
Afternoon, in drafting an advertisement end 1 the Gov( eiiiii,•nt gi•ant earne•1 by
intimate that the Meeting 1111.0 at 1111 MO. ' is it very iti•sle ; appointment. V1/11 know Olio
Mr. Dowthwaite spent the whole of the salary i( -eel. Liege, and depends partly),,ii
the ,,,:ie , e tH:ei',11teglh:elicavth'00.0ntlItee.n„eed for that? Jees anil I man
"011, 00, no! I eoul,ln't think of such a
sending copies of it to various clerical and ! The p•isit hei is not --ah ..—not an exidte I. hone, tom (21,01,sit.11,3te.c.eo t.,i‘ric;11,3tii,,uslctLitevpitii,o1gr
ing atulibly against them ass/el-done on
elim thityling'e good faith. Tho rector
felt vete, uncomfertable.
‘‘Very good, :Mies Grayling," he said; "I
am glad to hear you say so, And I think
scholastic newspapers. ••31uet be a sound , one. lee tiii• way," he cesdan"e1l• sildilenlY• took a hasty farewell of her friend, and 14111 WO needn't detitiu you eny longer."
churchwoman. Gne able to ptay the her. ! 'e'en yee ;thy the haretenium?
Tho Se11001111iin MAO 810Wly rose, bowed in
i ilown the roadway with tile prettiest little
monium preferred,- he added to the liet of ! ••1111, yi, 1. ebe sail. eliss Grayling, wiel her timed dignified manner, and, withdrew.
• steps in 1 be woeld.
.equirements. There wa.sastandiug difficulty ' it 1•t'iglit mid plemant emile, Before long it got abroad in Little Pail.
31 eitnwhile eloSowerbutts was slowly turn.
about getting a not utterly ineomp, tent per- . ••Ah__ es 11 _w, Will consider yoer appli- int, mind the unwilling, Jess, diligent that elise Grayling was in aisgrace,
former on the harmouitim at Little Pudding- i ((meet," seil Mr. Dowthwaite, heath a' Or 111 10081 ill il, 0011111.1 1011 of suspenileil fay.
ton - and the gooa rector thought lie utedit its the paper. lettere hint rather
, ,,,,,,,,,,Iii. • le• "But, John, the mare will be overdone. lir, Various reasons were given for this,
well make the obnoxious Editeation act use- ••1 I•eg e . ier par•len, eir," saia Miss Gray. She can tind her Wily 11011113, Oti I'll send the meet popular theory being that the eew
ful for once. ling, hi 11 low, earnest 10110, Un she slou'ly.Jamb with her," "la Mia' 8"weriaii is' re- mistrial had been caught. stealing the school
The iuterview with etes, pi4esn he defer- reised her ••raceful form from her eeat ; "ow, geetting in her heart that she hail ever in.
. penee. The matter W110 discussed in the
, ..e.
red till the folhmetng inerniug, as being the wenlit you allow me to wait in the hall, or' , ... alehousee, at the doors of the cottages, in the
al .
l'o this Jeilm made no reply, and hetthe elturellyarel Lifter service. Throngli it, all
most unpleasant part of the business. Il the kitelo n, or anywhere, till my caseis de -
went oft, however, better than he hail feared. tided on ': I have a long journey , ,,, sute•emleil in taming the herse and gig he Miss Grayling went on hey way, eerene as
By degrees he got the eld hely 10 understand end te see ,,,,,1,1_•e• bef""' '''`' speedily overtook eliee 1 trayling, W110 W101 tteual, preserving exectly the same manner
that if she sent in her resignation it would
She am ti;.t 'tuba, her sentenee; wallthm on ahead in the most determined to 0‘.00. 0„, oe if the yoke of scatedal fro
bat ah" manner.
be gratefally accepted, an•I she would be eon- nerve mentioned her liable.
glaused at the other members of the 'booed "Whoa 1 whost I " cried. ele, Sowerbutte
sidered as havitig put the perish and the ' at., she evelte. elr, Sowerbutts and 111S A little before 1.1 °Mock ono evening the
country generally nyder an eleigatien. , to the mare. "Now( Mieei will '80 "el- bir racw. Augnetine Cope knocked at the door
"You see, lira Piggill,
We,are (thiil'ea,,D !hut now they intend a lialf.artieulate mur .. ,-. ,, e
friends Mel net, meantime, spoken a werit;
. - seu(1 he held back the apron tut he spnIce. of the pretty cottage in wbich Miss Grayling
follow the tunes," 1 1
sa-1' .'"`"I'lialur"" "'"'' ' inur, and the reetor bowed in a sten' len „sos.,-,to.e0(ty 1 eeu:t--,,, 11 ,c1t101:1t tok.e.o•ou back to nen. e or scene monthe—cver since he bad
, . , ,
Dowthevaite, in an epologetic tone. " et e
eourteciue fashion. The modest request was r, t tmeton meet s. , ii.. j ince ,,, 1.and elies first eeen het , in fact—the susceptible curate
can't afford to lose the gram another year,
grant,e1, 41 1111 Mies Grayling withdrew. tirayling stood hesitating. " l', 0, she said, had been ender the spell of the young lady's
we really can't."
Solit,•how, the young lady had made tile more firmly, as Mr, Sawerinats only sat iiiel sweet brown eyes. He had struggled e•ith
"Oh, I suppose not, Sir,- said Mrs.Piggin, looked at her without sp••alting ; ' there is himself loeg and manfully. Ile woe not in a
board feel that she 11,110, inn eense, awaiting
fixing her eyes on the reeterei faee. lev
their verdiet—that her fate hung 111 thotr really 00 necessity for it." pesitieu to marry and siliss Grayling was
been schoolmistress in this parieh for tw
hands. " If 1 ask ye to come I mean it," said the 11ot a suitable match for him. He knew all
an Awenty years, an' we've done very well " Well, gentlemen," said elr. Dowthwaite farmer, " an' I take it no 11 favor." that very well. He did mg, like to think of
without Ally grant. I've brought up my
, " I don't know that WO e011111 ,lo better. " Oh, if you put it so politely, I shall be what Ins aunts, Miss Cope awl Miss Geer -
children to learn their catechism awl no This young —ab. I—pereon Is recommended, verY happy," said Miss Grayling, ;le she gine Cope, would say on being pt•esented
their duty, like thole lathers before them. with to village schoolmistress 101' 24 11 1000,
by the"—lifting his double eyeglasses in his held up her little gloved hand and was hoist-
Iecan't teaeh French an' drorine an' such
noee -.." the viem of Little Shenstime, There ed iato the gig. Ihn, then, he had not Molted on the face of
rtke t and much good it would do them if I ean be little doubt as to her capability to It was, after all, only a mile and a half to auy other woman who could be called a hely
could. leetwever, I've saved enough, thank undertake the duties. And really, if we the vinare!. For the first minute nothine; —easy -NJ iss Jordan's—for nearly eight
Heaven, to be independent of every one; tuel began hunting through all these papers, we Wag nail' month.. He was in love ; he could not help
— Betey Jane Pugh, etop talkin' tool go
mieht go further and fare worse." e you plays that them 'arinonium in it ; and now this nopleasant matter added
on with your stun, or it'll 110 the worse for at once to his love and to his embarrassment.
ye,. 'Ear, 'ear,- murmured Mr. Sowerbints, church beautiful," said Mr. Sowerbutts, at
leven 110W he did not know his own 111111(1.
„ in a bonier, Lase voice, tapping the point length.
The rector listened in silence, and finaoy
made his escape, thankful that the most Miss Grayling laughed and turned her Ens ostereible object wits to exchange one
of the harmlesS novels, with which lie 110W
of his stiek gently on the floor, and am
disagreeable part of his duty as a reformer was eordingly it was settled that .Mies Laura smiling face upon her companion.
Sill etrayling should be appointed to the "Do you thud.: so ? len not so sure of kept Miss Grayling well supplied, for ;moth.
yirer.
\-aimnt office. tbat myself," said she. er of the same type.
le'ue his difficulties were by no means at "Miss Graylin((," began the curate, as he
an end. The clay after Ills advertisement "Beautiful!" responded Mr, Sowerhutts, seated himself iethe little parlor, "this elm
appeared he received one hundred and CHAPTER II. with emphasis. " Alia settin' there, in the not lie true 1"
twenty-seven applications for the vacant chencel, with the red window shining on yer
"Whet is not true ?"
In the course of a month the new school- 'end, you look like a saint in glory 1"
!! post ; the next clay brought hint two hundred "These shameful accusations, these as -
11 and thirteen ; the third day produced ninety. mistress entered upon her duties. The vile " Oh, 'Mr. Sowerbutts 1 you really perelenn_e,
lage children regardecl her with miogled ad- shouldn't be so verY comPlimentatI," Bald
six. All the applicants were able to teach "Of couree not, anal did not think that
nitatiou and awe as she came into the little Miss Grayling, tranquilly. " And now, tell
every necessary subject, as well as several you, 31r. Cope, would pey any attention to
eboolronni for the first time in her spotless me how things went at market to -day,"
evhich were not necessary, and every one them," mid the schoolinisteess, with quiet
morning gown. The dress was only of eot• The conversation thus took a more pro.
. Nea alas to produce testimonials of the high- ton, but it was neatly, 01'011 StylinIlly made. saes turn, and Miss Grayling evinced the dignity.
-est possible character. 10h, no 1 not for worlds 1" exclaimed the
They gazed. evith wonder a.nd delight as deepest iutorest in the price of bay, calves
In his despair the rector turned to his curate ; "I believe in you as I would. in a
Miss Grayling contemptuously firing poor and other agricultural tepics, until t.hey
sister-indaw, eliss Jordan, who had kept saint 1 Dear Miss Grayline—Lttura—I may
Mrs. Piggires cane into the empty fireplace, reached the cottage M which she lived.
'his house since the death of his wife, and
and they promised themselves golden clays call yOn Laura 1-1 find it' dithenit to say
humbly sued for her advice and assistance.
fu the futore. how I feel for you—and how much I long to
But bliss Jordan was an elderly lady, with shield you from the calumnies ond troubles
In that particular, however, they were CHAPTER III. of the world in the shelter clan honest man's
strong, old-fashioned prejudices, and she
objected to the new echeme eltoget•her. She disappointed. 'The new teacher, they soon
love.•
diSOUVerell, W110 1101 to be trifled with. They Thn Government inspection was always
: sarcastically advised the reinstalhnent of As he spoke, the curate took Miss Gray•
had to work harder than they had ever done one of the events of the year at Little Prid-
: Moe. Piggin—e, course which was plainly out ling's white end well -formed fingers between
before ; but they did not grumble. The
Y dington. It geaerelly took place in the end kis own,
torned for help to his curate, the Rev.
of the question. Mr. Dowthwaite then literally worshipped their schoolmistress of August. The Inspeetoe, {MS an elderly "I offer yon my beart and all I have," Ile
1 TAugustine Cope, a meek and gentlemanly andwould no more have thought of disobey- gentleman, whose proper name was Chris- continued, his eyes searching her clowneast
young man, who acted as unpaicl secretary Mg her than of disputing the authority of topher Wensby ; but whose ordinary name few, "Alas 1 that it is; so little 1 I know
the village consteble. among the teachers of his district 11412 "The
to the rector when there was anything well we cannot marry on my present etip•
troublesome to be done. Mr. Cope took the When the rector visited the school every Walrus," from the fact that his bald fore- end, bob I have youth and strength on my -
mass of papers home to his lodgings and Monday morning he was delighted with the headanclwhitemoustachepointingclownward side. Sooner or later I must get a living,
made 1111 111101111/t 10 select a few of the most order that reigned there. He thought Miss in a straight line 071 each side of his mouth tend then—end then—Oh, Laura ! say that
promising applications from the others. -4t Grayling a very exempla17 and superior gave him a decided resemblance to that 70, love 111e 1))
the end of four hours' work, however, he young evoman. He lent heo books. He creature. Report stated that Mr. Wensby "Mr. Cope, I feel honored and flattered
e her much advice as to her work, with and Miss Jordan had heel tender, ot sem, more them I ean soy, and my heart tells me
found. that his list contained no fewer than Ow
fortymine names—an obvionelY impractie. which he loolnot thought it worth while to tender, passages at some remote epoch. At it is not htdifferent to you, but—"
.able number, trouble good Mrs, Piggin, ancl his counsels any rate, they were vet•y good friends ; and She paused, and the tones of the church
At the next monthly meeting of the board were invariably received with a oharmiug Mr. eVenshy always dined at the rector clock striking fell on her ear,
-matters were no further advanced. The deference. once a year, when his toils in the little vile "Mr. Cope 1" she exelaimed, withdraw -
table of the morning room at the rectory— It wee the custom at Little Puddington lege school room were over. The day came ; h1g ner fingers as she spoke, "you are more
which served as a board room—was covered for the curate to give the sthool children a the inspection was duly performed ; and at than generous, bat I cannot tenet myself to
with letters of apPlication and. conies of tes- lessoo in Bible history on Wednesday after- the end of the day 31r, Wousby sat down at give you an answer now. I niust not be
timonials ; and the members of the board noon ; and Mr. Cope looked forward to hie the rector'e hospitable table. rash, or imjust to you. Leave me now—
sat gaping at the piles of documents in help. first lesson under Miss Grayling's auspices "And what do you think of our new mils- leave me, I beg you. Twill write to you to -
less dismay. with some iuward trepidation. In spite of tress?" asked the rector, as he began to morrow."
"Well, gentlemen," began Mr, Dowth_ himself he felt a certain tremor DA he ad- carve the joint. Somewhat surpi•incl et this sudden die.
waite with a very vague notion of what the dressed the new teacher, and yet he foulid "A. very superior person—very superior miesul, the agitated curate took his hat and
rest of his sentence was to be, W1100 &knock himself continually desiring to speak to her, person indeed," returned the Inspector, stick and deputed.
' at the door interrupted him. By degrees, however, this wore off ; and he !Mies Jordan's Chill WUS lifted a little high-
-"Come in " he med. came to look forwerft to Wednesday after- er in the air as this answer was given ; but Next cley he received a daintily.seented
"Please, 'Sir," said Thomas, "there's a noons as pleasant interludes in his rather note from Miss Grayling, in which she seid
the eistere wont unnoticed. that, much as she honored! him and highly
lady wishes to see you," monotonous weeks. He, too, was solicitous o h 1 (Bac you think so. 1Ve consider as she valued his friendship, elle could see
"But I am engaged, Thomas."
"But this lady has called about the for the new teacher's mental pabulum, and her quite an acquisition," said Mr, Dowth- that it \MA not for his interest to marry a
lent her books, beginning with popular his. www,
School Board." dowerlees girl, uncl sho therefore declized
tory books, going on to Sunday afternoon "Yes ; there monied an improvement in his proposal, Her decision, she added, wits
"An applicant? It is rather irregular, tales, and finally reaching the stage of en • all directions," continued Mr. Wensby ; smite 1 it•revocable," There was but one
eertairdy. I particularly mentioned in the deniable yellow-beeked novels. Mies thAY. "but especially in the needlework. Under .r" in hey voceble," and aomehow this the
advertisements that no personal apolieations ling smiled to herself as she pliteed e Ir. the former mistress the needlework was very mernstanee did something toward mitigating
his fellow -laborers, ...However, sines the
were to be allowed," said the Chairman to Copo's "Orley Farm" in her desk beside Me. eltuney ; 110W 11 is achnirable." the grief with which Mr. Cope received his
Dowthwaite's "Chronicles of the Schonberg- Miss Jordan smiled incredulously. letter of clismiseal.
:young 'Arson is, here). we may as well see a er, " I assui•o yoe I have received very neat The testing examination, which was to
her. Show her in, Thomas." But everybody likeil Miss Grayling. The spechnens of buttonholing," eaiii the In- ooniirm or overthrow Miss Grayling's repu•
-A. moment afterward a slim, upright ohildren's mothere looked on her as a 811. specter. ' I he departmebt cannot fail to Lotion, was fixed for a Friday afternoon.
figure, in a dainty Summer costmne, ap- perior being. Even cross old Miss Sower- 1 be pleased with them. I can show you them The School Board numbing happened to fe11
peered in the doorway, mid the farmers butts, at the Mount Farm, liked to have her after cli tier, if yott like." on the following clay, Saturday,
present rose instinotively to their feet. go over on &Thursday afternoon, when John I " I should very much like to see them,"
At 3 o'elook on Friday Mr. Weneby /Uri
Only the motor retained his presence of was at market, drink a imp of tea with ber, said Miss Jordan, dryly.
mind.. rived, and blr.Dowthwaite and Miss Jordan
and enlighten her as to the reel fashions as 1 After dinner, b coordingly, the specimens
°Thomas, set a chair," said he. went with him to the sthoolhome. The
worn in Imndon. The only person who clid, wore produced, and very nently executed
The young lady bowed with the utmost not join in the chorus of approbation wee they were. childnen were all there, with olean pinafores
self.possession, and took the seat which Miss Jordan, the rector's sister-indaw, 1 11 I don't believe our gh'ls ever did that (WA shining faces, but Miss Grayling was
.was offered her, She Was decidedly pretty, "Doe% you think we were very fortunate work," said Miss Jordan, solemnly, ne she absent Mists Jordan's fee° 'wore e. peculiar
There was no doubt of that, in spite of her in getting each a superior mistress in Mrs. bent over the buttonholes. smile as 0110 of the older girls informed the
paleness and her thin lips, Her fuer hair motor that Miss Grayling had not been at
igget s platy t saol the motor to his sis- " /3nt I saw them?" ejaculated Mr.
was brought down smoothly over a brow as ter -in-law one Sunday After church. home for thz•ce days.
Meshy
'• ., white as any woman could desire • her 1 I dare say," stud Miss Jordan. " Saw the stuff in their hancls, I dare Miss Jordan soon set, the children to work,
... features were all delicately formed', her "Thoro is a marked improvement in the say," vaunted theltu,ly• " What do gentle. and in five minutes the Inspector Me enn.
.0 Oyes being especially attractive, Her age behavior of the children, both at church and men know about things of that sort ?" she vinoed by the dearest evidence tbat not one
,• it might have been difficult to guest; ; a in 0011001," 00111/1111011 the reciter, in rether added, eontemptuouely. of the schoolgirls eould 010..ke eVOn II. decent
1. Man would have admitted that she might & magisterial way, ea if to resent the ime1 "I have always to report as to the quali• butte/111°1er much loss one like those eon,
ei be over twenty; 0, woman would heve said pericannent of an undue partiality for Miss tiy• of the needlework," said the Inspector, Mined in the specimens.
te, she did not look thirty. Grayling, which was vieible in MiseJordan's stiffly, end with a elighb blush. "Bee if . Yon had better gob rid of yone superior
se " Yottr name 10—Mins—eh 1 Miss Gray. face, I you ammo me, from some own knowledge meg pUS011 OA 000n ea you me," he said to
,e! liog ?" asked the motor, referring to the " The holm don't make half BO /Tina of the children, that they could not hove Mr, Dowthwaito, an they went back to the
.1. card which ThOMee had hittuled to Ilim. 1101130 in going ma of 011111011 before the done this work themselvees it will be my rectory,
t The youog lady bowed. As the lifted sermon US they used to do," continued tho duty to institute further inquiry," Next morning, however, 'when the School
f11, her head, she saw that the rector was still parson. "I am certain of it," mid Miss Arden, Board met they f'ottncl a letter awaiting thorn
tierntinizing the cerd, and she eemprehencleil "I've no doubt the young womon is very That evening Mr. Wensby coursgo•ed notes from Miss Grayling, in which she mid that
.1, the other members of the board in one well fitted for her place," said Miss Jorden, , with his host, end tho rector confeseed in consequence of the undeserved aspersions
t' evSift glance, finishing with the curate, Mr, "Dear me I" said the rooter to hitnigelf, that he was eurprieed—moretly, he wite whithhatl boon thrown upon het management
( , Cope dropped his oyes. Miss Grayling . it's odd how few women can forgive an- startled.—to find. what a large mirobor of of the echnol elle felt that the course most
e smiled inwardly. other womeet, in be somewhat; lower rank of "itetendancee " had been made, even by tho coneisteet with lier dignity {IMO to resign the
11e, •"And you have mine kbout the vacancy life, for heving a pretty face anti an attraa• ' mot irregitler of the village children, post, which she had had the honor of hold -
'11,; ill the parish sehool, I understand 1" in- teve mannee O' Whatever the reason, hi " We heve a board meeting toonorrow," ing.
s• earthed the Motor, was plain that Mists jordan was not eapth:siticl Mr, DowthWaitte The motor WW1 indignant, and meved these
341188 Graolinge• reeignelien be net itieepted,
SEPT, 1:3, 1800.
ts-42--s,Atsnr!#mtlsrrts,,
Bystona Ilauttework.
but oat e"ussutses's sr the tt."'Intiens Syetem, howiework, means the
that hail been nt isle nth, 1/0 81111111111 lily
apporl busmen! ,if certain din if!4 On 161111g .1
sowurhutau 11;4,4.01 but;
1801 11 itnimig the lieveral days of the week.
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son (or eine' hey th,• teaelier meet 1011,01n
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reed InnYeee• The."11.6.' 1111:1 1 he 8"1"1"1 orderly and undieeitiliited; the mere!! tot t must
11 Mill \Vern ill their phiees, and 711 igy J0140111
have 11 11.,14,4014 of iterauging Ids elielvee and,
SVann"1 e"”)^"14'1 11" 'with a" aPPr"vinit dieplity tie: his eeeele,thr he will fail to Attract
glimite from the remory pew,
eueteiners,
'1 Dearly, beloved I wet hetet, the 8001411re
el, we/betel 11111 11 IN a long step toward. the
movet 118, lieg1/11 1 110 14.4110r,
110001111ilig111110114 of any task. het tem
At that. element an unwonted rustle wan ei leg. ,„,euin,„„, 11.11„ ee heeetereeiegfi.
ware Jo, the deer, itestibilued immune ran ,
itvere hensewile Simnel ettely a syeteiti,
through the itemembleil wot•shippeee, end
esemeally mei wive:, pin•se is too slender for
the meter, lifting liei (yea beheld. the ege
stinsihni'imss liming "P the aisle "n ih" ti.leTtlIt'llt7Piloirtioli'lls"C.rhTriullVAll1111.71 1V•ltlign '1'11111,;t118,
'iliro':Iii (41,l'oil 11-,"118,17W1,7111,8141,,l'il:,1{T.'"PiChicptble,,,t1,1,0, 1 10111 g11'1011y 111111ereg 10 1 1111 11.11iii»31,1/1, le
meet \eel a shoe!: eti,.11 as he had never helmet 11111'1't "1 iha '`iiaati"a• While 6he WI"' g"e8
loin 1..,11. to taelc, and fecnn day to •lay WW1
experienet.il, Miss Jordan fereeit liereel I in
/10 ill1illi 40 pion in view, 14 Lillre 1,1 be erowd-
her amazement, met :oared nt. tile bride as
if "1; inni 1,,,,,i, 1 one,i, my, 8e.n erenite (el 11101 Ilarili44.11 by unthought ,if eitme.
trammel .stelidly 1,11 till he reaelied hie own 0111, 1111,Y ill the wuot. ,.4,01;14 bu !Mt epare
fer wadling, told when that day ilawes no
111.1 W, 8.1U1 1 !Wit, 1141Xing thilly 111:411 111.11 11b4
Ot.111.1. al 11.$ 410011 be allowed to interfere.
Ittt.11 iiieietlh:rq1tilai 1'0' 1 ;Teel in uteeilaY 1 he eesi" em" h1 Le•t the washing lie done, rain or shine, see
Tin, ;whin, in n dainty 1,nriei,in le,inn,,,, a fixed day for that duty, Moielay lute Rds
looked very peet tes /fee trill riipli it 115 V0111. Van tag" "v" an•Y "1 I"' The fa "11 IS inu4' lag
18 1 he hardest thee that Mlle te the let .4 a,
plete. Mts. Oowerleit ts retired 1 e a •••ittage
lioneewife, and whet] in Iille 14,1 iiir pl. viiill'ell
WIliell S1111 0W11141 ill 4110 untskirte ef (hely,
,, fee 11 thee after mind and body heel, I you
auil the sehoolmistrese reigned over the
strengthened by the Salami 1, ? Then, too,
Mount Farm uua its (miter with genii. but
1 11144, ie hoe danger of being interrupted by
firm Stray.
When Mr. Wensby 0111110 1.0 Little Pleb e tilers. It is very embareesing and namoyieg
t i lie ealled upon to entertain pe ph on wash-
clingten foe the next altered inimection 110
Wild proceeding to the sehoolhouse in state, iliV• There i'' a MP Wl' the ii""t• th" ihirti01.1
bearing Miss Jordan en his arm and escort. imusewife hastily wipes the mule trent her
hands, gives her hair a twist, thieiws off her
ed by the rector, when the party met a
pony carriage, in MIMI. was seated a, pret- Boiled apron for a clean ono, Of she has one)
ty and beau t ifullyeb eessil women. The lads luta tutmanis tu admit her guest. elii• sits to
het awhile, tvondering if meanwhile the
lenved graciously to Mr, Wensby, awl he,
not rememberite, the eireutustanees under clothes she left on the move will buil until
whiell he haelitst seen that attractive theY are Seth.", "elf the calkoes eh" left in
smile, returned the salute. Mto. Sower. the tub will let all fielea out. In many homes
butts glaneed at 'Mies Jordan and smiled kitchen, •linineermen and parbn• 111•0 one ;
. then the i•nt harassment Is emelt great er. se f t itr
maliciously, Miss Jordan dropped het
hand froni het' companion's arm, and. the an hem', delay, which will Milder her get -
rector, stopping forward, whispered some- tinff ti"Thigh bete,. deot; she resumes het
thing in his friend's ear. work to find that her clothes have fared even
worsc• thin, the feared.
"(IMO P4160101 1" 14C1.111,1111011 1 be Teepee.
tor ; "that women 1 I Melee. tot iilea 1141W A1101 ller 14 10.111 fee pt•eferring el melee,' is
she was, I asetti•e you. Thought I knew that with 'nest women the evashiug h, meet.
the nte,•—that was all," ly dreaded, and pustponement ,ntly in ereasee
leo 'el los Jerilan bad suddenly bowline the dread. Let the most irlcsoine 1,13118 lie
deaf, and elf the subject of the senioz• first •lieposeil of. Should there 1 y iii••leineti 1.
churchwitielen's wife ehe continued to be weather Miring the week, ie. au etitertain-
deaf for the. remainder of her days. ment that one wonld wish le, attend, or
eiekni•se, or unexpected company, 01. ntly
111110011 011 for entereeney, what tsinifert in
A Bel Yrnit Season. the thought, "Well, my washing is dene ;
The New Engem,' 1 li itnestevel mete; "-AP 1 letven't that to worry about 1- With the
ples will be sertrcer and moro eeetly Ode mounts pleariant task Of the week disposed
season tham for leant' a year. There is but of, it is an easy matter t,i tio •lietrilinte the
half it (nem ef winter Itent in the fameue healing, baking, <evening end natter •luties
sAtii 1 111 arlyi 1 ettr:tel :11 Kit ieolnlieitITttli ti8 eit‘litti:Ite. lh;e11dt 07 titiiir,,iottufgtet11111,1,e,,,Tifiobri iLgNs.ficiiiiri(1,.;
8outhetel an.l western Ontario and elielti- eh:e. 1 ihn'g hnri '1%7-
tyclioes of 'Vermont aud New Ilanipshlee :cation.
gitn along the Inkee. In Maine mid ;tome Here is a system that 1111R successfully
eart•ieil out by a weinan wile did all the
there is a fair yield of apples, being hest in work foe her own huge family, and some
Maine. l'hroughout Southern New Eng. for her neighbors, for she was obliged to
land, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jers••y, earn money. On 'Monday she washed end
and the interior States generally, the prem. serublied Me heire, if there team time 1 if
ise of winter fruit is worse than ever before not, the ecrubbing was left until the next.
known. The apple -belt of Western New 1110111111g. Pllegillty 10111110011 W11S devoted
York, along Lake Ontario and Erie, which to baking, sweepiug, dilating, end a gent:t-
in good seasons ships much more than 1,• al straightening np of cupboard:4, ehelves,
000,000 barrels to New York or foreign mar stands, etc., that had become disarranged
kets, has almost no crop whatever this year.' during Sunday and Mendes-, 11 mines -
The Homestatre tionfirins this feet by the tes. (lay foreitoon part of the ironieg W1441
Oniony of over 300 correspondents, oncl be. done, and whatever baking or enek•
'loves that the great majority of farmers in ino 1111. 5 necossary Thursday the healing
that region will not have enough apples for finished and the kitchen floor serttl,lied.
home consmnption Fi'iday was the (ley for odd iota., Snell 1111
Curiously enough there is one considerable cleaning windows and wood work, airing
area in Missouri and K1111505, Within ft ea- beds aud closets, cleaning out weed -sheds,
dius of 1 00 miles of Reuses City, on which cellars, ete. On Naturclay she did 1 sik ing
there is a phenoinenal ceop of winter apples enough to last until the next Tuesday, e,.rule
of fine quality. Eastern buyers are already bed floors, gave the children baths and clean
buying it im ite good. prices. Seminar and clothes, and put everything in readiness for
fall apples are also short end command good the Sabbath. Every afternoon, excepting
prices. The Homestcad thinks that choice Monday, as soon as the dinner work was
Nleestern fruit, like prime 13aldwins, will over, her dress wm changed and she took
rule at 34 to ee5 per barrel in Boston and up sewing, knitting, or mending for herself
NOW 1 ork within three months ; $4 has or others. The Sabbath was decidedly a day
already been hicl for one lot in Addison of rest. No elothes were put to soak, and
County, 'Set , and the exports of apples from no 91101V or ice wee melted for wash -day.
the United &Rees and Canada of the 1S00 The day Wee kept holy, thereby refreshing
crop will not be much over mind, soul, ancl body. Housekeepere will
against 700,000 barrels last year and 1,000,•
500,000 barrels,
find that strict Sabbath observance pays.
000 in 1888. The cares and pet•plexities of a bousekeep•
Peaches are a, practical failure in Southern er's life are manifold, hat they are greatly
Onterio and Michigan, as well as in the increased where there is lack of system in
Southern States and Connecticut. Pears the work. Systematic housekeeping benefits
and plums yield unevenly, but molar be. all classes of housewives, the frail. and strong,
low an average crop and must command good the riehand poor. The overworked, nervous
prima. Grapes, however, are an immense woman will find her labors simplified and
crop, sal•e in sections of New Jersey and the lightened by pursuing a studiecl routine, and
Sonth, where the black rot is playing havoc the rich woman will find that her eervante
will sustain the market for grapes.
with the fruit. The scarcity of other fruits
The shortage of large fruits is due to the plan,
stay longer told give better satisfaction
where they are tetanal to work upon a given
fruit buds, the cold snap following warm
spells last winter, and to 0 cold "%WINO and LAURA 0. Gnomes,
rain that blasted. the blossoms, while drouth
in Joly caused much frnit to drop.
The go»issfeeice's preliminary report of the
The British Consul at Brindisi, in the
potato crop indicates a, disastrous shortage
COLIV80 of an interesting report on the trade
in the South and West, a curtailed crop in
and agriculture, of his district, especially of
New York, and a fair average yield in Now
the province of Lame, obserees that there
England and Canatle if spared by the rot,
Wee but thirteen loom or comparative banks
which ia note making its.appearance. Pete -
in the province, Ulla smell proprietors un•
toes in Irelancl are sadly blighted, and are
able to obtain advances from the ageneies of
also rotting in Scotland.
the large banks, and having no co-operative
bank to assist them, had to resort to usurers
She SEM Him Preatioing•
In the poblished statistics of the Chamber
to obtain fninle to celbivatio their vineyards.
" 1 thinlz," said a Dwightville mem to his of Commerce for the prcivinee for the year
wife, the other morning, , "I will give up 1888 some astonishing figures are given on.
business and embrace some peofession," this subject. "How the Chamber has ob-
"I thought," reburned the evil°, sareasti-
but the surprising feature ia that, tthee pay -
Mined the information I ton tillable to my,
cally, "that you contetnplatecl embracing
something when I sciev you preeticingon the ing the land tax of 40 per oent. on tho
hired girl last night." assessed value of the land, the owner has
And -the silence that fell there was so
those quoted below, (es he must hat.° done
beeb. able to pay such rates of interest as
heavy that it ouster(' pie on the table was
or saorifieed his property.) Such being the
crushed fiat
case, it can only result that had these un-
fortunate proprietors been able to get money
011 fairly easy terms, say 8 to 10 per cent.
bloeionessee Sept. la —An aot of brtwory per annum, they would luxe foend wields
posed Cau adien Humane Society was recoecl- ulation.
which might lastly be noticed by the pro. ture 111 thil3 prOV111C0 a very profitable spect-
At first sight ib would seem that
ed last Friday efternoon at Georgeville, 811011 a tdate of things might be worthy of
dm 1,„ ee. esese,e,e, city surveyor 01 Al ontreid, tors can and do pay such rates of interest,
Lek° elemphremagog, A little boy, the son the attention of foreign bankers ; if Jimmie -
fell into the lake at that Pima, Miss Fol. surely legitimate baeking business would
lines heard the child's my tuni without, proeper hero. The communes cited are in
stopping t 0 divest herself of any of her ottleof•the•way positions, far from. the Luger
elothing jumped into the like She reached towns, which hi some :measure explains
the libtle boy, ancl etteeeeded In keeping matters." The table appended gives te list
him mid herself above water till others of twenty-eight communes, with the rate ,
per cent. pee minute ehmged for money
came to their resale ie boats.
Yeovil to agriculturiste. The lowest rate is
---- 40 per oent,, and prevails in two eon -mimes.
,In ono it was 60, in five 60, in one 72, in ttvo
Goinpensation. 100, in throe 120, in one 150, in one 100, in
"I am 'sorry for you, eValby," the kind. One 200, in throe 240, in bwo 250, in two
hearted surgeon mid, "htli the thumb will 800, in one 400, in ono 480, in one 550, end
have to oonto off,"
"My hand won't Ito of much neeennty will month. Tins is en average of about 21 5
in one 1,200 per cont., or eenti, per cent. par
it, doctor ?" inquired Welty tearfully. por eat per cent. throughout! the whole
"You will limo your four fingets loft, line Previnoe,
you will not be mble to grasp anything firm.
ly,"
The Rev. Mee Longneelter—Dear, I do
"tomtit help pepapick fruit nor weed the wish 1 coold think of some way to n111.1t0 the
garden for Mamma, either, can I 1/1
"/ am &freed not, my boy." the eerinon, Little Tomm,y—Why donityou
congtegetio» keep their eyes on me during
"Wall, then, out 'or off, doe I" put 0, cloak behind the pulpit /
Usury That fhrives in Italy.
Brave Beene by a Girl,