Morning Walks; Or, Steps to the Study of Mineralogy (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Alexander was one of the first ready for the morning walk, and when Miss Angerstein and her young companions reached the cow-house, they found him there busily engaged in getting their glasses of milk ready for them. " I was so anxious that no time should be lost this morning," said Alexander, when the party appeared, " that I have got all your glasses milked aginst you arrived, except Miss Angerstein's, and Madge is now milking it from Cherry." " Oh, fie, Alexander!" said Fanny, " you should have got dear Miss Angerstein's ready first. She shall have mine." Alexander. Indeed, Fanny, I did not mean any inattention to Miss Angerstein, for I had hers milked last that it might keep warm till she came. Fanny was fully satisfied with this explanation, and Miss Angerstein having thanked the good-humoured boy for his attention, the happy little party drank their milk, and leaving the cqw-house, took the way to the Burn side, that being now a very favourite walk. Alexander offered his arm to Miss A MORNING REPROOF. 35 Angerstein, and Elizabeth being already on the other side, Jean found herself excluded from her usual place when walking, and a cloud seemed gathering on her brow. Her instructress, who was never unobservant of any thing that passed, though she did not always think it judicious to notice every shadow of temper, continued to walk on, chatting with those who would answer her, of whom Jean was not one. Just as they had passed the rustic bridge, and Alexander stepped back to fasten the gate, Jean rushed forward and very rudely seized Miss Angerstein's arm: " There, sir," she said, " you may now go and walk with the young ones." " Well, Jean," said Alexander, mildly, " that is neither civil nor kind; had you told me you wished to take hold of ...