Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-08-24

neither 'aFge nor hard, and replying to her
frank ard kind smile by another, which il
not as sweet had certainly more wonder in
it, sat down by her on the bench of turf
She had been reading Miss Edgwortb's
Simple Susan and as took the little vol
ume from her, saw that the page was
bIls'cred with tears. "A beautiful story
said |. And do you think, said she. that
IFS story? believe it's true; : and then
she went on to tell me how there must be
| such people as Susan, and little Mary, and
Philip she said she had known them ever
so long; when she was a little girl in Ken
lucky. She had slept in the woods and
dreaml Of them, and had lain by The spring
under the sycamore and cried for poor Su
| san and the little lamb and as she spoke
her eyes filed with tears. and she lean
back against the tree. and looked into the
clouds. WELL really thought again.
this is n most wonderful girl to be hoeing
in the flower BEDS Would you like.
said she, TO 90 with me and see the spring.
Now waa in pretty fix, to be sure; |
liked something about the damsel very
much, she was so open, frank, pleasant,
and imaginative withaI; but then for me TO
be seen, weepinp salt tears under the syca
more: with old Dan Stones sentimental
garden-glrl, was something could not
stand. Fortunately, my uncle's shout.
ca linz me .to horse came to nv relief
and VITA an other long shake of the hand
| and promise to come again, GOT GU, oil
the scrape as well as | could.
'And what have you done Tor The orphan,
'No hing said my uncle: and so Jumped
back to my dreams of killing tyranis, and
cutting off the heads of old uncles and
somehow, found was doing it all for the
dark eyea lady of,h thorn bodk,n.
Every day COR week or more after ,hi,
ride ! sought for an excuse to revisit the
Eden Bank; but none came, and nv mem.
orv Of the scene in The bower became as
vague and as pleasant as if il had been al
a dream. Bur one evening nv uncle star
tied me, inanlring if | would ,rot over for
HIM TO the Bank next day: of course SAID
'ay,' aud after a night Of queer visions and
restless sleep, sped joyfuly to see a servant
plrl.
How are the mighty fallen y
| ! delivered my package, ned my horse
to an oak, and wandering into the grove,
half hoping. halt fearing, to meet my name
less maiden of the hoe. went to the
bower, but she was not there; looked
over the garden but saw no sign of her, and
after searching every dell and cIump Of
trees, was about to give no the nope OF
meeting her /; when a form. tina, | ielt Ger.
tam of, past into log hu, Just over the run
made for the spot a, once. knocked, and
the door was opened by her. She had on
the same check gown, and carried little
child on her arm Thank YOU said she in
a whisper, and with manner that struck
me as oddly, as did the Yankee stage driver
the Worthy Prince of Sax Welmer when
the knight Of The whip observed, Ifyou're
the man what's to ride Pm the gentleman
what's to drive YOU With surprise SIM.
lar to The Princes ! say, received her
thanks and her orders; for she told me the
family was sick, and she knew would help
the sick and with smile that made even
her presumption pleasant, she babe to 90
half mile over the hill for the doctor, and
tell him to come at once. OF course ! Gld
so, and returned with the man of phiaIs :;
we found her tending The child, nursing
the mother, and cooking some queer look.