Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-31

1.-THE day time, so that ifa feller is in ever so
much hurry, he's got 10 stand out doors till
a niger comes to lei him in.
By.am-by black gal stuck her head up
from under the steps ns il she was going 10
speak. so turned my back TO the door and
stuck both hands in my pockets and began
TO whistle, as independent as could be. jist to
let her see that didn't feel anxious to get
in.--Arler that went down the steps agin,
jisi giving leetle touch Of Yankee Doodle
as walked up and down the stun walk afore
the house, a'trying 10 git up courage. Al
last gal come TO the door with tin basin
in her hands and begun to scour the silver
knobs, so jist went RICH, up the steps agin
like house a-fre, and SEE to the GAL
is Miles to hum %
| She kinder started at me, as If she was
going to ask me what | wanted, but warnt
a going 10 stand there a talking 10 her. so
| jist pushed ahead and wen, into the entry
way There warn, no body there. but one
Of the mahogany doors was wide open, and
| went in. II any thing the two great
rooms was more harnsome than them at
Cousin Bebees the iooistools and the set.
tees and the chairs were all civered with
shiny red velvet figured off like all natur,
bot they stood about over the carpet every
which way two or three little stun tables
stood out in the middle OF the room, one on
em was civered with decanters and wine
glasses, and some ofthe books lay all civer-
ed with gold. glitteiing and shining on the
carpet. The CRATES were all lined with solid
silver, but there warn't spark of FIRE in
either on EN- yet, and the ashes lay all scat
tered over the stun hearihs as thick as could
be. A part Of the great silk winder curtains
We're hitched up and the rest on EN- fell clear
down TO the floor till the sunshine tina. come
a pouring through them looked as light and
red as hundred glasses full Of curraut
wine. Thinks |, what on arih has become
OF ali the folks, one would think they hadn't
ca. breakfast yet, by the looks of things, yet
that couldn't be. for by that time il was eena.
most ten o'clock and any body that has the
least dee of getting living won't wait arer
six for his breakfast Wal. arter wandering
about the rooms good while, jist went
into the entry way agin-by that time the
gal that I'd seen at the door had get up on a
chair and was hauling down great round
glass thing which was hung by sort of
chain up to the rolf ofthe entry. When she
see me coming out Of the two rooms she
yelled out as if she didn't know that was
there asore.
What do you want here" seq she. as i'm
perdent as could be-
Hold your tarnal yop you criiter you"
SEE !. ''and jist tell me where Miss Miles
is. I've come 10 make her morning call"
| The gal seemed a eetle mortified by thai,
and seq She to lette stuck up cuffee boy
that come up stairs jis' then. "here's gen.
tIeman that wants TO see Miss Miles, is she
up yet
Wal now thinks, seq |. il this York aint
the beatumesl place that ever did see--thereH
amt Niger in ii but whats poking fun al
YOU or throwing water or some tarnal thing
another. l wonder if these leetle coots
think Pm soft enough TO believe tina, an hon.
est handsome gal like Miss Miles lies bed
ill ten o'clock. They don't stuff me up in
that way anyhow il l did come from the
country.
"What name shall take up2" SEE the
leetle cuffee bowling.
"Oh Amt particular" seq /, ''you may
take up any you like best-but wish you'd
jist tell me where she is, for begin TO feel
eenamost tuckered out walking and
standing round here"
The leete cuffee looked at the gal, and
thenthey began to giggle and tee hee like
any thing.
Look a here you leetle copper colored
image you" SEE | to the niger, list you
step up this mint you don't want to get an
alfred thrashingi"
The poor little varmint looked scared out
ola years growth. and SEE he, as humble as
could be, who shall say wants to see
Miss Miles2"
"Never you mind that, ''sez T. "go ahead
and ! guess hewon'l be long finding out T"
With that the niger went up stairs and
| arter him full chisel be looked round as if