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

h'Ss scii, iOI itil hlnCer StTtdheu as II Ia
done something that wasn't exactly right,
though couldn't think what, and was as
inuchas mini, sfore | looked right in her
face. But jest as lifted up my head, and
drew my foot. arter making one of my first
Cut bows, she stood jist afore me BY the
living hockey, for never was so struck up
INN born days You know what I've told !
you about Miss Miles.abont her plump round
form, her red lips. and her rosy cheeks. -
Well, III be darned If there was one Of them
+4eh-I shouldn't have known her no more
than nothing if il hadn't been for her eyes
and the way she spoke. Her neck and for.
ed that always looked so white and harm
some, when see her nj Cousin Mary's and
in Broadway, was as yellew as a saffron
bag there WANT the least mite of red in he
face, and her hair was all frizzley, and done
up in a leetle bunch, about as big as hens
egg behind. She had on great loose awk.
ard.looking gown, that made her seem twice
as chuncked as she used to, and that looked
more like mans shirt cut long and muAed
round than any thing else. II warnt any
too close neither, and both Of her eete shoes
were down TO the heel There stood a
looking at her with al the eyes in my
head-my foot was drawed up ,ig BIT. and my
arms were hanging streigbt down, Jest as
they swung back arter I'd made my bow.
| kinder seemed TO feel that my mouth was
open leetle, and that was staring at her
harder than was manners for me- But i'll
you'd given methe best farm in all Wealth
ers6eld. couldn't have helped it. was so
struck up in heap at seeing her in such
fix. guess il was as much as two minits
afore either on US said word and at last
Miss Miles turned to the niger as savage as
a meat-axe, "and," seq she. Truly. why
didn't you show MIR Slick into the drawing
room ~
"Oh. don't seem to mind il" seq l. walk
ing into the room, and setting down Oh a
chair with my hat between my knees. I'D
jest as lives set up here as any where"
She looked as if she'd burst right out
crying. but at last she sot down and tried to
ast as If she was glad 10 see me- She be-
gun 10 make excuses about her dress ard
the room, and she wasn't very well that
morning, and that she'd jst took new book,
and sot down. jist as she was, 10 read it,
ooh" SEE |, don't make no excuses; ii
amt the fust time that Eve kelched gal in
the suds Marin used 10 say that she never
looked worse than common that somebody
wasn't sartic TO drop i'm
will you excuse me one mint. Mr.
Slick" seq she, mint arter I'd said this,
and looking down on her awkard dress,
as if she could'l help but feel slreaked yit.
'Sartanly,' seq |. don't make no stranger
Of me- With that. she opened door and
went into room close by. jisi got peak
into it as she went through the door. and an
alfred handsome room it was There was
a great mahogany bedstead standing in
the middle, with high goose feather bed on
it, kivered all over with white quilt and
great square pillows all rufled of, and
the window curtains were part white and
part sort OF indigo blue couldn't get a |
chance TO see what else there was she shut
the door SO quick. BY gracious. SEE 10
myself arter she went out, who on arth |
would ever have thought that Miss Miles
was so old When saw her yesterday Id |
a took my bible oath that she warnt more |
than eighteen. but now I'll be choaked if she
don't look as old as the hills, If ever she
sees thirty agin she'll have ter turn like
crab and walk backwards five or six years"
What puzzled me most was how increation
she made out to look so yoong--bui il warnt
great while afore made il out as clear as
one OF Deacon Sykes exhoralions. AFTER
she'd gone out jist got up and took sort
Of survey OF the ROOM every thing was
tother eend up, heller skeler in it; there
was no eend the finery and the harnsome
furniture, but il don't make much odds how
ex,ravagant one is laying ont money il
things aint kept neat and snug in their pla-
ces. The more things cost. the more il
seems to hun feller's feelings TO see them
flung abou; topsy turvy as they were in that
room. Iruther think she didn't have her
company up there very often--but a gal
that's got good bringing up will be jst as
particular about the place she keeps for
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