Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-03-29
81 STORY for tDe za0fes.
ANNE LITTLETON;
THE YOUNG LADY WHO WAS
ASHAMED TO WORK, BUT NOT TO -"
BY T. 5. ARTHUR

81 have been so mortified to-dayp Anne
Littleton said TO her young friend, Lucy
Herbert, as they sat conversng together
towards the close of pleasant summer al-
ternoon.
"Eow did that happen, Anna :"
"Why, you see, our chambermaid left us
last week, and as our cook, won't touch
anything out Of the kitchen for love or mon.
ey, had to turn to and put things to right
in the parlors, while ma did the work in her
own chambers. Every day have been
trembling lest some one should drop in and
catch me in thevery act OF sweeping, or dust
ing the furniture. Once or twice was near
being caught, but escaped in time. This
morning some one rung and it so happen
ed that | did not hear the bell, cook went to
the door, grumbling to herself, | have no
doubt all the way, and let in visitor, who,
to say the least OF it, chose rather an early
hour for calling on lady. | had finished
sweeping, and, with my head tied up, was
dusting down the furniture, when a slight
noise startled me, and turning quickly, |
saw standing in the middle of the front par
lor, looking steadily at me, no less person
age than-now who do you think 7"
"Indeed cannot tell"
"Why, Henry AllenW
"And pleased you were 10 see him, no
doubt"
GLOW strangely you talk, Lucy! Why, l
never was so mortified in my life"
"Mortilied p
eyes, mortified wouldn't have had him
seen me in that predicament for the world. u
"And why not, Annew
"You ask very strange question. Where
is the young lady who would not be morti-
fed to death at being thus caught by gen.
tleman ?"
"And why should she be? Is there any.
thing particularly wrong in sweeping out par.
lors and busting furuiture?"
"Of course there is nothing exactly wrong
in it, Lucy but then, what gentleman would
respect young lady after having seen hei
engaged in such an employment No doub
the first thought of Henry Allen was, thai
we were too poor, or too stingy TO hire ar
extra servant. | declared | have felt NEAR
ever since"
al can tel! you one thing, Anne" hei
friend said, in hali-indignant tone, "ant
that is, that wouldn't give three snaps fol
any man who thought less Of me on accoun
of having found me engaged as you wert
this morning. But how did you turn thu
matter Off What kind of face did yol
put upon it, seeing that you were so terribl!
moruhed!"
81 bushed up as red as scarlet as soon a
, discovered him, while my busting clotl
was dropped into a corner as quickly as if
had been on fire. ] hardly know what SAT-
at first, only | remember stammering GU
something about our chamber-maid havin,
left US in milf, and our being yet unable Il
get another. He sat for nearly an hour, du
ring all which time was on nettles. An
whas was worse than all, in looking into tn
glass, discovered that my head was still
r tied up-in my furry, | had completely fol
gotten it."
. And yet, Anne, there was no crime in a
t this?
"But what did look like, with my hea
all tied up! Just think ofthatW
. Not, certainly, in trim for an evenln
e party, but very properly alfred for sweepin
out parlors and busting the furniture. An
no doubt Henry Allen thought So"
n perhaps he did And thought, besides
: that he didn't care about having anythin
more to do with young lady who was obi
ged TO perform the work of an ordinary dc
n nestle"
5 "If such were his thoughts, ! for ont
# were ] in his place. would consider it, ii
2 deed, fortunate that the whole thing has OF
cured"
"Why so, pray?"
}. because, il will rid you Of the attention
" of young man really not worth moment
consideration by any lady"
y "How you talk Henry Allen not wort
It moments consideration %
e "No--not if he would resolve to cut
young lady's acquaintance upon no hight
ground. 1t would show him to be man il
a capable of either perceiving or appreciatiu
: quality of the mind A man who cou
' not look up from an action to its motiv
and by that truly estimte its beauty or d
1t formity. But do not so Judge Henry A
n, len. My own impression is, that he w
! pleased to find you engaged as you were"
y, pleased Why, what under the ST
could put such an idea into your head p
Because have, really, better opnit
O. of him than you have"
81 "No,-I deny that Hasn't he been pa
i, ing marked attentions to me for more th
six months? And havn't |, therefore, eve
reason in the world to think highly ofhim
"a do not see, Anne, that the simple fact
US his paying marked attentions to you shou
increase your estimation of his character.
- 81 "Well, do then. What do care
as them who care nothing for me! Very lit
an can tell you For instance, there
lat Charles Wentworth, that all the girls are 6
ing crazy about. l don't care three pins
him [ hardly treat him with cnmmnn +