Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-12-25

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.Vhv couJn.t Won la, mo bo,, said Mrs.
Brown when / was coptontcd, You little
r,nl,,
Il bor rour nordo, don't know what
bovo Jnno n,rtad Floro,ce i conld nj helm
IL,
sCouldn.t bol, If cr;od Mrs Drown blow
4, Won ovnoct 7 con bo,ni,, WHY Lord !. said
,Lo old ,vnn,r runiinr bor curls with a furious
nlo,suro .o,v bol, hut mo would have had 'cm
Off first of all
rnrcrco was en- raliovod to find that if was
o,,I,, how b,ir and nv, how bo,d Which Mrs brown
co,ocJ tbat sho ocIaroJ No resistance or cntrcaty
a,d n,nrol, r,sod Lor Mia o.os towards thc face
81 ,b,t rooJ so,I
.ITI 5oJ,,t onco b,d , ,o, of nv own-bo
yord so,s no,r-tb,t v,s nroud Of her hair said
Nrs Rrown IRA have o,.nr,, Joct IF il Shes
far nw,v She's Ear ow,v, Ohoi Oho,,
AR nro,yn.s u.,. mo-; n ,,oIoJ;ous cr, bu, ac
comn,niod with - Wild toss;nr nm of hnr lean
,rr, !, ,., c,u az "a ,si,,,,o rr;cr aud thr;llcd
to ,ho bo,r, cLioronco whom, i rrirbtnnod moro
Than over /, had it, nar, narLans. in saving
her chris. for Mrs Brown ofterhovcrinc about
her with the scissors for some moments, like a
now kind of butterfly had, bcr lido thom under
tho bonnct and Ict 10 tr,co Of thom nsroro to
temnt hor Uovirr ocromnlisbod tLis victory
ovor herself Mrs Rroup rnsnmed bor seot on
tbo bonos and snol,oJ ror,, sbor, h,c, nino
movnr and mumhl;nr all tho fine ns if She
v,oro oa,inr tho s,o,,
Whom tho nine was smoked ont she ravc the
cb;lJ n roLb;,IsL;, 70 carr,. ,bot sbo NIGHT an.
pear the more like her ordinary companion. and
told bcr that She was now cninr IN lead her TO n
nublic street whence she could enquire her way
+, har friends Rat She cautioned hor with
threats Of summary vonucapcp in case of disobc-
dencc. not to talk to Strangers nor to repair to
her own home (Which NAV have been too near
for Mrs Browns convenience but TO her faith
er's office in the city, also TO wait at the street
corner where she would be left until the clocks
struck three. These directions Mrs Brown en-
forced with assurances that there would be po-
tent eyes and ears in her employment cognizant
ofal she did and these directions Florence
promised faithfully and earnestly to observe.
At length. Mrs. Brown, issuing forth. conduc-
ted her changed and ragged little friend through
labyrinth OF narrow streets and lanes and alleys,
when emerged, aitcra long time, upon a stable
yard with gateway at the END, whence the roar
OF great thoroughiare made Itself audible
folhtlng on, ms gateway. and informing FLOR
chcc mat when the clocks struck three she was
10 20 TO the leit Mrs. brown. after making
parting grasp at her hair which seemed lnvollln-
tary ana quite beyond her own control, told her
she knew what to do. and babe her go and do 1t ;
remembering mat she was watched.
with lighter heart, but still sore afraid, Flor
cncc ielt herself released, ana tripped on to the
corner. When she reached it, she looked back
ana saw 'he ''eau ol ,'oou Mr-' Drown peePih5
OUT 81 'nc low W?oael' passage. wnere S.e nae.
iSS1eu ~, p'rIhs 'ilj''hcuohs I'kcwiSe tic rs.
OF ., uopo ,hrS' Drown shahihg toward lier' bu'
'noueh she o"eh io1ked pacH ai'cr"ard-e'ery
minute at ieast IN her nervous rccoNectoh Oh
'hG -, ora Wohah-shc co"ld NOT see her agl'h;
tie in the street. and more and more bcwildcrcd
| by il: and in the meanwhile the clocks appear
ed to have made M their minds never to strike
three any more At last the stecples rang on
! three o'clock there was one close by. SO she
couldn't be mistaken: and-after often looking
over her shoulder. and often roinr little way
and as often coming back arain. lest the all-pow
erful spies of Mrs Brown should take offence
She hurried of. as fast AS she could in her slip
shod shoe. holljnr the rabbit skin tirht in he
hand.
All she know Of her fathers Offices was thai
thew balonucl TO Dombny and Son. and that tina
was great rover belonging to the city. s.
she could oniy ask the way to Dombey and Son
in the city; and AS She generally made the in
ouirv Of childran-bcine afraid 10 ask grow
pconle-she rot very litle satisfaction indeed
Rut nv dint Of oskinr her wovto the CITY after
while, and dronninr the rest of her in1niry 70
the prcsent. :hn really did advance. by Slow de
frees. toward the heart orthat Great reoion whic
IS governed bv the terrible Lord Mayor.