Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-11-10


pose, IL we we're driven to H. Bot must keep
up my position in the town, and tha, canno, DO
done with less than ] spend.'
yes il cam, earnestly added. You do not
need the carriage, you do not need so many ser
wants, and you do not need 10 give your ex
travacant dinner aud evening parties. sn,go-
inQ 10 run away with Mary, sndlsee shat sort
of woman can turn her out. | will prom
Use you that she shall not be second to Miss
Howard. The other two girls you can put to
school. II were mistress here, Matthew, ]
know, could diminish your expenses ouc-half,
and only lop oil superfuities, no comfort, no
essentials
Il wish to goodness you could, then, he said,
with good-humored, but incredulous, curl on
his lin. Our bills are conioundedly heavy,
and don't always know where 10 pick up the
money to meet ihem.'
He pu, on his hat as he spoke, for he had 10
attend a consultation, but stopped him TO say
that should at once discharge Miss Howard.
We'll, if ii mus, be so, il must was his
reply, standing still and looking al mo- But
you cannot turn her out Of the house as you
would d,q--you don't mcan that She must
have a months notice.
IL she insists upon it,, ] grumbled to my
self, as went to look for the governess. But
| felt that any woman, with a spark Of delica-
CIV, would prefer TO leave at once, under the
circumstances.
entered into no particulars with Miss How
ard did not allude to the scene Of the sur
gerry but said tina, DIR. and Mrs. Goring had
come TO the resolution Of making change
They we're about to place their daughters al
school, and had ns-fur,her occasion for her ser
vices, and that she might leave Al her earliest
convenience.
Il cannot leave without my proper notice,
she exclaimed, turning as white as sheet
The agreement with Mrs. Goring was a month
notice on either side.'
! Then will give it to you now said
, and there | stopped and hesitaied. Bot
thought il better to 60 on with what wa
about to say. May ] suggest, Miss Howar'
tha, for the month you insist upon remaining
, here, your manners to DIR. Goring may b
characterized by more reserve and circumspec
tiou =
= What do you meant she retoted.
1T would be superfuous to tell you, sine
you must well understand my meaning re
! piled. But may observe, for your futur
1 guidance, that il young woman knew how er
: iirely she forfeits respect when she laPses ini
undue intimacy with married man, the II
S spect not only of the world, but Of him, "
$ should see less Of this selfish and ihoughlle'
conduct that we are compelled now to see.-
e When an unmarried woman suffers herself
$ fall into this discreditabe intimacy, she stan,
e little chance, let me tell you, Of ever becomin
stinAsfifsale eenssi' ssi'e oa,s. .Y..., -----..
G my seven and forty years.
d No, thank Cod fervenily responded.
n my principles aud self-esteem have not Y
,r sunk so low as to suffer me to stop betwe,
man and wife. A woman, single woman wi
,t can stoop TO lirt with married man, to dra
him to her side, regardless Of the outrage
p the feelings Of his WIFE is guilty Of as great
IT crime as are those poor fallcn creatures who 5
themselves ou, 10 lead men into guilt Al
> this opinion is DR.. GOring's as well as min
ID Never you descend again to play yourself I
IN upon married man, Miss Howard he W
= not thank you for il long
Ie She looked round the room with her liv
1t face, lvid with anger, thought she was loo
IT ing for something TO throw at me, and to avo
= that, and any further unpleasantness, quilt
'e the parlor, reminding her that, as that was Il
ID first Of July. the day Of her departure wou
be the first of August.
,r That same evening after tea. was siuir
st with Mrs Gorng, when my Oldest neice can
10 into the chamber.
,r Mamma, she said, Mrs Stone and Emi
have sent for me in, and TO take my music
| May got
10 Yes, if yOa Ike, Mary replied my sisie
Where's Frances =
y 4 think she is in the nursery, dressing Jane
at doll
TX Then where's Miss Howard =
p 4 don't know, mamma, was Mary's answe
Il saw her after tea, in the garden with paps
OF That was enough for me and down stairs
le went. There shall be no private and con6de
r. iisl interviews, il can help it,, quoth to m
n self. ! went by way Of the surgery not
is cause wanted TO steal into the garden by d
is more private way, but because thought III,
ty might be at the excuse Of their chemicals agai
as The surgery was empty. Thought the gard'
was at first, but as stood n the corner, ju
T. outside the surgery door, heard the sound
TO subdued voices in the summer-house. So
rs went up the narrow side path, against the apl
We cot wall, my feet almost treadine on the stra
ne Cling strawberry plants. And Miss France
by the way, was not in the nursery. ] hea
ut her laughing with the servants in the kitchen
ur They did mol see me come up the door
I'd the summer-house faced the other side-wall
III the garden. The FIRST words was near enou(
ut 10 hear were from her.
S, what righ, has she TO come down, and nal
Ut these changes, and interfere in your household
You mus; have the temper of an angel to ?
" up with it,
is The truth is, my dear (it was his vol
now,) that, as limited TO you, am drain
at dry, and ready to catch straws. Mrs Gori
ut has no suspicion that my embarassments are I
rious but If we 60 on at our present rate
en- living we shant long go on at ALL II we C
retrench expenses, and so patch up matters, c
be posure may be avoided. Miss Halliwell's of
it. of taking Mary is great help, now that I
most expensive period Of her education is col