The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-02-28


last fortnight in December, and on the
first OF January, sell to us as dearly as
If they were indeed master pieces of true
art, chseled in the precious metals.
The Baron turned them over. exam
ined. discussed tLcir merits. was disdaiD.
ful, undetermined. on tho same object he
changed his opinion a dozen times, re.
jectiDg or requiring it to be reproduced
anew
Show me that little box Bah, de.
cidedly its shape is ridiculous. What
think you Of it2 You think it hand
some. do you2 Now, it appears TO me
In had TASTE; can you explain to me the
subject Of this painting" pointing to one
ou a box The Young girl explains and
tie Baron replies, you think sol think
You are wrong; lut. nonsense. what can
you know about the matter. about history
aud mytirolopy a shop girl come show
M somethine else"
y bundled now objects we're placed
b .ofe his eyes but the diificult purchaser
o.i y recommended his doubts his qves.
tions aai di,likcs it was sometimes yes
sometimes no, will and then | will not
SLOW mc that card case that box that
ya" q, the case might be thus putting
:ha poor girl toa score Of trials. aud
N.suIing. too hcr -olfrespoct with tauut.
Ing ienark,. ~ The way, on the cXplana
t'o.a which le required aud Which size
gave him After two hours thus past.
he ended by sayine Well well ! choose
yourself. | throw myself on your tastGn
This was really tie best thing he could
%. and the selection was perfect amount
iug to fifty (0uiS which he forthwith laid
adding that as lie should return again
to make farther assortment. he would
leave the present purchases until then
In fact on the morrow, he rc.cntered
and the same scene was gone through
with the young lady. who showed the
same grace the same patience, aud the
same ease in language.
= Are You employed by the year in
this store" said her troublesome visitor,
skiIful!y introducing the question.
No sir" was the answer. only for
the busy time Of the New Year"
That is to say until the 10Th Of the
month And then -
And then return TO- my ombroidcry.n
C. y poor trade You make about two
francs day, | thiuk"
Be it SO. it i, enough"
notwithstanding this Cry reply the
Baron would have pursued tho subject
further, had he not been checked By the
girls calm but assured reserve. so he con.
fined himself toh his purchases. which were
as rich as beforet las A he paid, filled
his carriage with tho various articles, aud
left himself on foot
On New Years day, at midnight, our
heroine returned On entering her room
she found there all those delicious con.
lections. tlat she had herself chosen for
her lordly purchaser with so mucl. wca,
rncss, aud with the Offering there was.
too, little note It ran" No one re
fuses b0HloHS.' That may be, but not
a hundred louis worth" it is a little too
much and counting the envelopes, she
determined at once to send them back
But where? There was the difficulty
she did not even know the meme of the
eivcr. Perhaps. she thought, lie will re-
turn TO the store. III the meanwhile
will keep all these things as they are. !
will not touch a Sugar plum.
The first fortnight in January passed
away; but as ;Lo eccentric purchaser did
not rcuppear, the foor girl, about to
leave tie shop and return to her custo.
mary sewing. felt both annoyed and vcx.