Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-22

and cold ; the two boys had gone out to slide,
and proposed it to Mary.
We found them at hume. MIS-. Cluuerbuck
in the kitchen making pork pics--ihc wcll.ap-
pointed foomy old kitchen, where ! had once,
when was young girl, as fund uf frolc as
the best of them, reyelled in all the delights Of
a harvest homo. They wanted us to stay the
day. and Farmer CIurerbuck, (he was always
a joking mani hiiehed my bonnet of, for was
sitting with the string united, and gave ii to
his liue granddaughter TO run away with and
hide. Bot we could not remain that day, and
fixed to 60 10 them anoiher.
Ii was aler one when We leli them, and we
set out 10 walk fast, for we dined al two. As
we turned into The high road fom the lane,
(Cluuerbuck Lane il vas commonly called.
because i, led IN nothing else but their house.)
! saw about hundred yards beiore US DR.. Cor
ing, walking towards Middlebnry by the sido
Of lady.
THERE'S your papa, Mary, ! exclaimed -
lie has been up 10 Mrs. Poyniz's. | wonder
who ii is with him :;
1T is Miss Howard" replied my niece.
asser, that cold thrill ran through me
frnm head 10 fuoi, when heard the nane.--
How came she to be walking Nth Matthew
Guring
Does Miss Howard live in Middleburyl g
questioned, when ! recovered myself when
she left us she was negotiating for a situation
in London
'She did no, take it, said Mary. 'She has
been in Middlebury eyer since, staying at her
aums'
'Sly cat! = I'm afraid proaned to myself
She has poi her eye upon him, as my name is
Hester lIalliwell, and she stays in Middlebury
to catch him. What does she dol' ! asked
aloud.
'She goes out as daily governess,' replied
Mary. Father says she and her aunt quarrel
good deal.
went along at a stiapping pace, to come
up with them for did not like Mary to see
her father bending to look in that false face,
with every sentence he spoke as f he were
eouriing The word must come, though hate
10 write il.
DIR. Curing was surprised to see us; his
countenancc betrayed it. She did not seem in
the leas, discomposed, but greeted US with
1ow Of words, in her modulaied voice.
we shall be late for dinner, Matthew
observed we had better get on
He drew out his watch and looked at it,
Not at all late, he said. 1T is only half past
one
He did not seem inclined to walk faster, or
to quit her side, and did moi ehoose to leave
to the.is and thus il happened that we were
seen walking into Middlebury, side by side
with tina, woman who may have been the au-
thor Of Mary Goring's death.
She turned Off To .ach her aunis, befure
we got to our street, and then asked my brolh-
er-in-law what brought him walking with Miss
IIoword
Il overlook her as was coming from Mrs.
Poyniz, he replied, Just before you came up
with us
could not say anything to this; for ] had
no right 10 dictate TO Matthew Goring whom
he should, or. should not, join in walk and talk
to--so | held my peace. But ! koow ! was
very cross at the dinner-lable afterwards, scold
ing Alfred for upsetting the gravy upon the
iable-clcih-and the next minute |, myself, up
set snme ale.
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