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

ana qune ready 10 meet her halfway, for he
was excessively fond Of the sucieiy of ladies',
and had great propensity for a little bit ofqu-
ct flirting with them-though can not but saw
he was a tender husband to NY poor sister
What he saw in Miss Howard To admire, can
not tell, or whether he saw anything but my
belief is,-that if blackamour in peiiicoais,
with yellow eyes and green teeth, we're to haz-
ard advances, some men would be found ready
to make love to her.
Miss Howard was a quiet. pale thing, with
an expression in her dark ewes that did not
like, retiring manner and a voice whose tones
could be moulded into various keys of sotiness,
so as to suit any heaier. Ii was astonishing
the amount of firialiun she could get through,
with those apparently innocent ways and sub
dued voice. Bot what did she really care for
Matthew Goring, though she did lay herself
on, to win his favor, regardless Of the feelings
of his wife Not bit more than she cared
for me. For you my lay it down as an axiom
that when woman has lived her span Of life,
her dream of love has long been over She
was the first to draw him into the Irritation,
and pretty deep they carried il. was indiu-
nant when detected. during that first visit of
mine, what was going on, and the more 20
when ! fund NV sisters eyes open 10 il.
gave Miss Howard notice 10 quit, in my sisters
name, and made them promise TO put Mary
and little Jane 10 schoo. aud lock, as ] said.
Frances back with me. 1t wanted rather more
than a fortnight of the time uf Miss Huwards
leaving. When we quilted Middlebury for LON
don. and tSe very day we leh. my sister met
kar In 81 I 4
you.
The coroner's inquest which was held on
Wednesday, did moi throw any light upon the
matter, and on the Friday my sister vas buried.
The churchyard was so crowded with specta-
tors, that the Clergyman could scarcely push
his way through them. as he walked at the head
Of the coffin, and at the conclusion Of the SER
vice, as the monrners were leaving the grave
h IS arose from the crowd--ihey were Kissing
DR.. Goring He and his Two sons, Matthew
and Alfred, and relative Of ou,s, who lived
in Mddlebury, were the chief mourners, but
several friends had followed. Matthew, Ia hand
some, merry boy he was, of fourteen, very like
his faiher) had been sent from school tn attend
il. shall never forget poor DR.. Goring when
he came in from ihe funeral The lads went
up stairs, but he came into the darkened room
where was, and throwing his hat with It's long
Grape steamers on chair, sat down aud subbed
as If his heart would break. was not crying
then, myself; i think had cried 50 much that
my eyes, for the moment, were drained dry.
and went up to him and begged him to he
composed. Hester he sobbed Hester, they
have been kissing me at Mary's giavel As
you stand there, living, it is truth
WHO has hissed you = asked.
The mob in the churchyard They whis-
pered 'Murdereri' God knows have not de-
served it. If my poor wife was murdered. it
was not by me. ] would have given my own
life to prolung hers
thought it best not to talk Just then, and
he grew more composed after while. though,
| must say, his face was full of suffering and
sorrow; but at night. when the candles were
lighted, and we were again alone, the children
being in bed, ! inquired What he meant TO do.
'In what wayl he asked.
about your children, and your housekesp-
ing matters. Who is TO conduct your home =
'Oh, Hester, cannot think of these things.
They must take their chance, unless you can
put ihem on some sort Of footing before you go
back
| tried 10 do So ! saw Miss Howard ont
Of The house with true thanksgivng.) and
established Mary as housekeeper. Though On
ly fifteen, she was so sensible aud steady gid
that had no fear of leaving her as such. and
she was Ia go as morning pupil to Miss Sher-
wood school I'LL her education was completed.
Matthew and Alfred were placed ioRether at a
less expensive establishment Than the one Mat
thew had hitherto been in and The little fellow
John, who was three years old, consigned to
Susan. good, respectable servant, who under
took the charge Of him ] would have taken
Jane back with me, as | had taken Frances, but
Matthew said he cunld not be deprived of wife
and children at once. Then got Matthew TO
lay down The carriage and discharge two Of
the servants. and make rednclinn in many
other ways, for it was only their high rato Of
living which had got him into dehi-ahd now
my sister Mary's annuity was gone. Aliogeth-
er did what | could, and lefl for home, with
many words of advice to Mary, an injunction
to her to write to me weekly, and promise to
go down al Christmas.
Which / did, getting there for Christmas
day. The two boys had come home for their
holidays, and were WE'LL and careless, and hap
py, as it is fit school-boys should be. Mary
was grown aud was much improved, promising
TO be as nice-lookng as her pnor mother. As
TO my brother-in-law, he was quite himself
again-had recovered his spirits and laughed
and talked as before. These gay natures soon
forget loss and sorrow ; and perhaps it is best
they should. One thing was glad 10 find