Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-11-17

scene. Leaving my b&h bay I proceeded TO
assist Humphrey, Tile coachman, in extracting
his horse but his nag Of royal line was stone
dead.
If you please, ma am, said Humphrey
Pluiniylginit 10 dead.
This lady acquiesced with the smallest nod
ever made.
I've took OF the collar, and the Bit out, aud
got un out o. harness entirely but be is as un-
animate as his own Shoes and. the Informant
looked earnestly at the lady to observe the ef-
feet Of the communication. But she never
moved muscle; and honest Humphrey was
Just shutting the coach door to go and finish
the laying out Of the corpse when he was re-
called.
Humphrey
What's your pleasure, ma'amp
Remember, another time
'Yes, ma'am.'
when a horse of mine is deceased
Yes ma'am'
Touch your hat
The abashed coachman Instantly paid up the
salute in arrear. Unblest my birth-right with
selEpossession, he had not even the advantage
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might have learned little from good example;
he was a raw, uncouth county servant, with
the great merit Of being cheap. whom Miss
Norman had undertaken TO educate but he was
still far from being proficient, SO lha, in the
importance Of announcing The death to his mis-
ircss, he had omitted one Of those minor tokens
Of respect which she always vigorously enact
ed.
1t was my own turn 10 come forward, and as
differently as if she had been indeed the last Of
the ConquerOr's Normandy piPPins, ! rendered
seat in my chaise, which she iacitly declined,
with gracious gesture Of head and hand.
IL you please, ma am said Humphrey, tax
ing care to touch his hat, and shutting his head
into the carriage 90 that might not overhear
him, hes a respectfully kind of gentleman
enough, and connected with some Of the first
houses
The gentleman's name =
To be sure, ma Am the gentleman cant help
his name, answered Humphrey, fully aware Of
the peculiar prejudices Of his mistress, bot it
is Higgins
'Shu, the door,
II appeared on explanation with the coach
man that he had mistaken me for person in
the employ Of the opuleht firm Of Nayor and
Company, whose province il was to travel
throughout Britain with samples Of hardware in
the box seat Of his gig did not take tho
trouble 10 undeceive him.
After a terrible long pause on all sides, ny
expectation was excited by the appearance Of
the W coach coming through the Binn
Gate, the only public vehicle that used the
ruad. At sigh, OF the dead horse, the drive,
(the noted Jem Wade) reined up--alghted-
aud standing at the carriage door with his hal
oil, as if he knew his customer, made an oiIel
.;esd ,r-;:s Ir-;:s Rat. Miss Norman, more Dig
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rig;d she nsye, rads .hs eoadesraadsa -
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oro co,chm,n,
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enhances or his ,o,n, ,he s,co,, oc his n,,on,
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nan, callon Ry wa, or ns.sino ,hs time
,brice reoea,ed NV oir,rs 10 ,be obdn,a,a oid
maiden and endnrsd A. many rahno. w.s
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