Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-02-10

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way Of all the earth, and must be replaced d.
recily or there will be general stand still.
Jim keeps his distance from the house on
Saturday, curling himself in the sweet smelling
hay in The barn, and only sallyina out at distant
intervals to reconnoitre, and ascertain how soon
he may reasonably expect to be welcome within
doors
No walks in the garden, or looking at flowers
no singing or book talks are in season. The
stern and sobei realities Of housekeeping life,
shut out from US all such holiday indulgences ;
we have 10 'labor and wait" On this partic-
ular Saturday we were more than usually over
whelmcd with work, and felt in a desperate
hurry, having the day befiire despatched per cars
family Of visitors embracing almost as many
children as that interesting household whose
history is so feelinpy set forth in the New Eng
land Primer ILLUSTRATED with striking wood
cui) besides couple Of nurses, and we had only
time to pause for a short space and take breath
before the day Of business dawned upon us.
had tied up my hair in red silk handkcr-
chief, that might not be ''foathered out" in
process Of sweeping and busting and encased my
hands pair Of Henry's old driving gloves, Of
which the fingers were Of small account, and
was just getting up the proper degree Of euihu-
siasm about sweeping clean, which is neodiul to
explore all the corners, and more-the furniture,
when somebody knocked. The door stood in
vitiualy open, and the person seemed to think it
unnecessary 10 wait to be hidden to enter, for
before could release my hair from its pieiur-
eslue adjustment, and get into the room, she had
already got possession Of the rocklng-chair
Mrs, Ramble oh good morning busy as can
be you sec.'
yes, you seem to be pretty tolerable busy.
Il amt one Of them sort that makes such a
fuss cleaning up Saturday. don't see no use
in it.-(She diden't afict herself with cleaning
up any time) can't stay hardly second.
/ am goin' down to see Mrs. Jones' new bonnet
that her husband got her in the city yesterday.
Where's Carlotiai =
Il believe Carlo,ia is busy, baking to day,
you know
] well, ! amt goin' to stay a second hardly.
| won't bender her. Seeing that she was de-
iemincd to see Carlotta, ! opened the ki,cen
door and Their she stood kncading bread up to
10 her dimpled elbows in -four and dough, and
her face ornamened here and there with little
white patches, showing well upon the clear,
brown ground, (Carlotla is brunette Of the
most brown hue,) as | have seen ladies some
times who make too liberal use Of 'Meen Fun
or Pearl Powder She ntimaied to me by
sundry mods and becks-nof largely inierspersed
with wreaihed smiles that | was to shut the
door directly aud say she could moi come in.
But as | knew Mrs. Rambler was a little jcal-
Gus in her temperament, and would be sorely
dspleased If she did not appear, exposed as
much in paniomime as animated as her own
the immediate proximity of our visitor preclod-
ing the use Of words. She took her hands out
Of the dough and came to the door. Making
bread are you Well amt goin' to stay
second hardly and with this comforting ASST
rance Mrs. Ramble proceeded to enlghicn US
about our Merry Bank acquantanees, conversing
with as much ease as il our Saturdays work
had all been done, and she were visiting US BY
spcial invitation to tea. Carlotla stood 1dget-
ting in the doorway holding up her doughty
hands as long as she could bear it, and then de-
claring her bread would sour, and she must 90,
she vanished and left the whole task Of enter
tainmeui TO me. Il was not an honerons one,
so far as talking went, for | had only to listen
while Mrs. Ramble still further opened her
budget. She is most industrious news gath
erer, and treated me TO private and particular
information, to which, bot for her, might have
lived and died stranger. She dished up the
dcacons and their wives. and the minister and
his family arrangements in kind Of poipourIi
Whenever ! endevorei 10 insinuate aremaTk,
she waived me a0 holdino all tho ~ hfla a ,,,n.l