Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-01-05

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"Now mind aud behave YOURSELF" said Aunt
Heity, "and see that yon keep at work the
whole time. IL hear one word Of complaint
you know what you'll get when you come
homo.' The rose color subsidized from Pergy's
pale face, and she answered, Eyes mn'am" very
meekly.
in the nelghbor's house all went quiet other.
wise. No switch lay on the table, and instead
of mind how you do that II you don't I'll
punish you" she heard the gentle words, '',hero
dear, see how carefully you can carry that up
stairs. Why what nice handy little girl you
are J" Under these envening influences, Peg
gy worked like bee, aud soon began to hum
much more agreeahly than bee. Aunt Heuy
was always in ,he habit of SAYING, "siop your
noise and mind your work" But the new friend
paticd her on the head and said, "what pret-
ty voice the lule girl has. 1t is like the birds
in the fields. BY and by, you shall hear my
music-box." This opened wide the windows
Of the poor little shut up heart, SO that the sun
shine could stream in, and the birds Nv in and
out, carrolling. The happy child tuned up like
a lark, as she trpped lightly up and down
stairs, on various household errands. But
D
lions given to her, her head was all the time
filled with conjeciures what sort OF a thing
music.box might be. She was little afraid
that the kind lady would forget 10 show il to
her. She kept TO work, however, and asked
no questions she only looked very curously
at everything that resombled box. At last
Mrs. Fairwea,her said 81 think your little
feet must be tired by this time We will res,
awhile and eat some gingerbread. The child
took the Offered cake with humble nile cour-
tesy, and carefully held out her apron to pre-
vent any crumbs from falling Ou the floor
nu' suddenly 'he apron cropped and the crumbs
were all sue"n aooo,' rs iha' Il'le bird
she exclaimed eagerly y" here Is he Is
nc in 'ne room Inc new friend smiled and
'olo her tha' was a mnsle'hox, and alter
wn''e sne openeu ahu explained ~hat made
.ne sou"us' inen she LOOK uut piie OF books
,,'" o',s VI '"o "asNe's OF go"us' ana 'oiu
regey sue might LOOK al the pictures I'll she
cai'eu 'or het' ne ii''le girl stepped forward
eagerly 10 ,ake mem, ana 'hen drew back as IT
aia'u' ha' 10 'he mauer asked MIS-
rait"ea'ne' sni very wiling 10 trust you
VII" '"e pooAs' keep 'hem on purpose TO
ah"se chi'd'en' feggy looked down with
her nheet on heF ilp' ana answered IN con-
sUA'heu VOICE, Aunt lur"penny won Ike II
pay
Don trouble yourself about that VIII
MAKE /" All rlghl WIN Aunt lieily, repued the
"e"u'y one mus assured, she gave herself
. up 10 ,ne iui' e"JoyHeh' oi 'ne picture BOOKS
anu "neh she was summoned 10 her WORK, she
ooeyeu WIN ehee'u' alacii'y ihai would have
as'oh'sneu net s'etn 'eia''Ve' When ihe Ia
oois o' 'ne uay were eoneIuded' Alfs. falrwealh-
Ct accompanied her nome Paid all 'he honTs
s sss sg SsS SSsn ueed warmly niaised hH'
alt is lucky for her that she behaved SO we'll -
replied Aunt Hctty; "If had heard any COM
plant, l should have given her whipping,
and sent her to bed without her supper"
0 Poor little Peggy went to sleep that night
J with a lighter heart than she had ever felt
D since she had been an orphan Her first thought
= in the morning vas whether the new neighbour
a would want her services again during the day
] Her desire that it should be so, soon became
obvious to Aunt Heiiy, and excited an unde-
Z. fined jealousy and dislike Of a person who So
7 easily made herself beloved Withou, exact
T ly acknowledging to herself what were hel
7 motl'es, she ordered feggy TO gather all The
S sweepings Of the kitchen and court into smal
pile, and TO leave it on the frontier line Of her
. neighbors' premises. Peggy venture1 TO ask
a timidy whether the wind woulG not blow the
e dirt about, aud she received a box on the eai
= for her impertinence. 1t chanced that Mrs
=, Fairweather, quite uninienlionally, heard the
n words and the blow. She gave Aunt Heiiy''
S anger time enough to cool, then stepped ou
into the court, and after arranging divers LITTLE
: matters, she called aloud TO her domestic, "Sal
d ly, how came you to leave this pile ofdirt here
e Did not tell you Miss Turnpenny was very
i neat pray make haste and sweep it up.
II wouldn't have her see ii on any account
! told her | would Try to keep everything nice
e about the premises. She is so particular, an'
+ it is comfort TO have tidy neighhors." The
e girl, who had been previously instructed, smile,
G as she came out, with brush and dust pan, ant
: swept quietly away the pile that intende'