Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-10

once indeed while the odor of tolcrable cigar
served as Mr. Malden's exponent, wherever he
abode. And to Josephine had come loss no
annual resurrection should repair: her mother
was dead she too, was orphaned- for she had
never known her father, her only sister was
married far away; and kept an old promise
in going to her for years stay at least
Aunt Boyles property had consisted chiefly
in large cotton mills owned by herself and her
twin brother, who, dying before her. left her all
his own share in them. These mills were on
noisy little river in the western part of Massa-
chusetts,-in a valley narrow, but picturesque,
and far above the level of the sea that the air
was keen and pure as among mountains. Mrs
Boyle had removed here from Baltimore, a few
years before her own death, that she might be
with her brother through his long and fatal ill
nessi and, finding her health improved by
change of air, had occupied his house ever since
until one of those typhoid evers that infest such
rlver-gorges at certain seasons of the year ell
tered the village about the mills, when, in vis-
iting the sick, She took the epidemic herself and
died. Josephine still retained the bouse en-
dearcd to her by sad and glad recollectiona !;
and it was there found her, when. after rent
ing the whole of my little tenement at Sleping-
ton, betook myself to Valley Mills at her re-
quest.
The cottage where she lived was capacious
enough for her wants, and though plain, even
to an air of superciliousness, without, was most
luxurious within,-made TO use and live in for
Mr. Brown, her uncle. was an Englishman and
had never arrived at that hight Of Transatlantic
ton which consists in shroudng and darkening
all the pleasant rooms in the house, and skulk-
ing through life in the basement and attic
Sunshine, cushions, and flowers were Mr..
Browns personal tastes; and plenty of these
characterized the cottage. \ green terrace be-
tween hill and river spread out before the door
for lawn and garden. and tiny conservatory
abutted upon the brink of the terrace slcpe.
from bav-window in the library, that opened
sidewisc into this winter-gardcn.
found 10 more changed than had exrect-
ed this last wear of country life had given
strength and elasticity to the tall and slender
figure; a steady rose of health hurned M, eitb
er check and sorrow had s,,hducd and c,lned
nor o,,;ct s,,;r;,s
Ios at home diro.,,r md s,,oo,or s,,r,
mer meyer ,,lowe1 anJ Llnsh hi oyor ,i,a oar,l,
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charm nrr,aJ.d' her oe,,,.,rs,.;o, o1,d in,
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bnr I,a,,no- al 80 III W -, - y.
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scr',nuIonS oS ~ ,bo ser,;n', ,f ,,,aa,s c vas
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.ab, ro,,lan nov ad,';,,oi h. .'I - ''o
the snn,lsSs dom9.l a;d Mi % ",1
n ,apercd vase of ,yb;,o Vani,d oI,ss ry;,h omo
ar ~ or ,hroa ho'son,s s>,,,,s,;,,,s ns,or
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jeI branch of inrcl -,r,o o,,,,d ,,i,h ,od
comes arror,,cd ,bnrc;, Iii an or,;s,,S .as,a
and skill: hut nerhans, while Sbc sbar,lv re-
buke5 tbe maid f,r n lin, sno, ~, b@r ~
i,tc- -,,;,cl,o- ,,, a ,,,.;, cs,,,,ir s;. 80, .I"ai
vrr her whta Ind;a sbawi 7a ,ra;Io1 ,.,e ,
diyan half mon tbc Anor and be- ,ioros a.. ,'o
tered on the door-,ten mi The n;oJ oorr;nJ
them off to find her parasol hanging in the
honcysuckle boughs.
But happilv il is not ones duty to make 9TH
or people uncomfortable bv perpctually tinker
ing at that trait in them which most ofends our
own nature; and thought il morn for my cool
and hers 10 learn patience myself than under-
take to beat her into order; the result (which
was peace and goodwill that vindicated nv
wisdom to myself; and found her. faults and
all, sufficiently fascinating and loyeablc.
\ year passed away sercnelv; and when
spring came again, Josephine refuSued 10 let
me leave her Our life was quiet enough. but
with such beautiful Nature. and plenty TO do,
we were not lonelv.-less so because JOS hands .
were as open as her heart. and to her all TIM
sick and poor looked. not only for helm. hui for
the rarer consultations of living sympathy and
counsel. Her shrewd common sense. her prac- !
teal capacity her kindly. cheerful face. her
power of appreciating position of want and
perplexity and seeing the best way out of il.
and, above all. her deep and feryent religions |
feeling. made her an invaluable friend 10 iust
that class who most needed her.
In the course of this spring we gained an adj !
dition to our society. in the person of Mr. War |
ing. the son of the gentleman who had boupbt /
the mills at Mrs Boyle's death, but who had
hitherto conducted them bv an overseer. He
had recently bought little island in the middle /
of the river, Just below the dam, and proposed |
erecting a new mill upon il. but as the Tuuvis /
1.-THE Indian name of our river) was liable TO
rapid and destructive freshets, the mill required
a deep and secure foundation and a lower story
of stone
This implied some skillful engineering. and
Mr.. Arthur WaIing, having studied this sub |
;ort G,ll,, ,bro,J .o,,,o o,, g..