Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-03

N''"N VIZ IVY '''' ~" 'N''N" w. WIZ Nh"'
cannot"
"WhyP" asked John.
"WhyP Because in the first place." answer
ed Mrs p, 81 haven't thing to wear. In the
next place couldn't get ready under two weeks
then, how can |, in two hours? In the next
place who should just like to know would
take care of the children, and PhUbc Jane with
such dreadful cold in her head as she has p
Their grandmother! MI Potts, you are, without
exception the most inconsderatc man | ever
knew-as if my dear mother hadn't had trou
bic enough with raising one set Of children,
without my Fostering her with mine. Take
them with me, then! Mr. Potts, you are a sim
pleton why | couldn't get them ready under
two years besides, when 90 a visiting don't
want to be bothered with children. | am tug
ged and Rugged to death enough with them at
home, without carrying them off to New York,
for them to tug and hug me to death there
no, Just won't do it. In the next place, as
was SAYING, ! don't want TO so myself and in
the last place, won't 90 but what under the
sun, Mr. Potts. do you mean by putting into the
trunk the wash-bowl and pitcher? and, | de
clare, if you haven't got my double expansion
skirt in it, and-Mr Potts YOU shant put in the
pillow, now, that's So" And ! Immediately
heard Mrs and Mr. =, tusscllng over the pill
lows. After short and silent struggle, Mrs
LUIS 'N'iui"hc"' ~" ''l."' ~ "'i "'N''ii ""t
YOU haven't got this one" Then, after thrust
ing the other pillow into the trunk, heard the
"mean. cruel wretch" lock it, excaimng, as he
did, "Now, thank fortune! ii is full And
then he whiStled, most provokingly, CLONE,
sweet home with variations, and proceeded to
blackcn his boots Mrs =. bore it patiently for
some time, but at last exclaimed, II should
think YOU would be ashamed of yourself to
whistle in such violent manner when YOU
know what an awful headache nave. But YOU
don't care for me, Mr. Potts now though there
was a time when | thought YOU dId.
Jack ceased whlNtling.
'Hou know, my dear, he sad, "lhat 90
care Tor YOU.
NO don't, Mr. Potts.
but say that do Mrs Potts And Jack
enforced his assertion 10y kissing her.
Mrs Potts sighed audibly
"Do YOU THINK my dear he continued "tnat
have forgotten the days OF our courtsmpi
when used to 20 night after night over the
worst road IN the country, three miles or more
to your mothers to see YOU And didn't love
You thtni and don't love You know with my
whole heart 10 he sure 20. And where Is
the woman, continued Jack stopping hi~ work
and gc>ticuldting with his empty boot, From
whom would hear a> much As do from YOU !;
and for whom l would do 50 much TO serve and
Please.
Mrs Potts suggested Miss Prudence Jones.
"No, Mis- Potts, you know better. DO ever
buy silk dresses for Prudence Jones when 20
to New York, as | always do Tor you' Answer
me that. If you please
Mrs F., decidedly Modified, replied, "Well,
no"
And that reminds me- sad Jack, ITO ask
YOU what kind Of silk shall bring you when
return:
Il think that a brown mo'r, a"tiqve," an
swcrcd Mrs p, in cheerful tone, ''wonll be
the most becoming for me, my dear; and re-
member to get enough for a double skirt and
also piece Of ribbon for the trimming wide,
heavy ribbon OF the same color as the dress
and YOU may as well have It plated SO that |
shall have less trouble with It when the dress
maker comes 10 put il m
Jack promised to attend toit as directed, and
then, with Mrs F., WHO in the meantime, had
dressed. proceeded down stairs to breakfast.
Shortly afterwards a carriage called for Jack
and his trunk when he, after kissing his vii,
and running up stairs to the nursery To bid
Ph"be Jane and little Jack! and the oIher'
good-by, entered II, and was driven rapidly tl