Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-09-15
A ROMANCE.

The Buffalo Republic asks its readers to be-
lieve the following story which it entities GLOW
c. lost his Brandy
c. lives in Rochester-is rich, good looking,
energetic, liberal and generous, and more than
all, has a magnificent wife, who is devoted to
him, as he is to her. c. keeps fine carriage,
and MS whole manner of living can be express
ed in the word "high." C.'s wife knows that
her beloved husband is a little inclined to be
convivial, particularly when abroad; but when
with her, abroad anywhere, she is not inclined
to let him stray in any direction that would in
fer a suspicion oflemon peel or cachous aromat-
ique.
Last week c. and his wife thought they would
attend picnic to be held in beautiful grove a
little way from Rochester so getting out their
handsome carriage behind pair of high step
ping bays, they were soon at the grove. There
they alighted from their carriage, and c. wan
dering around the grove, came across his friend
III. Both felt bibular, and both at that moment
happened to be pecunious but c. drawing II,
mystcriousy aside, said, "my wife don't know
ii, but underneath the back seat of my carriage
is bottle OF old brandy, worth five dollars
Get it, and we will return to the outrageous
shades ard have some.'
II. delighted, went oxtracted IRON tho SCOT
the bottle alluded to. disappeared IN the shad-
ow of the trees where @. awaited him, and for
a moment or more tine hoarse gurge, gurgle of
a fluid anxious to escape from CLASSY thraldom,
alone met the ear. After both had oiled the
inner man to their human satisfaction, c. sug-
gested that the reminder too good to treat
common people, and asked III. if he wouldn't
take it back to the carriage. and replace it in
safety. ii. saw the propriety of this, and star
ted but what was his horror and astOniShment
in getting close to the vehicle to observe sitting
thein, C.'s beautiful wife, placid as the moon
and unsuSpecting Us a bird. IL. with great
deal of presence of mind, abandoned at o nee
the idea OF returning the bottle, but being dis.
covered, gracefully advanced to Mrs. C.. and
as politely as possible. stated that gentleman
had requested him to hand the bottle to hei
hu>hInd with his compliments.
Ms c. politely accepted it in behalf of her hus-
! band and IL. went of. thinking how famousy
he had got out of what had at one time prom
Sed to he a very bad scrape. c. then wenI
and mounted his carriage, and H., on reflection
concluding that it wouldn't do to let that bran
dy leave the gronnd, advanced again to the car
riage and said that he regretted very much tC
have made such mistake, but that with hi'
usual constitutional disposition to bunder, h,
had taken the bottle to the wrong carriage
| He expressed his sorrow that the thing had oc
Cured, and requested the bottle, which was i'm
mediately handed back by Mrs. c., arount
whose mouth there were glancing some suspic
ious dimples, as though she was confident ther,
was fun somewhere.
All the time, {. sat on the front seat, hear(
all the conversation, but did not dare claim tn,
brandy or say word. So astounded, ant
overwhelmed with HIS matchless impudenc
was he, that it was some time after II. had dis
appeared with the bottle before he could catcl
his breath or say word. The shouts that wen
up in the recesses OF that forest on the success
of HIS ruse, could have been heard mile an,
C.'s health was drank repeatedly between eacl
shout. And that's how c. lost his brandy.