Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-08-01

HYDE park, VERMONT WEDNESDAY. AUGUsT1, 1886.

carried out in practice, by Miss Skimpin,
with all the zeal which those good souls
loved to shift upon each other the respon-
sibility of indulgences in which they took
an equal delight. h
Then followed an hours quiet schooling,
when sound of deep melli6uous bell
announced breakfast. The Principal met
ard led US in. Poor Oracle began to look
little grave, for the chaise was already
seen coming to the door. To loose her
4 Pigwiggin was bad enough but Emma
our own dear nurse, companion, friend
We were both crying bitterly, as Mr.. Pin
kerton led US up to table, behind which
two maids were dispensing tea, cakes, muf-
fms, Sc, to the hungry multitude My
eyes being blurred with tears, did not
notice soho gave the breakfast into my
hand, till a familiar voice whispered: "My
sweet Miss Milly, don't you see ?"
:. Emma, our own Emma dressed the
very counterpart OF Sally and working
away among the cups and plates as if she
had been in the service of Miss Hollabone
and Skimpin twenty years, instead of as
many minutes - .sr...r ,a,,..r4
This was Pigwiggin's doing. Gracie's
look gave him thanks. ,,,g.,.,,
, And now this kind friend prepared to
e take his leave. e "ioi'11l' n''' . ..''
/ BE good, darlings," he said, as he
walked towards the carriage; Il snail
) hear of you often; watch over you always.
Never write to Gran; she does not deserve
u it-desire it, | mean-but to Pigwiggin
b as often as you please. God bless you,
+" my Millred-you also, my Oracle. Ihad
It Oracle once; you shall surely see her,
's one blessed day." Y
IS He paused, then, with his pleasant smile
d called out, Farewell, Cousin Dorcas lots
y Of pupils to you. But twelve pounds {
n year; your board, washing education
is masters, books, feasting frolic, and blind
le man S buff--how can it pay ?'.ani ar ~
Il at pays us very well!'' returned Mis-
I'D Hollabone, with a beaming smile, as shl
le waved adieu. ,aaa gasa,~u3 aut.ps oda -
or And SO it did; but the profit made B.
m those dear ladies was treasured in saf
ne no thief can injure.
1t is needless to describe the happy pc
riod (nearly five years. passed in thi
lie house of peace. AS Oracle and becam
nc acquainted with our companions, we 500
discovered that one and all of them wcrt
en- like ourselves, either devoid of a9home {
ar all, Or dependent on harsh, unloving rel
res tiVes, whose only object was to keep the
in existence, upon terms as moderate ;
do nature could possibly be prevailed on
as accept. sSi'i A q .a'''---'i'f4' u"o' q
2 7acctve pounds per aunum was the pri
'ur demanded by thu Misses Hollabone al
lid SkimpiD, and exacted with an infexibili
her that would have surprised their debto
YER less, could the latter have dreamed tn
Ar. every child Of us stood this covetous fir
SITS in four times the amount Miss tHoll
Il is bone, perhaps, had her own secret reasol
are for insisting upon her rights in certa
cases Il know she never allowed CIR;
rry Morfew a day., yet I have known her fc
the get such debts alto gether All | can 81
i is, ii was lucky for Misses Hollabone al
i'm skimpin that they had each an indepe
tall dent fortune of their own, -. d. IT,.
de! In spite Of the indulgence. shown ,
ties you must not suppose that idleness or
int subordination was allowed to prevail Und
on. the quiet mastery of love. education in
she that was needtul for an active, useful Ii
get went steadily forward, and gave true u
'sly to the innocent pleasures Miss Hollabo
,uil lin due Difference to Miss Skimpin) a
rom Miss Skimpin (in7 consideration Of NJ
EN-. Hollabone) were never weary of prov
led, ing .tzel 3.uggl ri
tely One only event is worth recording.
lers was in the third year of our school Ii
ell that gentleman, who stated. incidental
nd that he had become resident in a i,eil
!, as boring town, sent in his card, and begl
on permission to renew former acquaintal
,ood with Oracle and myself.
tant ''Show the gentleman into the par
run. Sally" said our mistress. "'Mr Sci
cas- mus Slithers, .Sol.'-You know him.
hey dears ?'i l1oiad ili1i a. bnG lefi v
,dy. Know him q That we did. After T
wiggin, who but Mr.. Slithers filled
,orts most honored place, beside the donkey
few memory's hall I? Ia another minute,
,ade were exchanging cordial congratulate
ture and the frankest expressions of surpris
nber the liberties time had taken with our
lion, sonal appearance, since we last met ,
,ii,I IL Mr.. Slithers looked sleek and we'll,
we hastened to inform US that he had set
d, in in the county and was now his own p
vhen cipal. Seeing Oracle glance at his b
by heels, he casually remarked that his B
4d' ness entirely prevented Indulgence 10 b
IL exercise. He then inquired if we
kim heard lately from-from Emma"
right t?-our nurse, we knew
forts Being informed that she was ip the
beso vice Of Miss Hollabone--"Dear me !"
Torta. tMr. slithers A"Upon your word q
~, You don't say 50 u Why, how incred
ALL remarkable al really should--ifo ]