Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-06-05

/ ture of Turner's.
can tell you exactly what he said, .
| exclaimed, pulling out my keys and open
ing my desk, . for L copied the paragraph
into a Notebook
| turned down the lid, and there in the
sight of my three friends, was not only the
notebook, but the little left slipper for that
unknown, unseen foot y roar Of laughter
recalled me to my senses.
. Is that Chinsese specimen, Haley?
| heard you'd bought one
What a sly boy you are Who is She,
Haley"
Brown, turned out with blue Very
tasty indeed, | should say"
'' Meet me by moonlight alone"
. Who stole the slipper"
Need | say more. Mrs Pottle, walking
about the room, heard some Of these re-
marks, and gave me, [ thought, look Of
malicious triumph.
BE merciful to a fellow for once |
said desperately, and keep the affair Sc
cret till | give you leave to split"
"When will that be-" asked Harry
Dawson.
Give me a month, Harry"
" And YOU viii let rs know in month
how 1t goes on?
:. Yes. if | know myself
" Haley hasn't check enough 10 carry on
courting,' said Dawson. He hardly
knows what's what, or who's who, or when !,
when. | think, my boy, you'd better come
TO me to drill in the arr. I've had plenty
Of practice, and am up to 4 nice little thing
or two should advise YOU to get the
other foot, and have pair OF them"
You're dreadful nuisance, Dawson, =
said Frank Jones. Let the poor fellow
rest in peace now, and come away home, ii
is getting late"
But | mad no rest that night for contin-
ually that little slipper walked round my
bed, and over my chest, and on my fore
head. and round my bed again
Next day thought Mrs Pottle looked
at her spoons and furniture suspiciously \
and appeared i'll at ease; the day after that
| found her hunting behind my sofa when
came IN to breakfast, and | ventured to
say:
: Are you looking for anything Mr..
} Pottle ,"
We'll, no, sir, thank You ~ir, she 9aid
hesitatingly, and Immediately went dow.
} stairs for the cotfee-pot.
: When returned home In the eyouin-
there was young lady talking To Nr~-
Pottlc, but | passed up without close IN
/ vestigation. just a turned the sta;rc.,se
/ | heard these words In a pleasant voice:
wish could ind it; il Is such rid
iculous thing to lose. | am almost sure
: must have left ii in the parlor when
brought it down to show to grandmother.
and forgot to carry it away am sorry
7 to have troubled you again, Mrs Pottle,
and ii Is Of no very great consequence"
Shall ask Mr. Haley?"
90 no. OF course if he had seen it he
t would have given ii to YOU. It wasn't his "
: And she laughed girlish, silvery, merry
( laugh.
softly opened my room door and went
t in. Would She think me thief then
f Who was She? The front door closed af-
ter = Good evening, Mrs Pottle," and |
} looked out OF my window and watched her
then taking my hat again. ran down stairs
: obeying sudden impulse, and followed
: her.
: Soon She turned into a wide street. then
| another and then calling a cab She stepped
t into it-but | heard the address. No II
= Victoria Terrace-So | called another and
: followed her. Ga We went till the terrace
| was reached, and | stepped out, dismissed
t the cabman, and waited for Cinderella tC
= alight. \ curious accident occurred here
e the horse took fright as the driver descend
ed TO open the door, the poor man fell OF
. the pavement. and the young lady. whose
foot was on the step, fell into my arms; but
x | could not avoid her receiving bad spraiI
though she acted bravely. like true
t heroine, and did not faint
= \ on are hurt. | fear. said, carefully
= lifting her up in my arms and slowly as
cending the steps. just then the door o
? Ne. II opened, and an old gentleman an,
!, one OF two servants appeared. The ole
E gentleman began To cry. lie was evidently
{ childish. Look to the poor cab driver,
: | said to the servants as passed. Mad
t am, where shall | carry this young lady ,
y :. In here, sir. if You please. | am ;,
d very much obliged TO YOU. 1t would hay,
e been the death of Us both if anything ever
b happened to Katie
: The old lady led the way to Il handsome
| " furnished dining room, and [ laid kati,
: ON the sofa She opened pair Of yer,
mischievou> brown ewes and looked in N,
o face
u I'm very much obliged to you, sir; In
+ afraid I'm very heavy Where is tha
: poor cabman? VIII YOU see him for me
and don't let him want for anything
:, | promised to do 50, and to come bacl
at once and report TO her, and [ hastene,
down. The driver was lying in his owl
| cab, to which another horse was being har
t messed. whilst his own, rather badly wound
ed, was led off to the stables a. he request
:, ed the bystanders it should be | 20
: beside the poor fellow, and accompanied
$ him to the hospital.
d - | should like to see my wife" he said
d & OF course you would" | replied. ..
d will 90 for her at once: where does sh.
:, live?"
:. He gave me her address, and | set off
n feeling that | was fulfilling Cinderella
d wishes | told my tale to the cabman'
e wife, who was naturally thrown into mucI
distress
if "You say | can 90 to him at once, sir?
t Yes, surely you can"
h =. And stay the night with him
It " | really don't know about that yol
= wished me to say that she hopes YOU will
Y allow her to help you in every way sh'
d can" then put a sovereign into he
hand, and left card on which had scrib
y bled . IA Victoria Terrace" She thankec
u me, and left her.
Il 1t was getting late, and proceeded a
once to Cinderella's abiding place Out
V side the door | found a doctors carria ore