The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-01-08

little sunbnrncd mai'len sprung lightly
upon the door sill. There she stood poised
an instant, locking within, like IA curious
bird that intends taking fight again She
was graceful and gracious maiden. as
an apple blossom in spring. The fading
light seemed TO concentrate in her tiny
figure, as she stood in The doorway. -
Within, 'hc house was dusk and solemn
-this little girl seemed 10 bring the fresh
ness and lille Of woods and meadows with
her.
Indeed. uncle" sal She, "Td like
no better fun Grand Id he ont in the
hills all day, instea OF doing AMI proz
ing over the school -book>, and again she
laughed that quick, fresh, gushing laugh
such frank, free laugh, as, like other
girllNh, women learn 10 put by in the
Pr"Shlc sadness OF their later years. As
farmer Hope strobe OH to bed, hc glanced
at Ihs hl'ihc little laughter, and his
gI""my ewes ut up tor AN instant. For
She was tlls enrichment to him of all he
knew that was loving and beautiful, and
Lis heart, Though he dill not acknowledge
1t, took IN the glad blessing Of her beauty
ma freshness. Lzeilc was more to h'm
than meadows or corps, or the old farm
mouse li>c'i' ana dnmb'y and heavy
hearted man wor-hIprd all beauty
thronGh the shape ol his il'llc LMtttc, the
C!i'i al lis "cad wlies sister.
but to nlrht lie had no wCrd, cv tor
her; so' 'ab ins himself to bed, lac lett the
Old woin'n and her granddaughter to
Spcrnlatc upon what was the matter.
}n' I.z"tt1 dat not speculate long she
broke the silence that followed her unclc'-
departure. aS she get the lighted camille
upon the table, and hunted up her basket
OF patchwork:
- realty think | ccnld 10 something,
now :. she said. hall to her. II. "mrin-
ing and rl inLS vi en- amt at schoo &.
My y. Why. grandmother. all the gir'- in
the factory pay their own board. and here
! amt amy account at n'i Don't pay for
my -ai' even W ondcr II hlackherrlc~-'
liut gran impihcr Beck burst into II
lau4h-a rare feat with h,r.
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evening. nS cr,u lmothcr Rock and hnrs'.I
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problem were b, log rcyolyrI in her. mimi
ne >N'Io" was SIM upon !hrmci
Hopes lace the next morning, IA lie went
"H' 10 h'' "o'N-' painful and ,>ritlc!
shadow lhe only sunshine ahodt this
h'r.' WORKING man. who h"! not II word
l" d'N lor ms W"fHm' n or ilS household,
"hS'r'" IN ''S gold n''InE'd hair, which
y'' rc'a'hr.' Il certain yonlhiul lu'tcr AT
N"il'n'c win the EiIm i'nr' on IN" face,
an me m"r"N' d"l'c'o on .oi hI' eyes under
'"'T S"'3py EYEBROWS lie bad grown
gray IN 'p'ri'' working out here IN the
sunshine an 'he Sunny fields; and thc
'act mat he was not ouIWard!y gray-halr'
ed, "Ey mace i''' amer gloom more pal
p'me'
IL was ho'' autumn day; the heat
''y "o"n on pa,l "re anu meadow, like
@'''', Sl'h'' solemn dre;'in. Not II bird
c'''F''' not I'"l S'lrrtd. HE men,
scattered IN the shado" OF the hedges or
sro'i"' mere ann mere nn''r some branch
ing 'r''' were 'ak'n! 'helrn'onday lunch ;
some oi them lying lazlly III full length.
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'''' '"' ''','' '.Fo' every man 10
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