The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-03-01

David OrcsWlch was tall and strong
ly built, with pleasant blue eyes and
auburn hair chat rippled into wavy
curls over his frank open forehead IA
man whom you could scarcely look at
without hking--who carried letter of
introduction in his very face And as
ho strobe along, passing through the
alternate floods Of sunset light and
moving wells of shadow that lay along
the velvet grass of this country
lame, lac smiled to himself without be-
ing aware of the smile.
"phiippa will be glad to see mo of
course, was the thought that hoated
uppsrmot in his mind. Dear little
philippn 1 wonder if She has
Thought OF me half as often as / have
dreamed about her. l suppose she is
leaning over the gate and expecting
rue now, for she must undoubtedly
have heard the car-whistle VIII she
be pleased with the little garnet ring
I haze brought her TO wear in token
Of our engagement? / think she viii
hkc it il only for my sake. fit were
diamonds now, flashing like her own
lovely eyes, instcod Of commonplace
rual . L know I'm confouudca
fool bat / can't help wishing / were
uch, 10 load my beauty with sparkling
stones and shining silks Never mind,
Davy Croswich-you are only n junior
clerk in q wholesale dry-goods store,
3us with patience and perseverance
your time viii yet come.
Ills face inyouutalily frightened,
The nest moment, as o turn in The road
brought him within sight of pretty
lttlo white cottage, guarded 10y senti-
mel lines of crimson holyhocks, with
It's oid-iashioned dolmer windows all
il!umiued by the glimmer Of sunset,
and It's wealth of clemants, dropping
Ia fragrant fcstoons around the pillars
Of the wide porch
Philippe May teqs standing at the
gate -he saw that, with one quick in
atinciiye glance; but she was not alone.
and lie rather fanced she was not
watching for him
There was not q prctter creature i'm
Tie village Of Alilibrook than this same
little Pmlippa May Slight, but per-
lactly moulded, with melting black
eyes and shining, silky tresses ofraven
dirk hair, there was q Spanish SPLEEN
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