St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-05-31

u notebook"
G turned down the lid, and there in tn
!, sight of my three friends was-not onl,
t the notebook, but the little left slippe
: for that unknown, unseen foot. A roa
t OF laug ghter recalled me to my senses.
SIS that Chinese specimen, Haley
C | heard you'd bought one."
r "What a sly boy you are. Who i:
she ?"
e ''Brown, turned out with blue VERY
tasty indeed, l should say"
: 'Meet me by moonlight alone
e ''Who stole the slipper ?'
e Need | say more. Mrs. Pottle, walk.
t ing about the room, heard some of these
remarks, and gave me, l thought, a look
of malicious triumph.
''Be merciful TO a fellow for once"
said, desperately, land keep the affair
secret, till | give you leave to split
"When will that be q asked Harry
Dawson.
: 'Glve me month, Harry"
"And you'll let us know in month
how it goes on ~
"Yes, if l know myself"
Haley hasn't cheek enough to carry
on ccurting," said Dawson ''He hard
ly knows what's what, or who's who. or
when's when. | think, my boy, you'd
better come to me for drill in the art.
I've had plenty of practice, and am up
to nice little thing or two. | should
advise YOU TO get the other foot, and
have pair of them
"You're dreadful nuisance. Daw-
son." said Frank Jones Let the poor
fellow rest in peace now, and come away
home : its getting late
But | had no rest that night for
continually that little slipper walked
round my bed, and over my chest, and
on my forehead, and round my bed
again.
Next day thought Mrs Pottle look
ed at her spoons and furniture suspi-
ciously, and appeared ill at ease the
day after that found her hunting be-
hind my sofa when | came i'll to break
fast. ventured TO say. care YOU look
ing for anything, Mrs. Pottle ?''
"Wcll. no, sir, thank YOU. sir" she
said he>itatingly and Immediately went
down stairs for the coffee pot
When returned home in the evening
there WAS young lady in the passage
talking TO Mrs. Pottle but l passed up
without close investigation, Just as
turned the corner OF the staircase heard
these words in pleasant voice, Il wish
| could lind it it Is such a ridiculous
thing TO lose. | am almost sure | have
lett it III the parlor when brought it
down to show grandmamma, and forgot
to carry it away. am sorry to have
troubled you again, Mrs PottIe, and it
is of no very great consequence"
shall ASK Mr. Haley p
20 no. OF course, if he had seen il,
he would have given it to you. 1t WAS
mt Ms," And she laughed girlish, sill
very, merry laugh.
| softly opened my room door and
went in, Would She think me thief,
then Who was she ! The front door
closed after a Good evening, Mrs Pot
tle," and looked cut Of my window,
and watched her then, taking my hat
again, ran down stairs, obeying sudden
impulse, and followed her.
Soon she turned into wide street.
then another, and then calling u cab, she
stepped into it but | heard the address.
No IL Victoria Terrace. so | called
another and followed her On we went
till the terrace was reached, and step
ped out, dismissed the cabman, and
waited for Cinderella TO alight \ Gu
rious accident occurred here the horse
took fright it, the driver descended to
open the door, the poor man fell on the
pavement, and the young lady, whose
foot was on the step, fell into my arms
but l could not avoid her receiving bad
sprain, though she acted bravely, like a
true little heroine, and did not faint
You are hurt, | fear" said. care
fully lifting her in my arms, and slowly
ascending the steps. just then the door
of No. ii opened an old lady and gen
tleman and one or two servants appear
ed. The poor old gentleman began to
cry. lie was evidently childish. - Look
to the poor cab driver" | said to the
servants as | passed. Madam, where
shall | carry the young lady p
In here sir, if you please, | am very
much obliged to you; it would have
been the death OF us both if anything
ever happened to Katie"
The old lady led the way to a hand
somely furnished dining room, and | laid
Katie on the sofa. She opened pair
Of very mischievous brown eyes, ard
looked up in my face.
I'm very much obliged to you, sir ;
I'm afraid I'm very heavy. Where is
that poor cabman Will you see about
him for ME and don't let him want for
anything"
| promised to do so, and to come
back at once and report to her; and |
hastened down. The driver was lying
in his own, cab, to which another horse
was being harnessed, whilst his own,
rather badly wounded, was led off to the
stables as he had requested the bystand-
erS it should be. l got in beside the
poor fellow, and accompanied him to the
hospital
81 should like to see my wife," he
said.
"Of course you would" l replied. 81
will 60 for her at once; where does she
live -
He gave me her address, and | set off,
feeling was fulfilling Cinderella's wish
es. l told my tale to the cabman's wife,
who was naturally thrown into much
distress.
You say l can go to him at once,
sir p