The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-10-13

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morning for sight of this very carriage.
"And two trunks What can the woman
want of two trunks, just going down to
Cincinnati for few days ?" she continued,
appearing TO suspect the old trick of the
Trojan horse. "Well, now, / can't sec
why she takes so much baggage. And
as sure as you are made, Benjamin, she
has new travelling suit throughout, hat
and all. A suit of silver>grcy poplin, with
a muif and collar of Astrachan wool, and
an Alnska hat. She looks as grlsh as
yju please" added Miss Disbrow, brings
ing her opera-glass, which always lay con-
venienty near on tea tray, to bear upon
the small figure of her neighbor, who was
turning back at the door for last word
to Bridget; seeming as she stood there,
to the untried eye as cheerful and innocent
as burgundy rose. But, alas things
are not what they seem,
'If that woman is ever dissected, l
want TO see her heart, Benjamin. l be-
lievc she has no more than you could
pu on the point of needle. | do so,"
resumed Miss Disbrow, putting down her
glass as the carriage slowly ploughed its
way along the snowy street, and taking up
the book-mark she was embroidering for
the pulpit Bible,
The sun shone, the pigeons whirred
past the windows, the school boys snow
ballcd. thc engine screamed, and the cars
rumbled, and grumblcd, and glided out
from the depot. disappearing around the
long curve, out hey fond the city limits,
and 50 away into the limitlcss somewhere
of the vide world And with them went
little Mrs, Whiting, blithe as a bluejay,
and charming as "A June morning But
although he looked so. what if, after all,
she was not simple-heared as n daisy'
"Dii you know Mrs Whiting over
here hnd gone away, Aunt Alma !" cried
ont her niece Norurctta, bursting into the
room ilai afternoon in her usual abrupt
way.
'CerIainIy, niece, Take care, child!
Don't up'et that pot Of primroses
Miss Disbrow always enjoyed call
from Morarct,a, something as one would
to see cnlf taking his morning walk
among ones vcrbcnas.
"Mourcl,n, little more and you
would have thrown down the shade over
my wax flowers! Did you want any.
+ thiug
"Why no, Aunt Alma | just come
q in; that Is all But was wondering
who Mrs. Whiting went off with, and
thought perhaps you knew"
= "Why, did yon sec anybody with her
= Whit do ycu mean! :" asked Miss Dis
brow sudlenly, SO interested that she for
o got to chilc Moraretta for swinging pal
of scissors 10y their ribbon, to the immi
: nent peril of Benjamin's eyes and OF
: pier-glas7
. "Yes, | .aw somebody And SC dic
i Bella Mosier. We were coming through
= the depot, on our way home from school
c when we saw Mrs. Whiting | saw
, her, and SO did Bella and just Us "
re- said, both together, There is Mrs, Whi
= ting, Il gentleman came up and kisse
u her very atl''c;ionairly, and she locke
II all in a 0ul,cr, and 50 did he and thci
r The, tuyk the cars toI Cleveland"
For Ctr.lmd Moraretta, are yo
i sure r exclaimed Miss Disbrow in vestf
IL horror
r.. "Y,s, ma'am, Mme. That was wha
. Bella and | thought - queer, Tor he
ID trunks were marked Cincinnati; we stoo
f rinht by them and sw the cards. Yo
-e may ask Bella If il wasn't so. Ther
.c she il, going 10y this minute. Bella
d Bella! Come in!" ,hs cried, running
e the window, tapping on it and noddin
II and beckoning.
le Miss Dsbrow's sense ot outraged pr,
ID prioty was so mach shocked by the scar
ID dal of Mornrctla's story, that she perm
ted tits breach Of lccorum and insult
Dr., the dignity of her window without
ir word, though the window itself shook n
~ 0vri un Ter the modification. But Bel
N came in, ns like Morarcttn in grish Ii
" and hoylcnSm ~ one bramhle bush
IA like nuolhcr And then out of tie mout
IS of two witnesses Miss Dishrow was force
'r t. bel,evc.
At did you ever ero the man before
How did he look, AMI how did
to appear ," she asked
u "Oh, lac was perfectly splendid, and
ID WAS dressed elegantly" cried the cnthu
II iasir schuol-girls but never sa
k him before; neither lid Reita don
think he lives here; he came from II
Io Cincinnati car, lon saw him, ddu
f. YOU, 2ctta!" said Bella Mosier
r ''Ycs, OF course dri, And then
II loukrl aroun a. though he expected
+ 500 some body, I'LL he SAW Mrs Within
, ani ~hc was just standing like she W
D naijinq, wasn't she, Bella'"
u "Wcl!, there, Benjamin, what do yC
y make of that" said Mi'- Disbrow, aft
d ia, g,rls l.l chartered themselves out
d the ronm an out Of the house. "Don
ID you rcculcc suspected Nil WAS n
right when saw those two immen
n ,ruak-, and little Mis-. Whiting herse
'' dressed up like doll | do wish
Z knew what 10 think"
All day hong Miss Disbrow sat putin
l. this and that together, until the opposi
!" =, house grew fairly hIlcous under its shat
II ow of evil AMI al night long she lay
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