Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-12-15
JANET's NEW YEAR.

had been triyng 500 hard 90 finish.
"It is almost dark she said, g.ancing to-
ward the window with little, shudderiug
sigh suppose ] shall have to 60, moth
er"
" suppose so, dear" replied the invalid, |
raising herself to a sitting posturei but
/ they might have spared you 10 me tonight"
Yes mother but Mrs. Draper thought
they would mover get on with the dresses for
the tableuax without my help
And my new frock Janet, piped a curly
headed little thing from the corner, who will
finish that2'
Never fear, Alice replied the sister,
pleasantly Il shall be at home bright and
early tomorrow, and you shall have It in good
time"
But what's the use, ," continued the child,
.petulanty. q" l might as well have no new
irock I've no place to 60 10 and we shan't
have even q doughuut for New Near-shall
We mother"
The mother sighed, and fell back upon her
pillow, pressing her thin hands to her face TO
hide the tears She could not keep back
Janet stood, for a moment, with her hand
on the door-knob; then She re-crossed the
room to her mothers bed
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after the party and iii ask Mrs. Draper for
part Of my monthly pay, You shall have
, New Years yet, Alice
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dewy dawn Of her girlhood.
< Only five years ago, and this seli-same Ja-
!, net had been the daughter Of wealthy and
II indulgent father with every comfort and luxu-
y ry at her command, and crowds Of suitors at
o her feet But only one Of all these met with
any favor from the shy, little beauty and he
was in every respect worthy Of her. On the
{ eve Of voyage to Calcutta, he had made his
declaration, and been accepted and the
string Of emeralds had been his betrothal-gift
For months after his departure, Janet lived
in a dream Of bliss, and then the great trouble
of her lie came. Her father, who held {
8 high position in the mercantile world, laileC
10 utterly and finding himself a beggar, died o
IT a broken heart Then their beautiful dwell
"a ing, and everything went, and his poor wif,
ID sank into despairing helplessness and ther,
AZ was no one left to breast the bitter bite
y storm but pretty little Janet.
IN Bravey enough she did it, for the girl wa
y hero, despite her slender form and lily face
" She removed her invalid mother and littl,
sister to a city far distant from the scene o
TO their recent troubles, procured humble lodg
ines, and then cast about her for employment
ie With much difficulty, she obtained a situation
IN as governess, position for which her fin
n education and natural abilities rendered he
s. eminenty qualified. Thus the years wor
20 on. Janet hearing nothing from her lover
Sc He was probably, dead she thought; or h
ct might have heard Of her fathers failure, an,
r resolved to quietly ignore her. She did no
e. know. and she was too proud to inquire.
n. Now. standing there in the gathering gloom
ne with the rush and roar of the great city il
st her ears she asked herself, Why not sci
ne the emeralds? ?" They would bring goo
s, prieo. enough to make her Door mother an
< little Alice comfortable through many
'u dreary month. And yet she could hardly brin
u herself to part from them. They were tn
ls,o one link that bound her to the happy past
u The shadows thickoned round her, and tn