Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-12-28
The End of the Experiment


The End of the EXurrimpuf.
" rs very concentrations, said squire
Norihhali. Water iIterlng cisiern, aspa-
ragus bed, dry basement everything in apple
pie order. such au opportunity don't occur
every day.
" Yes said Miss Grace Penuypacker
cycling the premises ia keen, bnsiness-.ike
sort of way. What do sou thins, Gcriy
my dear p
l think as you think, aun'y ani Ger
truie, who was the most dlciIe little white
lamb of damse that the Imagination could
conceive.
Then wen take IT,, said Miss Grace. l.I
pay quarters rent in advance, aud sign the
papers Tomorrow night
The Squire took snuff 10 an embarrassed
sort of way, and said
" Excuse me, ma'am, bat Is 10 correct
that you are Que of those women- rights
people
What difference doe, 10 make whether
am or not 2" shortly demanded Mis-, Pen.
uypacker
" Because don't bcioy, 300 thlt sort Of
thing, answered. tae Squire, aud wouldn't
let ms house 10 oncof em'
well then" slid Mis-, Grace, brayeIy 81
do believe in womeus right TO vote it She
chooses, 20 lecture 10 She chooses, TO stay at
home aud make pulling 10 she choose. .---
It ;aat'- being o womau's advocate, Im
one"
" Then. .ad the Squire, thrl,'ing his
hand, into his trowsers pocket, I'D rather not
let my house TO you.
" Then you can .et it alone, replied Miss
Grace, tipping her round hat dehaniy on
her uose. Come Gerty
Aud the obedient niece dutiiuily followed
in her war-like auuts footsteps.
What shall We do now, uunty !' Ger
trude asked, when they had walked little
way.
There are house, enough said aunt
Grace, and | wont be dictatel.to | tell
you what, Gerty, the more cue secs Of men
the more one gets di-su-tcl. wish knew
Of an island some here inhabited solely by
women
SO do l. Aun'y. sand Gerty, c'iog.ns
a little closer to Mss Traces protecting
skirts.
Miss Pcnnypacser selected the most e',sI-
bile house on her il,t,a SNis, cottage on hlIl
owned by AN apathetc old lady, who would
have let her house TO Neph.,tJphele, himseIl,
if he had come with a dress coat, French
boots, and "a suitable Recommendation from
the real estate agent.
What kind Of a ncighhorhooi Is t''
asked Miss PennypacSer
Well drawIed old Mrs. Hall faint
very lively. The doctor, he lives 10 the large
house aneccentric sort ol a man. that won
have man nowhere round and there amt
no society, and
" don't want society =. interrupted Mss
Pennypacker. GIVE me the keys and III
take possession at once
Great was Miss Pennypacker's gleelul
seli-congratulaton when she found herself
safely Installed IN Laurel Lodge which
was the name Of the Swiss cottage on the
hill.
Roses datiodlls honeyslekles, and an
abundance OF currant bushes she chueAled.
d" I'll send for a load Of books at once, aud
get your easel up IN the north room, Gerty.'
" 1t will be so nice, aunly' SAID Uertrude'
who was one OF those human mirrors who re-
fleet the thoughts, IDEAS and propensltles OF
those VINO surround them
Miss Grace Pennypacker was iat' iair' and
thirty-hve; smooth-browed, merry-eyed Old
maid, and Gerty at sixteen was Just like a
daisy, fresh, innocent and blushlug. Miss
Pennypacker believed IN the Independence OF
woman, aud had store OF theories which
she ventilated on every possible occaslon.--
Gerty believed lust what her aunt did