Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-12-15

| hewitchingly toward tho tall stranger at
the door. fh.I'
Ladies' and gentlemen" spoke the
sweet voice, 'this poor woman, frendless
and penniless, speaking no English, with
four little children, was expecting 10 find
work in 81. Louis to support them. IT ev-
erything had gone well with her It would
have been hard for her; but with he- little
dead baby and sorrowful heart she Is cer-
tainly deserving object of charity; aud
propose that such as feel willing contrib
ute their mite toward little purse for her
immediate wants and the burial of her
poor baby. And" she added, with a be-
witching smile, "if any gentleman will
lend me hat will go round and take upa
collection"
In an instant the gallant Richard pulled
his travelling cap from his blond curls and
and offered II to the Angel Of Mercy, who
accepted il with smile, this time all her
own, aud commenced gathering the readily
forthcoming dollars her generous, graceful
appeal brought from the purses of al IN,
the car.
Richard watched the slender figure in
gray gathering the money, and looking at
the plaid cap in the white iewelled fingers,
he bethought him of his own donation, and
stepping to the seat the Beauty had just oc-
cupied, he laid his satchel and shawl upon
a family Of its kind, belonging to the angel
in gray, and took from his pocket $40 BILL
| which he placed in the little hand that re-
tanned his cap. Further damage the poor
fellow received, when second smile and
| yya ,lx-.x xYn 1a1 thanh lg fNr hiu lihpro1
tribution were dealt him from the beauti-
| full mouth.
Dick was in the midst of an elaborate re-
ply, when the cars stopped. He fingered
yet another moment, seized his satchel aud
shawl, with his eyes still on the face of his
charmer, and then, even as the cars were
again in motion, he bethought himself of
the doctor, and hurriedy left the car and
| Joined him on the platform.
"Well," calculated that worthy, 81 began
to believe you'd concluded to go and bury
the dead baby, and make the protecting
beauty Mrs. Angelica Marcy. Isn't she
stunner?"
Townsend" returned his friend, "don't
use slang in speaking of the noble crea-
ture." He looked after the train just dis
appearing in the distance. 81 wish 10 heav-
en- nc cohtlnueu' lu renamed ABOARD.
How stupid l was 10 leave IT, l might
nave learned her name ana residence. Ana
now"
"Now, in all probability" broke in the
doctor, you'll never meet her in this vale
OF tears. But yon'll know her in heaven
if you behave yourself well enough to get
Al. I. l.,
th0re, by her wings; she'll have the big
geSt of any OF them, seeing they have COM
menced to sprout on earth"
And thus rallying his thoroughly capti-
waited friend, the two made their way to the
house of an acquaintance, with whom they
were going to remain that night and go on
the next day to their destinaion-St Lou
is.
After the first salutstion our hero went
to his room TO remove some of the evidenc-
| es of his long ride from New York. lie
had splashed, and soared, and washed, till
his damp ours hung close to his shapely
head, when he made a startling discovery.
Flushed and trembling he broke into the
next roo ! upon his friend
Townsend cried he, "what upon earth
do you suppose? I've got the wrong bag.
| I've changed baggage with the Angel of
Mercy Look at that slpper-see that thin
ble-contemplate that glover
"It's evident you've got the lady's satch-
oil. And what was there in yours?"
"Don't bring up that dreadful idea," said
Dick. "Cigars and a hair brush pack of
| cards and comb pocket-1ask and tooth
brush-everything disreputable. If am
judged by that bag 1 am lost man."
"And this took for clean shirt; - and
Dick held up frilled and futed sacque,
such as do duty for more extensive night
dresses with ladies when travelling. ard
like to see Angelica when she opens my
satchel.'
And Dick fell to musng, with. the slip
per perched on two fingers, and the frilled
white sacque spread out tenderly upon his
knees.
In an upper apartment of handsome
mansion in st. Louis, on the evening of
the day our heroine first made the readers
acquaintance, beautiful Belle Alden. the
petted and onlv daughter of the housc. SAT
contemplatinr the yarlous articles her com
fdential maid was dlsposing upon the IA.
blo-nrticles taken from no less n reconto-
Gle than Dick Marcy's travelling bag.
The cards and cigar case Law side bv side
and n highly scented marty thew were.
"wbat,s in the little silver a,sl, Rosa -,
said the fair mistress.
"Brondv mo'om.n repliod tbc maid
"ue can't be very dissipated. to travel
with sucb llttIe bottle. That's in coso Of
sickness sunnose , returnod Re,lo
"It,s nv beliefn said Rosa who wos n
shrewd girl. "tLat the gentleman was =.
mighty nice one else von,d NOT 60 readily