Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22

bookstand and work materials gave a home
look 70 the place and even Mrs. Vernon and
Mrs. Charters, finding pity useless, had sent
fresh flowers and such like triiles to deck the
prison Of their perverse young friend
Cyrila looked half angriy at the flowers
and the gay anti-macassars and iootstools
al should like to send them back" she
said.
Darling, there is no room for pride in
our tiny house, said her husband, "and we
can't afford to quarrel with any one you
will need friends while am out all day"
Cyrilla, however, really enjoyed her little
home; she hustled about the house, helped
Tabby to arrange the rooms, did little cook.
ing under her teaching, and then was de-
spatched to look over masters clothes,-a
glory and a pride to Cyrila was her darning
in those days; while to Tabby's poor, worm
out eyes it had lately been a grief.
OF course she had some deprivations but
she had hardly time to feel them her table
was no more Uttered with the new magazines
Of the day; when her rich friends gay hot
house flowers died, she had to content herself
with modest primroses gathered in the wood
her dresses, too, were no longer in the newest
fashion; but Cyrilla had resolved that she
would buy nothing for herself during the first
year of marriage, and, considering that her
marriage outfit had been Of the simplest kind
it needed some frmness to keep from this.
Perhaps her greatest trouble lay in the
fact that several Of the wcll-to-do families
round had called in the new physician, DR..
French, when Cyrilla had hoped that for her
sake they would have sent for her husband.
"Nasty man Z" said Cyrila, he is taking
all the best from US must | return Mrs
Freuchs call, dear?"
Poor DR.. Freneh" said her husband
" yes, you must 20 tomorrow"
Cyrilla's happicst time was the evening
when, as summer came on, she could stand al
the gate and watch for Arthur. lie had
been very late for the last two weeks having
had to help Dr. French, who had been i'll o
fever.
Tabby generally took the opportunity o.
stepping out too, examining the flowers, and
enjoying little chat with her young mis-.
tress, whose cheerful spirit and active habits
she greatly admired, One evening in autumn
they both stood at the gate as usual.
He will be earlier tonight, said Cyrilla
Dr. French is so much better, he has gon,
the home-round himself Oh, dear | sup
pose Arthur will 60 back again, now, ant
have to play second fiddle only it was granC
his having to prescribe for the baby Earl las
week wasn't it, Tabby2 Fancy, Tabby, h
says the Marchioness is going to call oil
you and me, mustn't we have clean apron
on ?"
Go along with you" said Tabby, "chat
tering like that there now, run of, master
coming"
Cyrilla hastenod down the lane, returnin
bright with JOY on her husbands arm.
"Tabby, come here, quick" she CRIED
a" such news. Arthur has been with Di
French, and he wants him to be his partner
Oh Arthur I'm SO glad you did not bu
the practice now. This is far better bu
what made DIR, French wish it?"
" He is not strong, dear, and he was goo
enough to say he admired my steady, simpl
way Of setting to work without show or fuss
he thought we should get on well together" ="
"Oh! I'm so glad Tabby don't you lik
.Iit?r
" You'll be after fine servants, now,' sal
Tabby. The Red Cottage will not be goo
enough for YOU
"You foolish Tabby, to look cross no, no
we'll have no fine servants. But well pit
f the masters shirts out to be made" said Cl
I rila gravely. " They bothered us dreadful
last time, didn't they And we'll have Il
, oven altered. Oh, Arthur am | not a goc
housekeeper, now2"
Capital ~ said her husband, smiling
, her disposal of his new riches.
Cyrilla lived happily for some years in Il
Red Cottage, and at last even Mrs Verne
and Mrs, Charters agreed that the your
people had done well to begin life quietly NJ
r avoid debt.
Fair and softly Wins the race, said A
/ thur, when Cyrilla and he talked over a NOV
/ shortly after the birth Of the third Mast
q Trayers. Lougloy Rise is to let again, G.
rilla, we can take it now, and make pret
place of it without fear Of debt or difficulty
but we shall never be happier, fancy, tn;
/ we have been in our tiny Red Cottage"