Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-06-02


mating. of course would not marry for
riches alone, but other things being equal,
rich wife might be preferable.
1 landed safely at the station. My bag
gage was tumbled out in heap. ! looked
about for the carriage, but saw none.
A big, lank, dirty fellow was leaning on
store box, smoking short pipe. Two
ragged urchins were playing marbles hard
by. A negro was rolling barrel of 'pure
copper distilled" up what seemed to be the
only street of the village.
I put my hands into my breeches pockets
and whistled for while. During this time
1 noticed bigyellow dog moving leisurely
across the street.
out beyond the town rose a chain of alb
rupt hills, whence came pleasant gusts Of
wind heavy with the odor Of hemlock and
wild blooms.
saw stout brlndle dog wandering about
the station platform,
| No carriage.
sauntered up the street, picking my
| teeth for lack of other employment. theard
one of the urchins say, "Gernl aint his
pants tight, too?'
- .a isto l,,,,.aIs ,,,rLono,s ,,.,,a,,iI
beat Ben Mutt playing seven-upw The
negro only looked up from his barrel and
muttered, "Mus' be rich for Gods sakesr
The brindle dog mildly ambled past me.
| fell into reverie, began building a
chateau en- Espagne, of which Katie Daven-
poi, "", '"o "' Wv feo I'' 49,
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"'e". SUM 9o''e''''''S "'''''' NY '''''
"ailN sang 'he "re"'
VII o"'' NY 'oes "s'"' a." Il ""'N Hv,
t'ter-shapPcr lor ~ Eco"erN "'""u N"u'
""' .iia'' si''
Jest s'iu l poA 'ne ""oie sue u yer
head OH n ye'eI ye lrou ONO my zoe again.
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Dld S'ep on your loo'' slr'
~ es, y" jest come slappih along lke ~
el VINO put you couiu wear pr"auclo'h'
pump poo's an pug NAT. heN We l"
know III what IL mex ye ior u
DO whatT
Lam ye, rue Ee' siash tne uayllgh'S
out ye, DUST yo III, SWa'er 'he pieces
thout "lhkll 'h't Wha''
what on earth was 10 doT 1 had step
PED on the ieliow toes' put IL was an accl-
dent the ieglumate consequence Oh my eA-
cessiVe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ferhaps an
| aPoiogy was proper NJ put u" P'Si"g
look, ana said'
u am very sorry, sir ihueed; pray par
uoh me-
sorry; well, ye are sorry lookih pup'
Bout as sorry iookih one as ever see'
80. 'na' "hihin shi'eiih iook Hia' se's
wei On coward. come IN an taken urihN'
an wen taiN II all over,
lie took me ny 'ne coiiar as ne Spoke' ana
i no" u'sco'ere', 'na' we s'oou iisn' e'oSe
peiore 'he uooi y, o'io Vi 'ioso ura'ii-snol'S
""''n ~ '"''' '''"S "'' ','""! vi O"i "'9'
''i " ",
e"''' e'ei"' 'ono"s, l'N"s '"'''S"'
"ere JUS '"o'u0 '"T u'esy'
| Ao' 3" NY ''"'' '' f''''
'' q" p's' 80 ~
on' We 'aAe an '"" - "'
OVER ne iepe"'eu' ih"N,"S II" '''''' '''''N
ine into 'ha' uissustins iieii'
he' so' say "' '''e 'a''e 'iiio P'""'
ing my INST heaViiy IN the PIT OF ms S'oh-
ach'
"A ieariui s'fussie enSue". we i'''e" W.
gether Oh Ihe srouhu' anu 'he uus' rose
ABOUT US. heaNy pio"S were hear".
The yellow dog growien' the prlhuie d"s
came ACROSS tue street.
hit my antagonist under the ear III the
meantime pecHihg MIN on the heau WIN
stone happened TO lay hahds on
lie choked me- lie got me uhuer h'n'
Inc prihdie uog went ior 'he yeiio" uoH'
| o"ee.'y sang the wren.
| Inc uoss roiieo OH US io"''''is anu sn"'i-
in8' 'ne uus' rose 'n'ohe', '"e ""''o'.e
cneere"' anu 'he ihouh'"ih pree|e ""H SP'-
| cy.
Inc souhu vi approaching var rag ""eo's
nearer nearer Inc dogs rolien INTO 'h@
| miuule vi the streei'
wv hoa! whoa' 'a'ch EN- 'here' LOOK
out! Whoa'
Ihe small crowd that lau ga'hereu ABOUT
US suddenly disperseu' as II oio"h OH oy
the wlnd. some horses legs danced apou'
my head' carriage Wheeis "hirlihg ihe
possessed more ""S' III my 'yoS' an" ''''"
iei' re'ieNe"'
ihe n"rs'S "nu ,en'o'v i"u i"" W. % vs.
'he "n'''"'s ""N'"s '"No'' '''s'' " ''''
"os' u,--.-,
~, nn' "ieN sun ,'"s 9"e''lS
nno s"'e' "'i'" 'oio away '"' ""s''
ine ooYS qu'' '''',' Ina, ~ ""u 's'"'e 'le
up, 'ne 'usro p"",eu a. 'no uosse'! uJo'
WV" ,''' "a, ~ -s "',''s us r,"''"-'s