Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-06-09

guddenness of n tbunderclan. and look
ed I'M To moot two bright brown ovos riv-
etod ON mo with n vary ourious nv nyess;on
He kent looking at mo wbile 7 gavo him
what he asked for On nors;sto,,,y that n
pang of fear struolx mo that be recoonized
me as his foe. and was about IN denounce
me. But be only said. uTbanL vou
have a new nurse. I believe.n
clam Mr.. Ferguson,s dauobter Frances
and I am glad to see Won better Mr.. Ran.
some" Very steadily and innocentlv
said ii, fastening 10 add. "The doctor saws
YOU are to he kent ouiet as nossible and
not to TALK -.-.t
Mr.. Ransome was apparentlv not nsed
to obcyng doctors. He went on speaking
quite composedly. in spite of his weaken
ed voice.
"Was IL here at this house. Miss Forgr-
son. that moi with this accidept 9~ mo-
tioning toward his bandaned head. az
cnunot reol sure or ANYTHING since That,
"You ,vere certoinIv thrown from vour
-. - front of this yery house, I an
svered. thinking how very sure | was of
that matter.
"And the aLparition which frightened
nv horse and me? | begin to remember
about that now. Who or what was it, do
YOU know"
II was anything but pleasant to be cor
nered by that question the first thing
"Some one opened the door suddenly, |
believe !" it came out very reluctantly.
But now you must take your medicine,
and really not speak another word" And
| administered the draught, and shifted
the pillows, and brushed up the hearth,
and moved hither and yon in the room,
settling down at last upon Il chair at some
distance from the bed, in hopes that the
subject was hustled out of his head. No,
the irrepressible young man began again,
the moment ceased moving about.
at was not the door opening / think.
Black Ranger is not disturbed by trine.
But it was the oldest looking creature
CHARGED out at me ; and such veil IL pavcl
Was il a crazy person. Miss Ferpuson 9r
Was going to eat humble pie and con-
fess myself the creature. the crazy person.
spoke of bv this man whose bright brown
owes. watching me so steadily. hid in them.
| fancied. such possibilities of scornfnl
Iouoh,or9 No could rot
"Tbe person who was so unfortunate ~
to startle vour horse is not insane. Mr.. Ram
some. thouph she octs very wildly and
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uoieu WIN nun on the 'ioe Vi shi''isIhess
"hich h"u causeu MS 'cciueh' as one oi the
wors. 'rlcAs 'he horso couiu nave; REMARKS
which Mr' nahsoiie receiVeo ihipassiNeiy,
never 'eiip'eu mo ue'e"uihg MS horsSs
character
Nothihg' through 'he DAYS that followed
his recovery, wheh every one discovered
in him some trait OF pleasantness or kind