Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-03


one in the carriage, too"
here he perfectly glared at the two ladies,
who didn't seem to mind Il tbonob bad !,
been me, should have felt as if could have
shr1nk into a nutshell.
we we're soon at our journeys end. Nv
companion helped me out with the greatest
pollteness, and then, with the manners Of
courtier, said "May be permitted to in.
quire where | shall have the pleasure Of re-
turning this p still holding the handkerchief
in his hand
Now, this was embarrassing. Pamela
might blame me severely and should never
hear the last Of my indelcate liberty. Yet
ielt / should like to get my handkerchief
back 80 after moment told him not TO
trouble himself but should he be passing the
station he might give it to the guard Of the
Blnheld train, directed to Miss B. Plum.
nudge Binfeld station, to be left until called
for lie lifted his hat, and was soon look.
ing out for the omnibus TO take me to the an.
pointed meeting place with Pamela.
She was there, and we spent deliebtGul
day After we had done our business and
shopping, VIC went to museum in Jermyn
street, where there were stones and fossils
NfNNNN NNANh hNhi dlltld seemed 10 Know
much more than the gentleman who showed
us oyer She caught him tripping two or
three times and this put her in such good
humor that she stopped before all the shops
IN Regent street where | wanted to look in.
Now, this was very kind, for | am sure any
one who could even recolect those dreadful
names Of things which existed before Adam
and Noah must feel it great come-down to
to be asked TO look at French musns at ten.
and-sixpence, and bonne,s, as worn in Paris"
at one guinea
l experienced some little inconvenience
from the want Of my handkerchief such as
when Pam would tell me to take 4" black"
Oft my nose. | had then to contrive to get
behind her and furtively rub it off with nv
glove, Tired enough we we're when we
reached home that night, but we had seen
plenty to think of and to talk about. The
next week passed rapidly enough, when one
evening as Pam and | we're taking walk
near the station, one of the porters came up
and said to me -
If you please, miss, there's parcel for
you here. | should have brought it up, but
It says to be left till called for"
Was there ever anything so unfortunate
felt was getting red, and that Pameas
eye was on me, 1t is certainly great mis-.
fortune to be such weak creature as | am.
felt guilty Of quite a crime at that moment,
and by great effort could only stammer out
something about persons nose bleeding.
and that had lent them my handkerchief.
Ii Pamela would only not ask if the person
were man or woman, and could but con.
ceal that it was | who offered the handker.
chief! Vain thought In five minutes felt
that Pam had turned me inside out, and shaken
every scrap Of the affair out Of me.
She preserved solemn silence. and we
reached the station and met the porter with
large brown-paper parcel.
There must be some mistake" said |
" mine was but pocket-handkerchief."
hesitated and debated but hesitation
and debating were cut short by Pam desiring
the man to take the parcel to our house
and an ominous silence was maintained till
we reached home.
remember with what trepidation then
asked whether we had not bettcr open the
parcel and see what was in it and though
Pamela was dying Of curiosity, she only said
she had no desire to interfere with me in
such matter. So cut the string, and soon
my bewildered eyes were fixed on a pink
brocaded silk, so rich and stiff that it would
have stood alone. But there was no name,
no handkerchief nothing. couldn't describe
Pamela's wrath, nor my distress. | only
know that that evening | felt that henceforth
was to be regarded as a bold woman, and a
disgrace to the name of Plummidge.
And what was to be done with the unfortu.
nate parcel2 l couldn't keep it and | couldn't
send it back because | didn't know the name
OF the sender Why did lend my handker.
chieff and, when did lend it, why was so
mean as ever to want to have it back again
Matters stood thus when we received an
invitation to dinner from our doctors wife.
Now, we often went out to tea, or to small
evening parties but the circle in which we
moved, in Binfeld, was not much given to
asking friends to dine. So this was rather
an event for u.s. Pam became triAed more
gracious, and by the day named she was al
most herself could have hugped her, |
felt so glad not to feel the Pariah | had done
Tor the last ten days. Pam looked very well
quite handsome, thought. | am the best
work-woman, and | had trimmed her black
silk with some nice lace cousin Of ours had
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inc .m rIo" w. VIZ" .ue ue'ehs oi nav.
has ,pornJ aI"' p;a asa,n ~ 'niuA nucn ABOUT
people were not in the habit of taking much
notice oil me, unless they were deaf or inva.
lids, and then they seemed to like to talk to
me. Quite prepared to enjoy mysef at DR..
Pam wbenNob !, 49,, 'oon penluu
there on ,be soe, s., VVuun u'.' uo yes, ~ was
tbe ra;lwav corr;ono y a. s.eo. eusa., n'onu ~
mv nerves had.'t n;uon am p1'iosa'y sure Il
rnsbed on, T A. !, smon way : snoa'a nave
hodv seemed sw;mm;n ma, wy sa'"S auu every
gnrglins of watar S "nnn u aGou' sne rooh
Voice seemed 10 ooU'" oUSu sSan IL my ears anu
wbisnoring g Mr 0,;n,hua hun fobh lug M; May In'
annia Plummidpe." For fulIv ten minutes I
had not the slightest idea what apv one said
or did. However. when seemed 10 return
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