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

Mum, there is two wimmen as wants
to see yez," said Ann, giving the door a
violent push against my head.
"Go tell them to excuse me-" 1 said
and being very dizzy from the blow, fail
ed to notice that Ann, In her stupidity,
had left the sittlng-room door wide open,
aud as the ladies came out of the parlor,
they saw me plainly.
80 modification r. I was all rags and
dirt, but had become somewhat reeonciled
to my misfortunes by this time.
When Frank came up TO supper, the
hall was very dark, Ann was putting
down the door mat. Frank had forgotten
all about the new servant, and in the dark
ness mistook the horrld Irish girl for me,
and kissed her. Ann screamed and ran,
aud fell over chair. Frank tore round
and swore; said he would rather be in
bedlam than where woman was cleaning
house; wondered why could not have the
hall lighted. To all this made no reply,
but smiled grimly. Being overwhelmed
with my griefs, 1 did not care If Frank
llyed every servant-grl in the United
ttas.-r.
The next morning the G, rman girl left.
Probably she was fearful she would en-
counter my frowns again. Ann remained
and we proceeded to finish our havoc. The
day was gloriously begun by Ann, who
succeeded charmingly in breaking the
globes of the chandelier, and then upset.
ting the goldfish. / was exasperated at
this. There lay my fish on the carpet, to
say nothing of the water. l believe |
shook or slapped the girl, 1 don't remem-
Der which. Ann was so astonished at see
ing me fly into such passion, that she
backed up against the window, and thrust
her clumsy foot through my lace curtain.
This was the grand finale. / burst into
tears, and so did Ann. Ted, hearing the
sobs, came running in, and not knowing
what to make of it, Joined in and swelled
the chorus. Amidst one of our longest
and loudest walls, the street door sudden
ly flew open, and in walked my Aunt
Thankful, with several dozen carpet-bags
and bundles, prepared evidently, for a
long visit.
an the name of all that is wonderful ~
she shrioked, letting all her traps fall,
"what has happened? Is Frank dead Ted
scalded, or the whole house on fire.
made no reply, but sobbod merciessly
on.
"Hattic !" cried Aunt Thankful, in an
awful voice, answer me Immediately.
What is the ma,ter?"
"My lace curtain" l gurgled out.
Aunt Thankful put on her spectacles, sat
down on the floor, and examined it. "Silly
puss," she mumbled, "I can darn that in
ten minutes.'
"Yes with blue stocking yarn" | said,
and began to laugh sarcastically, and then
I laughed and laughed. Ann laughed,
and Ted laughed. Poor Aunt Thankful
stared at us in horror, and said:
"GoOd heavens they are all stark mad I;
and jumping up off the floor, she seized
my arm and dragged me into the bed
room, and put me to bed, then went out
and locked the door, and left me alone. I
went to sleep. When / awoke Aunt
Thankful was sitting by my bed sewing.
"Aunt Thankful" l said "when did
you come"
yesterday morning." she replied.
'What time is it now?" inquired.
"Three o'clock" answered Aunt Thank
full.
~ have slept several hours, then" |
said. WAS asleep when you Gamer"
~ should rather think not when l came
you were crazy, and I put you to bed.
You slept all the rest of the day and night
until this blessed minate, and if you had
not been put to bed you would have been
in the insane asylum now.'
| began to laugh. Aunt Thankful glared
at me and said:
''If you laugh any more, L will put you
in the cellar, and feed you on bread and
water for a week.
This not being pleasant prospect, sub
sided.
'You are precious woman TO clean
house," continued she. II should have
thought child would know better than TO
commence to clean right in the middle of
the house. You should commence in the
attic and go down. Don't you know that
after you get through with the downstairs
the dirt from the attic will make it dirtier
than ever3'
~ never thought of that" l answered,
meekly.
"And then begin when its cold enough
to freeze! It's wonder you didn't have
the lung fever or something worse" went
OH Aunt Thankful.
~ must get up and clean the attic" Il
said.
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