Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-02-07

told ms adventures but could see they 4
rather thought | had drawn upon my i'm
aginaiiou lor my facts. ard | began 10
wonder myselfif | hadn't dreamed IL.
The stately. fOrbiddiug Miss Glyee.
who had quarelled wiihall her friends aud
relatives and remained IN solitary gran
deur in the gloomy. old.hshiuned mansion
year IN year oui--jhe Gully change, her
daily drive in that grand barouohe. with
the crcam-colorod, lohg.tailcd horses, On
which occasions she always wore a cash
mere shawl in the wArmest weather. aud F.
never SPOKE to any one she me;-to ihiuk
hat this lorbidding statue should descend !
from her pedestal to sciiot the society Of
a chit Of sixteen, who had been stealing
her cherries.
ltdid sound preposterous but, never
thcess. kuew shat it was true, aud !
meant to follow up the adventure just TO
see VII It would come OF IN -
laughed rather gleeIully, as | Thought
ofthe complacency with which the family
circle had consigned me to Mrs Churd's
fostering care as the best expcdieut that
offered tor keeping me out of mischief.
OF course, knew very well what keep
ing me out Of mischief meant, with three
elder sisters aud hard-work ed NJ. ID.
Tor Il tathcr--especally since the evening
When silly little Mr. Pard teho had been
looked upon as sister Ems property ask
ed me to be his, and | laughed in his face,
as | told mm tnat | had much rather be
my own.
/ did not really care for Sa,h mischief
though, had the comfortable conyic-
ton that, witE any material to work up
on, ! could accomplish considerable Of il !;
aud thought that Miss Glyce promised
to he much more exciting. The inside Of
lbat house was quite IS mysterious us
Bluvbcard's hidden chamber; aud trem-
blcd with uugcIucss as uniolded ny
prospects to ny one fellow -boarder, and
tot coulss) bosDm iriund, Stacy RelIis.
Stacy s chjci characteristic was a chronic
gigaIe that took her as a cough does
other rcCple. at the most unfortunate mo-
mcuts, aud often uicrlered seriously with
her advancement She giggled when she
was frightened, and gjggied when she WIS
pleased Ind INDUCED IN this amusement
when no other human being could possibly
scc anything 10 laugh at. .. ...
"llow perfectly dreadful ~ cried Mis
Rcllis. with series Of gggles, at that
part Of my narrative which considered
most thrling--the being seized by the
ankles while | was inuocently helping my
self to cherries. 81 should have been
7 frightened to death !" with another series
: OF cachinutious.
But when | got through, Stacy was
clamorous for ne TO leave the crate niur
Of this earthly Paradise. ....,
"Do get me 10 someho,c. she pleaded ;
I'm just crazy TO go!" in high state
of gigge. "Dearie," with an overpower-
ing caress, 'you wort leave your own
. Stacy out, will your"
e You'd laugh, said doubtful of the
ezpedicney Of this proposition, "and then
Miss GIyce would have nothing more tc
do with either OF u.s.
! "Laughy' she repeated, in such amaze
t mept that she forgot to giggle. "What
e in the world should | laugh at 2"
;. ! was so taken back at this evident
t uncousciousuess of her own weakness, that
: | could make no reply but promised tC
ash permission to bring her as soon as MY
y. own footing were weIlestablished.
Il dare say she'll give you lots Of uict
things to eat,P said Stacy, who had {
;, weakness in that direction aud at tht
t bare idea, she giggled SO uncoutrollably
y that it would appearas though she haC
been suddenly choked with this Barmecidc
IS feast.
Miss Churd was an excellent good wo
/ man, but her dinners were on the bOleC
l. mutton aud rice-pudding plan; and anis
eseed cordial, with its conconiitants, wa
:, an attractive bill Of fare to the school
= girl imagination.
II ItrenIbled little when the time cam,
Is to ask permission to make my visit bu
there was really nothing to fear. Mis-
= Churd was naturally surprised, but shc
was neither jealous nor severe: and afte
: eyeing me for few moments in mild as
tonishment. she said, with a quiet smile
e "WeIl. MY dear, you are about the las
one Of the flock whom / would expec
d Miss Glyce to favor with her notice bu
& she always does unexpected things
1t since she desires it, can see no impro
priety in you paying her a visit. If fther
l is a safe place Oh earth for a schoolgirl
L it must be with a quiet old lady lik
that" 4'g
$ Why did the story, in the "Arabia
l. Nights, Of the youg prince who wa
placed BY his father in sort Of under
u ground palace for safe keeping until h
e had passed certain year of his age, an
d there met the violent death prophosie
for him, from the very fact of his ben
q where he was, rush suddenly into n
N mind ?
0 ! put on my best things, aud went ovc
T. to Miss Glyce
il "You don't look half so pretty os yo
did, this morning, observed that dragon
T. II like you better when you are Nc
., dressed up; and in future, want you t
come to me in your pink jaconet an
q white sun-honnet, ~ rssftg f.. ..,..,4 II
II The old old lady sat in state ina granC
but rather gloomy, parlor, dressed in tf
richest Of silks, and with magnificeI
ID fan iu her hand thought her pcrte'
!; picture, unlike anything had seen b
y before and | gpzed upon her with az