Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-06-14

to the County Convention last spring, you
say2 A fine looking young man-shows
in his face that he has mind of his own,
and knows it, too. All, you laugh? un-
derstand IL and," with a merrily conf
dental nod and smile), ~, for one, don't
mind making the admission that we are
all, every mothers son of us, more or less
under the influence of the feminine mind.
Talk of woman's votingl why, my dear
madam, they have always voted, by proxy.
Give me-" with whimsical blending of
fun and confidence), "the good will of the
'calicoos' and / should have no fears in re-
gard to my election"
OF course Mrs. Mason was very silly
woman to swallow all this "chah," as you
or would no doubt have pronounced it,,
nor would certain vague hint in regard TO
the appointment Of a new postmaster have
awakened any wild, foolish hopes in our
well balanced minds, whatever IL may have
done in hers, but truth compels me to say,
that, when the two sat costly down to tlicir
rather late dinner, there was a feeling of
proud satisfaction in that foolish woman's $
heart, that would forever af(er set apart
this as one of the red letter days of her qui-
ct, uneventful life.
The dinner was excelent-wholesom
well cooked country fare, and plenty of it,
nor was the complacent guest at all spar
ing in his praises Of it.
"What superb corn! and these beans
Qhank you! | will take few more if you
please), are perfectly splendid-such rich
flavor, new variety, should judge y
Mrs. Mason smiled well pleased with the
compliment to favorte vegetable, while
she told, with pleasant volubility, its his
tory--how the seed had been sent TO them
by mail, from cousin in Indiana, and how
she had planted it in her flower garden,
saving every ripened bean for the next
years seed, and that this, the third years
crop, was large enough for their summers
supply, with plenty for next years liant
ing.
Would she be so kind as to spare him
just few for his vegetable garden at homer
To be sure, nothing could give her greater
pleasure, and the hands that fumbled with
the faded ribbon strings of poor little Mol
ly's dinner bag, trembled quite as much
with pleased excitement as with tender
memories.
Ihere Is nothing else mandy to put them
into," she whispered in excuse to her own
heart, "A basket or box would be so in
convenient for him to carry"
Ana SO the little calico bag ireighted with
It's sad and tender memories no less than
with its visible and unroman ntic load fOund
its way into the pocket OF the Colonels
travelling coat, while its owner, as he rode
briskly away from the hosptable farm
house, smiled confidently with the unut-
tered comment:
This young Mason is man of note a.
mong his country neighbors, and his good
will is well worth the winning, if one does
have to fiatter his pretty wife little to win
it,"
And he iaughed-a low, self-satished
laugh, as, glancing inrtively over bis
shoulder, he caught glimpse OF the Trim
llttie hgure 'hat sun Hhgereu upon th'
port'co "nere nc iiau 50 i"'eiy piuueh hei
that very Impressive auieu'
II Is Saying 'hat all aspirahtS ior poii''
'at'er tle ca'lcoes II you want W MANI
iIienus Vi 'ne ius'iah' s"Se eohoiusion
inc Wlsuohi OF which seeiheu 10 s'aiu
ia'r cnanco vi peins ProNeu 'i"' eNcn'"s
"' 'onh Ni"soi > 'ea''apie'
ne ," perfect eehlleiilah' Was Mrs
mason comment 80 Tree from any
tniig ilke anec'a'ioh OF pompos'ty' why
l ooii oeile'e nc holIced mat 'ne iorh'
were s'eei anu inc conee-pot uh anu III
"'e as II ne really reiisneu HIS ioou-u'uii
maze me ieei All 'iie .iii'o "S II nc ""s',
useu 10 such holheiy lare' as some peopi
III ms pace wouiu nave done,
ier husband smlied good-humoredly
ION the Coionei Is 100 weli-bred TO put oi
any silly airs OF superiority IN the hous
where he Is guest, put with Sigh
compression of the bearded lips, 1--WE nee'
something more than that in our Governor