Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-01


of style; and 1 left off the coat of arms"
"And that was just the beauty of it,"
said Mr.. c., disconsoately. arm sure I
don't care for show in general way, but IL
l have a vanity, it is my coat of arms I;
something so substantial about It,"
"Ah, I've been thinking it over, and
come to the conclusion that in this couu-
try, where families disappear in two or
three generations, coat of arms Is snob-
bish and I never will bring up my fam
ily to be snobbish. Sooner than that I'll
keep no carriage at all. Besides, / have
made something handsome by the opera
ton"
"Ha, ha, hal This is really dramatic"
said Mr.. Corporal laughing loudly, if not
joyously. "Go on, go on; you won't catch
me taking oflense at what is done for my
good" and he betook himself to silence
aud the evening paper-that is TO say, to u
nap.
PA, may VIII and l study German this
fall ?" cried Molly, the youngest Corporal
bouncing into the room and whirling like
cyclone. "Oh just see what a big cheese
/ have made Could you make such big
ones, ma, when you was my size?"
"Bigger, my skirts were fuller. Well
now, about this German?"
"Oh, it's splendid ~ exploded Molly
"Maggie Maxwell and Jane Purdy and
cousin Hal and cousin Josephine and Will
and me and one or two of James Cousins
and one or two of Magges cousins and
they've got n splendid teacher, real Ger
man, and long pipe, and related to the
Won Deckels and"
"Poh, poh, poh p said Mr.. Corporal, half
awakened by the catter, "Im not going
to have my girls"
"I'll attend to it, father" said Mrs. Cor
poral. "Finish your nap, dear; it's most
injurious thing TO be wakened suddenly.
Molly, you should be careful. Now about
this German-is he young or old?"
"Old as Beersheba and bald and large
silk handkerchief and meet once week,
and if we study hard till about nine for in
you know-the other German to top off
with?"
II want a little of the other German too,"
cried Will, who had just come up, also
bouncing and explosive. "Pa, may ~"
"Tll attend to it," put in ma, quietly but
dec idedly "My son, wouldn't keep my
hands in my pockets, its awkward"
Dancing teaches young people to be
graceful" soliloquized William, audibly.
Now in regard to the language if you
are in earnest, and things appear right on
inquiry, haven't the slightest objection.
In regard 10 the other German, no."
"Well, wedidn't much think you would"
said the young philosopher Struggling her
chubby shoulders. "Wila and just thought
we'd try"
"But it's the language we want" said
viii, "really and truly, isn't it Moll? Poh,
you can't hop worth cent"
"Can too-sec here. O, viii, let's you
and make guys of ourselves, and pay a
visit to Maggie. May we, ma?"
GLOW about to-morrow's lessons, pup
pcts9"
can but one" responded both voices !;
and both young Americas scampered to the
little study room, whence proceeded for
some twenty minutes a loud, dull, double
voiced droning, followed by sudden, sim
ultaneous upsetting of chairs and scuttling
from the room.
During the above discussion, Mr.. Cor
poral had preserved silence only broken
now and then bya muflled snort. Turning
now to his wife, his face was perfectly tran
quill.
De you forget, mother" he said, in wei!
mo dulated tones, THAT | disapprove of
| girls pursuing these useless studies? I'm
not at all sure that it tends to their happi-
ness, as"
81 know you're not sure, my dear" re-
piled the matron soothingly, "and so |
don't think best to puzzle your brain with
the matter; only have confidence in me
I'll bring it out all right. Why, my dear
est, sooner than bring wrinkle of anxiety
to that pure brow, I'd keep you from think
| ing altogether"
Mr.. Corporal glared at her for moment,
undecided; then, bursting into a laugh,
took his hat and went out for the evening.
zone day gone" he remarked, as he
! walked down the street. "Whew what
sin gular sense of relief comes over me
wonder how it would feel to be fly rolled
up in a SPIDERS web? The thing wouldn't
hurt anywhere, but it would suppress ev-
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think for myself not to have any money;
but-by y-the-way-I haven't cent in my
| pock ket-book. must go back and ask for
some. Well, now, its curious, but talthough
/ know it to be a joke, and a joke of my
own p roposing, | can't bear to go and ask
her. Confound it! l won't-Tll do with
out first" And he pursued his penniless
and somewhat sulky way.
"Well, my dears," said the mother, bust
ling into breakfast, all beaming, "Tm go-
ing to give you treat this morning Get
out your bathing rigs, and we'll all take
dip in the sea before we go to the noun
tains for the summer
viii and Molly looked at each other; so
did Annie and Julia. The first look ex-
pressed surprise, the second mischief
"Really," exclaimed Mr.. Corporal, al
most upsetting his coffee, 81 honor your
kind intention, but you oughtn't to spring
it upon me so suddenly. How do you
know it will be convenient? In fact, it
isn't; I'm engaged to go with Jorkn this
afternoon to try his new horse"
"Tut, tut, tut! you mustn't make en-
gagements in that wild way without my
knowledge. How can | plan for you, If
you interfere with me in this way? Now
get your hat and run right over to Jorkn
and tell him you didn't know as you were
going to the shore this morning, and don't
be gone long, dear; want to take the ten
o'clock train"
"But am not-ah 1 mean, let us stop
and talk about it, You see, really could
MT go and tell Jorkin that ii would make
me look so foolish"
"My love-" said Mrs. Corporal, gravey,
"what | have done have done for the best
and it's childish to argue about it now.
And let this little disappointment be les
son TO you for the future, not to make en-
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