Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-06-28


"Oh yes, they must, because they bring
Miss Ellie. When Miss Ellie talks think
we are all on the top of Lookout Rock with
erahdpapa. can hear the wind singing
IN the old pines down below; the Villages
all round start up through the mist till I
can look down at them really and truly. |
don't mind snarls and wasp-stings. Don't
you remember we never used to hear the
grasshoppers and crickots when we went
over the waterfall"
Mrs. Dandy, listening in silent agony.
was always shut out from the conversations
III tnls new mood of Allies, but she was
quickened to recognize marvellous spirit
nal insight into character. The tigers, the
bears, the crocodile, all became as hateful
to her as to Allie. It is my present belief
that the blinded, credulous little woman re-
ally did very narrowly escape being eaten
NJ by one of them.
IN the mean time the struggling village
down in the valley had been clamberng
up over the hill-sides like growing vine.
/ So many blossoms of new white i,ousoe
had sprung up amidst the greenness every
month of late that the widow and her chill
dren were now living upon paved street,
with neighbors and sympathy plenty on
every side. But some of the children
brought them scarlet fever, and before
week had passed, dear, loving Nab was
laid beside her grandfather under the will
low by the rivulet.
Allie, who had not strength now even to
play with her precious beads as she lay
helpless upon her pillow, believed that her
sister had gone for only few days, and
would return so soon as she herself was
we'll again. The hcart-broken mother had
borne all this and lived. She was needed
to minister TO her stricken child but her
own life must pass henceiorth in deep shad-
ow and dcsolation. She shrank even from
her friends, and iealously secluded both
herself and her child. Poor little woman !
if she had ever been too light hearted, she
had suffered enough already to condone
with the bitterest prejudice, and move the
most censorious to pity.
About this time the old family physician
became paralv vtic. A new doctor who had
established himself in the village, came
proft ssionally TO visit Allie. The first
tenion. She sat up, listening; her face
| flushed her eyes bcamcd with a strange
| light. Apparently she could see farther
| than morlals often may. Both hands were
reached out toward the doctor; and when
| he came TO her she grasped his with Il
| touching, eager confidence.
"Ir you say put blsers on, doctor, can
| 4 0 I,,t I I Vptl
| without"
1--WE won't have any blisters, Allie
"And you will let me up tomorrow
event ng when Nab comes home again?"
The doctor thought for Il moment, look
ing an xiously toward the mother. Then
he answered cheerfully, "Ycs, Allie. will
| lift you into the old easy chair, and you
Shall sit in the doorway. Itis almost sum-
| mernow."
The sweet little face, which seemed TO
|, grow more beautiful every year, smiled
contentedly; her lips whispered the word
tomorrow, and she went peacefully TO
sleep.
DR.. Spencer returned next day as lie had
promised, and established his little patient
in mass of cushions at the open door.
Her face grew radiant; her arms clasped
in the air. She was embracing her little
twin sister, murnuring broken words OF
rapturous welcome. 'oh, Mabby, my
Mabby! am so glad you have come home
again. Now you will never go away, and
we shall all be so happy again. The new
doctor knows how to comfort mamma. She
cried only half as hard last night when she
thought l was asleep; and to-day l heard
her singing once just as she used to do. 1t
is all because he is such beautiful doctor.
| He is taller than mamma or Miss Ellie, but
Just as near like them as the pine trees arc
all alike upon the hills"
The mother and the new doctor looked
wondcringly into each others faces with
bated breath and without a word-timid,
questioning looks which neither could
quite forget afterwaid-then they both
turned to Allie. The child, talking eager
ly all the time, only shrank more andmoro
away from them, raising her little arm be-
fore her face as though to ward off all troub-
lesome intruders.
''ro her it is reaity!" said the doctor
strongly moved, and his voice tremulous
"She believes that her sister is here. II
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