Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-16

pity; but then when elderly gentleman
marry, 1t is generally some btytity girl,
that leads them a terrible life, and likely
it's for the best"
Then she looked in the glass again for
the widow was hut woman after all.
Mr.. Patterson camo TO the widows and
obeyed the DOCTORS prescription carefully.
lie eat bread and drank milk, robbed the
orchards like school boy, and detained
over the strawberry short-cake after FASH
ion that would have made his reputation at
the bar. Then, too Mrs. Muntle did not
smile at his aches and pains, and insist that
he must be perpetually we'll because he
had fresh complexion, and dimples in his
cheeks. She had savory herb teas and tasty
potions, which she produced when he COM
planned of "feeling miserable" and she
had that blessing to hypochondriacs, ho-
meopatbic box and book in the house.
There were remedies in that box for every
thing and It was pleasant to find that
when there was a crawling sensation In
your flesh, or kind of uneasy feeling in
your legs, there were dear little globules
to be had just suited for the symptom that
to find yourself very angry about nothing
indicated nulsatilla. and that oven for nm
requited love there was a medicine.
For two months and more Mr.. Patterson
boarded with Mrs. Muntle, and happier
months he had never lived through. Then
he went back to the city Tor few weeks !;
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,",,oa $500 To had nrown so fond or
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r.su,, a ,S ,iron Of Tho connirx.
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I,,xo,, Mrs Nuntle that bo copId scarce.
lv beor the tboupbt of partin0 will, them
| altogether.
AMER all. wby could he not buy A house.
and try to get Mrs. Muntle TO keep II for
him? Perhaps she would. He would Of
fer her high salary. and she should have
plenty of servants. Then, indeed, he might
have his friends to dine with him, and be
as happy as possible.
If only he could approach the subject
without offending his hostess showing her
as he did so, that he considered her his
equal and a lady, and all that, as she GER
tainly was-a little countrifed, of course,
but clergyman's daughter and the widow
of a country doctor.
After much consideration he finally mus
tered cou rage for the effort, and walking
into the front parlor, sent the small SER
want to ask Mrs. Muntle TO step there for n
moment, if she pleased.
"Gracious ~ thought Mrs. Muntle.
"What can he wantP"
Then she blushed brightly. settled her
necktie took off her apron. and walked de-
murelv in.
."Be seated. ma'am." said Mr.. Patterson.
"plcase in eli bere Allow mo IA off noor
vou Ibovo so,,o,bin, ,o CIV which NAV
reon;ro soma cors;dera,ion "
90 door n. con,ir,r, cold N,rs ,t,r,,o
ar .urnoso Won Lno,v th,, Pm n man os
some litile means ma'om~ said ,bc old
hooho,or collie Il, Inv, Moo house r,rn-
,.,, :, vol, and ,ivo IN :, oo,ncor,o,,v,"
$50 ryo understood NJ po,iorson >,
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mArd or con,so !, :; ,,ooso,,or 70 1.-Two
chat ,,o,, ,,,or IN hooho,or lod,,in,s or =, a
hn,o, ;, so;a NJ po,,orso,
81 sbonld ind,e If mioht no" said Mrs.
Murle coui;ouelv
..yo, irdoe RIGHTLY ~ said Mr. Patterson.
Chm, yo,, tno,, a bocbo,or rno, ho !, tho
hands of servants If no keens bonse A
gentleman don't want that no wants n
lady IN suner;ntond tbinos for bin,-some
one of taste and refinement. and all that
Common people don't understand his feel.
ings, and mercenary servants are a poor
dependence"
"I know that" said Mrs. Muntle.
"You are almost as much alone as /
mr. emit YOU. Mrs, Muntle9" said Mr., Pat.
terson coaxingly.
"The doctor knew him. He's going to
60 it, Just as he said he would If he ever
did" said the lady TO herself. Aloud she
answered:
| "Well. sir. I am pretty free. it's true. All
NV children married"
ar know money would be no object to
YOU" said Mr.. Patterson You've enough.
Rut If I were TO tell Won that hated hoard.
ino-bouses. and wanted n house. think
vou'd have pitv ON me. I'll buy beauti-
| fIl hOuGp and shall have com Dlpfp
control of ovorvtb;ro. only do mako m u
strawhorrv sbor,colle for me all NV life "
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swell. Mr.. Patterson. I won't" said NJ rs
| Munile "I,m NV own mistress and
| ,,or,iago ,yhy 7 tLinL pn, warrantad In