Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-05-01

the highly careful manner m which he
held my brush, comb, hand-ela IS, and
hair-pins for me while braided my long
locks. There was but one drawback to
his brilliant success as a dressing-maid.
aud that was his utter inability to remem-
Der which Of all the things was a reaec-
ting medium, so that he was quite as apt
to present to me the back of the brush or
the points Of the hair-pins as the mirror,
when | wished to see myself as others
saw me.
Finally, he tucked me into the berth as
if had only been as many months as
years ofage, aud then woke me at irreg-
ular intervals during the night to inquire
whether | was asleep or not.
We arrived at New York in the morn
ing, and drove at once to the Fifth Av-
enue Hotel.
Alter late and lingering and luscious
breakfast, papa made ready TO keep an
appointment he had with Judge Coates
to meet him a, his office down town.
Such profuse regrets as that good, but
alas lallible man expressed because he
was forced to leave me alone in a strange
hotel and in strange city! Such min
ute charges as he gave me as to what |
might aud might not do in case a fire or
a revolution should break out in his alb.
sence!
! AT last, after providing me with a new
novel and box of marrons glaceS for
companions. and promising to return and
dine with me at five o'clock, he tore him.
self away.
As for me the day passed pleasantly
what with the solaccs already mentioned
aud the strange panorama of gay, bus
Ting New York visible from my windows
The only drawback to my complete en-
joyment was my frequent thought Of how
poor papa was grioving over the necessity
Of leaving me, and worrying over my
lonely estate! Poor papa, indeed
Five O'Clock came, but no father
knew his business was Of great importanc,
and might easily have detained him late
than be had intended, SO | felt no rea
alarm until seven O'Clock.
After that time, as the evening drag
ged its slow length along, and instead o
seeing Jeffersou's Rip Van Wrinkle, a
we had planned for our first clark" to
gether. found myself doomed to Ioneli
ness, hunger, flor had declined to din
until papa's returnl, and fast multiplying
fears, | was indeed a pttitul contrast t.
the enviabIc little maid whom her fathe
r had left purring luxuriousIy over he
8 book and bonbons.
My terrors, at first vague, took o.
more definite form and blackness, unti
y fire and burglary for myself, and apo
0 plexy and garroting for my father, be
4: came hideously familiar to my torture
y vision.
/ 1t is remarkable psychological fac
that, SO luling had been the effect of m
fathers recent gallantry that no suspicio
:. of his having relapsed into his norma
!. state of forgetfulness came to tighten m
gloom by klndling my filial rage.
D 1t must have been long after midnigh
a when at last | cried myself to sleep i
e my chair for dared not venture into m
n bed room.
t was awakened from horribly vivi
t dream of the Nathan murder, Uhe seen
n of which was visible from one of my viii
: doss). with personal variations and gre
n tesque complications, by violent knock
ing at the door of the room in which
e ought to have been peacefully lying.
e Trembling as | was with exhaustio
r and terror, could not have gone so far
9 even had / dared. Presently the knocl
ing was transferred with increasing vigc
o to our parlor door, and after a time
g made out my fathers voice, broken as
It was with fatigue and anxiety. At this
d managed to drag myself to the door, an
: after removing the table, sofa and tire
: chairs, with which had barricaded i
: unlocked tand let in the most remorsefi
i heart broken creature you ever saw.
g makes me laugh to this day, grieved an
Q even angry as was and am, whenever
/. recall papa's absurd appearance, and ho'
: thoroughly wide awake he was for once
!. to my existence and to the dangerous liz
p? bilities Of his bcsetting sin.
n After hai.-storm of tears, hugs an
n kisses he made clean breast of it, fo
I. there was nothing else to be done unde
e the circumstances.
1t seemed that he had fonnd Jueg
e Coates at his office and the interview ha
i developed some very important compl
/, cations Of the case they were engaged ur
: on, which drove all other interests out {
mind Accordingly, when the Judge ha