Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-31

couiu. AZ Tor MIN, he was chleny engag-
ed In taking stock Of Ellen. She looked
quite her age, and even more than Ave
years older than Bushby, who had the ap-
pearance Of being younger than he was.
She was not hideous, but she was decided
ly plain and In the manner In which she
had arranged her hair and In the style OF
her dress there was displayed either an ig-
norance OF, or contempt for, prevailing
fashions. She wore an air OF great determ-
ination, and she expressed her opinions
with frankness and self confidence, though
she listened with marked Difference to what
Bushby said, either agreeing with him cor
daily or differing from him with evident
reluctance. She expressed unbounded ad-
miration for his profession, (which was the
barr; and she declared that the magazine
to which she occasionally (it appeared) con-
tributed articles was her favorite. After
dinner she. played some pieces with consd-
erable skill, on the piano and II turned
out that she and Bushby had the same taste
In music.
Bushby's uncle never omitted to smoke
tobacco In his study OF an evening, and he,
about half past nine carried off Bushy with
him into the regions OF smoke. As they
sat face to face and puffed in unison the un-
Gle seemed buried in thought; and at last
he said brusquely:
"That girl has thirty thousand pounds,
John, II she has penny"
Miss Parry, you tnean." rejoined Bush
by, carelessly.
"Of course do," replied the uncle testi-
ly; perhaps ought to have said woman,
for she is not any longer a GIRL" he added,
with short cough.
"No, she Is not" assented Bushby, dry
ly.
His uncle eyed him keenly, and repeated:
''She has thirty thousand pounds, though,
II she has a penny"
$50 you said before, Sir" observed Bush
by:
"And she has no nonsense about her."
continued the uncle "she has told your
aunt that now her father Is dead and has
left her well off, and she is no longer tied
to home as she was by him, she wants to
be married, and means to be, too.'
"She'll soon get picked up-with thirty
thousand pounds" remarked Bushby, un-
concernedly.
"But suppose she doesn't want to be
picked upf sneered the uncle, with angry
emphasis.
"Well, she'll soon pick somebody up,
them" replied Bushby, carelessly.
After a few minutes pause the uncle ask
ed sharply:
"Any briefs this year, John3
mo-" answered Bushby, lazily; "only
three guineas' worth of SOUP"
"Soup! what dye meanf' snapped the
uncle.
Bushby explained the meaning of barrs
ter's "soup; - and his uncle continued:
"You've only your fellowship to live on,
thenf ?"
"That's ALL" replied Bushby, curtly.
"Two hundred a year, isn't itf"
"Two hundred and ten pounds fifteen
shllings and twopence halIpenny 1t was
last year." said the accurate Bushby.
"And if you married, you would have to
give 1t all up4"
ITO the very halfpenny."
"How long do you think 1t will be before
you make as much at the BARI"
"Do you allude to the halfpenuy, Sirf"
The uncle's nose wrinkled with ire as he
snarled:
"You know we'll enough mean the fell
lowship."
"Well, sir" rejoined Bushby, ''I haven't
sufficient data (that is, cases given to me)
to calculate upon but should think about
| a century,"
at is quite clear, them" observed the un-
Gle, THAT you can't afford to marry pret-
| ty fool without sixpence."
"Or even a pretty sage with the like
handsome dowry," assented Busbby.
"Aud yet should think that to be mar
ried and to make good appea rance would
assist you in your profession"
"Undoubtedly."
"Ahemv' coughed his uncle, as II the
smoke had tickled his throat.
"Ahemr' counter -coughed the nephew,
| as IL he we're in the same predicament.'
At this juncture tap was administered
to the door of the study, and voice was
heard saying: ..I...
"May just come in and say goodnight"
Bushby, at a nod from his uncle, jump
ed up and opened the door; and with lit
tie cough Of sutfocation. and little scream
of surprise, and little sparring at the at
mosphere, and little snigger, partly con-
temptuous, partly compassionate, partly
patronizing, partly deprecatory, partly
good-bumored, In sailed Mrs. Parry, ac-
companied by Mrs. Carson.
"Oh dear me-" gasped the former, "I
really can hardly speak but didn't like
to go away without saying goodnight; and,
besides, thought 1 might have the pleas
ure Of Mr.. Bushby's company you know
I go very near the Temple, and I could set
him down within few hundred yards"
Bushby would be delighted and even
grateful" So Mrs. Parry and he departed
in the formers comfortable brougham but
Ellen Parry remaiped behind with the Car
sons to complete her long visit.
Bushby received from his uncle and
aunt, so long as Ellen Parry was staying
with them, assiduous attention; and his
uncle seemed never weary OF impressing
upon him that Ellen had "thrty Thousand
pounds, II she had a penny" AS for Ell
len, she was always discovered by Bushby
with the magazine to which he contributed
either in her hand or In some conspicuous
place near her she obtained all the music
he expressed favorable opinion Of; she
consulted him upon legal points, with which
it was difficult to conceive that she could
have any concern; and she never had so
much as a headache to prevent her from
accompanying her aunt and him to any en-
tertainment for which he offered them
tickets. And when she returned to her
mothers house, to which Mrs. Parry had
already more than once asked Bushby, he
found that she was as partial as ever to his
magazine, and his music, and his law, and