The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-11-11
NY Neighbor.

My Neighbor.
Some wise mani forget who-has
called boasding.house little world
made up, like the great world of odd,
and ends, where you may find genius at
your right hand and fool at your left
| M left hand ueighbor, in the case | am
recalling, was not q fool, hut Il French.
man aud my right--well my right.hand
neighbor was something more perplexing
moro interesting than a genius, for it was
"A woman.
| am an engineer by profession, and
/ had been sent to l., to superintend
the laying of new line of rail- 1t was
my first dinner in MIS-. Apthwaito's
boarding-house, aud I looked with &
strangers curiosity down the long table
at the double row OF iaces,Uo cno of which
| had seen before that day Ono scat
only, just .at my right, was vacant, but
the knife and fork laid about the napkin
indicated that its owner was expected to
take possession.
Miss Knowles is late again today"
remarked young man opposite, Those
tircsome little animals keep her out Of all
conscience
My mental wonder as to whether he
lady could be connected with menagerie
was answered by Mr.. Deblay,thc French
man at my left,
Ny faith " he eAoIainod' a e-'e"ish
myself th" lady -uch rs cotte belle
Madeino,selle Noa'ileS IS not before this
restricted 10 '/'e seAoiAr--i iile'ione' b'cn
eniendu : he added. aiVer'hs hls soup
spoon from It's legitimate use to @'ss 1t
with q hoar'5H'
w ny d'n YOU try her win the pro-
rosa', DebIay ''ae seems to smiie more
GA yon, s'i.' "'h just pereepilble
-neor' w'n l.A' 10 the hrat snenter'
"Oh' men j'u' erred peblay' she
smiles yes; hrt Smlie as bnght and
cold AS ean'u'uc on AN iceberg. All 1T Is
bad counsel You make Jou' ineudS' NJ
Neb-tefa
'Iaai~ h,eau'e ne htcs to >ee en- IN
the same h@ "s himself, ch, " ebster 2
slyiy said 'he young man who had spoken
about 'itae animals.
The remark evidently contained a
meaning un"e.comc to Mr.. Webster. hiss
black EYEBROWS came closer together aud
his heavy Inusiache gave an impatient
jerk, as he sald lmlatientiY' Much
obliged I'm sure out I'm not over anX-
ious for Smiles from nobody knows
Tho-
'Gentlemen' gentlemen J call you to
order sal! stout man iarther do"n'who
had pushed aside his soup'platc and was
busy mixing d'sh OF salad 'Ot tho
dead ana the absent you know tho old
provoro'
Just lhen the Goor opened, and wo.
man entered own my curiosity was
reused py 'he preceding conVrFsatioD'and
l followed her "i'a my eyes rs she walk
ca nearly the lehS'h oi the long table to
the vacant seat but owing to the light, |
could Distinguish hardly anything more
than that her movements and the outlines
OF her hsure were unusually graceful
AS she reached my sido rose and drew
back her chair Tor which little attention
she thanked me with that same cold smile
as l could now perceiYe-oi which the
young frenehman had spoken, and his
smile seemed to me ona less fanolful than
at first
1t Is my theory that iirst.rate engn-
Ger must have something OF the artist in
him, Now l may say without undue
vanity, that was hrst'rate engineer
and suppose 1t was this artistic some
thing which was SO strongly impressed by
the sort Of harmony IN the voice, gesture
and whole presence Of the woman beside
me. My curiosity had changed at once
into interest | cast about in my mind
no" 10 MAKE her more aware OF my ex'
is'en'7 ina" sue "au aS YET inc AIR oi De-
ing,
lco,o uoos NOV appear 70 DC any mas
Ter o' 'uo cc'elnol'cS mere ! pcgan' sc
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