Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-06-12
BRATTLEBORO, VT. FRIDAY JUNE II, 1874

! -uOOu-bN, hcIOu ! s1lu lIollO.
| But still felt cross and he called me
Herod. Aud didn't want 10 give in to
him that way, l suppose. However ii
came about, l called after him down the
walk,
"Thcre, gol And don't care If never
see you again T.
Trollo did not answer. The wind blew
| in between us. lie trudgcd of stoutly in
to:lho storm, his little red tippet flying in
the wind across his shoulders. The snow
whirled up, and in minute or two / lost
sight of tho little red tippet, and came in
and shut the door.
l shut the door, but l did not shut away
the words | had spoken to Trollo. As l told
you, they seemed to me TO come back and
knock on the window TO be let in again. II
| could, would have unsaid them, |
| think, even then. / wished l had said
something a little different, somehow.
passed rather n lonesome morning. The
storm grew worse. Keziah Phipps warmed
over tho hash and piece of squash pie for
me, and went home early. She said may
be she shouldn't come over again. 'The
old man was riley about it TO- day, anyhow
his potatoes burned yesterday-and then
il did set in and snow at such "A ratel But
she'd come If she could, for she'd promis-
cd my ma, and could heat up the coffee
myself, for she'd cut the bread land butter"
SO said, avery WELL" and I didn't urge
her TO como, for was thinking about the
cornballs. l hoped Trolio would get home
in good season, and wed have some fun.
opened Keziah's old umbrella for her, and
kicked her IA little path TO the gate, and
then came back aud stood in the door till
she had got out OF sight, and then I came
into the house alone.
II did seem lonesome, do the best / would.
My footsteps echoed up and downthc stair.
The doors slammed aller me and made me
start. The fire winked at me, a il were
going To sleep. ] buit it up, and put
things in order a little, picking up some
slippers and old miltcn, of Trollo's that he
had left kicking around. / wished that
Trolo would come. II gave the an unhap-
py feeling to see his little slippers, as if |
had been homcsick
went to the barn for company before
long. and fed the pigs aud shook down hay
for llauibOy-that was the hOrse-for the
night, although it was early. aud locked
everything up, and came back again, won
dering what l should do next. | wished
that Trollo would come.
bad been in the barn some time, and
when | crossed the little side-yard 10 come
from the barn 10 the house, | was surprised
TO see how The storm had gained. 1t was
blowing, by that time, a furious gale; the
wind came up in long waves like an in
coming tide. 1t took my breath as stood
in the blrn door. The air was gray and
dense with snow aud sleet. There was
deep drin in the yard at the corner where
crossed. | waded through to get 10 The
house. 1t came almost 10 my waist, coulC
hardly get the doors together. / wishe,
that Trollo was at home.
wished So again when | had got into
the house by the fire. 1t looked so dcadl,
cold out of doors, l wondered how any on,
could see his way to walk In the great whir
Of snow aud wind. And such little lel
low-only eight years oldl
looked at the clock. II was almost four
Just about that time he would be starting
10 come home. The school house was
mile and quarter away, beyond the churcl
, and beyond the town. Trollo had rather
lonely road to come, and very windy one
said. TheIo were two ways where th
road branchcd off. lie might take one o
he might take another; but both were ba,
enough.
/ began to think that ] should feel bette
, TO go out and meet him. But remember
, ed that he would have started long befor
l could get there, and that / could not TEL
which way he would come. II he cam
I alone he would come by the church. Who
a he came with Jenny Fairweather, he cam
4 the other way. Jenny Fairweather an
q Trollo were rivals in the spelling class, bu
!. the best Of friends outside OF it.
So gave up the idea OF going to met
t him, for il / missed him, and he cam
] home cold and found me gone, l should L
I sorry, | thought. ran up into the atti
e once, to see if could see anything of hin
l. II had begun 10 grow dark. | thought
:, could see the church clock, for often g
o the limo by the attic window. But coul
I not see the church. could not see Il
road. l could see nothing hut the win
# and snow. II seemed TO me as If cou
n see the wind. From the attic window, Il
I whole world seemed TO have become
| whirlpool of wind and snow. Oh, for
# sight of the little red tippet glimpse
if the round, red mischevous little face
l. II seemed to me still as if those ugl
d words were blowing about in the storu
If and had come up to the attic window, an
e. were knocking and knocking TO be let in.
u al don't care II never see you again =
II "I-don't-care ir I-never-see you
10 again r. actually tried 10 open tho wi
dow aud let them in,-I felt so uncomfoI
E. able in the attic. But the window was fro
Ii en- aud stuck.
id went down stairs and tried 10 anu
ID myself by putting the molasses candy
s. to boil Keziah Phipps had not appeare
!, and thought it as good as settled that I
ID old mans back would bc up tonight. v
be would not care. We would have the ca
a dy. Trolo would be so pleasedl !
Sc would come in wet and cold. | won
le get him some dry stockings. Perhaps
10 would roast some apples in The ashes. Tr'
10 always liked to roast apples. We shou
- have a nice time that night. lie should S
ID that was glad 10 see him again afler a
ht lie should know that didn't think hi
nd the most disagreeable boy ever knew.
e. shouldn't say much about it, Tor it was 1
lie our way. But he should know.
SO put the molassos on, and then VIC
10 the window to look for Trollo. TheI
IT, got out the bread and butter and coff'
lle that they might be ready for his suppe
10 and / went dawn into ihe cellar and DiC
l't ed out the biggest Baldwin l could lr
10 roast for him. Then l went To the wi
dow again. l was very restless. cOu