Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-02
Clara Chauucey's Gypsy.

lNl Sc continued tue beauty dancing up ana
down the room; 80 pretty white straw. with
q hali-Wrcath of moss roses; the sweetest
thing YOU ever saw, and as simple ns 10 can
be- and. mother doar IT'S only twenty-five
dollars.
There was uo answer Suddenly Clara
paused and looked searchingly into her
are you not able 90 40 ont to-day O.
"Quitc able Clara"
Are You angry with me, mother asked
the fair grl as She pressed her red lips to
Che white forehead
Not angry, my child was thinking.
What vas that you said Of the opening -
"Whv mother. have you forgotten llass-
leI has his grand opening. You as good as
promised Aunt Markham that you would 90
arlv You know She never likes 90 make n
purchase until you have looked at 3d."
To tcll the truth, child, ] have had So
many things 20 think of during the week /.
your father /. so pressed iu money matters
aud everywhere business is dull. besides ;
coal is dear and hard to get at chat Your
father is fearful tine huge fires Will have to
go out. II they DO. what will become of the
men t'
"mdeed. mother coal is not So scarce IT,,
only the cry of ,peculators.'
That may be- iu part but it is lea1ully
high Your father SAYS that it costs him
IA, dollar. d,v for coal above what ii
.o.f.. AZ t,a .psrol 'ratas With hn.inas, at
1880 ebh. he viii bee obliged 10 drop the work
mm Hermann and Naudiord have done il
already
Father is alway- pressed TO hear him
uik. said Clara. with thread of petii,h-
ne,, 900 her voice; q" but he never refuses
yonr f,tbe, f.. .,ary Kind Int
81 never Saw you So blue. il will be a
I mercy 20 take you where everything is gay
and beautiful" continued Clara. with more
| .i,acitv. Come. If we set OH at once we
,an caiI at Campbell's, such really elegant
ac.. Aunt Markham saws"
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OF papa s. asked nara ,.,...
lhey cannot be classed among iaaiilVla ;,
blcpeoll.' put they are very worthy Psople'
lepned Aiis. Chau1oey; won nH '.ie o7a'''l
'i ihr aay' Lif@ hai9iy nouceu ,nN1 '"lS
nad leit the lashlonani' avenues ui'li si'' pa,
stood ai the entrance Oh a sI1al ul'oh W.. T.!
ing n"i much 700 sinaH 70 pe as.'g'''',i ~. u
4ef mind with me ldea OF J'IniYIl' n'
door was opened ny sin"Il su+ "ilo ID"
'"efed ie''liy tna' hef parents "''' SUN.
Upon Mrs. Chauncey expressing O desir'
TO see them the child led them down th'
narrow hall into an inner apartment, all th'
while talking as She went " You must eX
euse the looks OF the house, but 1t was an Sc
sudden aud papa got sick.
The door was gained the visitors stoo'
iu small room with bed i'm one corner ol
which a woman lay, white and still; Whll'
iu % chair beside the couch rccliued % man
with % haggard face, and on his knee an m
FAINT scarcely a week old.
.Yop viii excuse INV rising. Mrs. Chauu
Gov" .aid t,a man. at once recognizing hi
.i.itors . Mrs MORAN Won have neve
soon. and this little stranger" dropping hi
owes 20 the burden ON his knee it was
dark hour Ia which we were called to wei
80. -. Nvob.,et triad our hos