Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-05-04

day. But then she was not a bit of a
heroine an army of little brothers and
sisters to attend to left her no time for
poetry writing, while Blackville, though
as before stated, an Insignificant place,
had a bracing mountain air which forced
people to eat in spite of themselves. So
Florry, occupied with small froeks and
stockings, did not lose her pretty coloc
or roundness, and if there were some
times tears in the "softest eyes" and
sighs on the sweetest lips, why. that
is only what is happening every day to
eyes and lips that are neither soft nor
sweet.
No, Florry had no notion of sitting
for picture of despair. She had a stout
little heart of her own, as brave as it
was warm. and whatever the trial, she
'.grinned and bore it, ,'-metaphoricall
speaking Nature, in bestowing on her
a pair of dimples, having put the grin
sardonic out of her power 1t was very
hard, very provoking, very cruel of Char
ley. no doubt, but still it was Charley.
and she was not going to make an out
cry against him. That was Florry's way
of looking at it there are such people
now and then in this medley of a world.
But her cousin Julia. Fred Willis's
sister, was quite of another mind. Julia
was young lady whe had opinions and
liked to speak them. She considered
that Charley Dennis was behaving him.
self in weak, wicked, and altogether
disgraceful manner, which Florry was
bound to resent and this quite apart
from her pet plan of making match be-
tween her cousin and her brother. for
Julia, if prejudiced, was honest, So she
had no mercy for the rruant Charley,
abusing him as often and as openly as
Florry's reserve would allow, till one
day the barrier broke down. and let the
full tide of her wrath sweep over.
Fred was describing party of the
previous evening at which neither of
the girls had been present.
81 suppose that Miss Brent was there
/ m I,r,o - 1;fo- %, al T,1;, --Iooo loL
it it was to use the pronoun of censure
in referring to Adela.
Yes, she was there" answered Fred.
and laughed to himself for moment.
riIeu, oivud, fovI eio.rIo., Do.uis
makes of himself with that girl p he said.
And what he can sec in her ~ said
Julia She's no beauty, certainly"
"Oh, as to that, she's pretty enough,
said her brother-masculine and femin-
inc eyes are so apt to see this matter
differently-.but as out-and- out a little
firt as ever | saw. Friend Charley II
find himself at the end of his string one
Of these days, or I'm much mistaken
And serve him right p pronounced
Julia, with vicious emphasis.
why serve him right ?'' here unex.
pectedly put in Florry, with more spirit
than was usual to her soft voice .'Why
should any body object to Charley's wait
ing on Miss Brent, if he likes ~
"Oh, if 1t suits him, TIE nothing tt
say against it, I'm sure" was all JUL;
could say iu answer. Each one Of tn,
three knew quite well what had beer
meant by his being served right, ant
each knew that the others knew, bu
still it was the thing to ignore it il
Fred's presence. so Julia could only lool
the pins and needles she longed to speak
But the moment Fred was gone. sb
idemnlfed herself for this forced elem
ency. She pounced down on Florry, anc
never left her till she had worried he
iuto tears and confession. Then sh
paused, half in triumph, half in pity.
Now, don't be goose, Florry," sh
said, soothingly, tapping the bit of fusl
l ed cheek not hidden in the claspe
: hands. ''if there ever was man wort
crying about, I'm sure it isn't Charlie
Dennis
Florry made no reply to this. but sh
+, lifted her head and set some stitche
r rather blindly in the embroidered froe
e on her lap. But it is lucky that Maste
: Harry, for whom 1t was destined, wa
e not connoi5seur in fine needle-worl
e else it is to be feared that that cotto
l rose-spray would have been thorn
t his side SO long as anything rename
e of it.
: depend upon it, Florry," resume
o Julia, after pause, you're well rid
him. if you only would think so. A ma
J that don't know his own mind bett.
y than that Why. l do believe its fu
i month since he has set his foot insic
e this house-he that used to be in an
e out, till | was fairly sick of the sight
a him, l only wish, went on Julia wit
$ energy, ''he would come again, just one
e just to see how much difference it max
n to us-and | declare she broke off a
=, ruptly. looking out of the window, whic
% she faced, 'if there be isn't this mibu
y opening the gate ! Well. the-wha
"a you-call himis near when you talk abo
him, sure enough p
p Charley it really was at the gate, al
d at the gate we will be impolite enou.