Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-02
Ina Trumpet.

aMtTIiM TNNtuI NINillN IInIl MISS MfnlIA
iJ., .tin NJ a .r,at comfort IN
,o,l.., ,l,ot sh. co,,ld have tle trunpet
U;ss psr,tbvl;o cert.inlv had very nc
,,,l;,. ,,',,. ~ fnntin,, AZ b,itpop .,riefs She
,,n,,ld st,nd stiu cor ora moment of lire
,Iis,na, o,,d then .nddenIv illuminate with
.o,ne .1,,ro,tino raaection about so,netbing
ratl,,d Loo, 0r Lodn't hnc, ar conld he
,c.,,u II ,l,',,s ro,ni,d.d NIi.s Nfebita
lJs,s ir,tber of n cb.far of rine cranes he
i.,i ,,,tic,l ono O,t,har dav whom the .l.ies
WOW. ami Far ope instant while cloud
.,..,,, ,,..r fla. s,,, tLov h,rur baavv aud
xxx ,s M. lsaI.n sbalo,, Lebind them.
tL,, os a ouicl .trorg raw of sunliobt
i.,'..t ,l, ,i,nJ ,1,. ri aim, tl,,t ,v,s In
ib.,, took fire. and cleaned and hlazed. nm
IN lis ,.r,. nulses warmed "a. he looked
IT,, t.lf dc,, s,iIe,,I, ,,,r,nin,, ,e,aiu in
.,,,e ,,.,. ,g lii pomnbylia MT
:, o-.h .hi,e words :. .be co,,Id have the tr,n-
yy,.t What n tbipg il would make of life
Il tb,, !. conld" orlv b. an with .w in
st.aJ ~, . 500 Eut n. It did not. and
d., ,.a.,t ,be least prospect that IL ever
.ronld NI;ss Nehitable's brother patiently
t',,I. !, m.;u, ,bo Dc much as he would
ba,'', i,.,,.,,od @ a warm soap-stone. il wander
ins, in IL. dark among the glaciers of the
II III ''' '''"
Nli+,ila r,,op,,bile. peoeefully
",s tL,t .;,ber NJ them had said
~, ',,,;,,, into tbe Glowing hearth
",'' mus :.I ' i.GoI Iittle smile ON her
' o''''.'' 's fr,'b f,l1sd handkerchief i'm her
,"O'' "l' d. i,, i.',' l;i have fresh bondker
~ Il ,,os so tidv inst where
Me- b,mds law. and as for her smile. her
,''y i''t,',, 49,, ' ora M likely 10 disappear
,rLs, ,,a' b.conse .ha found life always so
pleasant; indeed 1t contained pu1 tWV re-
grets for Miss Mehtahle ana II Woui'l nave
been foolishness to let snch minority ulS-
tuh all the rest. One OF these regrets was
that Pamphyha did not leei gW,g 'Ii''l'l'u
10 marry PheniX lie had asked hef every
Thanksgiving Day for ten years m Sue'eS-
sion--though never untll ater "h.el' lot
he liked everything not, ana the la'li'eSt
hope is warmer sauce than di'4l 'pol'i''ile ,.
but IL was OF no use. MISS Iailp'l1 'l9 ~ ;
inclinations did not quite agree ana llie
trial was put over till another teIlli' ie"' "
the first part OF the evening nt',e eIo"hiS'i, u,
until Miss Pamphyha regularly nilsn''neu
with a con,oliug thought.
After all. she sand, "lt Is great com
font TO reflect that he needn ask me II ne
didn't choose ~
Don't be a goose, fheniN' MISS Mem
table always said gently, the next morning,
TO comfort hun ana thousn polnal' ~ ii'''s
seemed little like one, pluming himself
and picking up his crumbs so many moh,ls'
only 10 be slain on tins ialal day; sun Wheh
lletty said this. he remembered WhaV ne
really was. and rose from ms aSlies 10 oeSih
another year. -.
But it seemed such pity about spoiilng
the evenings, particularly as Miss Fainpny'-
ia only came once year that she had at
last insisted upon different arrangement
Don't ask me again until am ready to
say yes" She said, with the hrnest arr.
" And when will that be- asked FhenN'
Miss Pamphylia hesitated moment ana
then looked up with sudden gleaih ol ms
chief in her eyes
Whenever lletty asks Tor tlr trumpet
She said.
That was coming very near the second oil
Miss Mehitahe's regrets m NE, Which was
simply the miSerahly indlsunct way IN
which people We're allowing themselves to
speak the last few years II was growing
upon them, too. instead OF Improving uhtiI
she had really given mp expecting to heal
anybody unless they came and spoke directly
to her. Then, Of course, they TOOK care ''
enunciate properly, knowing how much sh,
/ disapproved the modern careiesshess, ou'
+ the moment they turued away 1t was all Tor
gotten, aud even Phenix and Pamphyla
I who were as well brought mp as herself, dic
no better than the rest. One sald, MN
m-m" and the other answered, M-m-m-ln'
and it was only miracle that they eNel
made head or tail of each others remarks
But Miss Mehitable always preferred hel
friends should please themse yes rather thar
her so she sat peacefully by heard what Sh'
could and let the rest go.
1t was not till the circle of those who at
tempted proper cnunciation had thnne'
down to the very strong-winded ones, an'
Miss Mehitable's replies TO even their re
marks sometimes fitted about as well as
she had put her own bonnet on PheniN'
head 10y mistake, that one of the bravest o
them ventured a suggestion
Would ii not be little strange II all ne
friends had lost their voices at once3 Nigh
it not be possible that her hearing had los
a trihe Of its acutenoss?