St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-01

Brocklesbie expects il young lady from
Ely, q, Hiss W heeler, to spend the va
cation 1t his house and. rs he has no
cagriaSuete, send for her, | proposed her
,idipg.pp With You. 1t will doubtless
be, ,n.aelI; elI;pleaSalItcr for her than com
ing NJ in 4 hack.
X S,,allroa4f'Y aft FATHER"
l., Aita hlushrd scarlet. She was to'
e0nfpsed.to think clearly. or she nigh;
have decFicd to take II hack. But the
EtAriyeE,hppped off his box, and at Il sig
nal Gaqas Miss Winslow, helped poor
Nitam.I q
As soon as she recovered her com
posure Il little, she addressed herself t"
the hitherto dcSpiscd SchOOl-nIatc viii
the greatest aifability. But thcIc W.
Il spice of mischief about Miss Nleb.
She leaned back now on the velvet
cushions, assuming Nita's favoritr All
of dignified reserve. 1t was her turn
NOW. aud Nita was greatly relieved
when the carriage stopped.
Js1g gsPhis is Mr.. Brocklesbie,s, Mis-,
|sWheelef,r reinarked Miss Winslow ,sn.
btbe freezing Politeress ief t6snhff sosJ3
: atf''tf she esi..s 5 tiiai,As wifs !.
pcapitaih piece of acting, TO say the
I61Ht. tIfFl IL y " fxNA ftstll ~.NF a-|Ff
As the carriage door closed behind
her. Mia WIS sure she heard Il soft
laugh. SO NrNcd and chagrined was
she that she completely disappointed
herself in her hope of making Il fa-
Norhhlc First implcSsiom' upon Mrs
Brock lcSbic.
Mr.. Brocklesbie would have hired
Il carriage to meet YOU" said that lady
at the tratahlr thai evening but Gov
Win>low Thought il would hr plca>amtcr
for N"m tu hide up with his daughter
school giIl> are always fond of each
others >"cictN."
rs she his daughter. then ?" asked
Mia.
''Crrtaimly. Y"u didn't learn it from
her. dare say. She is very modest
She has received an unusually fine
home training. Her mother Is IL lady
VII" cares NrrN little for style. but both
socially and imrcllrrtually. she is Il very
superior Wnmau.
The following day Mrs. BrockIcShic
took Mia t" walk. and they passed the
Gov crn"r> residence. 1t WAS an elegant
establishment. the house and grounds
IN the style of Il French villa. with
>lsll anu lt'l liN rs
The G",rIuuI ! WcIlthN. and hc
aud Mrs. Winston lave tNrcllrnt taste ''
said Mis-. HI"rkl,>hir. The interior
"t the house is perfect. You. doubtless
will hc invited Ia spend Il day OF two
there. Mrh i very c"mSidrratc. and
NOT III the least aIi~t",IItic."
Mia didn'i feel 50 confident ut the
Invitation.
Three days after. Mrs Blncklr~hir
" il" had been calling upon some Of hen
friends. cIlun. home with something in
trrc>tin" on her mind. .'Senator I.uN-
els son i here from Washington. and
Is GnN. WIn>luw> guest. Mrs Wins
low i> t" give him il party next week,
and Nou, of ""uI~r. will hc my Nitcd.
Have N"u anything with You suitable
i"I evening WcaI ,"
\ila had nothing. and hcr ruI>,. Nl-
not :" heavy that >hr. could afford Il"
lI%ltrn II up"u presumption. But ia"
could nttrI Mr>. Brnckl,>hir u" excuse.
and the following daN She went ont and
purchased white muslin. gloves and u
sash. '"n>ulIHT hrI I~cli with the Iriirc-
ton that they would do tnI Commence
mcnt.
by the WaN." said Mrs Blucklr>hir.
on her way home from the drrs>makrr' :
Il W"ndcr that Mrh hasn't call, Il
upon You yet. 1t must hc she doesn't
know Ion are still here. She'll see luu
1T church t"-m"IluW. however"
/" church Nita went. but with hcal
ines of h"aIr. With the Wiu>low fam
lily sat the same Young gentleman She
had seen in the ears.
..'Il,.t N,,t,,,, ,,,.,,, ,,-,tI, ..
Is Lowell. 1t Is said he is engaged to
Mrh. Whispered Mrs. BrocklrShir dur
ing the singing.
Services closed. and Mrs BrockIcShir
detained \ta in her pew until the
Nim>l"W> came down the aisle To
\itJ'> smile and bow Mcb returned =
cool nod and passed without Il word.
Mia could have cried with moItilira-
ti"m. Mrs. SrnckleShic WAS quick at
conclusions. She instantly Inferred
that Nita WAS not. at the college. con
>Idcrrd "a nice girl"
At the eleventh hour Nita did. in
decd. receive an invitation To the party:
and. though she accepted and did her
best to comciiatr her >rhoolniate. il WAS
of II" avail. Mch had when first at
school. been pleased with Nita'S piuuant
ways. but her eyes had been fully
opened t" the girls shallow character.
and she did not now wish to make u
friend of her. Besides, she felt that her
unladylike conduct deserved rrbuke.
Nita soon discovered that Mrs. Bloc
lcShr had conceived prejudice against
her. and she welcomed the dav for her
return to school.
Il declare" said she to Nell Chap
man. "onc never knows who any one
is Who would have thought that
Mabel WinSlow WAS IL Governors
daughter And there's Nell Thornton.
whom we've made so much of.-her ia
ther Is lust Il shoemaker -
'Tve known that these ages. Wh.s
cares y responded Judge Chapman
daughter.
\ita's mOrtifyimg mistake did not
make her "dcmocrat" at once. but
she was at least careful afterwards to
conceal her silly notions about the caste
and set of her asSociates. True men
and women estimate people by theil
moral and mental qualities. not by their
apparent position in society.
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