Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-26
have the pleasure of your company, sir, or
do YOU remain among the Jackets? 90

do you remain among the jackets?n
The lady looked an invitation prettilv
How clal ming thought Mr. Airey
and he said. Il think, if Mrs Armste:,l
will allow me. will stop and put her into
her carriage" The lady smiled, and her
husband stalked off alone to his banker.
Thc Englishman now bloomed into talk
with so much sprightliness and vivacitv.
that Madame I.llouettc was reduced to :,
fixed smile Of appreciation, and " Mees y
could no longer display her unique power
of language Mrs. Armstead rewarded
her cavalier with occasional smiles and
mods, while she gave her undivided atten-
ton to the business before her. She liked
prattle at her ear, and had the rare gift
of seeming to understand it.
! Having finally decided how the Jacket
WAS to be cut how it was to be decorated,
and what it was to cost, she became light
hearted, and for conversation S sake began
to babble of her doubts. She wondered if
she had chosen right. Did he think that
the shape would 90 with the latest gowns? ?
Was it too heavy? Was it not too light ?
Would it be very becoming? To AL these
questions she waited for no answer but
stepped daintilv into her brou -ham. Then
she gave the gentleman her fingers beauti-
fully glovcd through the window anI said
smiling: II have hrlf a mind to 90 back
and countrrmnd il. Woull you be SO
good n t. tell N" the time? Thank You 50
much. How late And | have forgotten
little Bobbv'S medicine again. | guess |
won't 20 back about the Jacket. Home,'
Ihcrcupon she was swept away, leaving
Mr.. \irev with his hat in his hand He
stood holding his hat and staring after the
carriage. until Il fat lady of fashion pushed
him of The pavement. while her LITTLE dar
linz of a dor ran between his lcr,. IIav-
inr unwound himself from the aniinal' :
chain and murmnrcl an apology TO its
owner. Mr. Aircv put on his hat and hcav-
ed Il sigh Il have forgotten little Bobby :
medicine again :" he repeated rs he moved
AWAY. And they talk of the friyolity of
of French women. Enor little Bohby"'
This morali>, has 4 tender heart. and likes
to exercise it. Pathetic were the pictures
He thought If Tiny Tim and little Paul
Duml).v. He ftncicd The sick child lvinn
ike a faded 1owrr on his small bed and
li~pnr blessings on his mother. whose
whole miml wa~ concentrated on the
c!ln;c. Of Il WINE. iHcAct. : e III for
gotten the medicine a-:tin. How often had
she lplttI t'll IL. maps lOI nlODll> lilt1
lit,lr hli rhtcd child had been ~irhinr for
the lively tonic. or thr .lark-brown cod
liver oil hat the hands which should have
Administered The ,lr:,uuh- Will. irs fellow
,oo.hcd the pillow of ,i,r sufferer. was
uoj,iur bnuur-> or tiDo,rinr fI.inre- Per-
hal, At the very moment poor little Bobby
va, looking biz l,-t look into hi, mothers
eyes. and whispering: Never mind.
~ :;
phv>ir now. Yop may take it All your-
self Bu, This ! wcaknc>s,~ SAID Mr..
Airry - himself. as hr found the tears in
his eyes H. went home Ike a man bent
Oh di>cl!lr, in.- Il ,lutv. and >princinr ljght
a, :. French thinker from the par,icllIr to
the General. wrote in his diary .Amrri-
can women hare even les feeling than
rtri~ian'
\ week passed and Mr.. Aircy had not
cal,c! upon his Boston ac,ulaint..ncc, Il
va, no small sacrifice. Ii:ld any one ever
told him that h, was in love with mar
ri,d woman. h, nc:,t'v-arran@rI hair
would have risen ana bvtryc,! the thin
places. Nevertheless or some Of thos.
pla,form, which in eoantIc,s numbers lie
between The abyss of love and lh, hei irft>
of sublime Indifference. the c>Iimable cen
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pleasure which lie felt in the society of :,
charming woman was. 10 some extent,
unlike that which he derived from the con
vcr>ation Of hi> maiden aun, or his former
tutor. The unlike element. Whatever il
may h". never troubled his conscience: hut
when h. WAS forced To- Ii>1pprovr Of an at
tractive woman. .hr manlullv resisted his in
clination for her companv He resisted his
tendency To- call upon the Arn>tea,i> for !,
fu week. On The eighth ,'av after their
former meeting. he had hi> hand on the
bell of their aplltment Perhaps he wen,
to nortlilr. p,IhaI,~ to utfrr nr,li inc
The door was opened hv French maid.
who was CRYING in most becoming man
ncr Tie visitor Imagination was arol.,-
cd is it Hobbv2" h. ga>prl. She nod
ded prcltilv. Size could NO speak for
weeping. She led thr wav into the first
room. and after a moments hesitation he
followed her. The ,jnm which he hrheII
was indeed >urpri,inr. Dnthe tlb'r stood
A bot:lr ot phvsir. and hv i the most deli
cate IF swcrl-br,a,lS unta>1cd. Mr.. Arm
>tcad. hi, somewhat rurrcd face >uft,ncI hy
-cmution. WAS bpnlin~ Ike , hre.,h-1nad-
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