Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-05-12

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the house agent went Mrs. Jones. This
time he was in, aud urbanely desirous OF
taking her to the desired premises. Then
they began TO walk and walk again, till her
head seemed TO leave her shoulders and go
up in the air, aud her body 10 leave her
legs, which went walking aud walkin9on.
At last row of new brick houses reared
themselves before her on the brink of one
of those dismal gorges, the back kitchens
propped up by posts, the chimneys topped
by queer monsters to induce them TO draw
"A whole row of staring brick houses, with
little court-yards in front, and funereal
urn in the middle of what looked like
newly made grave. The agent opened the
first of the rusty iron gates 10 these little
court-yards, and entered.
"Why, this isn't the cottage advertised,
is il ?" said poor Mrs. Jones-"this isn't
cottage at all. It's house, IA regular brick
house."
ave call them cottages out here" said
the agent mildly; we call them brick cot
tages. But walk in."
Which was easier said than done, the oc-
cupant opening the door an inch and par
leying with the agent.
y" II Oo "'''s "o,' ~
"uu "',oi VIC ~ D'u' 'u1 neA' 'u'"e' '"
Mrs. Jones, sho added, "Come in and sit
down; you do look beat out. Yes, ma'am,
there's three rooms on this floor"
-Four" said the agent.
"eh' IL yo" e'ii 'n't '"o'y -uoi' ""ue'
'ne s'a''s .oO'"' "'' 'is my ~
e'S one as u""ip "s'"eS ''" oe' "''n '",s
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.he 'auuuIy' rs very n""uy i"unuiS'
cause 'ne "H''' > A"'e ueeP ."e'e an .ne
u"ie; ie"s'"aSs' co"'es Snu SVes WIN
Tue ''uo in '"o u'eN 'o'' 'ner'. ine'o
IOur Io''''S VI s'"' Vo'u "s "'eeh'H"u
IN "In'er' anu MOI rs AFRICA III summer
Ihere am q Saire' OF Io't that you eau
t"cA away rs niuen as d" o'u hool sh'''.
Bat come up STAIRS; III SHOW you The null
premises
Mrs. Jones declined. She was not quie
able 10 continue her WORK tha' day could
she turning % the agenU get hack IN Inc
vicinity TO take her To the station again?
She didn't feel very well, aud storm had
gathered. The snow began to whiil around
in the front lots and back lots that com
prised the view, covering up the ashes and
garbage, falling mot the pits from whence
dirt had been taken, and upon The heaps
where dirt had been thrown.
a hack? Well, no; there wasn't any
hacks 10 be had. y conveyance of any
Kind, for which Ihe would willingly pay?
w ell, no, he didn't know OF any. Irshe'd
take his arm, he'd help hcr down TO the
station. Aud more dead than alive, the
poor lady found herself again walking.
The agent put her ON the Train, glad TO he
rid OF what seemed to him then an impend-
ing evil; for she looked bad, very bad, and
there was no place in Rosedale for people to
be sick that lie knew of.
But hack was TO be got in the mctropo-
lis, which Mrs. Jones reached at hightiall,
and sue fell from the steps of the coach in
10 The arms "i her aslonlshed and terrihed
husband
Don't be alarmed, dear she whispered; !;
don II mind, Iohy; but I'm going to die,
hoid on cried Mr. jones 10 Tue mack
man. Iheh he carried his wile INTO The
nouAe' anu Jumping mo lHe caD' went al
Ter lne lAmiIy physician
| "uo 'nuSt DC very pau' "hiSpereu Nr'
Jones 10 himself ohe hash cI'ieu me
Aon9' "o' Pu' nei ann "oo"' ii'o !" '"N'
way since our honeymoon Ana none
ou' 'nose VINO nave so lew marital cafesseS
are aOle 10 appreciate 'heul'
Inc ooc'or iooAeu grave oroereu perfect
quiet seua'i'e. Inc next morning nc
iookeu gfsNer sliIi' Ice was put upon the
poor lauy's head' which rolleu heip'essiy
10 ana lro upon 'ne Pillow An" 'nere sue
lay ior lour long weeks
IL was season oi "Ie'cheuhesS ana oeS-
pa'r' Nooouy khe" now dear anu heces-
sary was .niS ra'her snarl "nu peienPt"ry
"a'roh III there was an imminent uan-
ger oI losing her' Iheh all was remember
Gu anu ciuhs 10 'eariuiIy'
'ones iounu his nea't eon'rae'lhs win
agony ana c"uid lhinE oil no way IN wien
lie wonld be endurable without her 10
contend WIN business cares 10 shape Inc
Iulure oi lhis Prely hosaile' 10 manage
these lhree Dolsterous boys Without Maria
without Mrs Jones!
MY uou' Joe' he eried that hlgh',
Do"lng MS heau upon Inc marble iaoiean
pursuing into tears' Il shall SO mad
hush lake heaft. Ihere's a ialnt nope
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