Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-23
Che family Circle.
Deb.

The solemn Androscog.in bell was ring
ing the mill-girls in by broad sunlight, one
noon. when there came a knock at the
door, and behind it the young lady Of whom
heard Deb was startled by the knock.
and Fl ightene;' by the young lady. 1t was
not often that visitors came to Brick
Alley. and it was still less often that
Brick Alley had a visitor who Knocked.
ibis was Il Young lady for Whom Deb's
mother did fine washing. Deb'> mother
wiped her hands and placed Il chair, and
the Young lady sat down She was a
straight Young lady, with strong feet, and
long brown feathers in her hat, and soft |
brown gloves upon her hands She had
come. She said with that Cluny set, which
she found She should need for Il party this
very Light; indeed, she was in so much
haste for it that she hunted Dcb's mother
up-which was :: matter of some difficulty
as She never had the least idea where
She lived before. and how crooked the
stairs were But the lace was very yellow.
As she saw. and would she be sure to have
it done bv nine o'cloca tonight? and :
And there, turning her head suddenly,
the straight Young lady saw poor crooked
Deb in her high chair, with the wonder in
her eyes.
Il wonder if | frightened her" thought
Deb. But she only wondered bat did not
speak.
:. Is this YOUR
"Yc~," said Dcb's mother, " the eldest
Fifteen III try my best, maam; but
don know as | ought 20 PROMISE SIC
>po k- in Il husincsS-likc tone. and turned
the Clunv lacc-l dainty collar and pair
of soft cu.ls-about in her hands in Il
bu>iurss-likc way. \ breath of some
kind of scented wood struck in a little
ru,t arainst Drb'> face. She wondered
how r,ople could weave sweet smells into
, niece, Vf lace and if the Young lady
knew or if She knew how much pleasant
cr it was than the onions Mrs McMlhonrv
cooked for dinner every day in the week
but SUNDAY. upon the first floor But it
cave. her uui.e tnouch t. do L. WONDER
without ,pr.,kinr.
Fifteenth repeated the voun. lady
standing, up VERY straight. and looking
very sorry. allow lone has she been =
| Tkr-th,i2"
:. Born ,o.' said Deb> mo,her. She'>
les, set in that chair ever since She's been
bio cuou~h to set at al. Would YOU try
rum ON tn sc. Miss"
Bat von never told me You hal a Grip
lIrJ child.'
The voun.r "a Y said this quichv
Won have wished for me three wears.
and Won ncvrrt olI NE vou had a crirpltd
chi'jr'
..Yop never asked me, Ms. =" said Dch's
no.hrr
'rh. vu,ro, lady n,,I. no rcnlv She
,,n,n md ~ down on the clre of Dcb->
| bal ,.In.n b..il. D,b's chair She seemed
to have f., ,r,tt,n all about her L.nnv lace
Sin. took Deb, hlrl up between her two
soft brown ,rIovc, and her ionr, brown
feathers dyopncl and tnuchcl ncbs heck
! Deb hardly hr.,thcd. the feathers and the
Gloves. an the sweet smells Of scented
wood, aud the Young ltdy'- sorry eyes
such very sorry c>,-wtre 50 close to
tho, hioh.chajr.
Fifteen wears repeated the Young Ia
lv. very low In that chair-that nobody
eyrr-poor little rirl. But Won could
ride" she said Suddenly.
IL don't know. 1n,'am. said Deb. ."
never saw anybody ride but the grocer and
the baker. | amt like the grocer and the
baker.
You could he lifted, mean. said the
young lady eagerly. There l. some oily
who lifts you?
" Mother sets me generally" 5 nd Deb.
." Once whcl she was very bad with a
lame ankle Jim McMahonvy set me. Hes
first lloor-.Jim McMahoney.
-" shall be back here, said the Young
lady, still speaking very quietly, bat speak
m TO Deb mother now, " In Just an
hour. shall come in an easy sleigh with
warm lobeS- If You Will hay" Your
daughter ready to taHe a ri"e with me, |
Shall be very much ODIlGcu To You.
he young lady finished her sentence as
Ii She did not know what to say, and 50
~ald the true9t thing she could think OF,
which we are All III '"nG'r OF dong at
Tunes:
WE'LL am sure sa'I Dep mother.
n'bLtra' tcii the Lazy
| but D'nitr't could hot ''ll 'iie i'uN' lof
she was aireany ONT OF 'ile "ooI' ana GOWN
>'llrS' anu away INTO the street. ana, IN
| ''ee"' Deo ceuiI not nave loid 'iie ';,"E-