Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-04-28

did feel so glad for Jenny, to think that
she was going to have her hearts wish and
learn Latin.
"Well, Mr.. Harry used TO give her les
son every day, ill he said she would be
getting ahead Of him before long but I
mustn't got ahead OF my story.
One Sunday morning Jenny and were
sitting reading, she with her Latin book IA
present from Mr.. Harry aud l with a
newspapcr-I wasn't so fond Of learning as
Jenny.
Ii was in May, aud the window was open.
We could hear Mrs. Browns canary slug
ing, for she had hung the cage on a nail out
side her window, so you see ii was just as
good as If we had bird ourselves, and
everything seemed So peaceful and pleas
ant.
Pretty soon we heard some rather heavy
footsteps coming up the stairs. They
weren't Larry's we knew, but they stop
at our door, aud we heard some one clear
ing his throat, and then he raped. /
opened the door aud saw a stout, middle
aged gentleman, with gold-rimmed eye
| glasses, splendid suit of clothes, and a
gold-headed cane. lie looked as if he was
very ri III. His eyes were gray and good
natured, and he had double chin, and
dmples in his cheeks.
Think of stout midle-agej gentleman
having diDlples! but its fact.
80, So" said the gentleman, in kind,
pleasant voice, GLOW do you do, my little
friendsH You don't know me, but I've
heard all about you"
lie walked in and laid his hat and cane
on the table, went straight up TO Jenny,
and said:
$50, so, this is the little maid with lame
side, is ltH Suppose you stand up, my
dear, and let us see VIVA. we can do about
| It'll!
Jenny turned pale; but she was trust
ing little soul, and tried 10 do as the gentle
man told her. lie made her turn first one
way and then another, all in a kind, en-
couraging way, of course, then gave her
one end of his cane, while he held the 9TH
cr, TO see how many steps she could take,
and how fast. lie pressed gently on the
bone, and asked her If she felt any pain
there, il she said "No, sir" ho touched an
OAhti l-hNNt ahh 81 OAf AtAl al ab bhNt - otI-
ny cried out sharply, and then looked white
and ashamed.
That's all right, my dear" said the gen.
tleman. That's all right; make AS much
noise as you like. l have found out what
l wanted 10 know, and shouldn't wonder
bit if could cure your lameness."
"Oh, sir" said Jenny, and looked just as
she did the day Mr.. Harry offered to teach
her Latin. As for me, had TO put my
apron 10 my eyes, and something buzzed
in my ears.
"And all this time you don't know who
1 am, my dears," said the dimpled gentle
man, in his kind, encouraging way. "Well,
] happen TO he Mr.. Harry Griscom's father,
and as l have studied hip-diseasos for the
last thirty-iye years, and happen TO know
little about them, think you will trust
yourself in my care, won't you"
Jenny and were so confused we could
MT speak at first.
Aud he was one of Harry's "lulks!' No
wonder Harry liked to "help lin loads -
1t was easy TO see how he came by ii.
Well, TO mako long story come to an
end before you get tired of it, Jenny was
moved to beautiful home for lame people,
which Harry's father had charge of, and
there her days passed like fairy story.
She is straight and well now, and as beau
tirul as a picture, and il seems more and
more like fairy story, because there's n
prince in it, which means that Jenny is 60
ing to marry the High school boy to.mor-
row.
"Wbat am l going 10 do p Oh, shall
trim hats, and stay single. le.-Northampton
Journal