Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-09-14
IAN I'LL WIND THAT BLOWS NO
BODY GOOD"

BODY GOOD"
With the exception of Mr.. Bruce, who,
with an interest in the Ice Company, was
wife and two children-with the exception
of this family, Miss Serena Selden, and Mr..
Anson Surrey, there were no other passen-
gers on board the Fairy, bound for India
and Japan. Indeed, Mr.. Surrey had no
idea that they numbered so many souls,
and was quite stunned one morning when
they had been some weeks at sea, at the
sight OF real live young lady sitting on
deck, crotchetiDg and talking with Mrs.
Bruce as il she had not rained down over
night.
"Where in the deuce did that heavenly
creature come from, Bruce 2" said he, toss
ing his cigarette away. "Haye the skies fall
en- that we catch larksf"
"That is our friend Miss Selden," re-
turned Mr.. Bruce. "She has been too Ill
to leave her berth before since we started
Tom and Amy's governess. Let me intro
duce you, Surrey it's pity not to embrace
all the advantages of travel. We're a small
family on board. We really ought 10 know
each other; it's a duty we owe society -
and Mr.. Surrey was Immediately present.
ed in due form.
81 could hardly believe my eyes. Miss
Selden, when 1 saw that we had another
passenger just now," said Mr.. Surrey. at
is a most agreeable surprise, l assure you."
Thanks" she returned. ~ hope you
will have no occasion tochange your mind.
They tell me that long voyages are very
trying, and betray oue's natural infirmities
of disposition. We shall probably discov-
er all of each others weak points"
"Mine are at your service, if they will
amuse you," laughed Mr.. Surrey, not at all
certain that he had any.
"You are really too generous Don'tex-
pect to hold out so good naturedly. We are
all pretty sure to quarrel aud hate each 9TH
er before the voyage is ended, you know.
Doubtless Mrs. Bruce aud would be at
swords'-points this minute, { my illness
hadn't postponed the entertainment"
"When my lessons done, Miss Selden,
will you play cats cradle with me, please p
interrupted little Amy. "Irs such a long
day."
Ou SSS AuC OhONNs VI hoN
el already, Mr.. Surrey" she said. Yes,
Amy, anything 10 pass the time"
"Well, it's done now, this minute. Three
tums two is six, three times three is
nine" rattling of her table in breath.
"Have you got stringf ?" Miss Selden Of
fered the ribbon on her fan. "Thst'll do
splendid. We won't leave Mr.. Surrey out,
will we2 He might feel mis- ble," suggest
ed Amy.
"You might pass the compliment TO him."
"Oh, don't like TO do that"
"And why notf"
"'Cause heard mamma tell papa not to
give her such things-before people,"
"Complments p laughed both listeners
and by the time that Amy had wearied OF
'cat's cradle" they were established on ca
sy term of conversation, and had found
mutual acqusintances to discuss.
"How narrow the world is, 10 be sure n
said Serena. at seems SO odd that you, a
total stranger yesterday, should know some
of my friends, perhaps even better than I
do"
1--WE we're speaking of Professor Lom-
bard. believe his nephew Ned is in In
dia somewhere; perhaps you will meet. him
out there"
"Who knows2" murmured Miss Selden,
struggling with knot in her thread, and
smiling TO herself "Have you ever seen
him3"
1--WE were classmates at Yale. We played
many foolish prank together. He used
to swear that he should die bachelor, In
those days"
"Like Benedlck, perhaps because he did
MT expect 10 live to get married. Tell me
about your foolish pranks' at Yale;" and
as everybody Is aware that these stories
have family resemblance to those oil
Scheherezade, one being only the sequel to
another, II was luncheon-time long before
Mr.. Surrey had finished the recital. On
shipboard one naturally grows into a closer
acquaiutanceshIp In a brieler season than
would happen elsewhere. A handful oil
people drifting about together, cut off from
communication with the rest of Christen-
| dom, contract the habit of relying ON each
| other for comfort and entertainment, and
become more intimate with each others re-
sources than would happen in years of So
cial intercourse on terra fTrmd. Thus Mr..
Surrey came TO know 3 great deal about
Miss Selden's thoughts and habits of mind,
the sentiments she expressed, the opinions
she formed of men and things, and he took
a great deal for granted. In the mean time
they spent their leisure hours talking about
every thing from UtopiAn plans for tht