Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-15
How She Made Herself Agreeable
q" Are you ready, Sue ?"

| ARE you TeduN, sue
Been waiting this half-hour."
Gabrielle stood in the paror door, button
ing the fifth button of her lavender kid, while
Sue closed the volume she had been reading
drew on her dark wooden gauntlets as sh,
passed through the hail. settled her brown
walking-hat one degree lower over her eyes
and stepped ont upon the street.
DONE stop to shake out your flounce
again, Gabe but come on. We want t,
get back before dark
Now, Sue, if my hat gets blown back
| too far, in this wind, or my crimps get out
of place, you'll tell me, won't you p
"Yes; if know the difference, | will
But wouldn't start out with such load of
cares on my mind, for the world. | value
| life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness toe
much to cucumber myself as you do" and
Sue turned up the collar of her plain beaver
cloak to keep ont the wind, and thrust both
hands down into her pockets.
Have you finished my library book, Sue
want to return it tomorrow, you know
"Carry it back whenever you like, for all
me- hate stories and you know do
"But you ought to read that it's so pop
ular All the girls are talking about it,
So much the better for me, then There'll
be no need of my saying anything"
"Dear me You are 30 nicer What vas
il Won we're reading inst now ? Sometbinr
with a horrid stunid name. nresnme."
"No. il wasn't. only hook of Enolisb
ESSAYS. Nv the wav Nacaulav saws , p6etry
produces an illusion on the eve of the mind.
as mapic lantern prodnces an illnsion
ON the eve of the bo1v' Did Won aver tbi,,L
of that -
Gahriella's rcd lin curlad into decidsd
sneer. and her welI.shapen nose gave sng.
gestions of an inward curve.
" No. Sne and hone 7 meyer shall thi,l,
of ANYTHING SO stupid. I don't believe von
like such THINGS vourself You're only inst
putting on
" Bes pardon. Gabe but Won are nutting
ON rather more than | should dare ~ Of
literary acuteness when Won ventura 10 calI
Nacanlav stunid ;"
As the sisters nassed the big aim near tho
court house. and turned down into " Sbon
Row" Gabriella made one 1ast anneal F
Now Snsie for NV sale ddn't mol,e
anv of vour shocking snaechas wbile wa are
in at Wittenmere's' You know their new
salesman il rigbt from New York and all tbe
girls are dvine, IN secnra his attentions ~
as GOOD aS he he is handsome thew ''S,,I. sav an and
tba Yonn, NJen,s Cbristian AssoS;a IT, ,'ara
mazda him rrpsi1auf bafOra ba'J baor in
,an,,, ,,antb I 10 hona ,o,,,Il tr,, al
voal,a ,,onrsaIf ao,raoatla e ntrod,oa ,,o', ;,
:" Uumnh =, was the oniv reniv that
raocbad Gahr;elIa,s ears os s6a ona1ad ,ha
sbor-door and fonnd vo,,nq, Io,iIand ,,a;t
in0 at tb, verv first c6nnte1
10 r,o,,a,,,e,,t Of tho aoh;tiors ,,i,,;,,,.
sr,n bad evar heen 90 advantanoons 'ir', 90 H.,
intnrnsts as tbe;r recsnt 5ionaUt 'lf' nf u
fasciuat;rg Young mon az tbair s9Ia'onrrtar -
for nnth;7, ,,a,,a ,raatar ~ t
,aarors 81 t5a;r Sa,, ,,';rtar bats tha tho
thongbt that vomng WsvilanJ had nro- T,ls
nonnesd them vastIy hacnn,ine,
:. Now that rve chosen NM - cold 20.
hr;.iIa aftar larcr la, :. ,,';si, 80 H.,
mo- haIr ohont ,o,rs ad,,;sa at y,eost
r.. 70 '',o ;o,' sa',,,. -.
stra,y"
"Dor,t WORRY Coba Itb;rk III b,,, a
drah fall tbis tino and trim, IL ,nvsalf T.
Iii ha ~ ,,raat daai ohaa,lar ~ IT,,
nlanty Of 81 hIacl, yal,,o, in .ba h,,,so,,
:. Nv don,t ha r,;sarl,. ~ Vo1 6a
as ,,ot ,,ona,, as AZ ,o lit Iool.
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| Tabr;aIIa IN NJ, - uyndar,&on9 yGb & "0''N' P"' -
:. uorr ,vouId Won ILL ,h;s sbono u;s.
pa,,,aona ." asl,a1 .ha soIa,a, 80,
- ,,has.s La. s -. s'N
sI,'o ',s;oh a. Nv - $50. ri
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stuIa ;, ''o''' - '"''
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.r 1s,, bar ro 80 q, a,s,, w. or' ''
"oI 49, II Snai W, - a., NJ.
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vi I', ~, o'I 10, I',',. 'i'', a'.
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and sois5ad ~ taIa tho Iroh S,it ;" d"''''0A
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,,'hio 80 ''u "
w. o,i"a M, ,,.a,
of 800 -, ba. toilot Uer da,i' "',? W VI
a;ml" no;lad ,ha oaIa"a o. r"I hr na
'. m'' a.2ea,t ho,,,,,. v', o'.I III ei u'e'
w "'te ~ Ss;',ht a'.t an pToon.,s m
~ " aiei n'e'ai, I iie' Ia =
binh e9rnst,oss oS - 'HJ"nv ",,u
,,'n,ti,rs I "eie t. s''So
shonGh ninntS.nine ori of ona "y h:ndra l%o,
imJsss would Iave ,ronornnad W tho lattar nr fa %
y"oSs, ha,utifrI br, Jt,yiia'd W. an
Of tba ninety and nina in tbat cIa'sfcatinr oS S
hnt stood aione no The ono bmndraJti, w h;
n';n;on Of So attraot;,a,'aIs '''N - -
:, Tn,, yo,' a,, too haS y, ',,,i,i,,,d "a
brieIIa. AZ thew walked homeward in th
frosty air 81 wish Won had staved at %om, o
beIiaye I could have GONE % down dsen S ji,i' ;nt
= Girtation with Iavila5d If If had nof hee s
for vomr strange wavs and odd sneecbe.
Won are so rongh and strong-mindedl Ne
aIwavs hate those tbip@s'" '@
=" 'fbere GabeI D,n'f begin 10 uncork tb
yiaIs Of vonr wrath / o5iv had nv wa, "a,
and Won Yours Do let's agree to d;sagre,,'
T6at evening. while Gabriella was yorl
irg the callas on her new cbair.nattern Su
! Gpished off the third nair of crdcheted mi
tams for the little needy Wallace chiIdre,
+ She had scarcely finished the last tbrea,