Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-01


came all the way from New Haven with him
and his bride; and she plunged into de-
scription which left Mrs. Lennox as much
excited as her friend.
q" must see her !" she cried. "We1l drive
over in day or two"
Weather was unpropitious, however, and
the day or two proved nearly fortnight
Mrs Lennox had double errand, being pro-
vided with basketfu of Zonale geraniums
to be exchanged for cuttings from old Sally's
famous chrysanthemums but when, after
knocking long time at the seldom-used
front door of the farmhouse, they made
their way round to the kitchen, and from
thence to the family sitting-room, no one
was visible, and the fireless hearth and
neatly piled books and papers on the table
made it evident that the apartment had not
been used of late. While they fingered and
wondered creaking step came down the
stairs, and old Sally, with tea-cup in her
hand, entered the room. She saluted the
ladies grimly
"Thank ye, Miss Lennox. I'd like the
geraniums well enough if I'd time to tew
round with 'em, but Jest now my hands is
full, without taking care of plants amusing
Miss Dalrymple."
"Mr Dalrymples wife Is she i'll ?"
" Yes, she is and she amt. 'Taint no
pertikilar kind of sickness as | can see but
she's weak as water, and looks bad. give
her pennyroyal when she fust come, think
ing she'd ketched an inside cold on the
journey; but it didn't do no good, and she
kep' on not eatin' nothin' and gettin' more
and more peakin, till finally she took to her
bed, and to-day Mr.. David's gone over for
the doctor. He set up with her last night.
She didn't want him to, but he said he
shouldn't sleep anyhow, and he'd ruther.
1t don't seem as if it took up any time
a-waitin on her, for she don't ask for any
thing from days end to days end but
sickness takes steps anyway You fix it, and
haint done much except go up stairs and
down again these four days"
Z" Dear me !" began Mrs. Lennox. But Fe-
licia, moved by an impulse, broke in
a. think | must have come OH in the
same train with Mrs. Dalrymple. ] wonder
if might go up and see her ?'
Rather to her surprise, Sally made no OBJ
lection.
She haint said she wouldn't see nobody,
aud mebbe it'll rouse her up bit" was her
ultimatum, and Miss Malows ran lightly
up. A door stood half open; she tapped,
and in answer TO faint Come in" entered
the bedroom, where, covered with re-
splendent star-patterned patchwork quilt,
lay her late fellow-traveler.
The pale cheeks, from which much of the
childish roundness had wasted, flushed at
sight of her.
81 hope you will forgive me for coming
up so unoeremoniously," began Felicia,
speaking rapidly to hide her own nervous
ness. "Your old housekeeper gave me leave,
and-wel felt so sorry for YOU, sick and
alone in "A strange place. that / wanted TO
come. If it tires YOU, vou must send me
away"
The girl looked at her a moment in silence.
Then She said, "Won't you sit down d?
There's chair
Miss Mallows sat down. She was n nleas-
ant object TO look at in her olive greens and
pleasant browns, with cheeks and ewes
briphtened by frosty air. and the invalid
felt it.
"You was in the car the day came. wasn't
Won ?" she said. recollect your hat. I'VE
been sick most ever since. 1t seems long
time"
"The first few weeks in a new place are
ant IN seem long" renlied Felicia. kindly.
and dare saw Won miss your home"
al haven't anv home to miss sadly.
"Indeed /"
"No. I don't remember nv folks at all.
or scarcely. Nv father he died when | was
horn. and mother when wasn't but two. |
hadn't anvbodv else. so thev sent me TO the
ornban asvhm. and | lived there fifteen
wears"
"Poor child Did Won And what them"
"Then | was took bv Mr.. Parker over to
Cheshire. I was their help but they was
very good to me. and il was most of home
I'd ever had Miss Parker she liked TO have
me call her ma and did"
" And then Won married Mr.. Dalrvmnle"
.Yes" The blue eyes clouded over and
the Inns closed TIGHTLY over the one word.
6 And now hone von'll have a real home
of vour own at last What a pleasant old
place this is Even at this season one can
see that And INV friends tell me that MIR.
Dalrvmnle is 60 Kind and GOOD and clever
and 90 much resnected in tbe neicbhorhood
/ am sure Won cannot fail IN he 6annv with
him. thouGh inst at first the farm may seem
a littla loneIv and strange" "
Tho ranlv 10 those well-maant ramarks
,yas nnevnacted for tbe bride hurst into a
,,;oIant ~ of erwin, which no sootbino, on the
mart of her dismayed quest ayailed 10 check.
"Tlltell YOU about It." she sebbed at last,
o,,ieting a IittIe and won n confidence. az
II were NV the fears in Felicia's own ewes.
az haven't had anv one 10 tell before and
I,m so unbannv I didn't ever think |
sbonld feel so vben I got married They
oil .oid sbonld ha n fool ;f I didn't tal,e
NJ naIrvmnIe haconse ba was 90 wall off
and he wanted me 60 much even Miss
parker said she couldn't countenance no
snch tbing az INV savin' no and IA meyer
have such onotber chance tbe Longest dav |
iiyed Than ia mayer had no one IN do for
me before and he gave me such a LOT of
tL;n,s and ala 90 7ike to Iool rica and
nretty lilo ladies' do and Sol did And
tben somahoy when II was all over and |
had 10 ,,o otT With him II come IN me- ali of
a sndden what I'd done and how NV whole
i;fe was a'go;ng to he inst the same thing
aI,yays ana he was always a-going 10 he
th"rc and know the girIs langhe5 at ms
hahind nnr hacks and Lonisa Brooks called
hin, Sn;ndIe',oes and vet IA got N stav
hy him and meyer 90 anyvbere Else or he
a1ytbino alse And il ali come over me- and
~ ,ras ao,,fnii / badn,t eyar realized Il he'
fors =" And she Iootad with niteons ewes
into Miss Mallows' face. who snoked her
band lrantIy bnt ,,iseIy mada NO answa,
n" nS ,a. s'''''
II s,,osa folks 40 coll tbis a rleosant
,ia,, ;, lII,a ,,,t o,' af,ar it,Id ,'a,'sa
.,hnt II dor,t loot nls.Sant to me- ain't
u DI' ~ uUn 'oVn ~ 80. oln,a al a.,
r., ~ ,vos t,vc hvndrod of 1s at the asvln,1
S ~ Ne pa,i,ar,s ,.,, ,,,as oIoso ~ tLa
town D and ,ai' could hear folks a.nassiug and
bear wagons moo It's SO still here / can heaI
,,,,,S.Is ,6;mL aInost ond tha u,;rd nal,e,
my ma;ses se in % the chimney ] % and I Ge awake al