Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-08

the best sort too and why didn't she take up
with them Sir Because I'm sure her head
has been running on somebody else. Didn't
she cry till her eyes were red as ferrets the
day she hufTed you of at least think that
was the time she cried so, only tits nigh twen-
ty years ago, and am getting pretty old, Sir,
and can not be expected TO remember as |
used"
"'Tis all one" said the major, with some
thing like n groan. "Your daughter hath
neither friendship nor civility for Inc now, at
any rate. She is a fine lady, and hath all a
fine lady's whims and fancies and how could
[ hope that twenty years fidelity could out
weigh the breaking of choice bit OF her
crockery?'
D the crockery! :" cried the other ina
passion. "Tve plaguy good mind to buy
monkey, and turn him loose in the closet. I'll
warrant you that there would be fine sport
then. The truth is, major, that Elinor is
good girl, but she hath lacked the proper
training for females. Her mother died the
day the child was born, and 80 she hath new
er known tn gentleness and sweetness of wo-
mems rule. She got the upper hand of me,
Sir at three years of age, and maintains it
bravely to this day. What little hussy it
was! Never would go to bed till she was car
red off fast asleep, scorned her old black
nurses company, drove of her governesses
one after another. and would sit with me in
my study till midnight without blinking an
eyeash. | hadn't the heart to thwart her
she was all had and the breathing image Of
her mother, the finest creature that ever trod
the earth. l lost her young, Sir; | lost her
very young" The poor old mans head drop
ped upon his breast, and he fell into reverie
so profound that the major stole out of the
room on the points of his shoes without arous-
ing him.
doleful change came over our household
after the withdrawal Of Major Plumtree all
the life and merriment seemed TO depart with
him. Miss Elinor, to be sure, carried herself
with her accustomed stateliness and enter
tanned much company-more than common;
but the light died out Of her face and sharp
tone was come into her voice even in speak
ing to her father, who, dear old gentleman,
bore all, and said never a word in remon-
STRANGE or reproof. The servants, always a
little in awe of their lady now fairly trem-
bled before the cold glance of her eye, al
though she rarely gave them an unkind word;
twas the manner only. She, however, did
once cuff Pompey-one of the negro lads
for yenturing to appear before her on Sun
day morning in a specked shirt in lieu Of the
white ruffles and pleats reserved for the sa-
cred day but that was the only time ! saw
her give full sway TO her temper. The win
ter went by, marked by no incident more i'm
l"''''H' 't'NH 'LS ''i4' ''''' A''.ii '''''o ~ ''
Il wagon-load of wounded prisoners from skir-
mishes at Germantown and the country there
about, and Major Plumtree's name was never
mentioned in the family until one evening
DIR. Chapman, the family physician, dropping
IN To take dlsh OF tea Remarked casualy
that AIlss betsey Mhcphersoh' tue uauBh'er VI
the rleh lawyer serlVenef' what not was sa,d
to be setting her cap at the major and hkeiy
10 prosper ne being comfortably quaftereu IN
htr thther househOld, " circumstance great
" IN the young woman favor as the doctor
TOOK care TO observe he added th"t tne
match was good one Tor both sues, So II
the gentleman mad blood, the hdy had mon,
ey' aithough twas sad tnat her iather ma
naue IL III LONDON Oy uadlhg lhlqu'ouAly III
| the Necessities of lmproNluent, eNpecGnt
| helrs. II ls certain that the man was helu Ill
such poor esteem III fhiladelphln at thnt ilihe
that he was barely tolerated IN 8ehteel COM
pahy' hot~instahdihg MS schehilhg lot PIaGe'
As Tor Miss Ehhor, she mao 9i"a!s heiu ms
daughter, saucy, Dlaek-eyed dainseI' AT most
chilling distance, although Miss Betsey frisk,
ca braVely IN caps ana gowns that numbered
three 10 one OF herS' ana were mostly had o"'
OF faris INTO 'he bargain lhdeeo' MISS Enh-
or never ihhue huch way WIN women; hht
uiu hot Hyi out Peierreu 'he CON pan! Vi
men, even those wen up Ill years one ai-
lowed that the inVohiy ana Ignorance oil
| young women reNoited her put there were
nor thoSe wanting VINO hih'ed thht she was
lealouS' ana ""ulu Dear no [l'ais near her'
Even her own woman was kept at arms
ienS'ni eii never u'rc" nPl'io"'h ner muS
save win the utmost respect hou"uie eA-
cepton to the insects OF her species which
nnZz ABOUT 'he persons Oh women OF iaSi'ioh'
ana even AS l am 'oiu' sung on occAsioh'
| hhtn rtturheu 10 IooA al Miss Einur NJ
Ter ihe doctor careless gossip, was qute
struck ny the LOOK OF heI l"ce' Inc Color hau
iaded out OF her cheeks ana there WAS a
sHhlheu smile Oh her nps tha' maze her Iook
ten years oluer reau her pitiiui secret qulte
| Phiihy' NO one eiSe ooSerNeu her P"r'iS',ia
ly, however, and she presently excused her-
sell to the company on me plea OF 'rinlhg
lndispositlon. In the middle OF that night l
was awakened oy n, woman ana on gong 10
her chahoer iOuhu herih high huSn Pee'lSI,
ana consumed py great tlllIs'' rearing 10
| BNt her much coiu wafer, I"h uo"h 10 tue
Kitchen ana splceu Jug OF eiuer WINE twas
Impossible TO rouse the COOK suiheishtly 10
trGst 10 her ;, ana heatihg II hlcely took cup
tui 10 MISS Ellhor BEDSIDE put sne was so
angry at DeinB denied lhe cooi oflhh sne
crtHeu tn"t sue Pusneu me away III iury'
spllng the not urlhk over the nahusoihe now
ereu pea lurni'ure 'heu, turning her race 10
thee wall she zen 10 soooing ana DehloahinB
hersei so Pheously th"t my hear' was wen,
nl8h hrokeh lor her' Iairiy own that
uhreu hether soothe nor reProNe' she nlu a. l.
ways heiu me 30 inr aiooi ioiii her tn1'
knew not now 10 approach, ana so let ner
weep tln her passion was exhausted ana hhe
once more lay qheuy on her not pil0w'
fetching her Dreath IN iohg-dfawn signs
Then l Ventnred 10 take t1e Vl1l oi lavender
water from the toheue ana pa'heu her merry
red face with the sWee'-siheiInB SUN uhre'
proved, TIL she seemed 10 doze' Dut win nan
opened eyes that trighteheu me Al a"y'
dawn servant was sent 10 leIeh Dr. ChaP
man, VINO, when he saw her cohdluon' shooR
his head and pronounced her complaint te'
yer ON the BRAIN she grew worse apace'
mutterng TO herself strangely ana tossing nei
limbs about the bed IKE one dlstraught; Olc
Mr. Wits was weii,nigh the enu OF ms Wit
at this dreadful stroke hanging upon the doc
tor and beseechlng MN plteously TO stay by