Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-31

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scissors shipped into the material and when
the whole ideal conception was realized and
particularly as the train hung well, and she
was fitted to a nicely, she was wildly happy.
Only once was there an open allusiou to
Dolph When It was proposed that the bridal
pairshould kneel during the bcnodcuou, mo.
no" cried Mollic 'mcn never knpl grace
fully, at least there are very cw-ouly ono
but never mind
Two or three hours after h.r mother came
upon her uuawarcs, and found her with her
face bowed upon her hands Whom il was
lifted, it was wet with tears but She would
bear no caressing and only said she was tired,
and so glad the storm would prevent Mr.
Fithian from coming down In truth, it
was "A day in which no man, b,ast on reptile
would care to be abroad. Heavy black
clouds hung over Babblcton; the wind swept
wildly through the deserted streets incrcns-
ing at nghtfall to hurricane, hOwling and
shrcl,ing like an ulooscd demon about the
dwellings of that haplcss suburb, tear
ing ruthlcssly the gimcracks of nimsy
architecture from roofs and balconies, up
roofing trees and shrubs, rocking Mulics
bodstead like cradle and at last sending a
brick with dreful accuracy straight down
Mrs. Muldoon's chimney through the kitchen
stovc-pipe, blocking mp the damper and frus-
tratng the baking Of Il lovely meat pie that
Nlolie had made for supper.
Then the heavens opened, and the rain
fell and such rain bucketful at a drop.
Jack said. when he came home from town
He was wet TO his knees, and declared that.
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rs he very wet Jack -
Wet, Hos drowned Rpt b,,. roli,.
as a mouuse,r. l,'s boldiro two ousrt, NJ
water nj his ,,r,.,,,t r;rnte }n Lis Nh Ia
and smiling HANDY the Will tLe ro;1 drn,,,
over his marble brow"
Mollie went bravelv mn into m, ,orIor
Now thor. j. thi. nbont tIa r,rac.. 90 i,o,,tL
tbat il is inyinriI,Ie and Mr Fi,lic, bad
never found Nollie so cbarminr as yl,n sbe
stood tber. IA, foro him With ber Itch, III,
on. and her Lnir in one braid down her Lact
but on the other hand a gentleman of Mr.
Fitbian's uLrsin,,a and etvia and ,,- ,.,.,, L..
awfully bro,IpLt 10 Grief Lv two bonrs wsd.
inc in a t.nn,st Ills deviation vos s,,,,r.,,,.,
and merited n b,tt.r acknovledgerc,ia a., H.,
hands of NIolie bnt we ali know tbc yy,at
ness and inpratitudo Of human pat,,ro III
oyercoat md high hat and oyersboes were
thrown together In a wet mass upon the ra,k
NIollie saw them as She passed through tbc
hall. and her heart sank within her. Did he
expect to renlainy With the kitchen fire ont
and the hack ara filing with ,rat,r ana
nothing in the house but ham and pickles
did this alien and stranger expect TO be asked
to share their humble hospitality? He stood
there. ur,t,ndirp 10 look Mt n hook mon tho
marble table while the water fen from his
cont tails in a pool
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ul,Iity and Nj Fithinr f,ito si;rit ,r,,,iD,,
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thought Of rheumatism. un,umonia a ron
gestive cLin D,spair lent him courage. Ia,
went over to Mollie and atteunted To take bar
in his arms: but she drew back-it was bad
euouoh when he was dry
Il know it," he said Cant 90 soruo-
wb,rp and gct dryy Lst me 90 down stairs
to the kitchen fire surely YOU don't mind
mo. darling Run down and ask your moth
cr'sp,rmission.
Mnilic knew the fire was ouenched by the
brick in iI.. kitchen stoy,-uipe lint she won't
down neverth4I,ss-any thing TO oct AWAY
from This uli.,rnbl. man.
Her mother met her at the stair, with n
role fucc ni.d outstretcbed hands "Dor,t
come down. NIollie. tbe whole lover Aonr is
flooded the h,at,r is ont
Nolli. went into the norlor aoain ..rTbara
isn't one spark of heat in tbe whole bouse "
she said to MIR Fthian.
"PerLaps under the circumstances II
would he better to retire to the upper cham
Lers," said Mr. Fithian, whose teeth were
now beginning to chatter
''Ncs. we'd better all 90 to bed" said poor
Mrs. Muldoon; I'VE can at least he dry and
warm there"
At that moment portcutous drop fell
straight from the ceiling upon the sparsely
covered crauium of Mr.. FitLiau.
"Great Heaven the roof is leaking - cried
Mrs Mpldoon. and rushing mn stairs thsv
found a stream Of water in fbe miner chan,
her gradually making its wov to the aoor he-
low. II leaked from under tbe closet door
In that closet hung the better part Of Moilie's
bridal trosscau She walked with a falt,riu,
step and "A beating heart to the door, opened
it, and took one quick gasp to catch her
breath. A gust of wind blew her one braid
Of hair over her eyes, the rain came pelting
down the sky-light had blown of the pr-t
ty couceits of silk and velvet, the unriyalIed
conceptions of the ress-maker's brain, the
ribbons and lace and all the dainty fnerv
there. had fallen prey to the devastation of
the dement's. It was all over. Mollie was
pa,, but calm. She walked down stairs
again with a firm step. As she went she