Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-03
NEW YEARS EVE "a A-h oHHH
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There were ten young III '.., Juat 'i' ~
same number as those tenI .ue nlBBers 30
celebrated in nursery sCfe PoOPl'
looked at the formidable up - ~ S''iiio2 -in, >
| lifted up their hands all 70 ~
Those poor Thorntons Na1 ~, -, iAuii'9 =" d., -.
| them How will they IL 81 on '1 nu1
they seemed to get on r 1lHrAIoy III wen, ii anu
laughed and shouted rs iy ~, 4"i 6e
can do to perfection I ~ "'ie .l.'
| often compared to step tSi. i aHu Poi, Ps'.
haps there was some rese S;g., -! a. -!
rate there was good Ia A. a. "a
| some of the steps. for p nb.ee 'Ho 't''. AZ.
est, was tall, slim laa Vi Se'enie'1, ite. ~ LAT
| little Trottie, the youny II ""S oniy iou,
and rather inclined to fu f4. 4en 9NT nj a.
! tcm"ted difficult feats -
boys came next to Am -
tr; there were four of X =, III
Hugh and eight years oiu'e, 81 an eaii' u
on account of his long &ttiI, .-''
were his mothers pride Cii,'. SIiio WI.
unfortunately doomed, S Ie.IliA i9.i'i'Ia
Golde was to go TO schd %u 10 80
declared that unless d PRS e -; -
place beforehand everJ ''. ~. hiotoei
would certainly be pulled n % ~ lo rnn'oi,i,,,
evn l';rl., TLo ,ho ' taM n peacock. There
were the twins, Prinnie w ~, - y" "
Edith and Trottie, whd ""' ''-0 P'' u VIZ
house
When Christmas and e ~ -,
o,tI 81 oi ,;.i ~ nonth's vacation, the
gre at fun and the frolid -, 81 81
The Thorntons' house1 - 1e.' tO.,eo'' -
situated in the outskirts VI u ia y" 1i' .'a
friends and neighbors sd oi iouiiu u's tnas ;i'o
Thornton family were u,oI, J'' harD IU1 ,,;ttn5
young people, but ex sna, ani,,", "''1oS ,,o''',
and most useful in ma 5 "n U e'1",i5 P''o''
off pleasantly. So i'm 'luoiis W Sni i9tiii''a
trees, to magic lantern 10 luVehiIe Hahets
poured in abundantlv ana there was haruly
am evening that thu n four of the Thorn
tons, and soInetime - whole family, were
not starting of to a'e n, sort of an entertain
ment.
II declare am Ct at tired of being out"
cried Agnes, as she wv herself one morn
ing into a large arm IL co...
''Well done Agg' 'y laughed Aunt Mary,
who was a brghtI hioi rosy-cheeked girl,
not much older thln thgnes herself. You
say that with as blalce O. air as Charles Mat
thews when he is rat wing Used Up But
don't you like all tia -, Christmas gayeties -
''Oh, yes like ttat n well enough, but We
are always expected be amusing the 9th
ers, and sometimesih is rather hard work.
Then our own part. .hos to be ON New Years
eve, and am Mt mYis its end to know what
we shall have at AS We must try to get
something different tI' ON everybody else"
"What have 20. had already at other
plnces?"
what have we'd lad? What haven't we
had? At the Dalta : on Friday We had
calico ball. Three [ us, Prinnie and Pree-
uic and !, went o,howered chintzes like
Dresden shepherds n; but Idon't know that
| like juvenile bal Half of the children
don't know how tss dance, and get in the
grown-up peoples Iy, or else they stand in
corners, rubbing t cir eyes and wondering
when supper will Ieome. | am sure they
can't enjoy themse Iyes, aud the drcssing-up
makes them just like grown-up young Ia
dies"
"what did you 10 at the Clarkes' on Thurs
day? 2"
"Oh, we had tqbleaux. Evelyn was the
White Lady of Avene, and afterward we had
Bluebeard tighti' Fatima in the fatal cham
Der. piece black tarlatan was strained
tightly across between the actors and the
lockers on, so as to make it seem like II pic
ture, Frank was Bluebeard we made him
splendid beard out Of tow dyed lovely sky
blue with JudsOn's dyes We brushed it out
famously, and it was so long tliat it nearly
reached his knees. Amy Eskersall was Fah-
ma in a red and gold turban, with caftan
all spangled with silver. At the Browns we
acted play, The Sleeping Beauty in the
Wood Edith was the princess, and / was
the old queen in a brocaded dress of grand
mammals Charlie Clark was the young
prince, ever SO fine in blue and gold There
was a fairies dance at the end-eight chill