Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-18

had always been 80 shy, and held himself 50
aloof, that perhaps he did not discover there
was but little corliality in their courtesy.
And presently lac exchanged into anotherrcg-
iment which went on foreign service
He was away for several years, and in the
fortunes of war lac got rapidly promoted, so
that when he returned home, though he was
still young he was no longer poor nobody.
When he landed in his country he found a
letter awaiting him. written by one who had
sat near him at that memorable dim sr-party,
and who was now residing in the old Castle
where the General and Lady Elizabeth had
then been guests. This letter pressed him,
in the warmest terms, to spend some of his
earliest days in England at this very Castle,
and so give many old friends who were in
the neighborhood an opportunity of meeting
and congratuating him. Ensign Ransom,
now Colonel Ransom smiled little strange
ly when he read this invitation, but he wrote
a very polite reply and accepted it.
"Once more be sat in the stately old ban
quetng-room of the fort. This time he had
not walked in from the bleak east end of the
town, but had been driven from the Castle in
the chariot Of the Castle owner. But, as he
took his seat in the chair Of honor, he no
tccd that every face at the table was, in all
its changes, familiar to him. All Of the
guests at the former dinner were not there.
-''NI VI ''" ~ ~ "'i NHN " "'i'
HegPhS on Va'ug.nelu9 Iar AWAY PUt no
BODY was at inns dlhner VINO had not Deeh at
that other one.
"Once more the dishes were removed and
the servants withdrawn Inc guest OF TINS
evening was no "olu' Iiul story-teIler' lke
tie good old General, who had now passedt to
ms i''t. Ooiohel tahsoh was as taciturh as
EhsSn hHhSoh "ad Oe'h hhy' ana even let
tle conversation nag ana never seemed 10
houc' IT,
-, 'p!'hei' SHI 'ht elhe'I gentleman oi
tne party thAlhE WIN NIiUle tH0''' ana
giving nsht C"ngh 10 Nell ms einlhrr'Ss-
msni Colonel, l i4lnk We all n member an
other INN" We dinrd together here.
-, 'rrHM.l' r. member IT, answered the
ColohtI HiuhB MS gray eyes WIN cooi
hgit IN mem
- Colonel. we fancy yon think some OF us
uld you ll-JNsll'g utn. Al l'h7t' Iady says
you feit SO Lazy EHlaheth' the good old
Generais WIDOW II what We are gong to
do Is III any way PAINFUL to you | hope you
VIII pardon us, Tor we are only following her
counsel colonel there was box lost that
evening her. Is
nes' there II was El'aining once more IN
the hgnt "hlch danced g"yly upon H. Ihe
colonel looked q! II calmly ana asked
w mere was u Iouhd
lt'S composure was exceedingly d's' on
cerung' Ahother gentleman te'hhF 'ht the
hrst had done MS part now TOOK mp the para
Die.
II was round IN the very ehair on winch
you are now seated colonel he sad; You
VIII rrinemher that the General sat uere on
that hlEht IL must nave iounu us way back
10 the Hentrms own hand, ana III the inter
est ana sNclleihehi OF ms own story -teHihg
ne must hH!G INTENDED 10 SIP II oacE ih'o ms
pocket Which' II you rceoHect' was the hrst
llHee "here ne soHei' H. instead OF that II
evidently escaped the proper orihce' ana
cropped INTO 'hs covering OF the chtir thu
covering was very 'nlck ana AeAVy' ana hnhg
in lappets about his legs Part of it was IN
sewn ana 'his noH cropped oet"eSh the
datilask ana lhe Hnng' ana RENAMED thers
,"I'l! au, "N''ei VII 'iie oi4'u ""S RECOVERED
last year .,,
Hen'ishlen, said tIe oIlonei' WIN ms
accustomed calmness though ms lp trem-
nled a NIUE cannot "ohuer II sohe Oh you
,hougL' uly oohuuCt suspicious. / tnahA you
meHrtiy LOT sho"lhe me your pro'htrly 3s-
i'sii. 'iiu' 'i4o'e Dur pi''uls "ete ui' 'o''i'u'
Az me pot'oi" OF 'he u'Dle sal tue spite,
mi oid MAJOR; he was on half pay now ana
more spteiuI 'nHh tver) ana Nc 'AouHht
"l'hlh hiulseI lhAl lhere was no Ano"Lhg
whether Ensign Hanson had not taken some
subsequent oPportunlty OF Betl'nE rla OF ms
dangerous Dooty INTO the mole i'll III" daihask,
and mat the mystery could not be called
ei."F,u UP unless ihe tolouel A.u tA PlHined
why ne IImGft'u 10 me search ana tiis
spltiuI old MAJOR would nave sail as MHch
10 MS next ne!sh1or, II ne Alina'l La" ho'
been so terTlbiy aeai th"' he could not regu,,
H'1o MS own VOC oy'"eeH c"HH''n''"'
""aP'' "lu Iii'silt1 snou''
The Colonel SAT IL silence Tor some MN
Gt.s ana toyei win ms WINE gas a' II he
| quite forgot where he was lhen he recalled
himself win a start ana, drawing something
| trom ms pocket, SAID quietly
Hehtemen' 1 100 nave something 10
snow you
IAN pressed forward as he carefully I'M
/ FOLDED the soit paper packet ana Etld some
thing ON the table. "hat was II what
could II be
II was lhe uIeacneu hAtletoh oi " CHICK
ems wing
'Geutlelheh' he sald' IN that same iHlet
voice, which no longer sounded cold ana
stern. but rather iuil ot strehsth ana sweet
ness, when l was mere before 1 was poor
iatherleSS lhd' owning hothlhS III the "or!d
uu' my poor H'ue p"'Hnoe Vi pay
was an o!,So'e 10 soilo VI you,
thlhk you I'' .ia' III! appearance uIu hG' 10
lu'ucT 10 inc uiSulyy oi our I H. Ne pS-
Io'e ol'vI IVoAeu i"'i'oi aii'""9' 'u' 'e''i9
! couiu not lTlP H. ~,
n"u only one .oleINe III cue "oIN'' "iiu
that was In! Mother 3 sister AlteI my llo'n-
| vr ui'u She nHu Oeeh as - LlI'hJr 70 iL', "u'
"hen our nome was h,Inilg u'pN'n up ~ .il'le
""aho'hihB tor II ou' sue iu3' o9a SoleInrSs
III 9'I"h6V' nouSI hnu o'io uIu ~. ~, A." " n
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--1''' o. ''ab Ctieer i, tG. ,,orld
,o,iJ NOT hal, Tr as She ongbt 10 have been