Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-07-18

| but then it would be nice to have her like
Burr So on the whole, 1 didn't care much.
| only just wanted to see She wasn't a bit
afraid, though-not even when Burr went
nosing around her skirts, and then put both
| his great paws on her shoulders, and stared
in her face with his big brown eyes, and lick
ed out his wet red tongue at her. She only
laughed, and held her face back out Of his
| way, and said
"No, no. Sir. It's not at all proper for
gentlemen to kiss ladies-and on such very
short acquaintance too We shall be good
friends Burr, but no kissing if you please"
Then she said what a splendid fellow he
was, and did he belong to me And l told
her yes and that he was pure Newfound-
land, and showed off all his tricks, how he
could fetch, and carry, and give paw, and
| speak, and all the rest of it. told her how
Laura hated him too, and how mean she was
! only she wouldn't hear much about that. |
| began to make up my mind that she was a
very good sort of girl, as girls go. Enough
sight better than Laurn anyway.
The light wagon drove up to the door
while we were standing there, and Philip
came out on the steps, with Laura after him.
why" l said, "Philip is going away al
ready"
Philip" said Sidney and then remem-
bered that he came after Sidney had gone to
bed the night before. SO told her all about
him-how he was spoons on Laura, and all
the rest of it. We were so far of that we
could not see them very WELL and they could
not see us at ALL For all we could not see
them very well, Sidney stared enough for ten.
Then she said:
''What does your brother look like, FredI
| cant see from here"
well" l said, 'he's pretty tall and he
has brown hair and eyes, and a mustache but
I'll tell you what Sidney-there's n portrait
of him in the parlor as like him as it can
stare. Come along and I'll show il to you"
"Oh! l don't care as much as that" said
Sidney but all the same she came along.
Philip had gone by this time and Laura
had gone up stairs again, and the NANNY
hadn't come down, for we never had break
fast much before nine O'Clock; so there was
nobody about. Sid stood and stared up at
the portrait for a while with her upper teeth
caught down tight on her lower lip, just
showing against the red. Then she said,
slowly, like she was saying it to herself, "Yes.
it is"
eyes, what, Sd?" said and she jumped
like she had forgotten | was there and
laughed.
"Yes, you We're right Your brother is
very handsome man. Master Fred, as you
said. So he and Miss Laura Are-great friends,
are they
iA'''A nAiN AN "th' huhhHbhltt nhihs
''As for Laura and he being great friends,
l don't know l said he was awful spoons,
and so he is Round with her all time when
he's home. | don't see how he can stand it,
for my part. He came to see her last night
shouldn't wonder.
Does he come up often = said Sid, look
ing kind of queer somehow; but had no
time to answer
Bun put his Old nose IN the door Just then,
4 Ial 20, 4 Ii. Al
been the mischief to pay when Laura came
down.
Thank you, Laura, my dear, for giving
Philip his breakfast, the nanny was saying,
when came into the room. 81 do so hate
to have the dear boy start at such unearthly
hours; but he is so devoted to business. He
only came home last night to get some i'm
portant papers, and had to go off again this
morning before breakfast she said to Sid
ney
Laura had looked up and sort OF laughed
when the nanny said that about the i'm
portant papers, and Sidney saw 1t. don't
see "hat thtre was III that 10 make her look
first red and then white, though Then she
looked at her plate, like she was awful hun
cry, but she didn't eat as If she was hungry
bit.
After all, though, the NANNY went on.
IT Is nothing III summer. The winter is the
time Tor trials DO you remember how Philip
was showed up last winter, between New
York and Philadelphia, Laura 2
YES indeed, SAID Laura, with little
shiver He was nearly twenty-fonr hours
on the way only thlnk Ana nothing to eat
but sandwich-except pound of earamels
that some lady shared wlth HIM. We were
all SO frightened about MN
'Do you know Laura, said the NANNY,
I've always been very curious about that
caramel ady' fhinp never would say much
about her, but always fancied there was
good deal to be said II he only would.
Nonsense aunty = cried Laura all in
hurry. i don't see what ever put such an
idea into your head. If he never spoke of
her 1t was because he never thought Of her
again. From what he said to me, have no
doubt that she was some quite common per-
son..
, ""ell' dear, l dare say youare right, SAID
the NANNY Tor Laura had grown quite red
and angry. Being showed up can't be pleas
ant though, in the pleasantest company.
Were you ever showed upF she said to Sid
ney:
Sidney turned red all OF sudden, but she
got white again so quick that nobody noticed
II but me.
once, she SAID Ana then the mammy
must know all about 1t, only Sid didn't seem
to know much herself, not when it was, nor
where, nor how long, nor any thing else.
were you aiohe tue NANNY saiu' Ill
Soit Pthui niue voice anu oiu saiu
les put a people were very kinu 10 me-
ana II WASH as pau as you woGid thihk'
-. lheh sue went on eatnB her oreakias',
~ IKE s, Sne uluht want 10 taik any more aoout
1t. me NANNY SAW "nal She meant 30 sue
a. SsSeu Laura tl no" hhe was going 10 AniuSe
0iuHey all Gay; I'm
On rgally' saiu Laura IN, = IN very sorry,
. uu. aliai pe Susy uil uAy. We 1i ne" SONG
1nut Proni'Seu 10 iearI against IhliiP COMES
agsin' ana Gre%ei-work that must hhiSh'
ah1-ahd-oh heapS OF thihgS:
Even tne NANNY looked niue VeHeu at
tnat} put sidney jumped up ana laughed'
IN she haiu' uePehu upon hiSter
freu ior entertainment ne ana burr are
gong 10 Jake me TO the pretuest place IN the
helBhDorhood, ana Burr Is gong 10 snow on