Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-22

" real, ieilApi l,is devotion 70 BOOKS
caused him 10 co." thought Jennie,
"lhe Hli'p h1uHii'Jii LAS not allowed
poverty tp itlmlrFs With the develop
ment Of her highel nature, hhe Il
thorough r. Rll her Intellectual allein'
menis, THOUGHT Uncle John,
Before month lad pas ID, stranger
would have tluugLt that Uncle john
WAS meslef Gi the house, co genlaliy
had hs tilel into tho lives Of tho two
| glrla, Lett mostly 70 hlpFch lds COM
! pniunf, ~ ont Ut tlGiF deily iasts, ho
| became abToibed ia lho ghQGiCal myaleE
los Cf the hilelol, H. % fald lhRl
Dumas tho liller was tho be4t cock N
Pfanee, Uncle john did credit % lli
Rhot egteficneo Ia culinary aiitlI5
When tie contents 0i Jnpip6 ljlllG
bookcase became too irr,liar, tho pub
lic library wal Al hand, Rnd, pller o.
eltlY tCN ~ tho aoi, June twlllHlts,
, Uncle john would read 10 tie tGo
I F.,l=, md he Ftad With lat eFpreeis'lye
I ffc,!pg which made 1, q real plea3ago TO
llilen to him,
Two m6u,hi sEli'ly sped away and
.he school year drew 70 its, close,
Teachers and scholars wCfe alike de-
peraed, AMI jenule had Get,lcl doNn tor
the hot bummCg months IN The iittlt
brown cottage, II had not boer 90 hard
% fhe anticipated, unelc Jol n lad
+, proved such a plo1a1ut companion, and,
though, from liz comiuF, GAo lad boon
compelled 10 ioFego T. !oT puorNl luz
url6a, she dii not ICNlIyrrgwt thcm,
She was sitting IN ihol.''io par'or Tho
shades mostly down, "a lcrp oit the
hot July mnGhiUC, horc,t IN keeping
with the dainty set ipCypgusIyC furnish
lrgS which surrounded her when Upclo
John ont rcd, carrying M open lc'IcF
and exclalniug;
"ln luck, In luck, a. let, lltt'c C'n,
HOre iq one Of my old ounlomgrE, who
hes lonR been indebted 10 mo and from
whom | never expected TO rc0lia,
penny, Rt las. taken pity on nc, and
sent mo q draft icr five hundred dollars,
Como, liillo gill" aud Uncle John
matched Gomo article OF sewing irom
her hNpdS md throw Il into ono corner,
"no more work with the needle this hot
weather. Pack your boxes and We will
away TO tho White hills, IErov you
would have made the louraCy ii / had
not como, and now, with Sue, aud my
cell, ag bNggaGc'mogler, We will SEQ for
ourselves how much OF truth AID how
much Of poetry there is IN Starr King"
II was Necdlc5s for Jennie to indulge
in remousirnce. She could not Tell
Uncle John il would DO much better 10
put the money aside. N"ainst future
contingencies, without causing him 70
feel that h's Wecrco wGa Il burden to
he,; and so il wlg arranged that tae
White hills should be visited.
Uncle John at once pnt himself in
the bGn09 Of q tailor, Was IL Jennios
imagination or di the r;rfoctly htliNS
clothes and tho possession Of we'll
filed purse mako n difference IN Uncle
Johns personal beGring' lie certainly
had little diilculty IN assuming the
polished and coultly bearing that c'moa
from mingling with the Lest of human
ity and the two girls grow to be very
proud of their escort, Tho pert hotel
clerks, tho obscquion5 walters seemed
to know that they had to do with Il man
Of tho world, and everywhere The best
rooms, the choices feyice was eyRcted
aud rendered Before starting Uncle
John admonishod his compnnions
"Nov, littio girls," no said, I've are
TO consider this Ave hundred dollars as
30 much mama dropped into our
mouths, know TINT you, Jennie, hoyo
m uucypressed idea that the ldpaup?r
(here lli9 mouth was suddenly covered
with little white hOnd) -"well, then,
that your Uncle John might better put
it aside, against the unknown demands
OF the future; but ] want to take one
more journey and l don't want any
thoughts t the pest or fears for the
future 10 mar its ploNsmea. In days
agone (mora fortusatc? Well, as re,
CARDS companions, certainly not more
fortunate) ufcl to take long joBlneys
and ] know oil the ms and ou.a OF
travel. Now you, little girls, are not
to worry, not even about your baggage,
/ carry the checks and The pocket. book,
and Tor once l an going to Play the
autocrat. I have put fifty dollars one
sile for tho fare home. When the
balance is spent, We will come back to
Ri6etowD, and-weil, we will hope that
many more Of my delinquent customers
will remember me-"
And SO they started They went up
the Connecticut. Finally. they reached
the enchanted land, and then it trans,
PRED that this was not Uncle Johns
first visit He was familiar with every
desirable drive; not even Starr King
knew better the best points for studying
the charming scenery. And then Jennie
discovered new treasures in her pauper
uncle. II he vas fairly familiar with
every branch of literature, he was
equally at home with the feral lie Of
field and forest. lie read the geological
formation in the contour of the hills;
no named the birds from listening to
! their songs; not flower on the noun,
tains or in the meadows was unknown.
And so the weeks sped by in happy
content at last, August drew near lis
close; they Lal bten away from home
seven weels Jennies schoo would
soon recommence, Sues customers
began to think of fall styles; was not
the five hundred spent?
Uncle John drew long face.
Little girls, what must be, must le,'
he said, "thouGh there ia still money in
the purse. Wha' pity we cannot keep
on to the end just as We are, with no
thought of schools or the cutting of
dresses"
ut would lie nice, l must confess"
assentcd Jennie. "rhjs "Trip has almost
spo;lt me, though. I have seen the
White hills, and now I want 10 see
beyond tho Atlantic. I have had one
good outing, OF any rate, if l never have
another; and ] am ready.to 70 back to
the little brown cottage and take up my
work once more"
It was almost dark when the parlOr
car which contained them (Uncle Johns
extravaganza holding out to the end)
drew up at Rilletown station. AS they
alighted, superior carriage, drawn by
magnificent black horses, stood waiting,
and servant in livery touched his hat
obsequiously to Uncle John and opeled
the carriage door for the party TO enter
"Come, Uncle John, let us walk"
said Jennie. 1--WE know the streets of
RiGe:own we'll enough not to miss our
way and am sure the money is.ail gone