Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

been in the Orme family for three quarters
Of IA century at least.
Say thirty-two dollars and fifty cents,
said Mrs. Van Nosceln. ITS more than
they are worth, but | don't like TO be hard
ON reduced ladies"
~ should not be willing to sell them for
less than eighty dollars firmly maintained
Mrs. Orme. blushing and uncomfortable.
The city lady turned on her heel. Man
tint himself don't ask such prices, said she.
81 think you must be crazy. Good-morn-
ing. And she swept out throwing down
the parrots stand and chair in her way,
and dragging the kitten along in the mael-
strom of her satin hounces. Rebecca chuck
led Mrs Orme burst into tears. Clara
was absolutely speechless with indignation
"Now look here" said Rebecca. Don't
| mind EN- I've got notion that has just
popped into my head. And my notions are
sometimes worth something. That there
Mantini as she tells about married second
cousin Of my step-mother. Illgo and have
"A talk with him when I'm in town the day
after TO morrow He's a clever chap enough,
| if it wasn't for his furrin way of pronounc-
in words
But Rebecca," sighed Clara, what will
be the use Of it =
"Waal, | don't know said Rebecca.
You'll see Or p'r'aps you wont see. 1t IL
be Jest as it happens. Nobody can tell
which way luck is going to jump in this
world
Whether we are glad or sorrowful the in
exorable wheel of time revolves just as
steadily on its way, and so Mrs. Orme found
it in her experience. And almost before
she could realize the progress of days and
weeks. gray November was upon them with
its mists and shadows, and the first snow
flakes came eddying through the air.
Mrs. Orme and Rebecca had been in the
city pricing cheap and convenient rooms
for the winter Mrs. Orme was tired out
by succession of battles with the average
landlady, and had resigned herself to the
pilotage of her faithful deputy, and some
how they were returning to the Grand Cen
trail depot by way of NJ. Giulio Mantini' 5
"Old Curiosity Emporium in a shady little
street Just out Of the roar and glitter OF
upper Broadway.
''Wa'al. | declare eff we amt here, Jest
in front of Mantini's door !" exclaimed Re
becca "S'pose we jest step in and see ei
Mantini has sold that there old furniture OF
yourn He's had time enough, I'm sure
Mrs Orme drew back, with her foot on
the very threshold.
Don't let us go in just now" said she
sbrinkingly. There is that Van Noscelr
woman standing by the desk"
What of that = said Rebecca. Haven
we as good right to the use of the stor,
as she has, I'd admire to know =
Rebecca was the strongest both physical
~ and of will, and 50 they went in.
Mrs Van Nosceln recognized them a
. once, although Mrs Orme would fam hav'
e glided past her unobserved.
oh it's you, is it p she cried, putting
1 her eyeglasses exultantly up. well, re
ally, it's quite providential that l met yo'
Just now"
Indeed. said Mrs Orme, shyly.
e Il only want you to understand wen
< on the stout matron i'll the Valley Cashmer
- shawl what a very exorbitant rate yo
v put upon those old things of yours up il
the backwoods, when l have been buyin
&, real treasures imported no doubt from tn
2 wainscoted halls of some old English manor
house of this excellent and discriminatin
y person, with a movement of her glove
r hand toward the proprietor of the estat
n lishment.
d AT madames YER hon'ble sairveece,
y said Mantini, with a profound obeisance.
"a They were sent home over half an hou
l. ago, added Mrs. Van Voscelin, land hav
n lust settled my bill At which words y
: Mantini gave second series of salaams
# But if you will call at my house, No.
e Paragon Park, shall be glad to have III
l. housekeeper show them to you. Perhaps
st may be lesson to you not to be quite
l. grasping i'll the future"
2 And she hustled off to her carriage.
10 "Humph." said Rebecca, looking aft,
st her with curious elevation Of the ey
L. brows. Il guess we haven't time to go
at Paragon Park today. Waal, Mr. Mantini
ut turning suddenly to the dapper little pr
k. prietor of the Emporium, "hev you so
al them ere articles of vertue | sent up fro
e Grexbury Hollow p
all Il have, ma cousine" answered the SIN
it ing Frenchman. Every article -
he Eth = cried Rebecca ITO the same pc
We son Wa'al, that icds stroke o luck"
v 'Vrainlent," bowed Mantini, Ito re V,
elegant miladi who has just made herself
ny depart in Eat coupe of re most rdciSsa
er to Madame Vosce-leen, for four hundr
of and twenty five dollaires, of which, wiz yo
of leave. | sail keep re twenty-five pour Ia col
les mission
At -Four hundred and twenty five dollars
IL cried Mrs Orme with a little gasp of mi
es gled ecstasy and doubt, as she clutched
" Rebecca's arm But that can't be possib
'e Didn't YOU hear her She said they we
~ treasures from an old English manC
he house -
The Frenchman shrugged his should,
oh as only a Frenchman can.
cir LAS for treasures, c'est ca, said he. g
for re old Inglais mdiSOn de manor, it "
nd what madame herself made of remark.
lc- said nozzing-nozzing at all. Was it pc
M moi to interrupt lady :"
MT "Rebecca, don't understand, said NJ
an Orme. Does NJ Mantini mean to say IL
,u. Mrs. Van Voscelin has paid him four HI
dred and twenty-five dollars for the We
Eek things that she would not pay me forty d
1T lars for six weeks ago y
to so far as | can see that's Just the 10
o." and the short of it, said Rebecca, shrey
ev- ". "And she thinks she's got a barg
. because they came from Mantinis. &c
aid gracious me! the folly that a fashiona
oft woman is capable of ~
it'll Il never heard of such a thing in
be lifel' exclaimed Mrs. Orme with Ii
raj breath
init Nor l, - said Rebecca.
nj And the two women went home rejoic
me to carry the good tidings to Clara.
- 1--WE can 90 on with the music less
ed. and not feel extravaganza, said Mrs Or
ep- exultantly
YES "Oh, mamma! but if any one had got
lists dear old chairs but that Van Voscelin W.
ees am said Claire.
air 'What does it matter = said Rebel
DOR Inc money VIII pay year Iehli loi
her was OF a calculating nature, ana was
ready reducing things to a financial ba
AN YES, yes; thought l could manage"
in While all Mrs Van Voscelin's friends
Val ed their hands as they viewed the new
session in Paragon Park, and cried out;
old Dear! dear! what exquisite things!
in so cheap
say -
Had Making Life Useful.
ling Miss Ethel-'Yes, indeed, we girls
fully alive to the justice of the popular c
by cism on chattering women, and that is
ing reason we organized our Thought club,
sell NJ pl.,l. .4pb ,l,b