The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-07


"Makes all her own dresses, don't
she?"
Eyes, and her mothers, too. That
satin dress she wore at the party last
night was her grandmother's bridal
gown made over. and the pearls were
borrowed from Miss Layton. 1t don't
cost her anything to dress. She'll
take the horridest old affair and re-
model it with a scrap Of ribbon or a
panel of velvet until you'd think it
was made by French dress-maker. I
declare, / wish had her knack.
Papa is always grumbling about my
bills. But that amt all. Do you
know, she gives Bessie Layton music
lessons, and earns quite nice little
income for herself? And she writes
book reviews and things for the news
papers, and keeps Mr.. Clarke in books
that way"
"Dear me" said the other, with a
yawn, "who at the party last night
would think it?"
"Humph" remarked the other.
"She'll live and die an old maid, see if
she don't. Such girls always do.
Come, here are our novels at last.
Let's 60"
The perfumed silken hounces rus
tied out of the library; the sound of
chattering voices died away, and still
DR.. Dale sat, with his pencil in his
hand, staring down at his memorand-
UNI book. 1t seemed that the gloomy
veil which dropped between him and
his future life were lifted. In his
heart he could have blessed the agile
tongues of these idle, gossiping girls.
Clissy, then, was no mere butterfly,
but true, noble-hearted working
girl!
He carried back the ponderous med
ical tome to the assistant librarian.
Much Obliged" he remarked, sue
cinctly.
"Got through with it pretty quick,
haven't you?" said the assistant libra
rian.
"Yes, I've had very good luck this
morning." said the doctor, cheerfully.
He went straightway to the cottage
on the outskirts of the village, where
Clarissa Clarke lived. An apple cheek
ed little brother came to the door to
answer the knock.
"Yes Clissy's at home," said he.
"But she's fixing chicken for papa's
dinner. And then she's got my
trousers to mend. Clissy can't come
up stairs.
But DR.. Dale laughingly pushed his
way across the threshold.
"l'll come in and watt" said he.
And in five minutes Clissy came in,
looking even prettier, if it were a pos
sible thing, in her calico morning
dress than she had done in the white
satin and pearls on the evening before.
How he managed to speak out the
dearest wish of his heart, DR.. Dale
never quite knew. He had prepared
form of words on the way, but they
vanished utterly out of his mind when
the eventful moment came. He could
only remember that she stood before
him in all her fresh, young beauty
like human apple-blossom, and that
ne loved her.
But after he had her hand in his
one arm caressingly thrown around
her waist, he told her of the morning
occurrence.
"Until then, dearest" he said, %
looked upon you as sort of unattain
able luxury-a star to be worshipet
afar off only. l knew that / was
nothing more than village doctor
with more ambition than practice
for the present, at least. But now
feel that may venture to hope. Will
you run the risk of sharing my scanty
fortunes, Clissy?"
"Willingly, Junius." she answered
looking up into his face with her franz
blue eyes. "And to tell you tn,
TRUTH" she added, smiling a little shy
ly, "Im almost glad that you are no
a rich man. Because, dear, shall b.
so glad, so proud, to help you littl'
in my humble way"
So they were married. A few week.
subsequent to their bridal, FRANKLIN
BARLEY married an heiress.
"It's like Bartley," said Doctor Dale
ale always looks out for the maiI
chance"
At the end of five years, however
Franklin BARLEY came back to his ma
tive village. moody, and disappoint
ed man. His money had all been dis
sipated in unwise speculations, hi
wife had returned to her friends
minus her fortune.
"a young man married is youn
man marred,'" he quoted, gloomily
Except, perhaps. in Ddle's case. H
seems to have grown rich by degrees
And he is happy, too. even in the OF
scurity of country physicians life. "
Thanks to my helpful little wife,
said Dale, with glance of pride an
tenderness toward Clissy, who sat o
the doorstep with two chubby childre
playing about her knee. 1--WE hav
worked together, Clissy and l, and ou
reward has not been withheld fror
us"