Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-06
4 LONDON .STORl.


| Nil, ,,es the DOOR little soul, name no
one had even. called her ANYTHING else.
only Nill.
Shcmade her .cauty living by embroidery.
/ residiuy iu a forloru. looking. dark, and
1 narrow room that was vet fortunate enough
To- boast one small window ou the street
] AS. that window was Millv's glory the
! ioy and delight of her existence The
! street was a ding, London one hardly
| thorougbfare. and therefore not noisy : but
| gay. aud even deectablv worldly, in the
child, ewes. For she was not much more
/ than "A child As vet though worn in face
and serious looking. she was Young in wears.
scarce seventeen surely at most. while i'm
! character She was very childish still Lon.
| dom bred she was. shrewd and quick in
man, thing. k4.nIy alive tn the necessity
/ or daily work. thoroughly expectant of the
/ money Ioyiur wavs of her EMPLOYERS and
astute with regard t. life generally never
| thele., a fund Of freshness and innocence in
Nuly'. soul was wont often To burst forth
| Hk- a .urlng of pure water coming from
depthsunknown. ready to gladden. and solace
/ the arid hearts of her neighbors She was
/ friendly to those neighbors. who some of
/ then, befrieud4d her But she had always
/ been much alone. She was almost like
/ prisoner. tLi, little lame and le-bodied
/ saom.tress or rather embroideress. who
/ suert her nucared for youtb bending ovpra
! frame ,f paedlework carving out the ideas
| and designs of others-onlv occasionally
r,r. Invurr ailovyad tn work her own
/ ,,il and her own faucies into the threads
/ ~ iii ,pJ ri,,ss of linen ar satin cleft
over" If a boy's win he tie wind. will
/ ,,bat shall h. said of n Urls Is it light
/ .,bapar,I bks the, sen foam Or strong
/ .r Dt.. l,,i,,.4J in gardeus or firm and
| br,,,.. aud shining like the marble that
/ mob. t,. ,.,,,,rg .tnue. ,f usIarr.
/ know, NOT
UIly .sr..J Ettl. f,r the vehicles that
-,.,,.,i,,,... ,,..,,t ru,,Llir,, dovp her street
I'm tb. sal I,ukiu,, n,nrly drss.ed me-
/ j.stri,r. ,,bn were. the only freuuenters of
/ u,.t ,,.i,ll,,rbo,J NOR f,r 'tb. lnud voiced
,.,,.l,,.-- ~ ,.b.,,,. .,,,,d. i'm barrovs IL WAS
I ia. corner of pray sky occasionally a pal
/ Ia lin ,,Iirb .b. i.si and which ,by
..,,,..,i,., ,,.Il in, h.t,,ixt a heavy tabl. and
,...,,,,'j.,,.-,u aud ,.r,ri,,,, b,.r neck main
f'II,. .b. could .a. and .,reetly .niny. in
,..,,r,., f.. tb. Jin,y qtmosuber- IF her
l,i,,n.. p,t ,,bat sba Iov.5 hest of all to
.,..,,,,.,, fran, bcr window, wa. the sbnu on
1t. ayL,,,s, .,l,,i,r- 81, lovely =, com
r..,ir.. and ,.t beart .tirriu,, thai the child
,..nlj r.,a, In. s,ti,t4J Win lnokiup and
,,.o,,j.r;r,,at il
4 Anvlar-sbrr il WAS What are flowers
,,.5. ,f ,pJ how do they come ask the
ra,l.,,,a.. Unv a,. tba, ,atbered and
,,,.,,,,.tt t,,.,L.. ia, tb.i. inGnita baauty of
,..,.',,J ,7Inr in their brilliancy and fresh
no. II, ,t.r tenJarness and sweetness
r.I.,,ar- in ,a,. aoy,ars in lunches flowers
j.; .,,,, tray,rlin,, ,,ronus of Ho,yars
,,,J -. .i,,.,l. ilonns- all these filed and
J.,tsJ tb. u-irdnvy names of the ,hop on.
-. ali ,b.y.. ,,lsJiauad tho aa,,., baat
h., bs,rt nf tbs Tttl. lame e,pbroijeres.
T.. ,,.,t..r.I nat v.b.r La,. a,a. ,,ar.. 1a-
i;.tt,i ,,itl ,bis drasn, If fsirv color that
,.a. lima. NOR ia She rnm.ub.r her
,,,o,,,. .,,.,.o.,. u,bar Win hot trambIin.,
tI I ,br.aI.,l b.. nsadIa anI ,,Iiad
taa I,,..i;..t III. .,lonc;n,, mn nov, and
H., D., ..,i, from, I,a,.,rl tho parro,, street
,,,,,. 37a,,,,l,t IRON, bar snurca nr ipsniro.
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t,.,,..,,tI '',. +a,eI, ill.,. ,..t NOT liz
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,..i,.,i,7,Ir ,Iiti.r.rt f., evpectation tbougbt
i;,,i. .r,;5t ,,bn rasli,sd ,,;tbout
.In,,,l,,j,. ~ tho ,,b,. or wherefore This
t,urr. ,,c d ,,,.at intention
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md hon pf nT "a =
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.n.j and di.,r,strd with her own banIi
.., u;u,. v,nuId r.trh bar old hat and
i,. Gf ,La ,,,,l,nari hon. .n,,hosrj
it....si,.. L.,,,t .,...rttlin., from, a niece of
l-, ...,I -, ~, ,.,,,,,t,. IIackiu,, bottl. and
Ii pII. a,J H.. herself Iab,riouslv
',,l ..,a,,I ..,.s. f., rba or,osita si5.. of the
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