Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-27
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Thirty Thousand n vearI Sir 9uv was a
person of moro i,nportence than I had i'm
apined dronped nv eves IN nv fan. and
Pbilin went on in his familiar knocking
fashion:
"Do you love blue books? Are YOU de-
voted to poor law reports' What is your
opinion of Toynbee Hal9 And when, Miss
Virginia Warwick, were you last at the Peo-
pies palacef by such paths lies the way to
The royal favor"
looked up and met the glance, mocking
and serious and curiously intent OF his brill
ianU eyes Au .he same moment some one
piusheu through une Terms ana lounges W
"hero we sd, anu announced himself Us my
partner LOT 'ne next "altz.
~ was or guy Orinonu'
hiHp rose ao once WIN an ar OF ostehta-
'ro'N mug li.n'ill'y d houriSn oi laif pay III
every llhe Vi MN, ne look III his eyes SUING
me- was ne insulting me- onlS PohIe person
pW"ins ''lh'Seil gracefully away but alIer
uI'' Is .neTe any ueel"I wrong, any crueIer
HSuI' ie'V ioi MN 10 oiier'
Leu me "rI'e IL uo"n' once LOT AL that
WE HlusU remain forever uhspohen' uheA'
pressed
II a man Staos you OF roos you OF injuries
you' lar laHIc' no you uahe 'neSe thlilSS ~
iAH uuiiuS Ill sienot' HNch IL ne esc"PeS tue
""iI" P"n'S"ilehu' 10 you snne upon MN
Ill 'lie ldOe VI 'ie "oI'u'
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"iie eiu vi 'no oH"pVei
III.
wonder, sometimes, that we do not go
oftener to fine bad we Girls of we'll to do
classes
If Won como tn thinl, of II II is n curious
ordeal we mass throuqh Mt the very outset of
our career Take n oirl in the school room
and see what her life j.,
A di,,c,,, room, do,r,,, d,.o,s.s brad a,d
butter. and povernesseS, In oil the horse.
hold there is perbaps no person of lass i'm,
port,nca than She Tben ona dav this
creature. knowing nothing of the world. and
less. if possible. of herself is launched on the
stream of fashionable or Observation-Disclosures
life. At what has been hitherto her bedtime.
she is arrayed rorreouslv. ybrled through
gas liz CITY. and finally let loose in n crowded
hall room there to sinh or swim, There are
lights. Jewels. heavy scents and dreamy. de-
licious music; it is all a whirl a clatter, a
profusion. And there are a great many
people. gay, good looking, well dressed One
person comes to her again and again He is
great deal older than She with all the as
suran"c Of strength and experience. Defer
entil and tvrannicnl ne entreats and COM
r,,1rds Mt one and the same time And he
has strange power OF sympathy. wonder
ful insight into her innocence; knows her
better tAou herself, it seems, this charming,
cl"v"y person Etorywhere he follows her
about; with every look. with every tone, he
says: II love vow
Sn' dos NOT l.row why She is 50 nappv.
All daN Ion, she creams. dreams. or gossip,
Of fine night Jp come II she thinks "a all
an'ui it, IN" thinks prin Thought, such as
have been insrIlied into her, and which have
roth:u~ To- ia with 'vha aha f .als. Inr not
ur;.i pru.nptiu-S O her mod =, size mistakes
for Resistance to TIM, Unknown force which
is drawing her TO Itself as inevitably as the
magnet draws the needle Wish her little
prudish defcnse~, she believes herself equipped
for any fray; she feels so strong and, OIL
God, she is 80 weak Owe day a bolt falls
from the clear sky; he Is going to be mar
ried to woman of fortune, of good conncc-
tons; he Is away in the country wooing his
rich bride. Pshaw, what rhodo-
montadc!
All the girls, nearly, have gone through it;