Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-02-01
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On a haliny spring afternoon Mr.. Sal
tonstall Wentworth emerged from his no
tel ON Fifth Avenue, and paused, meditat
ing ON the steps The breath of spring
wa, in the crisp yet tender air the sun
light slept ON the warmed brick walls, aud
threw the trembling shadows Of the trees
ON the pavement In the little park the
lnterlaced boughs were blurred with crowd
ing bud, and downy bursting pods, silver
ed 10y the sun Through their soft hazy
veil the Farragut loomed like dark blot.
and children, with the joyousness of the
shy fresh season in their voices, lodged
about it, base The air had "A mild, caress
ing warmth. like the flower soft touch of Il
baby. hand, and the pa,sers-by seemed i'm
hued with radiant soul sunshine, for they
stepped lightly and smiled "A smile born Of
the sheer joy Of living.
Mr. Wentworth lettering ON the steps,
viewed them mdiiiercutly as New York
types He was "A iustonian and IA Went.
worth and IN some recrs, uf his soul hid "a
tolerant contempt for New Workers iu gen
rral Now, as he slowly descended. pass
ing feminine eyes shot arrowy side glances
at him. and pair of chappirs stole shame
faced stAres at the beauty and dignity Of
him lu his English clothes, tall hat, and
pointed beard But his cold gray glance
swept over them as though they were not.
He disliked staring, and as he swung uP
the avenue it struck him as odd that the
girls he met. all us fragllely, finely pretty
a. miniatures. should have looked at him
fully in passing, with the sunlight on their
eyes. clear as Nuve- washed agates, and the
prevalent ,mIlc on their ripe lips. He no
tircd them with faint disapprobation and
the us gard compliment Of IA curt glance
continuing absorbed IN his thoughts. Oc
casioually he looked down from an eleva
tiou Of nearly six feet at his new patent
leather low shoes. or ahsently cut with his
cane at the uncurling leaves Of ambitious
shrubs. which. craving for sun. had thrust
then,elvc, out between the iron railings
Mr. Wentworth was going to pay IA call,
and he was dreamily wondering what the
-irl ON whom he was going to call would
bee like. lie wished he didn't have to 20
Calling on promiscuuus Young ladies was
not one Of his small vices He only prac
ticed 1t with a few friends Of his childhood
with " hum he stood ON terms of lofty init
macy He preferred the European method
of calling on the mothers married women
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quest Of one Of his married friends, a
charmngly vivacious lady, whom he ad-
mired
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