Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-09
A CHANCE WORD.

- e - go, r,,or tho onnosite sky. Even |
.itS9. ,+r,ots boye tbair onnortrnities. This |
etreet In which Miss sydney dwelt was in |
the outskirts of a suburb, where building |
lots were still generously measured. 1t |
ron along the ridge of a slope, and Miss |
Svdnev's house had the advantage of stand |
no onnosite a proup of vacant lots, be- !
vond which. above the roofs and chimneys |
on tbe lower streets. line of blue hills !
Iyas visible topped with woods and dap |
,leJ viii clond shadows.
MANY an autumn sunshine had she
watched from her front windows; many
cot snring rain and whirling snowstorm.
Sho would NOT have exchanged her little
house with its wide view for any other,
bowever magnificent. whose boundaries
were brick walls alone: and the sky and
SIM and hill made for the leisure moments
of her busy life a perpetual and unweary-
inc feast
THE room in which Miss SYDNEY sat eX-
nressed its owner. as rooms will, whether
meant to do so or not. In no respect of
size or shane did it differ from No. II on
one side or No IL on the other, vet it's as
moot was ANYTHING rather than common
place. The prevailing tint on wall and
Aoor was soft olive. which made back
Ground for brighter colored things: for
fbe old Indian Shawl which did duty as a
nortiare. for a couple of deep-hued east
ern rugs. for pictures of various kinds and
values and a shrinking of bric-a-brac, odd
rather than valuable. but so chosen as to
no in tboroupb harmony with its surround
mos 8 '''O' ~
4 connie of short old-fashioned sofas
Aanked the fire Mace ON either side. two
or three easv chairs and a firm-set low ia
HE laden with hooks and periodicals. COM
nIatad a sort of circle where ten or a dozen
neonle could oroup themselves round the
blaze. Miss SYDNEY herself. slight. vivid.
simnIv dressed, hut without an ungraceful
noint or fold was in accordance with her
room
rho clock st,,,ck seven The black
clond had swent TO the zenith. and now a
strong gnet af wind swent from beneath
II hringing on it's WINGS The first drops of
rain Miss sydney rose and shut the win
dow Al that moment the door-bell rang.
OFFS two Urls with parcel. Miss Myra."
said Esther the parlor maid. "They'd
Iilte to sneak with Won. they saw
Miss sydney went into her little entry.
The Girls about the same ace. were of the
,InmistaLahIo ebnn GIRL TYNE .sYou are
fn m,i' Snnu 'HU sbeS's tbIin,9, She said
In ber conrtaoue voice
- mn SNOW a 4
of tho nndarwaists il was Won took so he
sent both kinds and Won will try 'em ON.
nIeaee ;;
ssCertainlv Are Won To wait for themp''
.sYes,m
Miss sydney made what haste she could
bnt before sbe returned the rain was fall
ing In torrants ,sYon must wait tiII il
sIsclens y sLe cold ,sYor,u no very ,yet
&c dor,t ua,,a Won far to goo,,
t,She hos ;, renIiad ono of the girls with
an annborros sod p,igglo .Tm nTett, naar
NV and the horse cars rim inst in front of
~ door Rnt Carv has 70 vail onite a
NOV and her shoes is hin too she'd
better wait I gness but I must 90 anv-
49,, o'
Stiss Sydrov oIoncod at tbe sboas- -obean
nanar"soled h0ofe viii dusty velvet how
seIyod on Tho ton of each and Che Too
concluded tbot ttFor,,,, nnSt woit tcono
=, To-, - eLo soid Ioodi,,rr H. NOV, i,,to H.
narIor EstbeT had now lighted The Iamn
4 uttle fire. snartied on the hearth Myro
dra,y on oosv cLoir close to IL ttSit doy,n
and have a thorough warming ~ Che sold
eft 10 n cbiIlv aveni1a ),
i.Yes,m -
Tho airi tbrust tho valyat -hou.od boots
,rbioh SGanod Cor Lrttons ont 70 tho e.
ond hoIf iron, ambarrassnent hold nm q
bapd tn shade her face If was a sp p 4
band Win on ombitions rod nan, ~, tIa
forafrnar Tba noiIs u,oro oi1 hittan 80
t6o nmicL Miss Svdnov ohser1ed
T5e faca shaded NV The hand rvas po+ ~,
nrettv Tho brown eves had a stroiaht
forysrd honest GLANCE the mouth 1yas
rather sweet thare was thot delicao,, 81
modelling inst bordering ON fragiIity
which ives n tbe earIv v9rtb Of 60 mo- ~,
Americsn women a fceting rbarn, !,
no. 500 ,,I,ioJl sof,I,, Lo,,{Sod Lo;n,l :
Low knot would snit: bnt With tba no 4
taste of bar class ssCar,,, bod odontod t t%a
st,Ie Of coiffmre which became Ier iaa sste
Al ber front hair was an nni-ernnt ta 80
of .'bangT A. tbe bact tras q y, as -,
into switches braidod and s,'rn, m,,'9I ed
viii a giIt comm and on Tom of tho aroc.
ton was marched a straw bat rpnd ,ritl,
blne and ornamented with n bedraggi led
ai,,a ' tniI WIN s'eo
rho dress If cbean material was HIN,
also and was friIled and donnoeJ into a
caricatnre Of the nrevaiiipg fashion r'''O A
IN 80 sojio5 ,op s,,,.n,,,S5IaI .I'o ,,;,ii,
neck beneatb which over nor oy v,l e Si,aa
mnslin tie hrng smart Iocl,ot of ,,oiIow
motai ,,oIIo,,. Uanoios oI;rl,ady ro,,,@
the slender wrists Rp9natE the n,,fgal
and ,nfied skirt a shabby netticoat ~ GRO,
cotton peeped ont Tbongb '' t6e we W. hey