The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-12-18

rt1ht, utoa he hsi hfoushi stu btf
iievsitss,ed With eqnal etlaynent som'
siltsn f9vsrs len stsin bic reach, PhiiT
%. 10 The nifror, .~ the nfsslion 10 ih'
mirfot, s.s The T, a etiot Of Estlins enlel
ins tie doot.
81 tie little Fna.ein rsst bsve spfirs
BAT, ios she smiled, Aad then she irost
"a 10 vondtr. Ter The lhlls Frs1iein bad
slippen away soaeuhefe aud taken a bel
wtsps, aud nov vas moviss sbout 10 hei
tim black sovn as u she belonged there
and -yes, yes taking % customer stS
hsj iust come itl
Madame. ssid Pbllppps, sitting ur
straight and forgetting bsr bat, Who 10 that
young lady 10 the front room iryips The
red aud purple bopne, on the tat lady
With the gray hair, Who ougt, 10 know
bet,erf
That. ,sid ma 'sme. glapcips up, that IL
sist Dodi You know her msiem oiselle
I-yes -bu, | diint kbow-is she .
s,lessomsn herei sismmsied Philippe.
sonestimes. said msdsns, cautiously.
En- bien- Those leafs
Oh, never mind the bsil Philippe cried.
impstiently. l wsnt 10 know about that
girl who Is shei Tell me, please
Msdsme's keen BLACK eyes changed and
soilened with ready feeling Truly' sbe
sid. Ylu care to kpowf II is not mach
to tell. She is . little teacher. this poor
Miss Dodd. She and ber mother hsve
live nore then year 10 the same bonse
With ne. STE love her teaching, oh, so
n uchl And she have study three. ionr
years, to fl herself Bot 10 the ISL, che
ell me. she have lose the tilustion she eI
pee. becsuse she is so seecb, oh, yer, yer
seeckl ADd the medicines sni doctors,
and ct last the hospital. they eat up ell
her N oney. her lite savings, psnvre Pc
ttel
Add when she vas all curo her courage
II is gone. and slI the tchools are fill.
There is no place = thtn she must take
what she can get Bo', yes. tue private
pupils = IN I'd i m oiselle. they do not pay
her we'll, those people where she teach,
She have not tell me who they are, bot
they have money, aud they do not pay ber
hall what she is wort. | know. They do
not uunerstsnd how she have work, have
study, for the know. 81 now che cone TO
me to sell the hats. That. it IL new; but
she is qack. and 10 the busy times. the Of
tetuooas. she work for ne. Bot IL is hard,
thsll She shrugged her shoulders and
spread her hand With sn eloquent gesture
OF generous indignation
Philippa's cheeks had turned as pink 10
pink ss the roses 10 her bat, S1e sat quite
still gszipg st her reflection 10 the glsss
aud the little black figure moving 10 and
fro 10 the dim background.
ThsDk you, madame. she said, briefly
when the voiuble milliner paused. her en-
pie bosom beiviDg with the wsrmth OF her
generous feelings. II is bard. as you
say. bat tbiogs like that DO happen. Isup
pose About the hst =
Parisi.s. l do ass nre you cried madame.
returning to the subject with fscile
grLca. Aud then, the price consider
Twenty dollars for that hat worth =
Philippas cheeks grew pinker still. and
a flash Of something proud, indignant.
came into her eyes:
Yes, will take the hst. she said, and
pay, IL you please, msdsme, whstever it 10
worth. l believe l sm sick OF bsrgsinsl
Please send il home tomorrow. with the
bill. Come, Stubs Good afternoon, mad
smel
She swept away with dignity. the isseiu
ated Stubs dragged after her by one reluct
ant and, and left msdsme bewildered BY
her sudden change Of mood,
o Ph'ippsl shouted Stubs his short
legs making heroic tfforts to keep up with
bis sisters rapid pace. o Ph'ippal | saw
Fwsulein 10 the millner's shopi
Indeed You don't say sol returned
Philippe, with polite surprise. Strange.
81 did II
She's rot lo burfdsy. Fwaulein has
HE shtill. small voice penetrated above
the rosr OF the street. She told us soto
morrow bnridsy. Fssulein hssl
Indesdl Philippe sal sgsin, primly.
What sre you goicg 10 give her, Siubs'
She turned upon bin with sudden and
severity. You're going to
give her some,binpl What shall it be7
S.ubs' Roses. violeis. candy,
B.ubs2
C.wsmelsi shrieked Stubs, In ecstasy
Cswsmels and ohoc' let cwesms pounds
10 poundsl
Pounds and poundsl echoed Philippe,
cklessly. And 6Jwers. tool 0 Stubs.
veil mske 1t up to her. my dear come
how we'll make 1t up 10 berl
And then Stubs caught the note OF some
hing strange a0i sorT 10 bis sisters
'oice, and looking up. beheld tesrs 10 Phil
pps's merry eyes. She was slresdy for
fvelins the next morpiog when thst no
inspecting youus person came up the
tsirs sgsin. snd p,usins ct The door OF
be library where Mrs Somefs sat, tapped
oitly and came 10.
TIE little "Ftsnlein's' delicate face
vas psler thsn usual. snd ber q1iet msn
Ter TIA Gifried.
thonsht. Mrs Sonsrs, she bsgsn-I
ave been tL!n9ire for some time that
'ueht 10 tell yon Il en- s'rsii | shsll o, I
,e sble 10 60 ont With the chiliren =
%, is ,hs,yon, Ffsnlrinfssii PhliTts,
omins 90. casually ftcm bebind the Win
os curt.io. and thing pa iron OF I
nuch nrmuess and dignity bsside the big |
sble 10 the middle Of the roon. Msmm, I
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