The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-05-02
NUMBER 1.

cuff aside O. the head, but didn't. told
Miss Pinchem ont, though, the next day
and she punished the huzzy by keepin' her on
bread and water week. JEFF said twas
very equin0mical kind o punishment. Well,
the party broke up purity soon after this scrape,
and JEFF ind me went hum. JEFF went off
to bed. Yer uncle was out, dear me how
| did dread meetin' him Afore long he come
in. "Well," says he, show did the party 90
OFF," 30, well enough" says | /; "but I'm
tired and sleepy, and we won't talk about it to-
night" The fact is, felt tew mean to tell him
the truth-but in the mornin' when JEFF come
down, he let it all out. My grief how yer un-
Gle did crow over me- "Didn't tell We so ?"
says he "don't We wish you hadn't went? ?"
YES" says l, IF it's any satisfaction to We to-
know i'll detc wish so.' ''Tknow'd We would
says he. l verify believe he was glad the bun
nit got spoiled. l don't 'spose he'll let me
hear the last O that donation party as long as
he ives-he is such 4 critter to hang onto
anything.
The next mornin', as soon as l got my
chores done up, / went over to Mr. Scran-
tum's to see how they come on, and help 'em
regulate a little Murder-alive 5.ich a sight as
that house was, from one end to 'tother lnev-
er sot my tew lookin' eyes on The carpets.
NstS SIGdScu up Win OuttcI3 ditu CHGGsC anu
saSsages. And then the lamp lie had done
more mischief than we knowd on the night a.
fore. 1t had run off the table, and made a cruel
great spot on the best carpet and found Miss
Scrantum a irwin to wash it out; i sot tew
and helped her-but 'twant no use-'twoudn't
come out Susan, she was a settin' en- little
stool a scourin' teaspoons, and crTin' as if her
heart would break. whats the matter, dear?
SAYS but the poor child couldn't answer m
So her mother said she was a cryin about the
bunnit bein' spilled. mo won6er," saws !,
sits enough to make anybody cry. ] spose.,
YOU cant dew nothing with the bunnit, can
YOU ?" 40, yes" says Miss Scrantum, says
she; Ave ben lookin' at it this mornin and I
think | can get enough out of it to make n
bag of. ELL make very nice bag-and L
shall keep it as loEg as live, for your sake,
Miss Magwire." / looked at the woman with
surprise. There she sot on the floor, rub
bin away at the grease spot, aud talkin' rs
calmly about that six dollar bunnit, rs if it
hadn't cost more'n six cents. ! was kind o
vexed at her for not maxim more fuss about it,.
| actilly begun to think she hadn't no feelin'
and didn't care for nothing. "And then" saws
|. "to think o their breakin' your beautiful
Chany-'twas shameful present from yer
mother, tew aud You sot so much by it; and
I've hecrd We say twas the last yer mother gin
We" was runnin' on in that way when |
thought hecrd Miss Scrantum sob 4 looked
up and she was cryin' dreadfully. She couldn't
hold in no longer when | spoke o the Chany.
| was SOFTLY | said word abont it but it con-
WINGED me that Miss Scrantum had feelins,
deep feelins but she'd larn't to control EN-,
poor woman We'll, stayed spell and help
ed 'em clean up, and then | went hum. Su-
san went to the door with me. When we got
outside, | axed her whether Their was many
provisions brought in the night aiore. Size
told me TO come to the store-room ard look
| So ! went into't and took view, and there
was tew or three punkins, couple o spare
ribs (spare enough few, | tell ye) three or
four cabbages, a chicken, what was left o Dea-
con Peabody's cheese, and a Goldfish. as that
all ?" says I. "Yes, Says Susan, "and half o
the cheese, and one o the spare ribs aud the
chicken arc to go for pew remit heerd pa
tell ma so but you mustn't let EN- know told
you about it-for they'd think it wrong for me
to speak of it you won't tell EN- win you, Miss
Magwire ?" "No, darlip," says ], ~ won't les
| it out" So went hum-and as went along
considerin' the matter. ] come TO n unanimous
conclusion in my own mind, that donation par
fjes tr0S n Lt7DbtfG.