Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-10-14

pe shNSa0s P'ateN SesNst tSotN SiVthSs anu
sundry articles necessary to the setting
up of respectable house keeping esta-
blisment.
Mother, mother, don't one OF these
feather beds belong 10 Janet !? called
Charlie Stoddard from another part of
the house.
YES yes, and bolster, and a pair of
nice pillows, too. Garry 'em right out
of the front door, was the answer
Whose horse have you, Jason ? ask
ed the doctor, pushing up the blind.
your fathers p
II 'Y-e-e-s,, Hammered.
Humph, didn't you know better than
that3 that old grey ism. worth button
to go. Why didn't you come up to my
barn ard get my black mare? Sam,
e. Sam, hurry right away straight to the
barn and harness black Molly for Jason.
If you'll believe it, he was going to start
off with his fathers old horse! Be
quick Sam--work lively-they're in
| hurry it's time time they were off,
Have you anything with you Janet,
, to eat on the rode T put in Mrs. Stod-
t dard, poking her head out of the window.
No, ma'am. ialtered Janet, moving a
I step or two from me.
5 Well that's good iorethought. And
S as live, there isn't bit of cake cooked
; in the house either! Can you make
t some white bread and bacon, and some
brown bread, and cheese do, Jason? It's
It all we have
e Yes, ma'am.' said, meekly, step
: ping easily as could little further from
If Janet.
Ia Look, father and MOTHER quick, now
y the moons out, and see Jason's new
y coat and hat ? called Fan, from the
10 window, her merry voice trembling with
lie suppressed laughter. isn't that splend-
l. id one, fathcr2 just look at the length of
re ITS tails
ID Just give my glasses, wife, said the
ID doctor, Is it new Jason /?
Il Yes, sir, rather new said giving
I'd an eager look in the direction of the
* lane.
We Well drawled The doctor. eyine me
,t- slyly, that coat is handsome
RS And his hat, father called the wick
Jv ed little Fan.
81 declare exclaimed the Doctor
+. Wife, wife, look here, and see Jason's
coat and hat 7
-, What should / do--stand there till
, morning before that incessant fire Of
- words Should | run Should l sneak
Of off slowly, as Janet was doing? Oh
- what should do?
-, Don't they look nice !" interrogated
= the doctor, putting one broad, brown
-, hand over his mouth, doubling his grey
l.. head almost down to bis knees. He
40 haw, hea-haw, hi-he-haw, mother-he-
IA ha-don'l they look nice ? roared the
d doctor.
"a couldn't stand it no longer. The
r doctors laugh was a signal it was echo
ed from all parts of the house. Far
ao cackled from the chamber window, San
- shouted from the barn Mrs. StoddarC
,ua 'he-ho-he,' from the kitchen Will,
= Charlie threw himself in the doorway
al and screamed like wild Indian. / turn
49,. ed round and gave a leap in the garden
ia Every Stoddard called after me an
wrong, every Stoddard but Janet, she re
:. =, NAMED silent. One told me to com
I,,o back for the bread and cheese; anothe
,bo that ! had forgotten my bundle an
bride another bade me wait on blac
.Lo, Molly and the new buggy; Fan bad
a,d me TO hold up my coat tails, or / shoul
.ru get them draggled-I didn't heed an
Of these requests, l went directly fo
home. reached home rather sheepis
80 no, sheepish is weak word for it.
-, can't express to you how / felt, | had
- great idea Of hanging myself though
bad better be dead than aliye--ihat
had made an idiot of myself it was plai
ack- Fan had betrayed Us. | vowed veI
iith- gencc upon her until daylight, then
sneaked out to the barn and bid in III
haysiack. / staid in until Charlie Stot
10 dard brought my fathers horse.
ther The old gentleman was frightened
ould wanted TO know how be came by II
horse. He was told 10 ask me be
ask me, and ! made clean breast Of i
's'' didn't promise him not to repeat Il
oics offence, there was no need of IL; but
Is AT did not look at a girl for seven years.
I ia When the eighth year came around r
membered my vow against Fanny, Sto
dard Well, to make long story shol
the married Fanny. Janet became a pa
eese sons wife.
mus, And here let me tell you IN eonfidenC
reader, that | really think little Fam