Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-02

b LOU, bS salos II idNe present IOr 70
from grandmother.
You remember the large jar that mas al
ways stood in erandmotier's Tarlor, file
with rose leaves | believe? Well, that
the IDENTICAL thing. as Captain Cutie use
u say. How % you likrit, Mr.. Lou?
"Oh the one grandmother thought S
much # LecaUse it came from Holland. an,
has always he,n in the family? | am de
lighted; it will look 80 nicely IN the = roi
Tom"
'.Glad you're pleased ny dear t..
said Lighting bis segar Il used elwass 1
be stumhlim. over the crlcnrltt thing. %
grandmoJher's, but am li -c careful, low
am married man
had few private doubts as 10 Tom
Improvement as To that respect. but they
dad not prevent ny asuro when the nexi
dly be brought the jar home. cr,atly
admired the effect Of the blue and white
china, with its grotesgue figures. agsins. tb,
marble OF the mautel aud hearth, and Tom
himself confessed d 1t quite aD addition 20 the
room. And when | had filed the jir with
rose ieaycs, the room su,lied like garden,
and my pleasure In the present. was wholly
unsil yct. Il Vas wees OF Two site-
ward. that Tom came from the office carly
% lake mt 10 ride.
"HDr'y and g.t ready, Lou he said,
''wr have 10 uiue tj -J.tre
Tom iii n"t e az loo Ile house at all.
'l- -'t ou ;te -.rls. smoking .uiii ! was
ready
'-p.d y"u shut tho Taii.- i.o-. i.ll3 be-
a-s-i. .s med ban .-B Yer au- Tthhy
30, ir a., ieu-e aGd nigh get 30 there. il
.f. ...ff
.Oh shut them al, ,'' answered conf
d,Htly: "tut Iathy could d5 %. imm, AZ
amy ratc, ami You ou-a,u', t. leave Rover
10 the house, lom."
~ Yer nina. les all risL;. ami won't
forget him again.
And dI-mIs7.ns all care. We gave oGseiyes
up % the pleasure of tuc rIie. lt was al-
ter dark when be- came home. and I'm left
ue a, tie door, driving the horse to the sta
be himself. | went Iu. stepping into the
Farlor moment co light the gas itfl.e 20
ias up stars Bat. Is the light 1.s4cd up,
WHIST sight met M a...or stricken cyes.
Alas my s,uut.iul Holland Jar was broken
10 pieces, the fragment, lay s.rewu around.
and tie r.se leaves ".l- s--ts-r,G i. all
dE,ctians oH.r the carfct-
"Oh tAa Llr.5ls d. ! exclaimed.
ImoluuJarily; Il uisa be was kilielt"
just th,u t,srI IJa come iu. rushed
81 meet him. .'-..il. i-id NI.l -..c.'
..Tom Tom -4.d |. ..4J -,c what tiat
d - # yaurs h-- dJu-3
Ton e.nJomi lated the i4ius, pas hi.
bands m ai- pockets and began To- whistle.
Now, d ti,re Is o4e thIn- more aE1r4yatins
t.au aEot.cr 90 q. mankind. 3. is 80 -ear "a
man whistle ia iaIs way. l. is s., tanIsl-
Iziuc, 80 ,xgre-siye of tuLaE, a. disbelief, IA
-a.ri, ut tF,.ytaiuE wlluuIlg O. thr feel
iugs ei O. sensitive T. rsa1.
You E,ctn't whistle, Tom said,
rati.r Grossly. Il ri-h ~ R.uii
drown tia; harrii Rover"
They'd Ind it d dilicui. process, my
dear Tom ub-erled Win little -suckic.
''E 4ver raiu.s like duck
b. an &, hc % lI-;lc iudi -naItat Ryyer's
900 sr,r as vel ss Rover, So [ didn't take
auv notice ol thft remark. Tom went On a (
iit..s mIIe seli5u>ly-
Louise, hoH d. you know lhut Rover did .
TIE mischief AOu shyuiin condemn even .
a d. = without proof think 10 is quite as .
ll.l j. 70 have been Iabhy.
D. IaHhy. indeed [ answered wiki ap IN
voluntary burst %! indignation. How
could the little thing naye knocked 0ycr that .
heavy jar? Non-cuse, iam, Jour partialiry
to Rover N ks yau blind o. he faults ana
quite unjust g. poor Tabiv. She vas lar .
enough from here, l'm surs. OF course It /
VIE your ugly, rough dog
Toms face grew a iIt,lc red.
M, dear, D., -aId, with great dignity,
sou ALLOW Your feelings 70 run away wIta .
YOU Perhaps 1t wall De a. veil 90 lnvasti-
1 NH
door had been properly closed, neither dog
nor cat could have gone INTO tie Ial1-.-
But the tea bell has rung, aii yJu H7I h-,-
ter % mp and take OF your things mme-
lately"
Now, ordinarily, Tom would have gone
3p with me. but toni - he took out ms
%, w-p4p,r and seated himself in an cay
;hair. uot vouchsaiing a single glance at me
Iais 0, haviOr, with hi> reference 70 my hay-
NJ leit the dour open, was almost tOJ mucn.
[ 10 in ny room. alone, / was sOrelY tempted
b. sIt d5wn and have good cry-pJ0r
suman : usual resort. But tuere war sumo
niger mingled with grief, ana Tom sauuld
10, s,u me cry yel D cnokrd down my
ea5s, rearrang-i my hair With due delIbcr-
,lIIu. and walked down the stairs win "a
much GIsuIty az Tom himself.
&c r,m, I said, as ! passed the Farlor
loon. 81. | am ready iur t,- NOW.
Gidn wait Tor hiiu as | Usually dii, rut
h 10 through the bad ANA down the
,aIrs rather slowly, hoping that be would
iin me. lie Gid not. hoW-ier. bat rUse
.,Iy lclsur,ly, iOided up nl- new paper, and
8lO.g behind me whisuIug. Ii
Kas the hrst meal that se had not gone
iown 10 together ttIHk Ms McNtlly
must have seen something hule peculiar
"a our behavior. tor she gave US bUtn keen
ook. but as size never spoke unless she was
p1ken 10, she "made 10 sign, bu: per
urmed her Offices a. the {; bic IN the usual
yay. Indeed, there was almost silence in
Ac room. Tom Looked highly indifferent,
md extremely sulky.
At last, as Mrs NcNaily, her mission be-
x ended, was about to leave the room,
Tom spoke
Mrs. McNally." he said, ''can you tell
ne who broke the large jar in tie par
orr"
There, sIr," Mrs. McN4lly began as far
rom the point as possible, "ye see, was at
ne work in TIE kitchen when w wint ont,
nd for awhile the house was iist as sull is
iced be- But. bime by, | hcrss an awful
ize. and beors | coald 80 70 the dor,
'abby rIn by as hard as ivcr ,be could, an
Rover chasin' after her. Tl.y trar,d up
lie Stair, as if they was mad, and isht in-
o .he larior and after them. Il by, she
.t run round and round, and Rover alter
,r, an at last she jumped right on the Idge
q the lar. and Rover dashed right against
{. aud ouver 1t wint and broke all in pieces.
Md 80. sir, you see" che said, turning
rom ne. 10 whom she had addressed tie
lain part of her narrative, t. answer IONS
uysti nj can't iis, say who It Was did 1t.
,r 1t was rally boin OF thin. l expect it
vas Ist like AL throubles betwsne folks
pme fault on both sides,
Tom gave glance at me.
That will do, now, Mrs. McNally,' : he
aid And our "iactotum" departed into
ler own regions. As she closed the door,
Tom left hls chair and came around to me-
"L,a. he said, putting his arm around
ne, mis-. MeNaily is a wise woman. |
Iceeft iull share Of the blame tor my self
md Rover. We're both very sorry, and will