Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-02-28


Aunt Tryphosa, emphatically, II wish
there was Maine Law. just do ! Bet
ter stay at home, Jerome Fenwick, aforc
bad comes to worse p
Jerome Fenwirk's brow flushed and his
face became crimson.
{ 81 shall do precisely as please. Aunt
Tryphosa. Where's my hat ?"
"'Tain't for myself I'm speakin'." went
on the wrathful old lady, suspending her
knife in mid air, Though you be my
brothers son. It's for Rosa Do you
s'pose she hain't got no fcelins when you
come home night after noght, as intoxi-
Gated as fool ? Good land O. Goshen 1!
if was Rosa. Id 90 down to the Colum-
Liam too, and d,ink long with you. She's
got just as good right to Re fool as
you have How'd you like that. Jerome
Fenwick 2"
He went out, giving the unconcious
door bang that made the cat start in
her cosey corner of the red brick hearth
and brought fresh torrent of tears to
Rosa's eyes.
"Oh. Aunt Tryphoso," she sobbed,
hiding her flushed face among the apples
in the good spinster's lap, what shall
we do? He is being ruined-and l.
have no power to hold him back"
"Sarve him right an obstinate fool ~
muttered the irate old lady. Yet even
while the words were on her lips, the bo.
my fingers caressed Rosa's hair with
strangely living touch.
"For your sake, Rosa I'm vexed for
your sake, my pretty onep'
"lf had knowu-yet he was so differ
cnt in the days when VIC used to take those
twilight walks the days before we were
married. My husband drunkard Oh,
Aunt Tryphosa ! | would sooner we were
both in our gravesr u
Don't talk so pet" murmured Aunt
Tryphosa, taking off her dim spectacles
The Lord knows what's best for Us all,
Hush p calculated Rosa, springing
to her feet. Il hear the gate clink Aunt
he has thought better of it he has come
back |"
No; the slight, fair, almost girIish
looking young fellow in the lieutenant s
uniform was not Jerome Eenwick-and
there was touch of bitterness even in the
welcoming tears that Rosa poured out on
the breast of her soldier brother she had
not seen for three long years.
"Hallo !" exclaimed Charley Warner.
why, thought you we're so happy.
Rosa. And where's my new brother-in-
law ?"
"He-he isn't at home" sobbed out
Rosa. "Oh, Charlie, ] am very, very
miserable p
"Well, this is queer welcome !" quoth
the lieutenant. sitting down in front OF
the blazing chestnut logs, and craving
Rosa upon his knee, ''now puss, tell me
all about it-and somebody hold my
hands tight, for feel very much like
giving my unknown brother in-law a
thrashing before know anything of the
merits of the case"
"Well-I reckon it's about time fol
me to be moving!' said Jerome.
Now Jerome Fenwick was none the
worse for the freqeunt libations in which
he INDUCED; at least not in his own
opinion. For he had firmly resolved on
entering the green baize doors of .he
Columbian Hotel" not to drink too much
and he fancied he had kept the resolution
Only-to be sure, the sanded floor did
surge to aud fro, little-ond the great
logs in the chimney corner changed places
with the door in most unacountable
manner, and the voices around him sound.
close to his ear, now far away, as if the
s,e kers we're receding into dim distance.
Yet Jerome Fepwick with very wide open
eyes. and turgid amiability upon his
set features. reiterated 10 himself "that
be was all right-as right as Il trivet !"
Because. you see !" sohloquized Je.
some. aloud, lin married man--and-
and--duties owe to society can't be
be drunk. because
He caught at the arm of his chair at
it seemed to give sudden lurch ceiling
ward.
IL guess I'll go back to Rosa !"
In the same instant sudden electric
. thrill seemed to send the hot blood back
to his heart Rosa yes. it was her voice
sqeaking in the bIr.room beyond. Her
voice--and in what words
"A glass of gin-sling-and be quic
about it. Psbaw none Of your dishwa
ter compounds make it hot and strong
> man T.
/ Mrs Fenwick r. CALCULATED miuc hos
e in dismsy.
"Yes-Mrs. Fenwick-what are yo,
staring at ? My husbands here is't he
: and I've come to keep him company. In
, tired Of staying at home by myself !
he's going to make regular practice 0
getting drunk here. why he may as vel