Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-06-01

:" Periodical attacks p echoed the Dung
lady, to whom the words conveyed very
dreadful idea indeed, and opening wide
her handsome h-own eyes. "And YOU DO
nothing for them az sli, cousin John =
"M ell, no-not exactly. IL" STAN
merIng and corneTed ''the fact is bright
ening-"l use hydropsthic remedies.
have great faith in the virtues Of water -
secret relish Of his own wit agsin.
mo wonder you are Ill but you need
not suppose you are going on in this heath
enish way now. sir, that You have fallen
into better hands than your own showing
symptoms OF taking of her gloves. We
DO not mean to leave you till we have seen
you more comfortable do we aunt Miriam p
Misling burst out in a cold perspiration.
and. for the first time in his life, wished his
fair cousin at the antipodes.
"You must not think Of such a thing
You are too good" he stammered. II am
well-that IS. shall he well soon. You re-
/ ally give Yourselves too much troubie.'
"1ou hear, said Clara 5 conscience, b0un-
ceabe as ever. under the velvet basque. she
lives here. halt frozen, on bread and cheese.
till he falls III and then he calls YOU. who
snubbed bIm every time he approached you.
too good. because you take the tr0uhi" 10
last TO ask whether he i alive or dead. Your
own cousin, Miss, and it be dies whose .ault
will It Here the conscience was cgt short
by tear from Clara which she wiped aw Y.
not on the lace handkerchief. but 0n q plain
er one taken from her pocket. saynz
1--WE are not too good at all, ami We are
not going to be put of in that wav. IRE we
aunt Mir p
Ill John will tell Us something oi lbs
symptoms said Mrs Douglass, douh'luliy.
"Nhat do YOU call your illness, Johr:
"ies. what il it, cousin John? " Nhat Is
the matter p echucd Clara, turning her face
all alive with compassionate interest. toward
the unhappy Missing. lie grrw pale and
red, hot and c ID, by turns. a he rau-ackcd
his brains for sume unhoard nf di-e.'e when
suddenly he r,mcmbcr'd. aprope- ot thc
luckic-s tr0wsrrs Charles Z Hd novel, iic.
"Propria que Ma'ibus; al>l that tlam not
only knew 10 Latin. hut seldom Dreue1
book
The disease Is constitutional Ia Het 1t
may be called Hereditary" sand tbc iittic
wretch his mouth twltchinE. Il member
that my father often suffered from tte same
cause. Tiere j. nuihing tor it, 90, aid De-
fore, hut tine, quiet. and the water cure. Il
j. called 'PruIrI q "a marihus.
How strange. ,x-iaim'd Tiara. with ey-
ilnt horror. ''If must De- dreadful j. IS
very painful ntver heard ,t suca +
thing, did YOU. aunt Miriam
But Ms Douglass had walked hastily to
the window. and stOod there looking ont.
P-Cscnung TO the company only hack view
OF her shoulders. which for some reason
twItcl ed unaccountahlv
Aunt Miriam =" exclaimed Clara. Iu sur
prize, and viguely alirmcd. ''Cousiu JOIN,
Aunt Mir what l. II? l. inrumhlr3 j. {
II anything Ike frs - odging around to
peep under her aurt's h,nn,t. when she saw.
10 her incxprcssihe as:onis mcur. that lady
crimson. c1uvulsIve. and choking with SUP :
prrss' laughter. +,
Il thing We might 20, Clara, sand Mr-. /,
d DIugl iss. gurgliug. Il 20 Mt believe that n
il l. very dangerous. j ,hn viii hs likely o. +
Ct on better without us. -asViag hy-teri- e
cally. b
Aunt. cousin John. what is it an ah1ut3' p
ask 4 the astoni>hod girl. turning f.wsrd u
Milling Mi,lipg made np answer. lie WIS v
trying t. die just az thi- junctur, heavy d
step shook Il e bu1rIs OF thr little cu' v,and. G.
without Knocking. enfcr,d Mrs o Flaherty. G
the gray mix dangling from her arm.
AN tcre' yer pants, Mi-ther Nli-ling'
aging the articles IN question on his he'd. =,
thOugn NtL DCttner uut DE dltutI PUTIN o.
him on JEST yet, I'm thinkin'; maybe they d
1on't dhry entirely. hurried them Sd" All q
The time staring hard at the lilac hat and r.
aunt Miriam and coming to dim notion o
hat she might have been indiscrert Mrs. d
)'Flaherty drew long breath, aud meEdci O
he matter thus: q
An shure and Ia have waited ct Ia O.
known yez had company, only ygz said y,z
couldn't 20 out till brung them and char-- !.
d me 50 pe'Icklcr, ye kn,w-.'
Mrs. Douglass rushed franticaily out %. f.
he room, followed by Clara. and Mi-ling
leard them on the landing.
AUNT, what is il, and what is 'Pr9Ira =
,up maribus -
HIS trowsers, child, his trow=crs u .
means, that which is proper for men Did II
gou never read tic s'cry? Oh Oh Oh - n
gigglcs, rush and rustic ofsilk on .
he stairs. and then the jar Of the from door i,
Glow. They were gone. :
Shortly after the President Of the Primrose ei
Bank gave Misling a new suit and a situa- T.
ion at six hundred a year; but We fear h
NiIslIng could hardly have been sufficiently "a
grateful, for be never gave the presidents d
laughter in return that opportunity OF hc- "
coming Mrs. John Misling.