Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-02-20

GILBERT AND I.

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and danced in Squire Haines barn, and
what came of it? .,.... ,.... l,.,.. n.
lam an old woman now, and Gilbert 8
hair is white, and the dreams dreamed
then are almost forgotten; yet ! can tell
how it came about. .. .:..
We stood at the gate, when he asked
me to 60. .,..4...i- .;-4. .....
Matte" said he, Squire Haines' new
barn is finished, and tomorrow night he
will give us dance in it, and the city
people are coming to it, and if you will
go will come for you at dark" ID.
4 sand | will be ready and waiting" |
then ran to tell mother, was only a
country girl, and was proud of Gilbert
he was in advance of our country beaux,
and handsomer than any of them.
Mother" said /, 'therc is to be great
dance In Squire Haincs' barn tomorrow
night, and Gilbert has asked me to CO."
Mother looked up pleased, from her
ironing, and said: "Mattie, you and he
have kept company some time now; may
be you will be mistress at the stone house
yet 'gb ti1@5h .lHmar ,oa as .
My face didn't heep an even color when
she looked at me, for | had thought the
same thing myself, but answered: +
"Mother, you are always guessing SO
far ahead Can't we think up something
new for me to wear? am SO tired of the
everlasting pink ribbons" ..', 'f =. ..a'
why Matte, you thought it ct for a
queens wear the night your father bro't
it bome-=don't you mind how fine you
called it?" .'j5ta..ti 'eoag.' ".
"Yes, | remember how father worked
that sumner and how he went to the city
one day when the cattle stood knee deep
in the river, and the sun seemed to scorch
and wither every green thing, and waved
his hand at me and called out 700
"Mat, I'll bling you back beauty,
sure y and how | stood aud watched him
out of sight, mounted on the great pile
of golden, grain and wondered what he
would buy me- ai 7.& .t.
"And when he came a night and held
it up before me, how grand thought it,
and father said looked like city girl
with it on me. I ..." a.+t.1E
Eyes, | know mother but have worn
it 50 long. and the city people will not
fancy it as did then, and want to look
bcst"-I didn't say for Gilbcrt's sake but
that was it, you see. 7d '.f l"'|1"
Mother only ironed little harder, and
said, well, viii try and think. "s-'o
| o knew this thinking of mothers would
end In something grand for me, for moth
er never forgot her younger days and the
fine Il ipgs she had seen. l4.a aii
| She hadn't always been poor as she was
now--she had lived in the city and seen
and known the folks; and when she mar.
ried father she left that behind and took
the little farm for her home, and have
heard her say she liked it better than hcl
city home, for all things didn't look Sc
fne and have such a grand air. 90 sago.
4 So waited for her to think and a
j llas.--"Mattie, there is one dress l car
fix over for you and the city folks can
Z outshine you" a5.
"What is it, mother? gi7asil 38k
The blue dress with the gold stars Oh
it, ias ga45 ai1 gaH 'aa..
,"But that is your wedding dress
can't take that" a.94slay
"Yes Matte, you must f.; when l CAM
out here it was too fine for me, and it ha
been long enough in that old chest"
So mother opened the chest, and w
n both got down on our knees on the foo
beside it, and looked at it lying there,-
then she ripped up the cloth about it ant
shook out the crumpled rosemary leave
and held it up before me, and said: 2 Z.
'Mattie, when you put it on, ! shal
: see myself again" and her eyes were we
.'I-and seeing this, | put down the long
ing for the dress, and said: Z Is .7cf 8
! Mother, put it back it is too grant
for me. What would Gilbert say to Sc
, me wear it?" u ia5aT um@
But mother was determined. So W
set to work to change the make Of it a
. we'll as we could. And the next day. hoy
4 we did work ! and father looked SO amaz
ed, and was 50 pleased that was to 60
| sewed till my bones ached and mothe
3 did the cutting and contriving, which wa
d more than halt. sea s6p aaibli,
| IT wasn't in the time Of sewing ma
3 chimes, but before dark mother put tn
last stitch into it, and took il up stair
!. to put it on. laid it down and locke
!. at 1t. and it was the grandest thing ] ev
: CT had; since then have worn man
such, but none pleased me as the first die