Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-12-04

glowing sentence and KISS from baby: a
happy couplet and good word from the
charming lady who has the honor, etc, a
thoroughly owlish expression in heavy
article and Il rueful look on Bridget's face
she's 50 sorry she broke the crockery
| got two small bottles of ink, ana they
had been frozen, and the mark they made
on paper was so modest that it could MT be
seen. [ got afterwards excellent ink
never buy small bottles, my interested
reader-and then | discovered that my
eldest, who has a literary turn Of mind
putting them III the stove to see if they
would burn. [ replaced the pens, and
then, after patiently looking through va
rious rooms and portions of d small house
L got ink, and pens, and paper together
excellent exercise as a preface to an ex-
cellent article. 1t was a cold morning
and L wasn't in capital mood, and the fire
didn't burn well and so after an hours
labor, | went out of doors to get warm, and
didn't come back again.
- My dear, said my excellent wife next
day, .'the fire in the front room went for
nothing yesterday. You had everything
convenient; why didn't you write =?
Could y0H answer that question satisfac-
torily to yourself, and yet in the brief
space of time which an active little woman
considers all that is absolutely necessary.
[ quoted something as to Greenands icy
mountains, in reply, and then concluded
by saying that it was impossible to give
reasons, ct cetera, with half an idea a. to
Latin quotation about some folks being
born. not made, but could scarcely discover
in the moment It's applicability.
Ny dear" said my wife, interrupting
me and at the same time putting on the ex-
ceedingly wise woman look intended to be
squeLeher, I'm afraid you're getting
unreasonable again. The plain facts are
that the fire was built, and it didn't DO any
body any good, for the reason that you
were absent when YOU intended to use the
fire. | spoke out of regard for economy.
and in view Of the high price of coal. Iou
mustn't get out of patience 50 easv-vou
mustn't indeed, my dear" and anybody
who knows anything about little women
viii know at a glance exactly how the last
words quoted were spoken
1t mt, perhaps, necessary to say any
thing about the evil effects Of a fancy cloth
upon Il writing table; nor vet about the
bad influence of six staid-lOoLing books.
with gilt covers and leaves, staring at YOU
from ~tudielly careless, but utterly infexi-
bic, horizontals: nor vet about the hard,
cold look of an old table ricidIy vanished
and looking and feeling as cold and smooth
rs slab intended to mark grave; nor Vet
about thousand other things belonc;ur 70
q front room which is opened only now and
then, expressly made up in opposition To
divine atiiatus not only, but utterly opposed
to everything that Is careless and genial. I.
free and easy: these will readily sugeest 4.
themselves to the intelligent writer an3
reader.
l think my friend Adams eot it pretty
does the heavy on q morn .
ing daily, YOU know-when he said, as he
did the other day, after thoughtful five
minutes or so, =. Its 50. and It cant be
helped | can't write at home, and I ex-
pect the reason is, that [ don't rant to.
and by Joye | won't"
But | rot to work one day when pens.
ink, paper, fire, etc, etc, were in excellent
order. Association with the front room
would. [ said, undoubtedly make matters
all right after a while and 50 it seemed
when the pen had run pleasantly through Il
good half hour, and the usual pause. inva-
riably used for the purpose Of running the
fingers through the hair, had come on.
There was 4 slight rap Al the door, and
nv eldest crieyed about something. begged
to come in. Mamma had said that papa
couldn't be disturbed, and could papa be
50 cross and lc9uldnt he stop that hate
tul work, or At least let her stav by him if
she would be oh, 50 still
[ should like to see the child, ordinarily
smart and healthy, that can be still. |
should ike to see the four or FIVE year
older who, if she cannot sing or talk aloud.
will not sing or whisper to herself in
more animated manner than if her voice
had full scope. And, Enthusiastically, it !
1others one when one attempts to write in
he front ROOM it bothers one more than
would dozen bores in one little sanctum,
,uppoSing Of course that the article one Is
writing must be finished at a certain time.
oores or 10 bores.
The half hour grew in bulk under the !
Industrious whisper Of my eldest, until my ,
wife discovered that the naughty child had ,
invaded the sanctum against her orders,
md it was really shocking, the :. shocking
,xpletive being accompanied with a frown 6
which. the child very well knew, was
lalf a smile 8 on purpose How could |
mammals little girl be so naughty? with :
glance from the corner of her eye at me, /
IS much as to say it was very cunning after
IL and mammals little child wouldn't do
o again, Of course this valuable bit OF
being given TO the child her :
elf, accompanied with a look of mock =,
ut me and the winding of !,
ock of mamma 5 brown hair, with an au- !
lacity quite astonishing, about a couple OF !;
Ter slender fingers.
d" But really, David" said my wife, =
m quite glad she disturbed you, for [ :,
ganted to use you, you know; and you'll y
ONE, like good boy, won't you, and di- :
ectly? Now don't be cross but Kath- !
eens gone away, you know, and I've got =
o do some washing. And besides, there g
sn't any coal up stairs, and surely you :
Touldnt ask me to carry that so far?" :
| said, q Certainly not, and thought my y
elf a brute for looking longingly at the :,
rief bit of manuscript ON the table |
arried coal, and carried water, and held
he baby, and kissed my eldest the neces-
ary number of times. [ remarked that
~ wife was getting too old to do her own II
-aShing when Kathleen was absent, and n
he should hire somebody on such occa- 81
ions-a bit Of husbandly advice which has !, +
cen given a thousand times and which |.
as invariably been met with the emphatic u
-ords, &c won't have any girl but Kath- Il