Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-09

Polly" he broke in. "You know L
didn't marry you for wealth? Bah !!
What do | care for wealth? But
go on, Polly, 60 on
eyes, I understand that" said Pol
ly archly. aAh," with deprecating
glance, @you men are SO deceitful +!
But Moses | must own that deceived
you a little. Do you forgive me in
advance, dear? %
"Of course | do,' replied the dear.
at only makes the surprise more
pleasant. | forgive you, Polly, en-
tirely. Tell me the secret Polly !;
tell it."
"Now, Noses" replied Polly mys-
teriously, moving towards the cellar
door with the air of a magician, "my
treasures are this way. No, you need
not come! Children, this wayr
Oh, deceit, thy name is woman!
Forth from the cellar came an
imposing procession of family treas
ures, the eldest a tall open mouthed
fellow of eighteen, with little faxen
down upon his chin, and the smallest
a remarkably docile baby, which he
carried.
"Here, they are Noses" said the
widow arranging them before his as
tonished gaze in two ranks. "Here,
Moses, are my children,-and yours.
Once mine and Bakers, but bygones
are bygones, and the dead come back
no more forever. Children, embrace
your fatherp
They all, with the exception of the
young man with the down on his chin
who, having resigned the docile baby
to the arms of its mother, stood bash.
fully grinning, and looking as if he did
not know exactly where to take hold
sprang forward to embrace him and
J give him kiss and poor Harrison
: who had stood Speechless with amaze
, ment and modification, had now a
hard time oft Mouth, chin, nose and
: eyes all had to take it. 1t seemed tc
: him that the young anacondas would
, never leave off hugging him. But as
, soon as he could disengage himself
, from an atfectionate squeeze from the
, docile baby, who was last on the dock
) et, he broke out with,-
"And this is the way you deceive
me, is it, madam! You lied to me
: You obtained me under false preten
; ses. | suppose you didn't know i
, was State prison crime to obtain
: ah-ah--to--ah. You said YOU
children were all under ground, mad
am!
"And so they were Moses, when
ever said So" madam replied will
wonderful meekneSs, "they were in
: place [ had fixed for them down eel
5 lar. Moses if | ever told you thos,
t children were under ground, they wert
e at that moment in the cellar p
: Yes, by George we was y exclaim
a ed one of them, a stout lad of twelve
e "When we saw the old grey mare
e comm didn't we have to marvel tho
But we won't have to do so no more
;. This is my pa, yip| And the youn,
!, monster commenced a war dance rount
t the victim.
| "Here, interrupted a puny girl O
S ten, "he amt your father, he's mine
r Hereupon a general clamor ensuet
S as to the various claims of fraterEa
d proprietorship. then and there repre-
t sented, which Mrs. Harrison hushe,
s by assuring them that he "was al
their fathers"
: "Once more, dear husband, you fol
give me don't you 2" piteously entreat
t, ed Mrs. Harrison. "Ah, there's goo,
it man! Silence gives consent"
/ Mr.. Harrison was thinking. II
e had seated himself In the old arm
e chair formerly occupied 10y the lat
k constable Baker, and he had adde,
it nine and ten together with resul
that was anything but gratifying t
e his nerves. Then he thought ho,
l. neatly that woman had deceived hin
e and he felt angrier the more he tho
t, of it. Then he thought how he ha
IL deceived her-a deceit that he ha
rot even yet dispelled. Then he tho
/" of the fact that the knot was tieC
is and the best thing for him to do wa
to take the affair coolly, and make th
o best of it. And his good nature cam
l. to his aid.
s "Well Polly" said he, with smile
g "you have the start OF me by one
l. You have ten children, have nine
f all waiting for you at my house. An
IS Polly, if ever | Cold you those chile
d ren were away, they were away
f That is, they were not here. Do yo
r forgive me Polly ?'
d "Ah, you naughty man p said Mrs.
d Baker, laying the docile baby dow
J, to sleep, while the rest of the foe
e trooped out to the poplar trees t
d make the acquaintance Of old Jane.
t. see! The way you men deceive u
poor, artless, innocent women. Bu
Y, what can't be cured must be endured
, And nineteen in all isn't such a terr
r, BILE family, is it now, Moses? ?"
s. Moses made no reply, but he coul
d not help thinking that nineteen wa
E. rather too much of a good thing
n. However he went to work like ma
7e and moved the little Bakers all home
ot Although the two focks did not mi
very amicably at first, they were 500
e. made to do SO by the quiet tact, III
le firing perseverance and indomitabl
Id will of Polly Baker. Moses 500
er FUND that he must build an additio
ID to his house; and he also found ths
t. be must buy an addition to his farm t
keep work on hand for his children
j. for every hand that was able to wor