The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-12-27


he had told me so before his death,
| should have looked after the place,
and made myself farmer in station
as well as in work; but I really
thought l should be able to play the
part of gentleman Giles, and go n
hunting four days week in the sea.
son. Now he's gone, there's not
enough left to work the farm properly,
let alone keeping two or three fine
skins to eat their heads off Besides,
/ can't stand being patronized Met
young Sir William yesterday.
Mr.. White, used TO be Sam, =
I've heard about the state of affairs,
If it will be of any service to You, III
take the gray mare off your hands at
sixty"
Thank you, Sir William Monk,
said |, IL am much obliged; but Pse
refused eighty for her once or twice"
We'll, well, if you like to send any
thing from the farm up to the house
they shall take it at market rates. 1t
may help you bit, you know Mr.
White
Thank you, Sir William Monk,
said /, not very gratefully, I'm afraid
He meant well, | don't doubt; but
confound it, | can't stand being pat
ronized by man ! was hand
in-glove with; SO l must go and see
whether the sun shines any brighter
the other side of the world"
you might, you know, Sam, put
the screw on for year or tEo."
That's true enough; but l can't
load up manure carts here with al the
people looking on. No, l shall go-I
know little about cattle"
almost too much, Sam
Don't laugh at me, Nunky; on my
life she was all right when you had
her"
"And went dead lame two days af-
forwards. Oh, Sam you should have
spared me
$50 l would have done. only you in
sisted on having her"
"Well perhaps, did; but you GER
tainly had got her into very fine form
when she came, and l wouldn't take
twice the money for her now"
well you see | have a prospect;
and I'm off next week
What will Polly say p
"Ah! poor little Polly! Here she
is"
Polly, Sans going to Australia
next week. He won't be able 10 mar
ry you before he goes.
II shouldn't like to be married be-
fore he goes. l shall only be eleven
next birthday and mamma SAYS people
ought not to get married till they ARE
( eighteen or nineteen; SO I'll wait till
he comes back.
'Bnt suppose | never come back,
Polly: {"
Then l won't never marry any one
at all,
"Neyer?"
mo, never You said l was to be
your little wife when | gave you the
flowers and sewed the button on your
coat. You took off the little gold
medal with hole in it, from a watch
chain, to pay me- So its all settled,
and shan marry any one else. You
must come and fetch me when ! am
old enough
cob, it viii lie no use; yon'il be
married to Frank Monk, and be a lady
then"
"What that stupid boy ? I hate
! him Last time he was here lac push
ed in the eyes of my baby-doll, and
melted her poor nose against the kitch-
EN- bars. No; / never will marry q
cruel boy like that. He might poke
my eyes in with his dirty fingers
"Well, well, Polly; I'll come back il
you'll wait for me then"
"Of course / will. When are you
going ?"
Next week. I'll bring you keep
sake before | GO
II don't want anything, Sam, -ex-
cept--
"Well? Except
81 was going to say if / might have
Clip, only to take care OF for you, you
know
i "Havo him ?-I shall only be too glaG
to find so kind little mistress for him
I'll bring him down next time | come
| Good-by, Polly. OF course, as yor
are my little wife, must kiss you.
"Of course you must, Sam.
"Gip" was duly brought down, and
after long leave taking, Sam wa
gone.
When Polly had dried her eyes sh'
said:
mamma, what's that ring on you
finger? not the wedding rlng-th'
other p
"That's a keeper"
"No, not that; the one with an eme
raid in it ?"
chats what papa gave me when
was engaged to him"
"What for 2"
II don't know; because it was Gus
tomary to wear one, | suppose,
Don't you think Sam ought t
have given me one, mamma--so as I
show everybody that I'm engaged 2
Bless the child He's nearly oil
enough to be your father. Run alon
and finish your sewing"
"Never mind, mamma, have &c
the little gold medal with hole in i
/ and can show them that, can't p
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