Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-26

and he colored as red as his own sleigh at
first, as if with vexation but then he
put on a sort Of roguish exression, and
said
She tried rather chilly sort of Joke
on me, that's all, and I've turned it over
to Charlie, Maybe it won't be at my ex-
pense now, after all"
| thought | saw through it, aud we both
laughed heartily. but John soon became
quite sober and serious again. | thought
though, that l had never seen him look so
well as he did Just then.
g Miss Morris" said he, pretty quickly,
as We spun along over the smooth snow.
- have got a very important question to
ask YOU
d" Is it the same one Charlie Simmons
was speaking about and have YOU asked it
of Hattie? ," said mischievously
" Ii Is the same, and yet it isn't. and
She ran away from me before [ could ask
her. Ir affects my happiness very deeply,
and | must have an answer to-day.
Somehow [ did not want him to say
another word Just then, and he himself
was silent as if hesitatinc what to say
We had heen driving fast, and had got
some distance from whore we had left
I Hdilit- dtlft ili~t tlitI We uttiNA li4S SWIii
Jingle of bells coming up the road. L
was Hattie in the red sleigh. She had
managed to turn the horses around but as
soon as they We're headed for home they
started of at Il Tremendous pace, ana She
had not half strength enough 70 rein them
In. though they we're not exactly running
away. We turned aside 10 let her pass,
and She shot quic' glance Of surprise
and yexation ut John and Inc as She
whirled by u- John was little scared
about her. but he almost laughed as he saw
that look
B. She viii need help, [ am afraid, said
he. We must turn and follow her. Her
Joke Oh me is not 50 very good one after
ALL"
He was really alarmed, and put the
borrowed team to its best speed, but they
were no match for his own blacks. Hat
tie did her best but all in vain, until She
came near where Charlie was standing
He had been getting impatient, bat he
saw at once what was the trouble, and ran
out towards her. There was a deep snow
bank little further ON. and he pointed to
it and shouted to her TO turn her horses
into It,
She understood his gestures better than
his words. aud in moment more the
black team after u little plungine that
only ~ent them III more deeply, stood snort
ine and trembling and almost covered up
in the =HoE. Hattie was very nearly
buried hu- la WAS a brave Girl. and she
clune 10 tae r.ius until Charlie came up,
and see were ,aere. too. very quickly.
The two gentlemen went to work, un-
hitchci the sleigh and pulled it back into
tho road, ana taeu the horses were cot
out without maea difficulty aud hitcheI in
AGAIN.
John 4r..- ...-I d, ref amy one else
drive h-. horses after -uch am occurrence
and h.....i tr.,,.t..-,al ourselves to tbe
reJ .I..,., Will. r-..,r.e and Ua-+-o oot
into the other.
She wi, a- usttt. Is j mouse. and | al
rnost p,tiaI bar. a7t had no need to do
30 ,.- ~..- ,.+ .,r.r+ loo., bu+ returned
40 Ms interrupted question. ile was be
ginning IA the same style as before, when
! interrupted linn again with;
"Bea.Iy. Mr. Forbes, YOU had better
get your answer from Hattie. assure
you that IT i@ ont III my power 10 give
you any iafoTua.lon-
Bat that can not be- said he.
Well, then, J insist upon pit that You
=, get yowanswer directly from her. She Is
I the only one VINO VIII ttl you 'hythihS'
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