Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-12-25
VOL. KILL NEW SERIES, VOL. XIV,

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rose-colored silk, with lace corsage. which
| glistened in the tawny sheen of the fire, and
was altogether as fair creature as ever stood
beneath the dark-green holly. Tom instant
| ly took his hands out of his pockets, and rose,
advancing, and dropping from his unconstrain-
ed posture into about as akward young man,
conscious Of his boots and solicitous of his
neck-tie, as breathed in the District of Col
umbia. To add to his distress, the lovely
Fanny, as he drew near her, and an interview
seemed inevitable, somehow glided past him
with one Of her soft caressing curtseys in the
most natural way in the world, leaving it on
| " open to him, in decent self-respect, TO walk
| on to the wall, rnd stand gazing with rue
ful countenancc, as if it was what he meant
TO do from the first, at the crossed American
| aags, dropping in looped folds, with the tat
tered aud broken regimental flag his brother
| John had carried into battle. hanging there
between them, surrounded with deep garands
of ground-pine and holly branches
There - rang hi5 fathers voice. as the
flaggedand garlanded wall suddenly darkened.
d" Down goes the fire again. Upon my soul
Tom, believe you let Daniel Snow pick out
green wood for the hearths Phew lust see
the smoke"
So ! didn't, father" replied Tom, looking
at the logs. from whose red glow great ser
! Qents OF smoke were down-shooting, and coll
| lnS over backward 20 cJnloin with the huge
boa, which fled whirretiug up the chimney.
! '' Ii Just the same wood that's in the other
! rooms and that burns Well enough"
The old man glanced to his right through
the open door of the adjoining room, and
| from thence 20 the room beyond. both ofwhich
| were In full illumination then went across
! the lighted entry into the room opposite. and
| saw that the two rooms beyond that were al
! 5l all ahla1e
.. We'll e. b, s1iI c,r,inr bock g.. old nm
! cIe Peter DYER irbis Ghost walks +,-pirbt
mu.+ satisfy his love of free fire In ev-
| orv r,,m lint this UoIa Here If comes
! ,,.,-r, %.
And ,s Dc sr,le our far,ad rho r,,rir,,
game once more. and If lir Min f,U srIsdor
| The Icafr chamber FI.arab rnl.beJL LIs hands
! ,1reflllv and tooL- opr ms e.raot cold ,-o+cb
| 81. Siv o-clocl Sc bc arroI,n.oj a ,,,o7
! bour vet before any oro comes pr1es- i+'s
Faulkner in from t,,r,,
He had ,lr.o5t, sr,l-sr Lsf,rs rbore v,,s a
| Ior5 ra+-+a+--... at no bsll-4,,,r Tho ol5
,,o, ..lsro.5 I.slirJ hin, at +be s;l,-J.,r
yrl;'.5 III 1ira.tI,- inn, Nm, room
3" wonder If THAT'S Faulkner, be said,
smilinsly. % He usually in on Us from this
slac--Here you, Tom you We left hatchet
on the hearth. Take 1t away now.
! 90 es, tather-ln minute, responded
| Tom. intent upon his charmer. and forgetting
| the mandate directly.
Presently the Old negro. Daniel Snow, man
! oi-ali-work On the estate with others, was
| seen shuitilng through the passage, IN full
| company riE. to the door. y moment, and
! there was bounding step mellow laugh,
/ and rich, gay, quick, mel3dlous voice, M
/ teunmE.nS with soft quae1lns African re-
-pluses Ut the delighted Daniel
/ " \ hyc-1oIar grc.nhlc6 Tor old Daniel.
e. les, sab; thank ye. sab. } Knocked Just
! 90 bring him on for my Christmas git.
/ e Yes, sab ; yes. sah- ''fHe for hum. II
/ De comes, SAID l. e. l es, san. W lth
merry Christmas % his good Old heart. '' lcs,
sab; the same. sab. Nuch'ohieeSed, sah. }
| And merry Christmas TO oil here
! nm the last words young Faulkner danced
! over the threshold, ln elegant costume. ana
| stood with ndescr1ahie cordial grace. hls eX-
! tended kld-y.9ycI bands thrown uIen ln play
| iul greeting While tie Lphautom Of black
! Daniel wag-IS hls up-throWn. muthiul
head and showing all his worries, crossed the
| passage behind him The next second he
had crulahled off his gloves with an air Of
,ieight-ot-hand, and was moving, amidst a
tumult OF welcomes. from persons, 20 persons
with laughing fascination and gay, tender
charm. oi middle height. slender sinewy'
and elegant a tsure that naturally icll INTO
beautiful ana al.uf.ng attitudes with h9ht-
brown curling locks nan shading his l'"'
dense. passionate forehead darA glanees'
"IteAins anu me,ahe1oiy rudy cNeekS :
nI2h nose manly Hon9tache' o4uettisn-
= ~I''''''-d az me ends pea"tIul i49glI
' is'',, - d .1 I '',.. I.i -'l' ,u Gum. ,1' en-
.4l-I' women love MN pul' '1'llo-ii ia7
t'ai he vas ne KEPT them All at hay- Brave
sweet loving I3yous,- ardent au'atiye proud.
! generous; "eli-read Well-oreI- Proficient IN