Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-02

why should he not be in Mr. Cobb's wrapper
She went nimbly TO the closet took it down
iished out pair Of slippers from the boo
rack below, and brought them TO him.
" | think you had better take OIL your Goa
and boots you will have the rheumatic fever
or something like it, if you don't Here arr
some things for you to wear while they ar,
drying And you must be hungry, teo.
Will so into the pantry aud get you some
thing to eat"
She hustled away " on hospitable thought
I lnient;' : and The stranger made the oxchang,
with a quizical smile playing around his lips
lie was tall, well-formed man. with bold
but handsome iacc-sun-burucd and heavil,
bearded, and looking anything but delicate
though his blue eyes glanced out from under
forehead as white as snow He looked
around the kitchen with mischievous air
stretched out his feet before him, decorated
with the dciunct dcacon's slippers.
Upon my word this is stepping into tho
old mans shoes with vengeance And
what a hearty good humored look ing woman
she is; kind as a kitten;n and then pattod
old Bowse upon the head The widow, bring.
Ing in sundry good things, looked pleased al
~ at,en'ion 20 her dumb friends.
1t 6 . wonder bowse does not growl. lie
gsncra''y docs wnen strangers touch him.
Dear me- how stupid l'
ms last remark was addressed neither to
l lne stranger nor to the dog but TO herse.E
She had forgotten that the little stand was
not empty, and thore was no room ON it for
the things she held.
On' LII manage that said her guest,
gathering up paper candle, apples and spec
'aoles' ~ was not without little pang that
\, sne saw 'ncm IN ms hand' Tor they had been
i ule ueacohs ana were placed each night, like
'ne arm ohair' beside herr and depositing
tiieIl on the settle Elye me the table
cioth' ma am I've learned that along with a.
sSOre ol o'her ihings' IN my Wanderngs-
NO" iet me reheve you OF those dishes they
arc lar 100 heavy Tor those little hands, the
niuow DiuS1ou' " ana now please SIT down
WIN me- or cannot eat morsel.
L hau supper long ago but really think
l car take something, said Mrs. Cobb,
u'a"1ng in ncr cu'lir near inc table
d, vi course you can my dear lady. In
'hls coid autumn weather people ought 10
eat twice as much as ihey do IN warm. Let
me give you piece oil this ham, your own
curing | dare saw"
Yes my poor husband was very fond Of
It. He used to say that no one understood
curing ham and driving beef better than ~
He was most sensible man. | AN, snro
will drink your health. madam in tb;s
cider"
lie took long draught and sat down his
glass.
" 1t is like nectar
The widow was feeding Bowse and the cat
(who thought they were entitled to a share of
every meal ate in the bousel and did moi
quite hear what he said. [ fancy she would
hardly have known what "nectarn was. so il
was quite as we'll.
Fine dog. ma'am. and a very nrettv cat
They were my husbands fayorites.u and
a sigh followed the answer.
All, your husband must have been n
very happy man"
The blue eyes looked at her 50 long tbot
she grew hurried.
.. Is there ANYTHING more can o,et for Won
sir 2n she said at last.
| Nothing, thank YOU: [ have fnisbed.n
7 She rose to clear the things away. He as
sstea '-ei' and somehow their hands had a
Taeer knack oi tohehing as they cdrried the
lnshes 10 the pantry shelves. Coming back
70 me Sltchen' she put the apples and cider
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