Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-12-25

with charming mockery. 4" Father Dyer,
you want to tempt me to ask you to dance
with me this evening"
Little Lillian at once crimsoned with in
tense elfn merriment.
." oh, grandpa's going ITO dance with NAM
ma she cried, in her small silvery voice.
" Orandpa, are YOU going to dance with my
mamma when the neighbors and friends come
in 2''
Neighbors and friends? Hah well dis
criminated - muttered the old man with a
snort. Out Of the mouth of babes and
sucklings. Semi-U Union neighbors and semi
secesh neighbors. Six-water grog, ANYWAY.
How many friends, wen know before long.
Before long"
His face darkened for an instant into say
age gloom then, with q toss of his head.
he smiled his leonine smile.
Dance with your mamma. midget ." he
went on in his sounding voice. No: can't
dance with her. Besides, she'd rather dance
with somebody else-with Faulkner"
Emily bent her head quickly. and spite Of
herself, colored scarlet. The old man look
ed slowly around, serenely smiling with a
purring satisfaction, feeling, with sort of
innocent vindictive comvlacency, that he had
paid her back at the rate of a four-hundrei-
pound shot for very small bullet. In an
instant she looked up, lightly laughing, with
quick glance at her husband His eyes
were intently bent upon the floor; slight
trOwn dented his forehead, and bis face was
cold and grave. As shes hs look. sIasm
of almost hate for him contracted her heart
and Quivered away in hurt feeling and a
food Of passionate love. the light laughter all
the while upon her face and liVs.
'' Faulkner she said gailv. '- VI hv.
Father Dyer, Ike my old sweetheart. Faulk-
uer, very much, especially because he's such
q friend of Johns, and 50 dear 20 rs all but
I'd os lief dance with YOU as linn. and ia
rather dance with my own husband than
either Of YOU
John Dyzer's face did not change, and, as
one not hearing what was said, be slowly
walked away. Emily's heart recoiled, and
became like stone against him. Still smiling
gaily, she suddenly became aware that old
Elkanah was staring down at her with open
mouth and features all wreathcd In glcc.
Why. hear the girl ,'' he burst ont. with
/ a ioyial roar. .. There 's girl now There's
a speech for You. She'd rather dance with
/ her own husband than either Of u.s. Spoken
'.A, d il'i{ ill, ,a u'.I' WY U'H you ~.
" Tut. Father-tut, tut, tut. tut, tut. re-
piled john Dyer. Emily could have stab
bed him.
What you wont, Then by Gaigcr
and Badger, | viii i' cried the Old man. laugh
ing. ' And would. with the lumhag0.'
lie made one stride that shook the floor
and would have stopped TO kiss her. but size
/ slI"nS u rom heI low. seat sioWlns IKE q
rose anu -'niiinS IKE az, angel, hung her
arms aIouhd hlln- ana kissed him again
and again; then dancing backward. sudden
ly turned, and flew from the room with q
speed that swept the air into perfume behind
her flying skirts, and made the abundant
sprays of holly tremhe
tikanah stood, open-mouthCd. flushed, the
hot tears very near hls eyes. staring. like one
dazed, INTO the passage where she had vanish
ed, full Of affection for her full of stupetac-
ton, and IN the general Whirl of histacukies.
pulling unieminine mans head to know
what 1t all meant.
By the gods OF war; DE mutrered o.
himself, &c something the matter with that
s'.l. Now, what up
lie turned again TO the fire, and stood cog
ltatlns.
'' W ell, grandpa, suddenly arose with en-
tire lrreleyance the small silycry voice, '' the
question is, who are You going to dance
with ?'
She said it so queerly' and with such gray
. ~ ana earnestnees, that i-lhanah, used as be
was 70 her old-lashi9ned ways, rolled hi- cye-
. down ar her- FacanIlY wondering.
" Dance with he returned IN moment.
" llh you little midget
one looked very s1TroWiui instantly, and
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lalHeu oi gong your anger was BEYOND all
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' AND yours too ElAanah, she said
quickly.
stamp 1t down returned the old man
hercely- can help feeling. now-and
then Nature tIsSies IN me- thinking OF the
good sweet BOY had before ne got To be the
Migrate SON. Jhe vie rebel the breaker OF our
hearts, the dishonor OF my house, the traitor
to his country but stamp 1t down ~ he
hissed, striking ms Io2t upon the hoor.
Ah' the 'iliain by the Everlasting Il
he ever darkens TINS threshold, Il lay nm
dead
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flashing eye and her face reused and severe.
becollect yourself My children are always