The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-09-21

Sprinkle rain shower right dowr
Mile Warmers tasteful little hat and
graceful shoulders, unprotected save by 1
thin shawl notwithstanding the beseec hing
ing glance of the prettiest pair of haze
eyes that ever looked up to CLOUD
that way
When Mile came to large white
farmhouse, she very gladly, and rather
hastily-for just then there was heavy
peal Of thunder-opened the gate and
went up the flower bordered path to the
house and knocked for admittance. No.
body answered, and as another peal Of
thunder was heard accompanied by a
vivid flash of lightning, Millie entered
without ceremony. She took in at O
glance the contents of the room she came
to "a large square room, plainly but
nearly furnished-the cane seated chairs
the pretty chntz-covered lounge, book.
case filled with books and the sheetmusic
the violin in the case in the corner, the
vase of faded flowers, and the ornaments
on the mantel. There was no one there
but she heard childish voice in the
room, and again knocked. A dark.
eyed girl of ten or eleven years, opened
the door.
Mile explained why she was there.
With the ease and good manners of one
much older, the child bade her welcome
placed chair near the stove and took
Miles dripping hat and shawl.
81 was just beginning to get dinner
that was the reason | didn't hear you
knock. 1t will be long time before
the shower is over, and you must stay
with us to dinner. II will be ready by
the time Ben comes; but that will not be
for an hour"
"Es dinnie'll be weddy when Ben
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three years. ......5 tH.I.A
The older chld,whose name was Hetty
resumed
81 cant get very good dinner amt
quite old enough, but Ben says do nice
ly, He puts it on for me and | see to it
But he does not allow me to lift off ket
ties, for fear | will burn or scald myself
but | think l am large enough to do that
| like to have everything ready for hin
when he comes in tired and hungry.
can't make biscuit wish could fol
Ben likes them ever 50 much but Mar
tina, who comes in to make bread for us
says she will teach me-" .......
"Where is your motherf asked Mill,
of the little Eva when Hetty was out of
the room.
1--WE is got no mudder but Ben" th
little one lisped. a-r.
When Hetty came back, Millie said
Now | have got nicely warmed ant
my dress will dry as well at work as sit
ting still, so | will help you get dinner
If you like, | will make some biscuit ,an'
we will have dinner ready in a very shor
time"
Hetty was delighted. Ben would b
glad. Might she look on and learn how
Millie was young, and frank, and gay
and she and the children soon becam
very well acquainted over the biscuit
She said presently, trying potato wit
a fork
The potatoes are done. | will pou
the water off, so, then put them on
dry. That will make them mealy. |
few minutes we will peel them, ,and the
dinner will be all ready except taking
up.
The dinner seemed very meagre
little Hetty as she ran over the items
her mind, potatoes, peas, pork, biscuit
butter, cucumbers, milk, water. She ha
wanted to make tea for her visitor, b.
) she declined decidedly. The poor chi
said, apologetically:
when father and mother was ally
we used to have good many things Fl
dinner, and Martha our hired girl, use
to get them all but when they died, al
Squire Johns said he bought mortgal
on our farm, and that we had got to pa
every cent the day it was due or 10
everything, we had to do without got
many things, and we are very poor no
and, Ben is afraid we can't have enoul
to pay it, and they all say we may loC
for no mercy from Squire Johns, for
lis very hard man to the poor, and
;, has always wanted our farm, because
joins some of his own land where
wants to build, heard all about
when one of the neighbors was talki
with Ben, through he didn't want me