St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-06-03

d the yard, and catching the latter in tut
= or however she could, as Mrs Jackso
o had been obliged to do, jackson neve
having time to ''.uss about women's non
= Sense"-atter Laura had confidential
II assured Lance he was "the best old fel
v low in the world" Lance had d7reciproca
t ted in kind, only more 50, they returne'
e to the front room, where, seated in stat
h on an old dry goods box, they procecde
r to engage in the pleasing occupation q
! erecting aircastlcs.
= Let not the youthful reader sneer a
this hero and heroine of mine is prosy
e tircsome, unintercsting, because the
: talk turned on pumps, furnaces, and sim
: liar mrOmantic topics. They, too, haC
been through the era of hope, despair
: moonlight, ecstacy, rhapsody. Now
, there was IA charm better than romance
in the words ''our house" "we'll do thu,
and 50 y it signilied So much TO them o
the future, when they were never to bC
separated, the happy home they were tc
share. Besides, hath not Solomon saio
there is Il time for all thngs-a time for
moonlight. and time for bread and
butter, a time for rapiures, and a time
for furnaces
This was how they came to talk OF
furnaces Lance said, "IIow mouldy
and musiv this smells, | wonder if
jackson kept his cheese here, What's
that verse You quote about
"'fcu may br,a ak. YOU may halter the vase if YOU
But tie SC mt of the rosc--''
''Barharian." broke in Laura: .'to
deliberately de>crrate Moore by such an
application Probably this WAS the best
| parlor, and the sun was never permitted
IL tar y shine into ii more than once "a
year. New paper, paint and whitewa-h.
and plenty of air and sun for a while.
will remedy ii, | suspect. iiut that re-
mind me. DO you suppose Knip>ic
would be able TO bear it, if We should
have furnace 1t mahcS a house 80
much plra>anIrr and more u>uable"
1T certainly l. Il grcat innovation
y" one i'll knir>lc Farms has one. The
iGca OF Il larmer', selling lis wood and
buyIug coal will probably be Il .Icat
I shock 10 the public; but, after all, don't
know wh"-e con 'rrn it il but ours.
aunt Polly Grigg--'' mi-chicvou-lv
suggested Laura
"Auut Polly Grigg- may han h.r
harp ON a willow tree 80 far ~ We are
concerned. I'm glad You haven't the
,dra. Laura. m2-j women seem to have.
that one house i, altogether too goud
10 hr us,i 10y the family, and must BE-
kept most OF the time i'll solemn state
aud @ioum.
Il hc.i,ve," said Laura, I'm furnish
in- house pieastnrly and comfortably.
but not cNpcu-iveiy iy-noihing merely for
show. Then take all the comfort you
can out OF il. IoNpect to do wonders
w:tn that >x hundred l,larS Aunt Dan
lap lett IN, TO say nothing about that
hundred TrtIaid up-profit> OF teach,
lug the youug idea, etc.
''llow delightful il i, to marry an heir
e>>." Observed Lance
"Mcrccmary young man, Thou shalt
br twIggrd 10y the ear tor that speech :"
Sall Laura. smitirr the aclion 10 the
word and h.;n., renoiI hv .,,,,,,I r;.-;.,-
which il onlv needed the sI;rI,,c., mr.,
vocation in the world to tempt Lane. to
imiiict. ~ Laura ought To have known
in fact. | fear. did know.
Then Laura ,;id there was some,Linr
on her mind, and Lance was anxious to
otliciate as father c,n,.ssor
..It's a fancy of mine. q secret desire.
that I'm afraid TO tell Won, know Won
will think it is really cx,ravau.,ui far
wor,, than the furnace, Y,u Will h..
"in TO rcpsnt of your baroain. fear and
Think there !, some ,rn,h in cv,rv or,..
f,rrh,d;urs ,L,ut my, .h;oI, ,,,'t:,,.,.
,ill,ua ,ir. o,c =, ti, ,,,',,,I, ..I,,.,,,',
find ont s,nn,, nr ,ot,r wi,nt ..,ho,. sa,.
,bopi them. and lance and I,m,., ,y:ro
no executions,
"Nonscnse Jour, Wh,t : :.
roc's crr p.
.Aimosr =. ,,nIish for us ! f,,r
bow-window, if you mus; know. Ial-
ways did like bow windows, they are SO
cheerful and sunny; and filled with plants
in he winter, they give Il room a perfect
summer-llke look Then one takes off
the stiff anguarity of Il room, and niycs
individuality. Here's Il proposition in
the Rule OF Three for you, founded on
itct,' as siory-writers say:-As spire
of romance and imagination TO woman's
character, so is bow-window to A
square room"
s.Ah, Laura you have such an artful
way of putting things, foresec shall
he managed and nev,r know it. How
ever, we'n contriye the bow-window