The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-19

Miss Dooittle looked up from under
her tied down brown hat in surprise at
such a salutatlon. But her surprise was
increased by Captain Ben's next remark.
- 1t just come into my mind" said he,
That you was the right one to take Lyd-
dys place. You two used to be such
great knit-ups that it will seem most
ike having Lyddy back again. No." he
continued, after little reflection, "
don't know Of anybody | had rather see
sitting in Lyddy's chair and wearing Lyd.
dy's things than yourself.
Dear me, Captain Lundy, couldn't
think of it, paul's folks expect me to
stay with them while the boarder season
lasts, and | have promised Jacobs wife
to spend the winter with her."
" Amt that hard life you are laying
out for yourself? And then bum by you
will get old or sick ma'be, and who is GO
ing to want you around then7 Every
woman needs husband of her own to
take care of her."
I'm able to care care Of myself as
yet, thanks to goodness And l am not
afraid my brothers will see me suffer in
case of sickness" returned Miss Doolit-
tie, her cheeks flaming up like sumack
in October.
But hadn't you better take "a little
time to think it over? May be it come
sudden to you," pleaded Captain Ben.
No, | thank you. Some things don't
need thinking over" answered Miss Doo-
little, plucking at the barberries more
diligently than ever.
| wish Lyddy was here. She would
convince you that you are standing in
your own light, returned Lyddy's wild
over in perplexed tone.
81 don't need any one to come from
the dead to show me my own mM1," re-
torted Miss Doolittle firmly.
Well, like enough you are right"
said Captain Ben, mildly, putting few
stems of barberries in her pail "may'be
it wouldn't be best. don't wish to he
rash"
And with that he moved off, OH the
whole congratulating himself he had not
decided to marry Miss Dooittle.
thought, after she commenced her
miserable gift of the CAB, that Lyddy
used to be free to admit she had fiery
tongue, for all they were such friends
And I'm oil for peace myself. guess
on the whole, maybe she amt the one for
me, perhaps, and it's as well to look fur
ther. Why what in the world Well,
there what have l been thinking off 2
There is Mrs. Davids. as neat as new
cent, and the master hand to save. She
is always taking on; and she will be
glad enough to have somebody to look
out for her-why, sure enough! And
there right at her house this very day,
and never once thought of her What an
old Ounce 2"
But, fortunately, this not being sin
Of commission it could easily be rectif.
ed and directly Captain Ben had turned
about, and was trotting again toward the
red house on the beach.
" Pound for pound Of the best white
sugar :" he heard Miss Tame say as he
neared the door,
White sugar" repeated Mrs. Davids,
her usual sigh drawn out into little
groan. "White sugar for cranberries
Who ever heard of such Il thing? I've
always considered did well when hat
plenty of brown
&" Poor creetcr !" thought Captain Ben
How she will enjoy getting into m,
pantry. Lyddy never complained tina
she didn't have enough of everything t.
do with"
And in the full ardor Of his intende,
benevolence, he went right in and opene,
the subject at once. But, to his aston
ishment, Mrs Davids refused him. Sh
sighed. but she refused him.
"Ive seen trouble enough already
without rushing into more with my eye
wide OPEN" sighed she.
Trouble? why, that il just what
was meaning to save you :" exclaimed tn
bewldered housekccper. Pump right il
the house, and stove e'enamost new. An,
Lyddy never knew what it was to wan
for spoonful of sugar or pound O
flour. And such handy buttery an,
sink Lyddy used to say she felt tn
worst about leaving her hnttery of any
thing"
Should thought she would, answere,
Mrs. Davids, forgetting to sigh. "llow
ever, can't say that ! feel any banker
ing after marrying buttery. I've go
buttery room enough here, without tn
trouble of getting set up in new place.
just as yon say" returned the re
jected " amt sure as you'd be exactl,
the one. | was thinking of looking 70
somebody little younger.
Well, here is Persis Tame. VII
don't you bespeak her? She is younger
and she is in want of new home.
can recommend her, too, as the first-rat
of cook, remarked Mrs. Dayids, ,benevC
lently
Miss Tame had been sitting lttl
apart by the open window, smiling l.
herself
But now she turned about at one,
Hum /" said she, with contempt.
should rather live under an umbrella tie
to stake, than marry for hum.
so Captain Ben went home without Ell
gaging either wife or housekeepor.
Aud the first thing he saw was Captai
r Jacob Doolttle's old one-eyed hor,
e eating the apples I.oizah Mullcrs ha
strung and festooned from nails again
the house, to dry.
! The next thing he saw was that havin
left window open, the hens had flown
\ and gone to housekeeping on their ow
= account. But they were not ill
Mrs. Dagids, as neat as new cent, an
: not, also, such master hands to save.
I "Shoo shoe Get out. Go long thel
1 with you !" cried Captain Ben, wavir
5 the dsh.cloth and poker. 81 declare {;
A I! | most hadn't ought to have left thu
A bread out on the table. They've made
: nretty mess of IT, and il il every M,