Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-08
miscellaneous.
THE DISCARDED son.

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In the bar Of snug little country inn, in
! the county Of Wostmoreland sat the cozicst
and most comiortable.ooking Of andladies.
Il was about three days before Christmas
and Mrs. Filters was engaged in the twofold
occupation Of making out her Christmas bills
aud taking her tea. At the end Of every
column Of figures she summed up, she re.
trcshcd herself with a sip or two Of tea and
few mouthlus Of game-pie The worthy
hostess Of the Oak-applo was not alone. On.
posite to her at the table, and facing the glass
window Of the bar, so as to be in readiness to
attend to any customers who might present
themselves on this snowy night sat her niece,
a rather protty.looking young woman Of about
iour-aud-twcnty In the snuggcst corner Of
the iireside sat also portly red-faeed old
gentleman in top.boots and a variety Of out
landish.looking capes, who might have been
the original Of the famous Mr. Weller This
individual, who was smoking long pipe aud
taking sips at intervals Of his bot rum.and-
water with a sort Of purr Of satisfaction, was
an important parsonage IN the district He
was the driver Of the Kendal coach--for one
Of the London and koudal stagc-coaches still
NHNtihANA WI iAs i'iNA hN ANN NiNlf VI WHICH
we are writing.
Mr.. Crotch such was the good mans name
did not by any means appear TO have that
horror Of "widders which characterized the
immortal Mr. Weller. From time to time he
took his long pipe from his lips, and cast
glaucos Of Infinite comnlacency at the bloom
ing hostess
"Such a woman for figures as never was "
he muttered to himself.
" Five and four is nine, aud two is eleven,
said the widow half aloud That drafted
old sexton owes me thirteen and eleven.
pence And the red ribbons in Mrs. Fit.
ter's cap nodded ominousy.
Such woman for figures murmured
Mr. Crotch.
Times is bad, said the widow. -" Maria.
don't you let that old Oyerbury run up no
more chalks till his scores paid and don't
you let him have no peace neither till he
stumps up"
Very well, aunt; bat he says its hard
times, too"
=" lie didn't ought to rink so much beer,
then--that is, unless he pays ready money"
added Mrs. Filters hastily, as she remember.
ed that if nobody drank any beer, her busi-
ness would be ruined
b. Wb,,s TOO bo.I,h,. ,ho haa. 9-
" No, no--the season.
fashioned Cbri.,m,s 60 ''''s ''0
T." An that's inst +, he wants mora noo.
nle TO die -
81 To dio-tbo wrotcb 90
" he saws bo don,t l;te beol,hv chr;s,
mas becanso bo con't ,.ot an, nndd;nr thon
bo lites business brisL Ue sdv. - nraan
,,,in r, %. aLn.L M Say \ gree"
g 4 murdering ola y;lla;ni And ;f all
nv customers was 10 die what would become
s. ~ sH vas ~ wv ""'' "o"'u O''on'e
Mrs Filters was inst .s solGsb ,o, s.e 90
the SEXTON That ;mnortant nersn1ore Nm
be One was the alnbp md ome,,a of tho cai. I
culations of each
The landladv took m manor f-,n, tho
table with fTovn not pleasant 10 behold on
so comely a countenance
We'll. as | was a.sayino when Won inter.
rupted me. Marian-Msria hadn't done onv.
thing of the sort" times is hard Besides
that old grave.dicging gbopl ,bera's t,vo and
three is i've and three is eigbt ami ono 6vo
IS nine hve-nlne pounds hve shilllngs on nv
hiessod boots ,b;s Jassod Cbr;s,rns,, -,
% Such a woman for 6,nres - mnrmnred
Mr. Crotch with reyerential awe and ,at;nc
A steady mil at the rnm.ond.w,tor "A-hr7
Maria very oood.bnmored girl SOUGHT "a
turn the snbieef remarLing that sbo :, rord.
cred if ANYTHING had been heard IN at tbe
Hall about the Young Squire"
4. He's been gone two voars - sbo s,;d
"Ah." sighed llrs. Filters SHAKING her
head, it's serious thing when parent and
child fall out :"
" Ah very serious ma'am - cbimed in
Crotch. ." 1t wss about Young lady. weren't
it ?n
" Yes it were, Mr.. Crotch. Sir"
" Its strange thing in natur. amt it
ma'am, that pair of girls eyes should make
such mischief? Father fall ont with son.
and friend with friend, and all for what?
Why. pair of girls ewes, ma'am-a Young
pusson, as NAV be auite stranger It's a
rum thing is natur. ma'am ~
q" But it is natur =" said Mrs. Filters. pos.
lively, and, like all women. determined to as.
sert the extreme powers of her sex.
Well, | suppose il is. ma'am. Yet
bright eyes get dull and fifteen amt 6fty
ma'am."
Mrs. Filters thonoht This hint at ber
own age, and brided up.
Mr.. Crotch saw the signs of the coming
storm and FASTENED to add. Not but what
some ladies look as if they warn't never much
older nor girls-as might bo said with truth.
Mrs. Filters, ma'am, Of people not hundred
mics off,
Lawk.a.mcrcy. Mr.. Crotch Won are sucb
a one to Joke :" eicpled the widow bighly
pleased and seizinr the coachman's emnty
glass with view to its replepisbment while
the old gentleman imnroyed his advontaoo hv
a perceptible squeeze of her hand
At this moment the swing.door Of tbc bor
was heard to 90. and a cn ,tomer entered
Maria departed to see what was reonireJ
In a moment she entered
"Its Mr.. Oyerbury. amt. wants n see
YOU partic'lar"
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