Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-04-28

They did, was the answer, a wee bit
of emphasis resting on the" they"
"He didn't stay very long, did he?"
Not as long as wish he had" was
the emphatic answer this time. And how
the ladies did look at each other. 1t was
as good as confession.
"When did he come 2"
Saturday evening""
Was you looking for him?"
Il had been expecting him fort
night"
Why, du tell, if you had then, and
you never told ont either. Had he bus
iness in the place ?"
"He had"
"What was it?" This was rather
more direct and blunt than the old lady
had meant to put to it, and she forthwith
apologized by saying, Il didn't mean
that--I-I only thought-I--"
go, I'D as lief you'd know as not, said
the lady, with charming air of noipette
she came to see me-"
o, Widow c! didn't your good name
90 down. Be careful what you say next
or you'll have only a remnant of char
acler to GO home with, and remnants al
ways 60 cheap.
He did, did he, and he didn't come
for anything else then? But was you
glad TO see him?''
Indeed l was. 1t was one of the hap
piest moments of my existence"
I" Well, we'll" said the old lady, hard
ly knowing how to frame her next ques-
ton, we'll, he's real good-looking man
any way"
:" think so too, and he's not only good
looking, but he's good hearted; one of
the best men ever knew"
"You don't say so, then! But is he
rich?"
Worth a hundred Thousand or so,
said the lady carelessly.
Why, du tell, if he is. Why, you'll
live like lady, wont you But what's
his name ?"
The old lady,s curiosity was now rails
ed to the highest pitch.
"Henry Macon"
"Maconl Maconl Why, wasn't that
your name before you were married?'
1t was"
"Then he's connection, is hep"
"He is."
"Du tell if he is then. Not a cousin
4 I hope. i never did think much of mar
riages between cousins
Henry is not my cousin
He isn't! Not your cousin! But
what connection is he then? Du tell
now"
He is my youngest brother"
If there was ever rapid success made
in sewing and knitting by any circle of
ladies, it was by those composing this So
ciety, for the next fifteen minutes. Not
a word was uttered, not an eye raised.
Had the latter been done, and the ro-
guish and expressive glances which pas
sed between Mrs. G. and the minister.
who unobserved had stood on the thresh-
old, silent spectator and curious hearer
, perhaps, mind you, We only say perhaps
they might have guessed more correctly
the name, character, standing, and pro-
fession of the Widows Beau.
CADET GRAY,-During our second war
; for independence at the close of June,
1914, Gen. SCOTS headquarters we're at
Buffalo. But there he wrote to the
quartermaster for supply of new cloth
ing for his regulars. Word soon came
back that blue cloth, as was used in the
army, could not be obtained, owing to
) the stringency of the blockade and lack
: of manufacturers in the country, but
that there was sufficient quantity OF
gray cloth in Philadelphia. Scott order.
ed it to be made up for his soldiers, and
in these new gray suits they marched
down the Niagara on Canada soil July
the Fourth. Believing them to be only
Buffalo militia celebrating Independence
; Day, the British commander, Rail, re
garded them with contempt, which chang.
e ed to respect next day in the battle Of
Chippewa. Because of the victory won
: chiefly by them on that field, and in
honor of Scott and his troops, that style
l of cloth was adopted at the military
academy as the uniform of the cadets
: and has been so used ever since.
Mark Twain thus prescribes for an as
pirant for literary fame:
/, Young Author. Yes, Agassiz does
#, recommend authors to eat fish, because
!, the phosphorus in it makes brains. Sc
far you are correct. But cannot help
, you to decision about the amount you
need to eat-at least not with certainty.
If the specimen composition you send is
,raur f,ir rsual ovoro0o 7 chaulI