The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-11-26

with pale golden curls falling over their
black vclvetcen jackets. AS tho maid
had said, it was as pretty load as ever
she had seen.
Can | have suite Of rooms ? the
lady asked. Your servant thought |
could
Judge Ottcy's going out to-day--go-
ing travelling for month or two. A
small parlor on this floor, aud n couple of
bedrooms, if they would suit you
Can | see thcm?'
'Oh, yes; Judge Ottey's out
The widow liked the rooms the par
lor looked upon two back gardens full of
frut-trees. The rooms were by no means
elegantly furnished, but were neat and at
tractive.
Il like thcm,' she said. Can | have
my trunks brought up here?
III send them right up was the re-
sponse and the widow took off her bon
net, and the little boys looked out Of the
window.
Meantime Mrs Marsh sent up the
trunks, and then went to the clerk to learn
who her visitors WERE The clerk was
her son, n tail, good-looking lad of sew
cnteen.
They've got the cash, mother, said
he.
How do you know ? she asked, read
ing out, from the hotel register, Mrs.
ii. l.. Alley, and two sons.
We'll, by signs which are usually cor
rect was .ho reply. Did you notice the
trunks2 All covered and stamped. She's
from New York Splendid figure, and
beautiful face
Nonsense = said practical Mrs. Marsh,
and went back to her duties.
The widow had taken off her outside
wraps, and was sitting at one Of the win.
dows, with hr arm about the twii vii.
liam.
How queer to be in Kansas, isn't it
!. mama ?
, Very, dear was the reply.
And now, when shall we see grand
ma p
-, Il don't know, my dear was the rc
: ply, and her lip trembled little.
is she as pretty as you, mama ? ask
:, ed the other twin.
: AS pretty as picture said the young
a widow, smiling; 'at least | used to thinl
= So
:, is she rich p asked the first named
Il can't say, Willy. | expect not
4 Don't you remember the little house il
KitteryT p
a 'Oh, doar, yes it was so drol. Yol
could almost put it in one OF our parlors
= couldn't you?
:, It's dear little house to mamma
n said the lady, as a tear glittered on he
lashes mamma was born there
h How funny said Willy. But VIII
;. don't you send for grandma ?
Il don't know where to send dear. BE
;s sides, l wish to get rested first
Mrs. Marsh came in just then wit
towels on her arm. She was painstak
=, % ing woman, and not above paying it'll
!, attentions to her guests personally.
!, L hope you find yourself comfortable
- ~ she said, in ner sprightly way.
10 70 For answer she heard something like
y, groan. Turning, at cry from the twin
: she saw the widow, pale as ashes, grasI
ing at the window sill Mrs. Mars
II sprang toward her.
" Il am not going to faint. Hash Boy
n I-I-just aw-your-grandmother !
~ y, In moment Mrs. Marsh OWNED all
:, in another, the widow was telling her ST
or or ry just as Mrs. Mills had told it.
" Some one came to him on the cars th'
"A night she said, after little prelmiDar
~ ~ conversation, 'and, looking at me, to-
III IL him he had just seen his wife. That W;
H. =. enough. | knew from his looks it WI
~ ~ true. What do you think did? wei
3, over to fine, ,white-haired old gentlema
''' in an opposite seat, and told him the who
story. | was angry with my father.
4. was angry with that base man. lwou
. not go back to Kittery, to be the laug
nd I'd ing.stock of the town. Well, it's a c
: 80 rious thing to tell she added, smilir
~ os through her tears, but that fine old ge
"' tleman fell in love with me then al
- there. He was going to Europe-just
oa his way to the steamer. He told me Q
-. ~ about himself, and believed him. v
- were married on board the boat, the IN
W ment she left the dock. | sent word
-, my mother, but the note never reach
ne her.
~ And so became the wife OF an ho
u orable man. We lived abroad seven yea
-. Ny husband returned to New York,
60 invald,an died the very day these twi
al IL were six years old. That's only fi
,Ia months ago. have several times VT
~ ~ ten 20 my mother, but | cannot find tn
-, any of the letters reached their desti1
81. ton. Now | learn that she has been
o. Kansas ever since the year | went ava
o, Well, there was a meeting that mig
n, in the little private parlor. The twi
"a laughed to see their burly grandiaif
- pull their mother down on his knees
~, they were sobered when they saw h
Hy rs weeping like child, his head upon /
~, shoulder
'on m You don't know how I've mourned
- you. Hetty.' he sobbed.
~ ~, Indeed, Mrs. Mills bore it much I
w best of the two Mrs. Marsh said.
n,o , The widow was rich enough to buy
- ~ handsome house, and after that they
tb' lived together happily.
ad- A CURE FOR WmIsKEy DRINKERS.
70 A correspondent of an exchange, "
m signs himself "One who has reforme,
cen sends the following captain Hall v
ove the commander Of the Great Fast
lid. steamship. lie had fallen into such HI
I'd its OF drunkenness that his most earn
see efforts to reclaim himself proved unav'
was ing. At length he sought the advice
w nm on,innnt nh rsician who navn hin