Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-06-07

and then signiaed her intention Of going to
the smoke house for ham. Harry took
his hat and followed, glad of chance at
last to escape Eddie's vigilance. Lucy un-
locked the door of the smoke house, and
Harry stepped in to get one of the hams.
He took II down, and holding 1t In his
hand, was on the point of saying something
sentimental which he had been rehearsing
in his mind all the afternoon, when the
old people drove up TO the gate. Lucy
snatchcd the ham from her lover, and
whispered in an agitated voice, as she clos
cd the door:
"You can't come out now Harry; stay
where you are Till you hear me singing
odd Hundred and then run across the
fields"
So Harry was left in utter darkness.
"I've a good mind TO go right out aud
beard the lion in his den,'" he muttered,
as he leaned against the smoke-begrimed
wall of his prison. Presently he heard the
key turn in the lock, and realized that he
was fastened in. The farmer, in passing
from the barn to the house. saw that the
smoke -house was unlocked, and locked II,
putting the key in his pocket.
When her parents and Eddie were seat
ed at the table, Lucy took pail and went
az, ,o Tho ,voli sino,r,, Io,dI,, ord o,oorl,,
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III. ..,a,,a,,,. .,,o - -, 49,.
came in and took her place at the table.
al wonder where Harry Grey is?" said
Mr.. Trowbridge. Ellis horses are tied to
the fence, and l know by the looks he
hen, turrod , c,,rou ,h;s ororroon -
p1tio tooLod vor,, ,,,so I'm, hi s,s,o-
tod -, HE ,oos 70 ,nol,o hin, laons,,n
an 49,, - az, - 49,, 80, ,,..,,
hi. ,,.ic,
ncloro poo,,or Il. ,ho,o ui,,, hor i,oi. al
in rirolo,s rrhera,u ho n match Ishorldn,,
,,o,aoru
"welI 7 sbould then" reo,ied J.ucv,s
ra,ber "what docs anv sensible man
want with sucb n gadabout NJ sbe IL WIN
sooper Than sec that b,npep I'd give Harry
leave IN court our Iucv tbree ar four veare
from now"
Nothino moro was said until tbe farmer
grumbled.
"Tbese hams weren't half smoked.
must take them in hand" and. true TO his
word NJ soon he rose from the table he
procured an old kettle and made n smudpe.
which be carried to tbe smoke .bouse. He
remoyed n nlanl which covered n small
souaro hole left there for the sake of con-
vapience ,hrougb which bo tbrust his ket-
flo of smol,;ng oor, cobs and sowdust
Thor ho ron,oood ,ho r,orL ord ,or, tho
hon,s ord a,as uorr,, ,oa ~ ho ,hororo,-
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;,,,s iii i,,orost ,honl,c,l ,I,o, har s;ono,
10 .,,'a., ,;,',a 49, $50 ~, ho-
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wa. lool,od in ,,o smolo bonso Witbout
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~ '"0
en- '"v ~,
any ~
'"'' so"' i.ueS :" ~.
ii"'e W" "Ae" '''"' 'o"'o"','e" "'"s o"''
L m pima as Dat, ana my throat Is iuii oil
soot anu as"es'
marry sVoice ca''e from near the Brouhu'
ne was wing prone on the ashes' soot ana
lime, which composed the hoor OF the
smoke house.
81 cannot liberate you at present, Harry I;
father has the key. But I'll bring you
some supper, and when he goes 10 bed I'll
get the key and release you" In a few
minutes n plate Of edibles was showed
through the aperture and the board restor-
ed to its place. But. as i'll luck would
have it, the farmer discovered, by the alb
| sence of smoke about the crevices, that his
smoke had gone out, so the heard was a.
gain removed and the farmers arm thrust
| in to get the Kettle, but instead of that Har-
RVS untouched supper was brought to light.
| "Well, this puts the cap-sheaf ON every
thing ever heard tell Of
just then ham fell to the ground with
a dull thud, sending cloud OF ashes into
the farmers face, for he was still kneeling
before the hole.
"rhere, what on earth can that be Well
I've got to search into the matter or shall
always think the smoke house was haunt
cd
SO saying he opened the door when the
form OF Harry, unacceptable in his coat
Oh ashes ana soot' rose up before him.
, iue 'a'''er stePpeu nack ana yelled, as
, "e ,nNoiu".ariiy siasped ms jack knife:
M"roer Muruer
",op' ,'""' s'op' DON'T call them al
Q V"'' 'a'' nam! "s he glanced rueiuliy
MS u'i'y coat
, "A thiei' a thief!' again reared Mr.
iro"priuge, ana ny this time all with tn
: eNcep.'o" o' Lucy were On 'he spot
r u o"'y y he'Rnpor' "oh' yo" KNOW
! me
, marry 'e'' i"'ner S"eep'Sh' ana coui'
not help speaking so.
I "WhoY'
q. "Harry Crew.