Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-11-27

FiouAuil Sc along the foau.
A coarse cotton gown, made with a
yoke about an inch and a half in aebth,
was drawn up close around hei neck, and
hung loosely about her slender, imuaturo
form her naked feet we're thrust into
coarse boots, aud a large check apron
completed her costume. But there was a
shy, daisy-like gsace about her. that made
one forget the dress, aud see only the
dove-hke eyes and the half-peusivc smile
Oh her face. Her husband treated heriin
all things like a child, and she obeyed him
without a murmur or question. When
We left, he told US that we would 6nd Sis's
aunt at Kenyon's Station, aud charged US
to say that Sis was we'll, aud not the least
bit homesick.
We made Kenyon's Station early in the
day-Sam aud Phil greatly epjoipg the
prospect Of seeing another white woman.
She appeared on the threshold. brawny,
coarso-handed woman ofabou, forty, tidy
looking, in spite of her bare feet aud the
shcrt pipe in her mouth. BY herside APP
peared a shock-headed girl of twelve, with
eye. agog, and a mouth open, at the strange
apparition Of a civilized looking white
woman The husband stood beside the
amhulance-six feet and halfin his cow
hide boots-and with good-humored
smile on his leathery face. The house,
like that at Burke's Station. was adobe !;
bat there was an air Of homcly comfort
about it, inside and out, Cheerful! and in-
vltiug .#..
Aunt Polly was an exec lent houskeep-
er--as viewed from Texan STANDPOINT
and, after she had in the most naiUe
manner satisfied her curiosity in regard
to my looks aud general makeup, she
commenced Preparations for dinner. Sa-
rah Eliza Jane-sole daughter Of the house
and race-sitting in low, homemade
chair, stared steadily, till she had com
pretended that the bits of braid and lace
III my lap were to be manufactured into a
collar, similar to the one | wore When
she learned that the collar was to be for
her, she ran out. shouting her pleasure, to
her mother The mothes's delight was as
frank and all at once the secret leaked
out that the family was in possession of a
fine American COW. Never speak dis
paragingIy to me Of Pixies and Texans.
1t has been my experience that the least
Kindness shown them is returned tenfold,
and the smallest advance Of irendllness is
met by them half way. When dinner was
placed on the table, there came with it the
most delicious butter had eaten for many
days, aud cup of the sweetest butter
milk. Aunt PolIys method for making
butter was very simple. The cream was
poured INTO a high lin quart.cup, and
beaten with spoon till the butter came
which it did in about fifteen miutes.
Becoming quite intimate, Aunt Polly
resumed her pipe, and gave me short
account Of her history since emigrating
from Texas. The most striking incidents
were the loss of her former husband by a
stroke OF lightning. about ten months be-
fore. and the acquisition of her present
husband By astroke of policy. about three
months before. Though she did not show
me the weeds she had worn on becoming
u widow, she exhibited the gorgeous 'good
clothes sac wore on 5ain becoming wife
She stood Il little distance from ME, aud
spread out the second day dress admiring-
", so that | could see the whole of the
pattern, consisting of detached boquets
brilliantly yarigated IN color and gigan
tic in size-scattere over plain Of light
ky-bIue. Her husband had proved kind
and lndu gent; since their marriage he
had been at Marlccpa " ellis ana brought
houe another dress OF many colors-which
alas had run GU oil his sadie. bags, aiteI
two hours hard raln, on his way home
| saw the dress -patten, ant--"Oh, ii wa,
pitiful."
Alter this display Of good will and fine
clothes, she laI favor to ask OF me
Pointing to my trunk, she said ber hus-
baud was crazy to know whether there
was waterfall in it 2 He had read SC
much about waterfalls in the stray papers
that fell into his hands that he had the
greatest curiosity i'll the world 10 know
what they were, and 70 see one with his
own eyes. Aun, Polly had shrewdiy
guessed it to be new fashion of . putting
up" the hair; bat they both had as correc,
an idea of il as blind man has Of colors
With deep regret owned that there was
no waterfall in the trunk but, seeing
their disappointment, | succeeded, witt
the aid of pair of stockings and a pin
cushion, in putting up my hair into quite
a little Niagara, to the great delight 9
these fashou-worshiping people.
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