The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-11-26
From Kittery to Kansas
ny MRS, NJ. A. DENIsoN.

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ny MRS, NJ. A. DENIS0N.
Your Susy's pretty little thing Mrs
Marsh
Yes, Susy is growing right pretty, ev'
erybody admits. rather think she knows
it herself, by the way she stands at the
glSss sometimes. | wish very often she
wasn't petted and made SO much Of
'Itll ruin her. Mrs. Marsh
'Oh, dear | hope not rejoined tho
mother earnestly.
Il tell you there's danger. Keep youl
eye on her, Mrs. Marsh look out who
she goes with These pretty girls breal
mothers hearts sometimes.
Don't be so dreadfully earnest, m,
friend though, indeed, shall be yer,
careful. Why, what have l said?'
The little neighbor, so fresh and prett.
herself yet, caught up her apron, and wa
sobbing as if her heart would break. Sh
had run into the back-door of the publ
house-for Mrs. Marsh kept a hotel-jus
to have minutes chat. What coul
have happened to call forth such tears an
sighs ?
Don't mind me, Mrs. Marsh, she sal
after few moments, drying her eyes
Let me help you shell the peas. Tha
ever | should have given way like that
But Mrs. Marsh did mind. She bega
to think her little neighbor must be dc
mented. There must be cause for sue
an outDurst. Suppose Mills didn't trea
her well. He was a rough looking mai
though he seemed kind enough in h
way.
i know what you're thinking of, Mr.
Marsh said Mrs. Mills,with little shak
of the shoulders. You've said often I
nough, what a pity we mad no childreI
Well, you know I've shirked it, whe
you've spoken so but l might as well !
out with it now. I've got one daughter
The tears bcgBn to flow again.
Mrs. Marsh looked her surprise,
We'll, | declare. I'm sure y was a
she could say.
Il don't know what Mills would DO
me, if he knew I'd spoken; for he won
let me mention her name-and his hea
was bound up in that girl; he's new
been the same man since.
Dear me- said Mrs. Marsh; al
there were volumes ofpathos in her voic
But sometimes feel as if l must tt
somebody. l don't know if we did rig
i don't know. But then she would
in opposition to the wishes Of her be
friends
There was pause.
That is why we left Kittery.' she ad
ed. John said, Lets 60 to Kansa
let's get off where nobody knows us, al
out Of the sight and memory Of thing
We got out of the sight, perhaps; but
to the memory, that's as keen as ever
Dear, dear Pm SO sorry for you
said sympathetic Mrs. Marsh. She ask
no questions perhaps if she had, Ma
Mills might have kept the secret lock
in her heart.
Yes, from Klttery to Kansas is u 10
way unused Mrs. Mills; and | dol
know as | care for Kittery much, no
though all my relations are there.
don't, somehow. want to see anybody tn
: knew IIctty. Tho poor child was
!, downright beautiful, and folks were
the time telling her of it. wish peoI
!. had common sense added May Mills {
: ergetically. That's the way children
c spoiled. Poor little Hetty! I'll ne'
forget almost the last time | saw h
: She came home in the raiu, and her y
E. low hair was dripping wet, That nig
father gave her an awful scolding h
! found out somehow that sno had been
Is the post-oflice to see-to see somebo
who'd been trying to wait on her. 81
'r she, father, you needn't scold, for |
going to marry him. Then neither J
- nor that scamp shall come in my hou'
says father in passion DO you me
itT She stood up and looked at b
strange like. Il do mean it,. so help
- he added. taking the great nan
and then she turned away and said no
ar ing. She kissed me that night, but
didn't kiss father-and it hurt him DIRE
e. &C. fully. Well, next night, she went ou
> meeting, as we thought but, bless u
twas all cut and dried, we've never s
p; her since. | believe father would h
done anything to take back what he ST
but he thinks the worst of her now, I
'e' that almost breaks my heart-for you
that man was married already; that
90 found out right away, Father would
OO shot bim-he'd shoot him now if he
" him. It's well we moved from Kit
90 to Kansas-though we're both so altel
~ ~ There comes somebody, and must l
81, Don't mention this, will you, Mrs. MAJ
Not to one living soul =
Il won't, indeed, | promise YOU 1
-- Mrs. Marsh, thinking Of Sue with
=. tenderness and then sighed, how Ii
:, we know about our neighbors, after 4
,od There's a coachiul come, Mrs,
old Polly, the maid-oi-all-work, standing
icy icy the doorway; 'as pretty load as {
:" | see. They're gone into the parlor,
one party wants rooms for mont
- rooms, Mrs; parlor and two bedro
adjoining
IN 60 and see them, Holly
mn l. L