St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-05-16
Farmer Hills Nephew.
Bl MARY Il. ~IEIGHT.

jest you walk i'll and make y"urscls
nephew. down here from r"llcgr. ru>ti-
rruitmg round awhile for his maI>c>.
It'll do him good to drive Nnu over"
This was our first knowledge of he
existence of such Il person IL farmer
Hills nephew. And here it will hc
we'll. perhaps. To break the thread of my
discourse and explain how We came /"
make the acquaintance of farmer Hill
himself. Some six months previous.
father and mother had gone abroad for
their health. leaving Grace and my self
together with cousin Frank. to the care
of Arahrlla. our diguiiicd elder SIS eI
Arahclla was Il widow still in hcI weeds.
a little prim naturally. and with an
outer-crIIst of coldneSS which gIirf and
black robes had failed Ia Sottcd. Vet 80
true hearted and cumcitntinu> that our
parents felt entirely safe III intIII>ling
us to her during their years absence
They had talked of taking Grace with
them. hut we could not bear To Ice sep
aIatcd. for we are Nv ms. Grace and | {:
You would never guess 1t. We are 81 un-
like. Grace being short and plump. with
- i''' INV ''l'' ~ ~ II" 'AAi'A t'''llSli
golden hair. and the purriug WAYS of i
pet kitten. while | am just her oppn-
site in looks and temperament. and far
more of Il trial. ! fear. To Arahclla> : pa-
thence. But AIahella'> greatest trial in
those days was ON cousin Frank. Dear
child. She would not for the world have
been Il trial IL any one. but it WAS .iu>t
l> inpn>>hl, for her To conform to Ara
hclla> strict notions of pIoprirtN a> it
would hc for hIlmmiug bird To- put on
the >tatClimc>S of the swan. She Wis
nothing unless she could bc herself and
Arahclla Was forever trying Ia remodel
hcI. Left an orphan before she was ten
Years old. she had been adopted lay i
doting aunt. who. after doing all in her
power To spoil the giIl fortunately one
not easily >poilt died. and left her hen
To Il neat little fortune. Since then
she had been with H.. and We all loved
her in spite of the fact that. whatever
She WAS She wa> the center ut attlactiun
We had been boarding all winter
with Arahrlla' : mothrI-in -laW.a STYLISH.
matrnmlN Woman. who. having for Ara
bclla'> sake consented To take uI> into
her family. felt ii hen duty to drNutr
herself to our entertainment. And Il
gay season had been the result read
ing>. receptions. and parties full"viu"
each other in >"puirk >rcrc,>i"n that il
spin" We were heartily tired of fashion
able life.
'II"W pleasant it would hc if we
could only =" int" the country tor .
while" said Frank halt-hurl in. her
face in Il bunch of Arhutu> which.
Il
girl at the door had been Whispering I"
lis all day of the far-away woods where
its home had been.
''Why not take Il lodge in the wilder
hess and try housekeeping said |.
with sudden inspiration.
''W"uldn't il hc splendid - cried
Frank. catching ut the idea with rmthu-
SIaSuI.
''Splcndid :" echoed Giacir warmly.
My dear girls. l"U do not know
what You are talking ahout. said Ara
bella in alarm.
Indeed We do" said Frank. Il. f"
one. am hungry for c"untr! air.
And ~
And '" chimcd Grace and my self.
But there are - many incomvcm-
fences attending country life. cNp">tu-
lated Arahclla. seeing that Frank at
least WAS in downright earnest.
'kcroSemc oil, tor instance. said the
m"thrr-in-law aggravatimgly.
And such >warm> of mosquitoes.
added .ilabella.
Il am Srue We have mosquitoes
enough in town. said Frank quickly
land AZ for Kerosene oil I'll agree t"
keep the lamps in order"
Lets GO" said with growing zeal. I.
Lets y, echoed Glacic And So over /
W helming were the arguments We
brought to bear on Arahella. that 10y
the time the discussion ended She had
yielded her consent and before Il month .
went by. we found ourselves actually f.
at housekeeping i'll Il picturesque cot
tagc not far from Dexter Station. As
for the locality of Dexter. it will not he .
indicated on the maps vet awhile. there /
being not more than six houses i'll the
place, all told but for that We liked il
none the less. OF course there were
inc"nvenienccs, especially for the first
two days. when. owimgto the m0narlival .
Dt ou kitchen-ware and china. we We're
puzzled to know how to fun
niSh forth our board. but they only
to served add zcSt to the enterprise.
Jolly, isn't it ?" said |, presiding a>
gracefully as possible ut ii battered
peach-can in place of Il teapot.
1T is Just fun, said Grace. using her
fingers for fork as she helped herself
10 sardincs.
81 wish you could find some more
adylike word, my dear" remarked Ara
BELLA, calmly slipping her tea from Il
.erra-cotta vase, aud managing to