The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-06


mind when he asked James bIount' with
mock humility, whether it would be OF
any use for him to try to make a bar
gain with Dolly.
nat : more Ca, can 'e''' ,"'' ''.oun, ,t'i,i,
nau a,iswe'e" ro'y ." l','~,''' .1r, y" II
hhVe 10 nnu ou' 10, yo"''o"'
hr. 'sg.n s''l''e'i' III 'V"' 't'1V'''. ~ an. :.
uc'Pa''on o' ac''p.an''' ':,i .L ,".''tN' Il =, ~
niGn' "o' Soe'' 'Ho az: " ''P t0'i" - ~ Wv
memory o' ms % 'o9, E''''' S:n:i S'l?u'G -,
lhA' 'no '!, e.ni,"0' ~ '.;m m;" y;0oI ly; IA
,n,' v,PPo. 'u"'y VI '''''''9 80 wv
y - napp'"os9. p,pl,is. . :. II. ga, h,.oro
i'0"o'0:o",: -. w.: ~: go,
i."Oo ""S :" us ~ ~ - ,aa ,n:,,, Lon
a' ",' c'.Iy o"y ~ "I | 'r'u' , "o' "',l ,;oh ;JI
IoGu H. ~ a...oa '""s, 49, ,I,o rnnau =, n;ro
iS ,ho ~" mo;.LLorrlf 'r .lans;hl, ,oaoo, for b;s
trir 70 3bo E,lIs r,e hv m means tvnical
Of mental ,acoration in its owner. His
feelinc rs he annroached Miss Dolly's
moss.prown cottage was purely one of
l.G,l,oss ,b.t II was in his no,ver to
,roy;do bnr , ho,tor homo Not that bc
PIo'iuo 'c' oe.'ot 'o''o' 1ro' '"a' "o
was grateful to his dea1 "l'e ,or leaving
vacancy mere mere W. r,. " 'gs'" na1 a1
mourncd faithfully Tor olive Il year ana
day
Miss Dolly was out in the garden
gathering catnip. She never used It her
self, but there were nervous old ladies in
the village who looked upon this herb as
the substance pleasant dreams are made
oil, and Miss Dolly dried 1t every year,
and often left little bundles of it when
she made visits OF consolation. She had
built chip fire under the tea-ketile, and
then whlsked off to pick an armiul OF the
pungent leaves while the water was boil
ing There she was, STOPPING beneath
the caves Of a log-cabin sun'bonnet' and
humming Il lively iuguc tune, when Mr..
Wiggin drove up.
-" Come, my beloved, haste away
mined Miss Dolly. checrilv. snapnipe
brisklv ot the stalks.
sent short tho hours Of thy delay
Fly like a youthful"
.,Flv, like a vonthGl-'' .'r'ol, in -
wheezy pass .,,,,,, am.
The sun-bonnet tipped back Ike " cart
body.
'Sake1 alive cr'd MISS D9ly; ,T nov IN
the wofu' ot 'no ~ III" 40 ,:h.,', w. -, -
strodc toward her on his slightly rheu-
matte :egS.
Il didn t mean TO put you ou'' ''usno1
he, shaking hands hGar'ily' 'out II Sc'mcu =.
klnd na'era' 10 take p''' VIII" "" III
Invitation rc,:
You always had a way o. '"lling III L,
the most unheard'oi 'llhe' l. r''hc"o:r'
retorted Miss Dolly Saucily' recovering
herself, and gong on ga'her'ns ea,h,p'
She was 90 years Ola now ana hoPed Shc
had her wits about hGr'
y ou used to say kept eoo' ,,,ne'
only too much OF H. pursued mr. -" e,
glnn' with n SprI|" ven HlSl'r''''n l.' 'on.
tell you w"at' po'ly' "nlo never u'ags'0
with me then as 1t ooe' 'n:s' NY Gly9 man..
1T Is du'I seo:on' | S.'u ~ 10 .i'. ,,9''S
with cXas p'faung Si'nl'''.'y' Sul'Pos. POS,
the gFass'nopPcF7 nave eH''' ''T,' " O., =,
"nea'' '"'' '''' > ~ I''
reapinS -, W.. =.
Just so' aaScn,c0 Ar. " 'Ss."' r's :',
coh'l'cu' NC iuN NV 'i''''.1 "',ie, 49,
Ia inc neat 10 "''''S' '''' ''''' u Wv
crops :. Jo... u.,..,, ..ou2 .
W a!N III an' s.I uT"u' wa w.
s"iu MISS Do''y' WIN 1 io'uo'i'' "0' . l'''".' :.
) ty Her apron was C, cFa'H'l'u a. .t 'is, y =
!'s u','ioS' 'aP"0''1 INV '''''''
1t had oecn larger - r,,.
:" Ell, yes, w. "on S e"l0 II ~; "n
Swerca nir s9'"' I''o' y }.,, FII' r'' i'''''
snow OF hesitation ,I;,u' ,'AI -" ;i,''V w n
"0'' '"' nv '"' - -, a,,3 h
hurry though SS NuO" o. ~: "up y u =,
5 turned 10 le' uo"" .no T"'1 'o' -,',,' ,S. o
: iy'"ho heah"n'ie ni,np'y S'l!'o' '"'ou6
the ience' caInip ana all
r Bless ny hea'' u'' Soo o'' y n' ''
you re "s Slfy "' o''' oo1 80 ~
| admlringly, as he pulieu alon9 III he
. wake. 'otlll you must DC getting in'
5 years, Doliy, as wei us nv onouse'
| hope-and l was wondering "ne'ncf :
t no, 1t wasn't lonesome Tor you living "io'i
! "0'" , a. l..o.,.
'Oh, never was one OF inc lohe'Un'
!. kind, responded MISS poliy' Dr'sN'
= seating her guest ~ the pa'ch"Ufk'cus'
r loned rocking-chalr 'ah1' lor 'ha' ma
o ter hardly day passes without some
James's folks running in'
i y es, know'Out II you was 10 cnAps
e your situation, wouidh you ehjoy II
better think ?
j. Miss Dolly hdgeted al Inc green PaPc
20 curtains and in'ima'ea 'ha' her Pro'e'
d happiness would be complete /! Inc sfa'
y hoppers would stop feeding on her gafu'
r sauce.
That's just IT. continued, eagerly
it you 10 see" 10 nceu d man 70 'ooN y
y, ior your farming Interests now don t 50