St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-06

sure that | can make her happy
''l"u are sure that you can make her
happy,' cried the wicked farmer. MINI
licking his tone, and letting his hammer
fail on the refractory nail in the chmn
hoop rs if he wished il were Rodney
Montcith'> head. ''Look here. Nnmg
man. he exclaimed. after Il few mo-
incnt> of vicious hammcrimg. and Civ
ing the finishing tap to the hoop. ..w hen
You can make chUrn that will bring
the butter in half the time that this
chHru does. you may have my Rosy.
a. Il not Il minute before. And a>
Judge that's an impos>ihiIity. You MAY
take ii for Nuul answer.
''Ict me see said Mr. Montpith
c""lll. leaning against the corner of the
Nci;indH as he spoke. and still keeping
Ru~Ns hand. "IicSc are the terms. if
| understand Nnu when | can make Il
chIIn that will bring the butter in half
the time that this chmn does. | may
have Rosy. and not Il minute before.
May | have her IL minute after p
MS many minutes as you please.
| said the farmer, with Sardonic grimneSS-
! though ii little puzzled by the cool re-
cepti"m of his presumably emphatic
/ negative.
Not many. then, Mr.. Maynr. Rosy.
/ this is "ur wedding day" And To the
angry hcholder'> dismay. he drew the
| hllr~hing. laughing girl within the clasp
of his sound arm. and kissed her before
hen fathers face. shall not Il man do
a. he will with his own - he asked of
the amazed parent. You have given
Rosy to me. MI. Maync."
h,. trTIu.r did mt .tuSNy,r .,unt lnr
>ylIahle. but turned his broad back
upon the pair. and to all appearance
gave hi~ whole soul to the starting nails
in The latticc-w work
Mrs. Malmc." said the lover. ''h"w
long does 1t take to bring the butter
with this chuln. may ask p
just thirty minutes. sir
''N"ry we'll; when Nou are ready .
blow the horn. if YOU please | shall
hr down at the brook will bring you
H. much butter in IL Quarter of the time.
Let me have Il gallon ui cream in the
stone crock
In the crock DuN"u want to smash
ii ," cried the wandering woman.
Not "a lit. want tu ill it with hlit
ten"
''l"u shall have ii. Nh. MnntritIr ;I>
8pbN sweet cream
"h"thrr' cried the farmcl.
NOV Nj. Mayuc," said his wife
''l'm not one of those that want to call
down a plague hy copying the Egyp-
tiam~. and ~ham't st anybody To max
ing bricks without straw.
In the fairy stories that have read.
NIr. Nalur." said M"mcith. laughing
"althnu%h there was always Il fan '
> g"dmnthrr /" step in. in the nick nt
time. the victim WAS never >c1 t" spin
gold without straw"
".Iud the man that's Wnrkim. i"l my
daughtcl iuust have hi> tools :" declared
Mrs. Nalmr. ~ a iuality.
''Oh. that's right" said the farmer
= ''Do all You can I" help throw hcl
away So
.l"u'll hr ON hand /" time liz. Nr
May', J" said the determined lover.
III time NnU with Il Vengeance :
cried the farmer with Il bitter sort "t
. grin ton he a!Icady enjoyed the defeat
nt Th, lash man who V;i~ going /" hriu.
butter sooner than his wife could And
a> tur Rosy. She iau away t" roll up III,
sleeves from hen dimplcd arms. to Na>I
her hands. ANA t" have Il good cry.
t liut when the horn blew. Mn. Mon
trirh WIS seen coming up from th,
, brook with tW" old pirrr> % tin ihat
he had been cleaning aud Publishing
down there: ou" at these pieces WIS
the huft"m ot - lin steamer that had
. been torn "It long aGo. and through
/ wh"~, centre Ir bad punched = largcl
hole than amy already there: the other
Na> that spout and nu>r "f "a Watering
, pot which Ru>, had been idly holding
in hrI hand. The farmer. >riir" "u {;
| high three legged stool. looked nu viii
: Il comfortable ~cn>" of satire. Ill,
has curn" up like those old hcathru
who ~urp"~cd they would tlighrru "I
!! thci rn,tni,~ hl the flashing nt tim-WaIt
and the heating of stones. he thnuglt
= '.Ihat'., Ln way to make batter. though
aud the hcggar aim't going /" get N,
Rosy. N"u won't kill Goliath with d.
pebble this time. Young >ir
| Ng>. Maxine had sci out the ,iu,k "a
cream. aud Rosy stood by. grave. IN,
. pale. having had rrcry out for though
, She knew her father WAS Il mau of hi,
Z word. and would not attempt to- gain
| >ay it if Mr.. Nontcitl were successful
| Vet for the life of her she could not see
I how butter was to he made with NV,
I have been glad Ia hang Weights on hcr
. mothers arms. hut Mrs. NaNnc would
y certainly have shaken them off. for >h,
- knew there WAS some reason III he
= husbands objections. and having giNel
I the contestant fair play. she meant tha
: he should earn his prize if he had il
T. and Mr.. Ma ne himself would as s0oi
e have looked tnr snow in August is fo
" is Nitr to pdltcI 81 dcr"iVc III an.
q matter.
; Rosy. bring me the bellows from tn
II hest room" said Mr.. Monteith. calmly
; And when she came back with tha
;. implement he had passed the broker
t spout of the Watering pot through Tin
e hole punched i'll the centre of the tom
- steamer had fitted IL little rubber tube
e which he produced from his pocket. "I
Il one end of the spout. and taking tn
!. bellows. he secured the other end u
Il the rubber over the NOEL there. AR
h YOU ready. Mrs. Maynr?" he said
Il ..Nour watch. sir" to the farmer; IN,
It the latter solemnly took out his gIra
Ii silver dial that WAS almost big cnoug
i for hall clock. And then aS Mr.,
d Maync lifted her dasher. MI M"ntcit
e gently put the inverted nose ot tn
Watering pots spout down through hi
is cream to the bottom of the crock. litte
= the piece of the old steamer to the ("
" of the crock and with the first move
,c memt of Mrs. Mayne's arms he opene
+ and closed his bellows. sent the outt
Ie air into the cream through the spol
n. and its nose. and out again through til
le holes of the broken steamer. and cor
rr tinued to open and close the below
50. without word, for the space