Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-10-31

keeping back her laughter. ..Ihes
J, boys are nicely come aps With, at an
rate; and if it wasn't for your havin
< been SO terribly frightened, and I'll
T way my best led has been served,
Y wouldn't care. They do nothing whe
d when tlley come home but study u
! some trick TO play upoils each ether
EaIad,r continued shelby ssaggf apology
4 .-they are 50 confined il their office
. and scores the sI'es.tel part of the yea
II that they let entiFeIy loose when the,
are out here. But rest easy, you ar,
J safe noW.v
Hannah kissed her charge and theI
! Went down to see about the boys, who
as soon as they were fairly shut up il
!, the region below, began to thorough,
appreciate the joke; and now that
Sam was as deep in the mud as they
were in the mire, they gave him NO
quarter.
I'll be blamed if I know what it all
MEANS : said Sam, looking in confusion
! at his brothers, who were rolling and
kicking III convulsions Of laughter.
"Wait, y replied George, ..nntil Han.
comes, and see il you don't find OUT
And he gave way to another peal.
Sam had not smiled, but sat looking
the picture Of discomfort and perplexi-
ty, but answered: 8
"".For heavens sake hold OH, boys
I'm willing to admit that / am badly
sold-ssojng dog cheap to the highest
bidder; but hold OH long enough to
tell q fellow what it all means
"Means. Of course / will replied
George. ut means that you have sto-
len like a thief into Miss Eva Stan
iey's bed chamber-Who isl the lady
teacher boarding around'-that this is
her week here; and thinking it was
your humble servant and Johnny snug
Ill bed, you attempted to drown MS
out, and made a grand mistake. How
do you like it, .Sam?7
Il confess 1 see the point, but can't
see the joke. 1t is a most outrageous
shame.a
by letting out the whole story. Tt -wi;rs
Sans turn then TO laugh. He strug
gled manfully to retain his gravity,
but the whole thing was so suplemely
ludicrous that he was compelled to
join his brothers.
Miss Eva was not visible at the
breakfast table next morning, and
Hannah announced that she was sick
with severe cold; Whereupon George
gIoaned and wanted a handful of peas
to put in Sans shoes, while that gen.
tleman looked very contlite, and John
declared he wanted to shoot himself
But Hannah had the unruly crew un-
der her thumb for once in her lfe, and
had the satisfaction also of seeing
them behave with something of digni-
ty. They appeared to never forget
that there was an invalid in the house
and went on tiptoe about, and Sam,
who seemed to take the entire respOn-
sibility upon his shoulders, sent off to
New York for choice fruit and flowers,
which he induced his sister to convey
to the young lady, with the most alb
ject apologies and regrets.
In couple Of days Eva was able to
come down stairs. She was looking
quite pale, but lovely, and of course,
divinely, when presented by Mrs. Car
penter to her three brothers, who be-
haved quite well, considering the un-
pleas;,ntness Of their situation.
But Sam, who had broken the ice by
means of his presents, was most at his
ease, and by virtue of his age and ex-
perience constituted himself the pro-
pitiator, and was constantly on hand
to offer Miss Eva a thousand nameless
attentions, and before the week was
out John declared in confidence to
Hannah his opinion that "Sam was
done for
EsGone under completely" echoed
George, with one Of his dismal groans.
"Just think of it, Ham. if it had not
been for that pitcher George would be
heart whole this minute. The fellow
meets lots of girls prettier than she is
every day-with lots of stamps too
They say pity is twin sister to love, |
and | believe it.
Z s.Sour grapesw whispered John,
puckering UP his mouth.
Hannah sang Eva's praises and Sc
cretly commended Sam's choice. She
recommended marriage to all of them
as the only SOLDERING process she was
acquainted with. They do not seem
inclined TO follow the advice, notwith-
standing Sans happy lot with the
pretty schoolmistress of Hollythorn.
She often reminds her brothers-in-
law of her ulceremonions introduction
to snow drift at the dead of night,
l. II. u L.