Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-02-19
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Of pickles with school girls, oEd am .
doubter forever Of the virtue Of spruce
gum. So, 20, my sly boy. you were on
that tack, too, were you? But you may
as well emulate the Example of your fore
fathers and throw that chest Of breakfast
tea overheard, for father Woodsou bias
gone where tea-drinking is neither bless-
ing nor a sin. No, no, Hal, Roy Elwell
westhered us all. By Jove, to think oi
it 4! The little toad that nursed through
vulgar fractions and the rule Of three
who never had spunk enough to kiss
girl under four eyes-to marry Amy |!
But the ways Of women are wopdrcus,
Hal. The Sunset is my choice. Isn't
she beauty? l am welded to her."
Then he laughed, drew himself up. aud
l thought How could womas resist you,
WY handsome captain2
Poor puss, she had a confounded
rough way Of it," he continued.
What do you mcan?"
"Why, haven't you heard of it?"
Vague rnmors only. Her father,
cashier Of the bank. Wasn'tthere troub.
LEI Was it all true? Proud old man.
HIS heart broke, fancy. For Heav ms
sake, Frank, tel me what you know" |
demanded.
"Well, well, old quill.drver, don't
rough up so. do know about it, and,
though | say it, more than any but very
few in the old .own. | never was any
hand at yarn. bu, if you will have it,
maybe twill harrow you some, seeing you
were little sweet on Amy"
Come, comc, csptain-there, chum
my, thcn-bcgiu. But. by George, i
you exagcera,e one iQta. I'll call the Snn
set--a clumsy old nooker."
"Well. needn't ask if you remember
Amy" began my ris a-ris, tormcntingly
nor tell you of her step in the dance, o
the color cf her hair and eyes, 30, wha
her laugh was like, nor what WON
an she has grown. Let inc sec, you ltf
hon c in forty
Eight"
"And you remember General Woodsou
then, as a cheerful, elastic old gentleman
who, at the bank.countcr, told off tn,
notes with a celebrity little less than magic
to our anaccustsmed eyes. He was ia
vorite everywhere, you know. With
lads help he performed all the labcr i
the bank. except when Amy would com
down once in while to give him a iii
on the books. Amy was her father
housekeepcr, 100; her mother died, jus
after you left home, l guess. You sc
the young grl had fish enough to fry
For all she always had spare hour an
seme nicknaci of her needlcwoik for L
sailor-boys when about leaving home
And the old general would say, Luck
you, my lad in a mighty good manne
that won US.
.'But | never could see that she favo
ed one much above another Once | ha
bidden her good.by, remember, and a
teyward seeing Ben Bo!trope call at ht
house, | stood out Of sight aud timed hi
You augh--watch in hand, aud ha
the better of him some odd minutes, or
may have been seconds. | always thin
of it when | meet Ben's widow in Il
, street. Ben married the milliners daugl
ter. Melissa Bliss, who're name We your
, sea-dogs changed to MISSY Blissy. J.
, went off to Singapore month after, SC
, ond mate of the bark Reindeer, and VI
D never heard from. her widowhood b
: gan, you see, as soon as her honeymo'
t ended. Melissa wears mourning Tor hi
Y now and always will And Ben W
y worthy Of all her tears--as good a fellc
r as ever learned rope. Go and see he
$ Hal. But where am | running? Lee
e tack ship.
:. You know the Woodson homestead
l. the corner of India street Yes but y
o don't know--as We young fellows new
e think ofsuch things---that the grand.loo
ing place had been iu the Woodson lanl
Ir for some generations, and that the gem
r, ais father left il to him cucumbered. I
y mortgage was never lifted by the latl
& The general lived pretty well. Think
his position required it.
e. "Thcn in time all Brambehead :
10 wild with land tever--a speculation Il