Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-13
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redest DISTINGUISHING hold OF what
ever came in his way, and retaining that
hold as though life depended upon it
Joeps mulishness had literally been the
making of him, though you might have
considered the little, thick-skulled old |
man as not much of a make after all.
Joel had one soma handsome, clear
headed sound man-stralght as young
birch, tall, and as set in his way, wien |
he chose to have one, as Joel himself. |
This son. as he grew up, had proved d
GREAT assistance to his father in working |
the farm, and his services had been
made the most of. The old man manag-
ed to keep him at home with him some
time after he ought to have been doing
for himself. Not an acre of his fathers
possessions was ever called his sons; he
owned nothing save horse, which some
neiehbors had given him when sickly
colt, and some sheep obtained in much
the same manner, and the old man grudg-
ed him the keeping of these.
Joel Shellenbarger and his son differed
often; but there. were two points in
whicl the difference amounted to some
thing serious. The first point concerned
education, for which the old man had
profound contempt, and the son had
not. There was a college some dozen
miles from the Shellenbarger farm, and
thither - having thoroughly prepared
himself in spite of fatherly thwarting
and ODpOsitiOn-AnSon betOOk himself
in spite of the same continued OppOsi-
ton, and by one continuance and an
other, and helped by his mothers small
marketing, kept himself there till he
graduated. Joel Shellenbarger contest
ed the ground inch by inch, but was
afraid in his seltishness to do anything
more than be obstinate, lest his son should
leave him. That was the first point of
difference, and that was how Arson set
tied it. The second was not likely to be
so easy of arrangement. At college An
son had found something else besides
graduating hOnOrs. He had CHANGED
upon a very charming combination of
curls and azure eyes, red-lipped, dim
ple-cheekcd fairy, daughter of one of the
professors, who, instead of Curying her
dainty lip at the homespun suit which
his poverty and his fathers niggardness
compelled him to wear, never seemed to
be conscious of anything or anybody
else when he was by.
In short, Arson had found some one to
:
as he gravely informed his father. You
should have seen the old mans eyes ii
it was a mercy they were fast in their
sockets. Here was gratitude This An.
son, having defrauded his father of SC
much of his time, was going now to sci
the seal upon his absurdity and disObe.
dience by marrying a town girl Bad
enough TO marry any one, seeing his
a town girl He should never consent,
and every Shellenbarger acre should &C
to strangers before Arson should have
/ one, if he persisted in an idea so ridicu.
/ lOus
And pray what harm IS there in being
a town girl p questioned Barbie Hahn
stead, when Arson told her, half laugh
ing, half veXed, and altogether rueful
| for, without assistance from his father
| lie could not marry Barbie for a long
| time yet.
Arson laughed again, but with some
/ embarrassment, saying, MY father is
afraid that a daughter of Professor
/ Halmstead would not make a very goOC
/ farmers wife
docs he think" Barbie hesitated
looking with smiling perplexity at her
| little White hands.
That these pretty hands don't know
much about brewing, baking, etc? Elk
actly; believe he thinks just that"
Then he thinks wrong, said Barbie
reddening and looking up at her lover
with a comical little pout. Didn't
hear you say you needed a servant at
| home? I've a mind to go down and Offer
| for the place"
Arson laughed cnjoyingly.
1--WE need one bad enough, but my
father will not suffer one inside of the
house
"Why, how do you live then? Who
cooks for you, now that your mother is
ill?"
"Wedo ourown cooking, " said Arson,
with return of the half smiling, half
embarrassed expression owe cook for
ourselves or do without"
The very day succeeding the one which
witnessed this conversation, Anscn was
at home busying himself over some Gull
nary operations when the outside door,
which stood aar, was noiselessly pushed
wide open, PAD singularly attfred form
presented itelf on the threshold. 1t
wore a redand plaid dress, the cheeks
very largea yellow shawl and very
frowsy sd tumbled white bonnet. 4
red fesner, nearly as long as Anson's
arm. sfeamed from one side, and within
tbe Tim Topped the immense frin of a
"a, which clung close around the face of
&c stranger. The face, what could be
seen of it, was very curious one to be
inside of such bonnet and cap. Just
now as she surveyed the kitchen and
Arson, herself unseen, the muscles of
the mouth twitched nervOusly, and her
eyes twinkled with roguish brightness.
Presently Arson looked that way. In
stanUy the face took lugubrious length,
and coming into the room, the girl said
hesitatingly, but without looking at
him:
'An' would ye be after hirin' ser
want. to-day ?" and stood fidgeting with |
the fringe of her shawl
Il believe not" said Arson, coloring I
with some annoyance, perhaps, at the |
nature of his employment
Sure. sir an the lady that sint me,
God bless her sWhte eyes, said you'd be
sure to take me Ln her recommendation,
which has in by pocket, an here It's
now"
She gave him note which proved to
be from Barbie Ialmstead. Arson read
it with Iover,lif carefulness, but shook
his head.
'.Tm very sorry my poor girl, but we
do not wish TO hlF a servant.
'sBelike your ather mayn't object
when he sees melthe girl persisted.
Arson looked athe spoiled white bon
net and red feaser, and repressed a
sn,ila wondering yhat his father would
cav Rnt he was : too kindly Il nature
"a he willing to ex pse even this servant {
re- hio fathers ROTH manner. He re- 4
n NJ tee what he had laid before, assuring
her tbat If would bsof no use to see his
father. :
The girl stood I.nment.
.df Sou please, sitI'll see bun mo- t
mant Belize he mS take likin' to /
the likes O me. Q