St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-07
Duped.

The Lord himself there.
Duped.
y ctc,hcll and contrary uld chap
Wa, joel -hclivml9u ger. Il rich old fam
cr. muli>h rs tlc donkey in his barn.
He had nTldr his WAY in the world 10y
the d"g"cdc>t ol,-tinacN >,iIing hold
oI' Whatever came in his way. and re
tanning that hold a> though life depend
cd upon it. Jocl'S muli>hnc>> mad lit
crall, been the making of him. though
You might have cou>idclcd the little.
thick-si>IIlcd old man as not much of Il
make after all.
joel had one son Il handsome clear
headed Young man straight a> Il
loung larrh. tail, and ~ set in his way .
Whcn he chose tn nave one. ~ joel
himself. This son. H. h, grew up. had
proved Il great assistance to his father
III working the farm. and his >rrvi,.,.>
had been made. the most of. The old
man managed to keep him at home
with him .,ulns. time after he ought /"
have been doing tor himself. Not ali
acre nt his fathers pn>>c>>inu> Wis ~ -
cr called ii~ sons: lc owned m";hiu.
save Il horse, which some mcighhnr had
.
and some, sheep obtained in mach the,
same manner and the old man giudg-
ed him The keeping "f these.
joel NhclirnhHlg;.r and his son differ
ed often: bat there were tvn points in
which The difference announced ln some
thing serious. The iir~t p"Inl couc"In-
eel e'ilrltium. ton which the ell main
had the most profound contempt. and
] #, L., 1
lrgc some dozen miles from the ~hcl-
lCml'ar@rr farm. and thlth'r having
thurnUghll pIcpnrcd himself IN spite of
f,thcril rhWa':ng and opposition
An>on h,-tunk himself IN spite ot the
same continued "pp">iti"ri. and 10y one
couIriNanrc ANA another. and helped
10y his mothers >rn:ti marketing. kept
himself there till he graduated joel
>hcllcuhMg,r contested the ground
iIiriI hy inch. bUt WAS afraid in his self
i>hmc>> to do any thing more thln he "h-
~tinatc. lest his son should leave him.
That WAS the fist point Of difference.
and that was how Au>nm settled il.
| Ii" second WAS nnt likely tu it,. -, easy
of arrangement. At cnil,%r An~"u had
found >om'.thing nr>id,~ graduating
humuI>. He had cIi;:nccd upon Il yer,
urc eyes. Il rcd-lippc,i. dimpl,.-chrrNrd
fairy. daughter "t one "i the professors.
who. Instead of carving hrl dainty liz
at the homc>pum silt which his pulrl-
ty and his fathers ni@.Irdu,>> com
PEELED him 10 Wt:,r. never seemed Ia hc
conscious OF amy hing ur amy body els,
/ when he WAS by.
In short An~nn found some one +.
I.,t
~ a. lac gIaVclN informed his father
You should have >ccm the old nuLI :
ewes: il WAS Il mercy that they wrr,
fast in their >orkrt>. IIcr,. WAS graft
tudc, This Alison having dctIaudco
lis old father ui =" much ut his time
WIS 1niu" now tn ,tt the seal upon hi
ah~ulriitN and di>uhcdlcucc 10y marry
. ing Il town girl Bad cuuugl t" mar
~ amy one. seeing his father WASH
= through with him vet bat - town .iIl
lie should never ruu>cn;. and every
>hrllcnhHrycr acre >hnuld ." to >tr',m-
gers before An,"m should have one. il
he persisted in an idca :" ridiculous.
..AIii pray what harm is there i'll hc-
ing It town giri >" questioned lialbi,
iIam>tCad. when Am>om told her. hall
laughing. half vcNcd. and ultogcthrl
.
father. he cnuli not marry 1aI bic tul
q, Il long time YET.
\ An>un laughed again. hut with som,
embarrassment. SAYING. MY father Is
afraid tlIlt Il daughter OF Professor
good farmers Wife
, Doc. he think ," i}arhic hcSitat
ed. looking with smiling rcrplcNity a
her little white hands.
'''Ihat these pretty hands don't know
much aboW brew ing. baking. Nc. ,
w. Exactly: hcllcvc he thinks just that.
"Thcu he thinks wrong. said Bar
hlr. IcIdcniu" and looking up ut he
l"Ncrvitu Il c"nlicll ltllr pout. ''Didn'
hear You say lou needed Il servant "a
home! I've mind To Z" down an,
e otter for the place.
Arson laughed rNj"yingll.
I'VE need one bad enough. but my
. father will not suffer one inside tn,
hou>r.
o. "Why. how do you live. then VIII,
/ cooks for you now that your mother i
i'll ;"
We do our own cooking" AIIsol
~ said. with 4 return of the half smiling
half cm mhaIrL~>cd expression. I'VE cool
!. for ourselves. or do without.
The very day succeeding the OF
/ which witnessed this conversation. An
son was ut home hu>ying himself owe
some culinary operations. when tin
IT. outside door. which stood aiar. wa
nni>clc>sly pushed wide open. and :
. SimgulaIly attircd form presented itSel
- on the threshold. 1t wore Il red an'
green plaid dress. the checks very large
Il yellow shawl and Il very frOw>N am
very tumhlcd white bonnet. y Ice
feather. nearly aS long a> Am>"n> arm
Strcamcd from one side. and within TIL
brim Topped the immense trll OF
cap which clung close around the fac
of the stranger. The face. what c"ui
Toe seen of it. was IL very curious one 1
he inside of such Il bonnet and cal
just now. as she surveyed the kitche
and AmSon. herself uIlsccn. the muscle
of her mouth twitched nervouslY. an'
her eyes twimkled with rougisl bright
Hess.
l. Presently Anson looked that way