Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-09

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blow nearly knocked the candlestick from
her hand. He apologized incoherently,
and began to hit wildly.
The lovers were by this time alone.
Alick blushed intensely, and the candle
stick began to shake.
'Don't weary yourself wi handin' up
that heavy thing" said Alick, consider
ately, alludlrg to the candlestick "l'll
manage without it.
"Oh Tn no wearied ava" returned
Peggy, meekly.
Alick was silenced but nerving him.
self for the occasion, he shortly after
wards hoped 'he wasna trim her.
She assured him he was not.
"I'll sune be dune, moo, said he.
The dialogue was now suspended, till,
for the third time, he struck himself
heavily on tie thumb. He could not re-
press an exclamation.
"Have you hurt yourself % cried Peg
gy, sympathetically.
"Naething ava, replied he. 81 nev-
er kent myself miss the nailhead sac Of
ten before
So saying, he attempted to take up
the nail which he had dropped, but his
thumb had been hurt so severely that he
could not hold it.
''Ye maun hae hurt yourself" said
Peggy, advancing. 'I.et me see the
place
Alick held out his blackened thumb
nail with an embarrassed smile.
''Nae wonder" said the commiserating
maiden, as she applied her medical
knowledge towards soothing the injured
member, ''nae wonder that ye couldna
haud the nail. Ye maunna ca anither
nail here this day.
"And wha's tae finish the job, then %
inquired he. 81 Gamma leave sma'
thing like this half done"
"Aweel," returned she, '.if it maun
be dune, see naething to hinder me
frae daeiE't myself
"You, lass !'' cried Alick, catching
hold of her sleeve. you'll daud thae
bonnie fingers aft yourself"
Feeling that he had uttered compli-
ment, and astonished at his own audac-
ity, he let go his hold. The neat-hand-
ed maiden mounted the short joiner
ladder, hammer and nails in hand.
you'll fa'," cried the anxious lover.
"Haud me up, then!" laughed she,
sending kindly glance over her shoul-
der to him; while holding the nail with
one hand, with the other she poised the
light hammer for stroke.
At this appeal, Alick sidled up to her
and took hold of her plump waist with
timid fingers. After he had recovered
his breath, his grasp got frmer, yet very
gentle and careful, till in short time
Peggy could hammer away, in perfect
confidence that she would not fall far
There was not much to be done, to bt
sure; but she was very anxious that il
should be done thoroughly. She was
careful, therefore, not to spoil it by hur
rying herself too much, and very proper
ly stopped now and then to take Alick'
opinion as she proceeded. A good dea
Of time was taken up in this Ways
much, in fact, that the two began to b.
quite at their ease together, though still
a little shy of each other. At last, will
sigh of WEAKNESS, or-shall we say p
regret, Peggy said |:
"That's a. dune moo, then
"Ye havena been lang" replied Alick
Peggy laughed, and disengaging her
self from his hold, leaped down from tn
ladder.
."It's been but sma' job said Al
ick, preparing to depart.
We dare not hazard an opinion wheth
er Margaret would have said word t
detain him. AS matter of fact, it wa
Mrs. Lawrie who insisted that he shoul
not stir step till he had taken break
fast with them. But the intelligen
reader will, of course, not attribute Mis-
Margaret's silence to her want of hosp
taiity. When Alick did 90, it was ur
der solemn promise that he would loo
in and see them again.
We might 60 ON to tell how he ker
his promise, and how he was assisted
its performance by Mrs. Lawrie for /
still needed encouragement. But "
scorn to exc out a tale that is alread
told. 1t is enough to say that, in
,, very little over the month which Mr.
Lawric had stipulated for, Margar
Bowes left a fathers house for hu
bands. We may add, that not long a
: ter John Bowes' mansion had a mistres
The most accommodating man we ev
n saw was he who was captain of a stea
c ship which piled between New York al
Port Royal, during the war. One day
}, soldier lost his cap overheard, and we
n to the captain about it. The old gent
d man said it was impossible to stop t
l. vessel to recover it, but he kindly oft
ed to make a mark on the rail where
= went overheard, and get it when he Cal
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