Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-05-28

ner, and rolled by. lie heard scream.
and saw a figure flying over the fence
safe inside,-Edgsr wiIlis.-then he saw
a buggy swaying towards him, aud toward
Matilda; he cried out in terror, seized
her in his arms and almost threw her
over the fence toward Edgar. Then he
picked up the proprietor. who was thrown
out, but net nearly so much injured as his
carriage asd horses were. Amy came to
the door in perturbation. and begged
everybody to come right in, while old
Martin, hardly awake to the state Of
things, murmurcd that he guessed New
London would have something to answer
for arter this. Edgar Willis decrined,
muttercd something about attending 10 the
proprietor, and, glad to be intimate with
a celebrated man. offered him his services
Matilda, wondering whether he had OBJ
served his cowardice, could not help al
tering provcrb for his benefit II have
heard, she said, "about people laughing
on the wrong side Of their mouth, and
row | am going to laugh on the right side
Of the fence"
II thought the wagon fellow did not
see us, and sprang over without know
ing it hardly, Matilda. l could have
helped you; but, good gracious, you new
er could have expected me to lift your
weight over the fence. am not black
smith"
That speech killed all the riches and
family position of the Willis family for
ever with Matilda. She turned to Amy,
young Martin still standing beside her in
silence, and, as Edgar Willis walked
slowly down the street, said. Il win 60
in, Mrs. Pell, for few minutes. think
your son must be used up, trying to put
me over the fence, You did it like light.
ming" turning her face toward him.
T "You see. my son strikes when the iron
is hot" said old Martin. "Ec did so
when he was in New London" Young
Martin put his hand on his fathers shoul.
der; the gesture was enough, old Mar
tin was mum from that moment
"Mother, asked young Martin "can't
you give Miss Northwood some refresh
ment p
"Oh, am SO put by What will you
have--a cup of tea ~ T..
"Nothing in the world, thank you. Do
you suppose my brother William will hear
anything from Mr.. Willis, and bring the
wagon for me 2 | expected to meet him
at Mrs. Miler's about this time sa
"Martin might go round with you,'
said Amy. IL am afraid your folks way
down on the Neck will worry if you are
late. | sheuld worry, if | had such a
dartcr out all alotc." The sharp old
woman looked at young Martin, and he
knew that then and there she had OWNED
his hopeless secret Matilda, also, inter-
cepted these glances, and was asionished
and disturbed. Was circus man to be
thrown out of his buggy at Mr.. Pc'l's
door, that she might discover secret i'm
possible to icarn otherwise ? What did il
mean ? Young Martin, too, was misera-
bly, fustcred he had a painful sense Of
his mean home, :he homeliness of his
neither, the commonness. of his father
Not in this fashion would he have selected
to make Matilda's acquaintance. A
shade fell upon them all. Ola Martin
got up for his pipe, also embarrassed
Young Martin telling him to sit still
found it. and held a match for him tc
light it. We'll, it was something to sec
this little fellow SO gentle. and through
! goodness so refined Matilda thought, ris
ing to go. She held her hand out to Mrs
Pell, and then kissed her. There were
tears in Madildas eyes; why, no morta'
could guess. v sHa
Shall 1 wait upon you to Mrs. Mill
cr's 2" asked Martin, simply.
off you please"
!, And the pair walked down the yard
Mrs. Pell saw with kind Of dismay thai
Matilda's bonnet was just above young
Martins fat cap, 'I wish, father, he
had on his tall hat" she said. Old Mar
lin pounded his knee with his fist, anc
broke his pipe. # lo7
''Lord, used to smash pipes in New
London. But it's no use, Amy, we ain
high enough up in the world for then
/ Northwoods. Martin must have blowet
out his wits with that darned ofclide; h
has gone from one big thing to another
and now if he amt trying to reach up Il
that six.foot gal" - i.s (
}, ''I'll tell you what he's got to. He ru
that gal over our fence when he though
she was in danger, when that Edgar Will
|, lis jumped over, and left her behind him.
y Old Martins cup was full. He coult
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