The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-06

cd MISS Dolly, olhclously shes pious
economical
She's left with means enough to carry
her through haudsomcly,' interrupted Mr.
Wiggin, quickly Now Id rather have
a wife to provide for-one that needed a
home. In fact, Dolly, have my eye on
the little woman | want this minute =
He had both eyes on her. for that mat
ter, and Miss Dolly was forced to recog-
nizo the situation, whether she accepted
it or not
I've managed to sugar my tea so far,
David, without calling upon my neigh
bors,' chirruped she, STOPPING to lay
straight the braided mat, and L might as
well keep on | don't feel it tx, as
some folks would. But there's Martha
Dunning, she's having a hard time to get
along. Why don't you take her, David {?
Shed appreciate such nice house as
yours
1T would seem as if most any woman
might, said Mr.. Wiggin, in an injured
tone, all finished off complete, painted
outside and in
Shed DC delighted with it, | am sure
of it broke in Miss Dolly, with an air
of conviction,os she darted into the kitch-
en- to lift the boiling kettle from the
crane.
But you don't mean that you won't
marry me, Dolly? pleaded Mr.. Wiggin,
anxiously, following to the door. I've
been lottin' on soen' you at the head of
things in my house
Martha is 4 good manager said Miss
Dolly, coolly, David needn't think he
can buy me with a set Of new buildings y
added she mentally swapping down the
lid Of the pug-nosed teapot. Il never
did have the name Of being cropping
Miss Dolly gave her undivided atten.
tion to winging the hearth.
You know you was always the woman
Of my choice, Dolly pursued Mr.. Wig
gin, as tenderly as he could consistently
with the distance between them. And
we were both young
'Pshaw = snapped Miss Dolly, scorch-
ing her wing; that's beyond the memo
y III. u '"S SW"lkgln position was becoming
painful lie graspcd door-post in either
hand, looking wretched enough to slay
himself on the spot, after the fashion of
Samson. Evidently he had not touched
the right chord as yet. Miss Dolly was
not to be won by the attractions of wealth
and position, nor even by terder illusions
to the past. He would appeal to her
kindness of heart.
Il used to believe you had some icelin,
Dolly said he trcmulously 'but you
don't seem to have any for me. Here |
am left alone in the world children all
paired off, thout's Matilda, and she II 60
before the snow flies; house empty
i suppose you can have home with
any one of your boys, and welcome put
in Miss Dolly, family, still futtcring
about the chimney like swallow,
Yes, if worse comes to worst, sup
pose | can asscnted Mr. Wiggin, mourn
fully, any thing but consoled by this re-
, Election. 1T would break me down ter
ribly, though, you may depend, to give
up my place that | set so much by, and
crowd myself on to my children.
No response save the claltcring of the
tongs.
And it's dreadful melancholy business
for a man at my time Of life to drag
along without a partner I'm getting to
be old, Dolly Mr.. Wiggin brushed his
sleeve across his eyes as icruled school
boy might have done, Yes, I'm get
ting to be old. Dolly he repeated broken
ly and it stands to reason that | havn't
many years to live but | did hope We
might 90 down hill together, Dolly, yor
chirkin' me up with that spry way O
yourn that | always took to, and car
ryin' the hcft Of
Here Miss Dolly gave Il little sniff
nothing worth mentioning only fol- the
effect it produced on Mr.. Wiggin. In
deed, had his cars been as old as he pre-
tended, he would not have suspected he
OF being affected By anything more sori
Gus than a cold in the head.
Cant you make up your mind to hav
me, Dolly? pleaded he, crossing tn
threshold in his hopeful cagerncss.
, don't see how I'm going to stand it
you can't
Then Manha wouldn't suit ? said Mis-
Dolly, arch.y, making a great prctensc o
f wipiug II cinder from her eye. What
shame, now, when she needs the proper
e ty so much y
G 'llang the property I'd mortgage tn
whole of it rather ;han not get you, Do
j.. ly" cried Mr Wiggin, with a vch'
1 menec that quite closed her mouth.
1. And 80 at last he had Miss Doll
colnoroA --Iirper'S Ba-ar.
A sailor who went to a dance de
) cribod 1t as follows;
II Haven't had any fun with the lane
- lu1ber, till Thursday night at dane
l. When arrived in the cabin, found e
i under way On Il Spanish dance. Took N
station in line VAN Susan Tuckcr-fe
j. back and filled, then shot ahead two f
. thoms-haulc4 a.. cu the starboard taC
Il to let another cfa't pas, and then can
& stern on another sail spoke her, al
u bore round against The sun, and fell
"a with another sail III iull chase. Pass,
u twenty call on same course, aud whit
half across to the other shore dropped Il
IS tern-fell back-couldn't iill SO let !
D. anchor and hauled up for repairs. Ne
D. time | was drawn in by cotillion, b
D. didn't make much headway-shot ahei
is with Betsey Stark, and sailed over to Il
7, other coast Took a turn opposite ran
a abreast twice. towards other crafts, al
H. back astern again-round to starboa
wv passed near partners light, and ma
e. sail for berth, Third time ran into po
at the tune Of the Tempest, the tars ia
ls oiite Proceeded along up coast accC
nc ding to the regular order OF sailiug-bo
ahead ag,iu-rounded to-then passi
d. adversary yard-arm to yard-ari lock