Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-07-09

TOO much troubled with her daughter
unacoouhtable behavior, and her husband
was too thoroughly engrossed with his
plans for the days work to be as talkative
rs usual; 50 that Say, who seemed. some
how, to have suddenly developed new
element in her character. had the field en-
iirely 10 herself; a privilege that she
awaited herself Of in way that aroused
even her gonile mothers indignation. 81
10 wish, Say" she said, at last, with un-
usual sharpness, "that you'd stop tor
mcn,ins that kitten 80. II you're going
to givo her that BIT Of meat, why don't
you do il, an net keep putin il close to
'er nose. an then snaichin' it away2 l do
hate to sec any crcatur tantcrlired So"
I'm only playing with her, mother.
She rather likes it, and" in lOwor tone,
80 DO l."
Il think" interrupted the squire, who,
having finished his meal, was now briskly
preparing to take his departure for the
scene of his days labors. IN send Jim
over to Jordan's an borrow hi, kettle, for
if lavo Ben Worth to help ne, We might
as well DO tcndin' two 6res as one and
Say" turning 10 his daughter, "if yoa
don't mini the trouble, wish you'd brins
mo luncheon some time in the evepin'
don't s'posc | shall get through ill prct.
ty latc-an' some hot coffee, and, if you
have 'cm handy, few hot buttercd bis
cults won come amiss after ea,iu' cold
dinner an supper. Got my dinner rai
ready, ma'am 7" to his wife, md as she
hurr;e Otto bring tho nicely picked lunch
he whispered with comical glance under
his daughters down-cast lids:
"Bcn asked after you, this morning
but thought I wouldn't ask i'm in, just
at breakfast time So" ....
I'm glad you didn't"
There was good deal Of pctulancc
with not quito hidden undertone Of dis
appointment in the tone, that the listener
was shrcwd enough to interpret, and wis,
enough 10 pretend Ignorance of
We'll, shall look for you with NJ,
supper any time before nine" he said, il
his briskcst, most mattcr-of.fact tones
while Mrs. Strong, who had entered jus
in time to hear the concluding words, re
marked helpfully:
"I'll go with you, Say, if you're skit
tish about goin' alone"
ooh, dear, no I'm not such fool.
hope, as to be afraid to co ever grounc
that I've known every foot of all my life !
and with this energetic disclaimer Of he
mothers imputation upon hor courage
Say whiskcd up pilo Of plates, which sb
dey osited in the sink just in time TO catch
through the back window, full view o
a young man, tall, strong armed and broac
chcs,ed, whose light, closely curling hai
was covered with jaun'y worn jocke.
cap, while the trousers beneath his loose
ly fitting blouse wcrc Of a fashionable Gu
and material. that made Says sharp littl
nose take to itself an cxart elevation, a
she muttered, scornfully:
"Why didn't ha wear an old hat an
trousers, as anybody else would? Broad
cloth pants They'll look pretty. guess
after day US work at cmptying sap buckets
And, thrifty indignant, the little house
wife ratified her dishes into the pan wit
a vim.
"Io's growing to be a regular dandy
perfect sap-head !" she mused, half al
CRY. half Icgretful, as she leaned forward
involuntarily to catch a last glimpse
the tall figure disappearing in the WOO
path that led to the sugar orchard "and,
with little defiant twist of her dish TOW
ol, 'if there's anything on the face Of 'h
earth that do hate and despisc, it's
silly man."
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1t was clear. cold night. and the sno
that carpeted the wood path erackle
fros,ily beneath Says light tread, as, wit
, her pail-of stcaming coffee, she hastcne
!, along in the direction of the sugar orchar'
, where her father was already getting
little impatient for the appearance Of b
; promised lunch.
t The moon was at its full, and shed
food of light uron the snow..aden branc|
!. es above her head, until every separai
twig seemed a ghostly finger pointing,
0 with one accord, toward tho sugar orchar'
: "Forward--to your fatew whispere
: imagination, rendered suddenly bold /
r the Silly beauty Of the time and plac
!. and, for moment the girlish face a
sumed look Of dreamy tenderness,
/, keeping with its fair, half weird surroun
b ings but the next her favorite watch-do
!. common sense, gave the, alarm--the spe
+ was broken, and, with an angry flush
her own foolish fancies she hurried 70
u ward, and muttered ) aisoa a'E n