The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01


went straight to the town hall and let her
self in. The moon, playing fantastic pranks
among the strange assemblage there, start
led her at first. A mammoth cabbage
seemed to be shaking its head at hers the
ewes in the potatoes winked at her know
inoly: the air was rank with the odor of
fruit. She knew exactly where her butter
box had been placed, and Nels too; she
remembered that the boxes were counter
PARTS of each other, both small and unpaint-
ed. All she did in the world was to put her
own box in the place of Nclls, and OK
change cards with her. Then she slipped
out again, and the great door groaned on
its hinges, and the groan echoed through
the silent hall and before she was fairly
out of its shadow, somebody passed by on
the other side, whistling, "The rose that
all arc praising" She drew the shawl over
her head, for it was Tom Briefly who paus-
ed and looked after the rctreating figure.
Where had Tom been ut this hour? AT
Nell's perhaps, looking at the piano She
had seen it arrive that night with her own
eyes, and had not pluckcd up heart enough
to go in and praise it. 1t seemed too bad
that Nell should have the piano aud premi-
nm both, for the foolish girl hadn't doubt
but Nells butter would be the besti it had
not apt to retrograde in the matter Of maxi
ing butter. But then, IT Tom should ind
her out, how he would dcspse her! and at
that thought, though she was hurrying
away from her msdeed, she would gladly
have returned and made 1t all honor bright
again, but for fear OF meeting Tom and be-
ing detected.
The next day the roads were gay, ana
alive with folks flocking in from the neigh
boring towns, dressed in their Sunday best.
There was blowing match worth seeing,
at which Tom Briefly himself took a prize;
and, to crown all, there was grand dinner
in the big tent, to which everybody walked
by twos to the music OF the fife ana drum
from West Briefly, and all the nobodies
stood aside and stared, and consoled them
selves with sarcastic remarks on the tot
lettes in the procession, and then went and
peeped through the chinks of the tent Till
their mouths watered.
Ton Briefly came in little late to the
dinner, flushed and handsome from the
blowing, and Amanda's heart gave great
thump when he dropped into vacant scat
beside Nell, while she sat opposite with no.
body but Deacon Small to do the ga lam
tries.
81 hope I'm not putting myself into
oNlhSpouy SiSS p'"NSi o'''' va"
81 guess it's all right, answered DR..
Thoroughwort. "Thcre's many who'd
like to put themselves into your shoes, ]
reckon
And Amanda cringed as ifsomebody had
struck her, and Nell blushed becoming
rose-color. And then followed speeches,
and toasts, and tlirtations, and philopena-
ing, and Amanda sat through it all, SILVER
ing and burning by turns, hearing nothing
of the pleasantries going on about her, with
no relish for cake or cOmfit, because Nell
Eustis had takan the first premium on but
ter! That has been the result Of her nights
work of exchanging cards and butter boxes
with Nell To be sure, it was Amanda's
butter that had taken the prize, in spite of
her want of faith, but how could she make
it known? With what face could she de-
clare it? Surely her sin had found her
out.
"Seems ter me you amt got your usual
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