Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-08-12

plexity, but answered 10.
''For heavens, sake hold on boys! I'm
wiling to admit that | am badly sold--
gone dog cheap TO thelhignestg bidder ;-but
hold up long enough to tell . feller what
it means, '"ag.s g.yi. .,,5,,-r I'd, ,.,.,...
,i'tMoaDs ? ioQfl course | will continued
George, still holding, his sides. e-r s.
6''It means that you have stolen like a
thief into Miss Eva Stanley's bed cham.
ber-who is q young lady teacher and
boarding around, that this her week here;
and thinking twas your humble servant
and Johnny snug n to bed, you attempted
to drown US out, and made grand mis-
take. How do you like it, Sam ?"
Il confess | see the point, but can't
the joke. 1t isa most outrageous shane" !"
At this juucturc Hannah came IN and
began ratingthem soundly, thereby let.
ting out the whole story. 1t was Sans
turn then to laugh. He struggled man
fully to retain bis gravity, but the whole
thing was so supremely ludicrous that he
was compelled to join his brothers. -
Miss Eva was not visible at the break
fast table the next morning, and Hannah
announced that she was sick with severe
cold whcrcupou George groaned out
and called for handful Of peas to put in
Sans shoes, while that gentleman looked
very contlitc, and John declared he want
ed to shoot himself. But Hannah had
She unruly crew under her thumb for once
in her life, and had the satisfaction, also,
of seeing them behave with something of
dignity. They appeared to never forget
that there was an invalid in the house,
and went on tip-toe about; and Sam, who
seemed to take the entire responsibility
upon his shoulders, sent off slyly to New
York for choice fruit and flowers, which
be induced bis sister to convey to the
young lady with the most abject apologies
and regrets.
In a couple Of days Eva was able to
come down stairs. She was looking very
pale, but lovely, and of course blushed
dlvinely when presented by Mrs. Carpen-
ter to her three brothers who behaved
quite well, considering the unpleasaDtness
of their situation.
But Sam, who Mad broken the ice by
means of his presents, was most at ease
and by virtue of his age and experience
constituted himself the propitiator, and
was constantly on hand to offer Miss Eva
a thousand nameless attentions; and be-
fore the week was out John declared 10
confidence to Hannah that Sam was done
for n''
"Goue under completely" echoed
George with ore of. his dismal groans.
"Just think Of it, Hau---if it had not
been for that pitcher Of water, Sam would
have been hcart-whole this blessed min
ute. The fellow meets lots of girls much
prettler than she every day, and with lots
of stamps, too. They say pity is twin
sister to love, and | believe it, ~
Sour grapes !" whispered John, puck
eripg at his mouth. aoo m 4.,t. /,
Hannah sang Eva's praises, and secret
ly commended Sans choice. She recon.
mended marriage to all Of them as being
the only SOLDERING process she was acquaiut-
ed with. 1t is piece Of advice, hcwey-
er, they do not appear INCLINED 10 follow,
notwithstanding Sans happy lot with the
pretty school-mystress of Hollythorn.
She often reminds her brothers.in-law
of her unceremonious Introduction to q
snowdrift at the dead of night, and they
retaliale by the shower bath given her by
Sam. And she twines her arms about
Sam S neck, and with tears in her sweet
blue eyes, declares that but for that epi-
sode she fears she would never have had
q husband.
KINDNESS TO Cows.-At a meeting Of
the State board Of Agriculture Of Massa
chusetts, at Barre. Addison H. Holland,
expressed his views Of the value Of treat
ing the dairy COW with kindness, and said ):
h "l have taken a good deal Of pains to
test the value Of my milk that | have
worked into cheese. II have graduated
glasses for the purpose and | found that
a COW whose uniform percentage of cream
was eighteen per cent, reduced to six in
twelve hours-not from any change o
food, but from little excitement. You,
gentlemen who make butter, be careful to
adopt my advice, and always treat your
COW kindly and gently and never get her
excited, because every ounce of excite.
ment will take from her milk one per cent
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