Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-08-12
Miscellany.
Quite o Mistake.
ny II. LUQUEER.

4 church, post ONCE, couple OF stores,
and a district school, the said school being
taught by young lady who had wild
owed mother and brothers and sisters te
assist id supporting. as.Tay bee ,ta7.
For the sake of economy, Miss Eva
Stanley "boarded around" among the
scholars, and was considerod a paragon
among teachers. Her father had been q
respectable mechanic. but died after abou,
two years of illpess, which bitterly impov-
erished the family. Eva had, however,
(she being the eldest, received a good
plain education before the great calamity
came upon them, and noble hearted and
unselfsh, began her work of assisting in
the support. N..
The last week previous to the holiday
vacation she had been boarding with q
Mrs. Carpenter who was making gigantic
preparations for guests she expected from
New York.
"You never met my brothers, Eva
she sad, and then began to give the pref.
ty young teacher description of them.
There's Sam, George and Johnny, the
youngest (; and such times as they have
when they get out here to rest and rusti.
cate, as they call it!---But dear me,
don't get much rest or peace, for they are
like lot Of boys let out Of school, Such
tricks and praDks no one ever saw. The
last time they visited esfne all together,
John and Sam actually cut a pane Of glass
from the window ard pelted George out
of my best room with snow You see
there is always regular strife for that
particular room, for the bed is spring
one, and they say they don't sleep on any
other in the city, But they don't get in
there this time, that's certain. for | intend
to keep you in that room, and so end the
controversy. | am so afraid they will
break or ruin something that | am glad
you are here. lLmay keep them in check
a little"
II had just as soon occupy any other
room, Mrs. Carpenter, and do not wish to
incommode your brotbers-have no right
to do So" f..-.,...
"No you shant Eva, peromptorily ox-
claimed her hostess "and what is the use
Of your going home vacation week You
can stay here Just as well as not, and dc
up your sewing on my machine. Your
mother has mouths enough to feed, guess
and won't miss yours anna st,ig5 .ta
The subject was dropped, and the en-
tire household retired early, for on the
morrow the brothers, yonng, ardent and
full of life, were to be there. But with
out sending any word of their intention,
they had concluded 10 take the, evening
train, which would land inem at Hollythorl
about bedtime, George, and John did
SO, and when safely seated in the cars
began to speculate about the absence O.
Sam.
mo reason upon earth why he shouldn't
have been along" said Georg.
mo, for he told me this morning he
would certainly be on hand, replied John
II can't make it out, unless he has ta
ken the five o'clock train, by mistake"
"Not bit of it," laughed John, who
faucied he undertood the entire pro
gramme. at is more likely he took thai
train on purpose to get Aunt Hannah
spare bed room and make US take up witt
straw-ticks and feathers"
IL didn't think Of that, but | reckon
you are right. We must contrive TO ge
him out somehow
"Bet your life on that"
The brothers put their heads together
and laughed merrily over some scheme fol
outwitting Sam, and accordingly, whet
the train reached Holythorn about cleyct
O'Clock. they approached the house Of theiI
sister in very stcaltby manner.
Climbing the fence in the rear, they
softly opened window aud obtained ac
cess to the pantry, where they demolished
mince pie, and quantity Of dougpdta
Then. with appetiIes appeased, they re.
moved their boots apd prepared to investi
gate the bed room-stole along the hall
which was dimly lighted by the moon, as
ceudiug the stairs and reached the door
The faint rays Of the moon disclosed 2
chair piled with clothing, and they couc
distinctly trace the outlines of form be
meath the bed clothes, and had not the re
hottest idea but that Sam was enjoying
sweet reposc upon Haunai's best bed.
A few whispering words were ex
changed, and then as softly and lightly al
of shod with down aud they Grew near.
"All ready !" whispered George
Quick as thought, they seized upon thu
form of the sleeper, bed clothes aud all