The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-08
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as she pressed the wrinkles out of a dimi-
nuitive apron with rufiled borders.
Aunt Hannah dressed herself in her best
black silk, that afternoon, with lavender
ribbon at her throat, and the curls touched
up with trifle extra of pomatum to give
them something of the gloss of youth. Cos
metics, in their various shapes Miss Bemis
totally abjured-but there was no harm, as
she argued with herself, in little innocent
starch sprinkled over the wrinkles of her
brow; and she viewed herself her toilet
completed, with commendable pride.
'Nobody would take me to be day over
eight and thirty said Aunt Hannah to her
self
And then she sat down to her knitting.
just inside the front window, where the
honeysucltes grew.
care you expecting any one in partic-
ular, Aunt Hannah" asked Janet, with
great gravity.
"Dear me, no. Who should expect?"
ooh, | don't know. | thought it likely
that the Professor"
Aunt Hannah giggled convulsively. Gas
if Professor Keith hadn't plenty of impor-
tant matters to occupy his time, without
running here every other day!'
But the long June evening ebbed away,
and the laggard lover came not and at
ten o'clock Aunt Hannah retired to her
room in the lowest possible spirits.
at was lovely moonlight night" she
said to herself, as she stood behind the win
dow curtain, sentimentaly viewing the ra-
diant landscape. 'Just the very night for
a promenade by the church elms-or ro-
mantle interview on the piazza. All mel"
And Aunt Hannah went to bed more dis
appointed than she would have been will
ing to confess to herself.
She was half way through the mazes of
her first delicious dream, when sound,
faint and unusual, interrupted her-the
sound of music
Aunt Hannah Bemis scrambled to her
feet, wide awake, in second.
cts that mean, miserable, thieving or
gan-grinder, again." muttered she, between
her set teeth. "Tlinks / haint found out
about them spoons; but he's missed his
mark this time. RI teach him."
And swash went a whole pitcher of cold
water down over the musician under the
lilac bushes, not incorrectly aimed, as was
testified by a smothered exclamation be-
low.
81 hit ye, did " chuckled Aunt Han
nah; I'm glad of it. Served ye right;
clear out of here, you miserable creeter.
Never let me see you around again, or I'll
unloose old Growler and send for the con-
stable. Yes, that's right, show us clean
pair OF heels. Don't leave your old music
box behind. lIa ha Ina -
And with a chuckle Aunt Hannah re-
treated, closing the window with slam.
I've settled him, Icalculate," she said to
herself.
Early TIE next morning Janet went out
INTO the garden to gather some lettuce for
breakfast salad, while Aunt Hannah boil
ed the coffee; but presently she returned,
breathless
con! aunty, you never told me you had
sorcnade last night"
"a serc-rhich, child? | don't know
what you're talking about"
Look" and Janet held up a battered
and broken banjo.
cts Professor Keith's" Aunt Hannah's
lower jaw dropped-she sat staring like one
in disagreeable dream
81 am sorry | slept so soundly, Aunt
Hannah, said Janet, 81 should have en-
ioyed the music"
Aunt Hannah sank into a chair with
clasped hands.
GIVE done it now" she groaned hystc-
really.
Done what, Aunty!"
81 threw pitcher of water on him, and
called him all the names you ever heard
of. l supposed, of course, it was the chap
that stole my silver spoons. Oh, dear oh,
dear ~
And Aunt Hannah began to cry, while
Janet burst into peal of irresistible laugh
ter.
''Dont fret about it, Aunty dear" she
consoled her relative at last. az he loves
you truly he won't mind little cold water
He'll know there was some misunderstand-
ing"
But the inference was, that Professor
Keith did not love Miss Bems truly. for he
left town the same day, and never again
made his appearance.
For Love is tender plant and easily
chilled, and the pitcher of cold water had
settled the question.
And Janet was married first.