The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-05

Matthew J" said Elizabeth approvingly.
DWELL, aunt, l beg your pardon, but, by
lingo u said the captain, repeating the Of
fence with q difference.
IL used to think thee liked Mary Anne
pretty WE'LL" said Elizabeth ignoring the
second transgression.
"Likc hcr never saw the woman to
hold n candle TO her-not young woman,"
said the captain, with n general idea of ex.
cepting present company. 'If hadn't
believed she liked Ira Horton better than
she did me, never should have left these
parts as did,"
"Thee was in rather too great hur-
ry," said Aunt Elizabeth "Mary Anne has
refused Ira moro than once to my certain
knowledge"
But then there's such a difference !"
said Matthew. "Why, she's read more
books than | eyer heard Of Then she is
so ladylike and refined and delicate she's
just like one of the tall tree. ferns we have
down i'll our parts, and | am like nothing
but n great-walrus," concluded Captain
Matthew despairingly.
Elizabeth smiled "a never saw walrus,
but thee doesn't resemble my no,ious of the
creature"
"But really, now do you think there would
be any chancc?"
II am not given to quoting poetry said
Elizabeth "but, Matthew, I'll repeat thee
verse rend in one of Mary Anne's
! books:
lie either fears his fate too much,
or his deserts are small,
That dares 20 put IL to the touch
To gain or lose II all.''
! Matthew rose and went to the window.
AS he did so he heard the whistle of the
| city of Bridgeton on her way up the river.
| lie turned and seized his hat.
as thee going up to Brdgeton on the
boat?' asked Elizabeth.
The captain was guilty of another slip.
He turned round at the door and answered
with emphasis, "ToU Jetr
81 think" said Elizabeth to herself pres
emily, as she examined her work. 81 think
| have taken that stitch up pretty well,
considering how long it had run
Ira Horton was Harvesting up his old
horse 10 go to Bridgton. Matters had come
TO that pass with the house, the children
and the milk that he felt he could do with
out n wife no longer.
"Mary Anne was kind of put out about
the GIRL" (thus he communed with himselt)
"but she'll have got over it all by this time.
1t stands to reason that Garrison will take
the young one away, or allow something
handsome for her board and education.
| The board won't count much, and Mary
! Anne can teach her and the others too, or
she can go to the district school. 1t won't
take less than three hundred n year, any
| how"
Ira fastened his horse before the house
in Lime street, and knocked at the door
which was opened by Aunt Katy in high
holiday attire.
"Mary Anne's at home, suppose?" said
Ira in an of-hand way
"Who?" asked Katy afflicted with deaf
ness.
Miss Fitch - is she at home ?" asked Ira,
thinking at the same moment, 81 shall soon
send you adrift, old lady ~
"There amt no such person as Miss
Fitch no more" answered Katy.
"What do you mean! She amt dead
surely?'
Ooh, dear, mol" cacklcd Katy-"quite
the contrary, do assure you. She's been
and got married this morning to Captain
Matt Garrison, as was her beau years and
years ago
"Married." Ira drew back as if some one
had boxed his ears.
'Married this very morning, in the old
church up on the hill, and went away in the
two o'clock cars. They didn't have no we'd
ding-only few particular friends-or
dare say they'd have asked you," chuckled
Katy "They are going to journey about
for a couple of weeks, and me and Garments
going to keep house with Elizabeth Howell
till she comes back. Then Miss Fitch
Mrs. Garrison, l mean-is a-going to rent
her house to the new minister, and they're
a-going South till the captain can settle his
business, and then they're coming back
again. And Elizabeth Howell. she's asked
Inc to go and stay with her down to Green.
wich, cause her Hannah's a-going to gel
married too. So it all works in just right
you see.'
at was even so. The captain had solv
sd his problem, and Miss Fitch was Miss
Fitch no longer.