Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-06

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temper did not seem to be one Of tn
number. She arrived al my hous
about ten O'Clock that morning, All,
had been kept busy answering tn
door bell, as it happened to be
field day among the book canvass
ers. ....
"Shure, aud does this happin iver.
day :" inquired Mary of my wife
as she answered the summons o
one of these persistent bookmen fol
the twentith time. L'AA NA
III should be so sorry if it did,
answered my wife. III never knew
the circumstance to occur before. ,
can l should be sorry, too," re
Joined Miss Moloney, her face flush
ing to red glow, "for I couldn't
agree to stand this kind O. work
the devil must be in those chaps
Pm thinking. It's no dacent way
to bo trating the dure stips. Look
at the mud, man. I've wiped them
stips siven times already, an that's
the blessed truth"
81 really wish those pests would
keep away" replied my wife, as she
bit her lip.
After a half hours walk came
in sight of my home, where l knew
my wife was waiting me with a hap.
py greeting. My heast beat high
as l ran up the steps to open the
door. Putting my hand in my pock-
ct, l discovered that l had forgot.
ten to take my night.key ont with
me. / tried the door and found it
open, but the vestibule door (which
was furnished with blinds) was
locked. 1 was, therefore, compelled
to 60 back and ring the bell. 1
should have remarked before that
l had stopped at the booksellers
and got three or four magazines
that regularly subscribed for.
"We'll soon get in," 1 said to
Drake, with a laugh.
l waited for a reasonable time,
and, as the bell was not answered,
l gave it another pull more vigor.
GUS than the first.
"Pm aftaid," I said, "that my
wife is without a servant. You
must therefore excuse the style of
dinner you will get.
Don't mention it, returned my
friend "but if that is the case, had
| not better come and dine with
you another time. Imay put you
to trouble"
"By no means-by no MEANS" I
replied eff you are satisfied, am
sure l shall be-"
GAN right" he replied, with a
laugh.
My second ring at the bell being
unheeded, l rang it again; this
time made the house echo with it's
notes.
Pretty soon heard a heavy step
hurrying along the entry, and as my
wife's feet were exceedingly small,
and her step light, 1 wondered who
the conner could be.
The next moment the blinds were
turned, and a vicious pair of gray
eyes peered out, and the voice of |
Mary Maloney broke forth as she
called up stairs to my wife,
"May the divil devour me, but
here's couple more of thin pests
as ye call them, Got out of this"
she yelled, ''away wild ye; it's not
the likes O you the missus wants,
wild yure dirty trotters all over the
stips that I've claned sivin times
this blissed day."
Abbott Drake laughed until the
tears ran from his eyes and although
did not partake of the full force
Of his merriment, ] could not re-
frain from a SMILE.
"What in the divil are you grin
IN at :" shouted Miss Maloney, the
'minous purple rising to her cheeks.
'Will ye begonep
Drake was leaning against the
wall screaming with laughter. ooh,
his is too good, he exclaimed. 1
was compelled to join in his mirth.
"Divil a bit will they stur," shout.
I'd Mary Maloney, looking up stairs.
Ny wife was dressing and she could
lot come down Immediately. "Ye :
Won't 60, We won't, hey Z" cried Miss
gazing fiercely through
he blinds.
l thought the amusement had pro-
'eeded far enough. So 1 put on a
erious face and began:
"My good woman, 1 am the"
Miss MalOney did not wait to