The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-08

than one
Now jim, you gay dcccivcr, you know
don't want any
Upon honor, heard you singing ~
that had wings only Sunday evening
And now when opportunity oilrrs-just
like woman =
Now, Jim. you're not in earnest? |
give you my word, won't live in house
with wing
why, Jane, you must be joking |
won't live in house without it. You
ought to be ashamed Of such foolish
prejudice
But you promised to let it drop
You're mistaken, Jane.
Il understood it So
Then you misunderstood. Why, the
wing is as necessary to the house as a
panier to your new gown
Just about-they've gone by
But the wing is coming on. I've
spoken to the carpenters
Jane bit her lip Il should think you
might have consulted me first
The deuce . a. it hadn't consulted
you; and great good it did y
SO it seems, You might give up your
own will for once, think
Indeed, Jane. didn't | give up the
French roof on account Of your unreason.
able economy
Il would rather have had the French
roof
Then you should have said so can't
be expected to know all your preferences
by intuition; and I'm sure the most
sagacious wouldn't have guessed at that
If | had said wing, you would have
Insisted on French roof hate
wing; it always makes a house look patch
ed up y
I'm sorry
IF you were you wouldn't 90 on with
it, wasting money for what we can do
without =
Really didn't know our tastes were
SO dissimilar, Jane.
Perhaps it's better to have made the
discovery now than later
You sce.' waving the subject, we can
have the kitchen in the wing, which will
leave the drawing.room and library large
enough to swing cat in.'
I'm tired and sick of the whole thing.
or course you will please yourself
1t is evidently in vain for me to try to
please you
Pray don't trouble yourself; I'm not
used 10 anything Of the kind
Really, Miss Derwent, didn't know
that we had grown so disagreeablc to
each other
Speak for yoursely. lfyouve found
i, out now, it's fortunately not too late =
They parted at Janss door without so
much as a hand-shake.
Il shall be over after tea, he said but
after tea Jane slipped out to un5osom
herself to her intimate friend
Now don't you bulge an inch from
your position :, advised this Mcntor-or
tormcator,as James would have called ber
with more force than elegance. It's
just as you begin. If you give up this
point you'll have to give up to the end
Of the chapter. A wing, indeed Does
he want his house to look like an inn ?
Besides, it's your place to decide these
things; if you aren't going to rule in the
house, pray where will you rule ? |
never heard Of anything so selfish =
james isn't selfish, Nora, said Jane
ilaring up you sha'n't say that he is,'
We'll, have it your own way only
don't surrender your opinion, for if you
do, you know, he'll have the j., and ev-
erything 20 suit himself, aud you'll never
dare say your son's your own to your
dying day I'd just show him | had
had some spirit, and would just up and
tell him IN 30 many words. that he could
have me without the wing, or the wing
without me. That'll bring him to terms,
or my name isn't Nora Bragg
'W,nud vou3' said Jane. Il don't
dare
Who are you afraid of? You haven't
got any more spunk than ben.'
I'm afraid he'll, chose the wing.
Bah 'That'l show his love for you
sang Nora.
Il cant say it to his face. any way
LII write it, if tho worst comes to the
worst.
James was naturally dispeased at not
finding Jane at home; but he swallowed
his chagrin, and went down early next
day with tho plan in his pocket, prepared
to convince her Of its excuse for being
Here's seat, friend, criod an elder.
ly neighbor, as he entered The crowded
car. 'IIow's that wing Of yours getting
on growing its pin feathers It's
raised quite II breeze. hasn't i,?'
we haven't had the raising yet, said
James, retiring behind his newspaper.
Il hear how't Miss Jane don't take to
wings-and you do. lila la how''
that?
"'Brl. in their little nests agree.
And It's s,ameful thing
Whom lovers keeping company
Fall out about wing
i should like to know who's been med
) ding and gossiping about my affairs, sair
James with flashing eyes.
oh, neighbors must talk about eacl
other, or they wouldn't say anything
Now you take my advice, young man, ,anc
begin as yon mean to hold out if yor
, give up that wing now, she'll wind yol
, round her little finger before you've beel
; married twelve month know tn,
S witches
5 Thank you for the benefit of your ex
t perience, returned James. You take
c Deighborly interest in the matter |, see.
$ Yes, neighbors will be neighbors ; an'
a if they didn't take an interest in eac
n other, things would happen without any
,, body the wiser
:, Something had pr, vented James fTof
going to see Jane that evening, as he ha
d intended, and the next night he was me
c by the following note
Il DEAR JAMgS-Although you know N
opinion about the wing, understand tha
}. you mean to carry it through aud hea
e you said in the cars that it, better TO bt
p gin as you hold out, shall follow you